How much is Unahotels worth?
Today we will really start to find out. Because there is nothing tougher than facing Olimpia Milano: reigning Italian champions, who boast the roster, on paper, strongest of all, are very favorites for the second tricolor and, what’s more, they will show up to the challenge with the red and whites with a knife between their teeth.
After last Sunday’s unexpected defeat in Naples and the many controversies that followed with consequent pressure from the environment.
Today’s fight against Armani will therefore be the first truly probative test for Priftis’ troop. Because, with the utmost respect for both teams, the matches with Brindisi, fresh from the tour de force of the Bcl qualification round, and Scafati, of an objectively lower caliber than Unahotels, represented affordable matches for captain Vitali and his teammates. Races that had to be won and were won: in a convincing manner, and this is undoubtedly an added value.
Today, however, Pallacanestro Reggiana starts out as an underdog from the forecast and bookmakers, both due to the indisputable value of the opponent and for the reasons stated above. For this reason, it will be very interesting to see how the team approaches the match and its performance over the course of the forty minutes. Observe what the technical, physical and emotional impact will be against a battleship that will likely face the match, in all its elements, with maximum concentration. Especially in the US athletes also stimulated by the challenge against the wingers Unahotels, Weber, Smith and Galloway, who together form a top trio for Serie A.
Precisely the performance of the former Detroit Pistons, less efficient in recent games due to a boring flu, could increase the chances of victory for a Reggio team which, in the two previous successes, always found different protagonists for the victory: then demonstrating an already good group cohesion and confirmation of a high offensive potential.
Galloway has been training all week, and that’s already good news; he won’t be able to be at 100% yet but knowing his professionalism and mentality, we are certain that he will do everything to produce a good performance.
A key to the match will in fact be the 3-point shooting percentages; if for Reggio they were higher than 40% (the potential allows it) Milan would start to sweat.
And even more so if Hervey were to play like he did on his debut against Brindisi.
Climbing Mount “Olimpia” will however be very difficult (furthermore the last blitz on the Assago parquet dates back to 2012) especially considering that the ‘red shoes’, having postponed the Euroleague match against Maccabi Tel Aviv due to the serious situation in Israel, were able prepare today’s challenge with due calm and attention. But the very fact of being able to present themselves in front of the various Mirotic, Shields, Melli and company without particular monkeys on their shoulders could help the red and whites achieve the great feat.
Perhaps following the example of the last championship in via Guasco, when Cinciarini and his teammates, in a very hot and almost sold out PalaBigi, won 73-68, taking an important step towards salvation.
2023-10-14 04:45:59
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