MANNION 6.5 – Abundant game of seven, ruined with that useless double technical foul which earned him the locker room with 8 minutes to spare. A shame, because Nico honored the MVP of the month trophy awarded before the match with a very good performance, even after some shooting errors. Half an hour of good choices, of points placed at the right time, also of some level defense against the Pistoia wingers. He probably had good reasons to protest but he went too far and paid dearly for it.
SPENCER 8.5 – Let’s say straight away that the title of MVP, awarded a little further down to Moretti, is to be shared with the pivot. Skylar in attack is the usual side dish, not very rich, just 6 points, but when you come to read the rebound data it’s enough to make your eyes open. Twenty-three in all, twenty-three – we repeat it because it is not a typo: seasonal record in Serie A, stuff for octopuses, for octopuses, for goddess Kalì. Many of these are tap outs in attack (those “slaps” at the ball that returns to Varese’s hands after an initial mistake) which are essential for supplying the wingers. Rare pearl, this season.
WOLDETENSAE 5.5 – This time his name is included in the choices of the technical staff to the detriment of a Gilmore framed with the face of someone forced to go to see the Battleship Potiomkin on the evening of England-Italy. Wolde plods around the pitch without infamy or praise, finds a couple of good incursions but leaves no profound mark on the match. Connection work or little more.
MORETTI 8.5 (THE BEST) – Go and trust your friends, they will have thought of Pistoia. We raised him, we weaned him, we launched him and when he returns “this one” throws 30 into the basket. Ingrate heart. Typical match for the former player for Moro, who made his Serie A debut at PalaCarrara when he was still riding a scooter under the guidance of his father Paolo: the 30 points make noise but they are the result of a remarkable shooting performance. 6 of 9 from 3-point range, yet another error-free run from the foul line. If the season depended on his free throws, Varese would win the championship.
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MCDERMOTT 8 – Another masterful game from the blonde whose scoresheet reads 21 points with 50% from the field, 100% from free throws and eight rebounds collected. But this is only the side highlighted by numbers and statistics. What the sheet doesn’t say is the amount of defensive work put in by Sean who targets Willis or Varnado or whoever is in front of him, challenges him to a duel and – when it comes time to sum up – wins every match. Ring the Pistoia attack for references on the 22 in the Openjobmetis shirt.
Openjobmetis gets dressed up for the greetings: Pistoia overwhelmed away from home
BESSON 5 (WORST) – He draws Peppa Tencia from the deck and is unable to get rid of it throughout the game. A miserable little point just to avoid the “comma”, inaccurate shots from the arc, incursions that don’t hit the mark in the Pistoia area. A few assists to sugar the pill but also a lackluster -11 plus minus in a match won by very large margins. Apparently, he must have also gotten a parking fine, or something like that.
OKEKE 6 – Another small step in Serie A basketball, albeit less convincing than those made in Sassari. Bialaszewski prefers him to Ulaneo, Leonardo finds some good things (a basket, a foul converted halfway into the line, a nice offensive rebound) to certify his potential. Then, on the other hand, he pays the price in terms of reactivity on some occasions. Sufficient and nothing more.
BROWN 6.5 – He had to make amends for a bad match with Treviso and he managed to do so right from the tap-off. Toned and strong-willed in the first part of the match, he doesn’t give up making baskets and working with his teammates. In the long term he declines a bit, confirming his strengths and weaknesses. He finished with 11 points in 33 minutes at the end of an honest and positive performance.
Bialaszewski: “Not the season we wanted. Thanks to the fans, always close”
