A truly special eve for Gevi Napoli who will play tomorrow at 5.30pm in Sassari (TV on Dazn and Eurosport2). Great curiosity for a club that was able to reset everything and start again from a completely new management and team, with 10 players who will wear the blue shirt for the first time. Therefore, a season to be discovered, with many unknowns but also the awareness that an excellent job has been done, both in terms of the choices of players and coaches and for the management staff. Naples has salvation first and foremost in its sights because the project is three-yearly and includes an initial season of adjustment.
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But it is obvious that there is also the hope of being able to do a little more.
Igor Milicic seems like he could be the plus, with his truly special ideas especially in defensive terms and exceptional work ethic in the gym. “But we shouldn’t expect everything right away – the Croatian coach tries to hold back -, there is no magic wand of films. Time is needed to assimilate my ideas, 3-4 games will be enough I hope. Also to get Ennis and Pullen into shape. So it will be important to keep going at the beginning and try to make some surprise shots. Of course, why not, also in Sassari”. In their debut in the championship the Napoli of baskets finds itself against its history represented by Piero Bucchi, the coach of Carpisa’s golden seasons.
The Sardinian sports hall is one of the most difficult to conquer in Italy due to its warmth and fans, but the team of the former Italian coach presents itself with some important absences: Bendzius out with a ruptured achilles tendon, Charalampopoulos and Tyree out with muscle problems. In the running, an important player like McKinnie has been signed, who has almost 200 games in the NBA, a physical and technical winger. But he arrived on Thursday, managing to do only two training sessions. Sassari’s squad is however long and of quality but Gevi has a small chance and will want to play it to the end, also because the calendar is terrible: Milan in a week at Palabarbuto, then the away match in Brescia which looks like possible third strength of the championship.
Piero Bucchi sees Gevi as a real danger and does not seem pre-tactical: “They have built an excellent team, with many quality elements. I know Pullen well because I had him in Brindisi and I know what kind of talent he has, Ennis and Zubicic are important players, the coach is new and brought his ideas. They have many shooters who can hurt so we are called to play a great defensive game – underlines Bucchi -. Unfortunately we have our problems and we hope to have a large audience that can give us the right push to win. Here is the field factor in a match like this that can be decisive. McKinnie has just arrived but will play because the squad is limited. He has different characteristics from Bendzius, but we know his qualities. He has talent and experience and for us he will be a fundamental element in the season.”
2023-09-30 15:23:16
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