Many absences for the Dolomiti Energia Trentino (15-14) for the last day of the regular season against the Virtus Bologna (21-8). In addition to the long-term patients, Prentiss Hubb is out, while Daulton Hommes, the latest arrival, will also be out. Tap-off tomorrow at the Segafredo Arena at 6.15pm. At Aquila I am the one presenting the match Kamar Baldwin and the assistant coach Davide Dusmet.
KAMAR BALDWIN (Playmaker DOLOMITI ENERGIA TRENTINO): «Sunday’s match in Bologna will be a useful match to compare ourselves with the type of team that we will in any case meet in the playoffs, regardless of what the quarter-final pairings will be: we will do it by trying to go beyond difficulties and absences, and with the desire to put ourselves to the test. There’s a week left before the start of the playoffs and we want to get to the post-season in the best possible way, from a physical, technical and mental point of view. We enter the most exciting and engaging phase of the season with enthusiasm and energy: we know the value of Virtus Bologna, they will play in front of their fans in search of a success that will allow them to have the advantage of home advantage in every playoff series. We are proud of what we have managed to do this season, but we want to live every moment to the fullest without settling for anything.”
DAVIDE DUSMET (Assistant Coach DOLOMITI ENERGIA TRENTINO): «We come from a match and a performance against Pistoia where we were not satisfied with what we put on the field for most of the match, so this match in Bologna can be an opportunity to have a reaction and a response in view of the start of the playoffs. Virtus is a team that needs no introduction, it occupies first place in the standings, has a roster full of talented and experienced players, a top-level technical staff, a club that competes to win this championship, a team that he certainly won’t give us any discounts in this last challenge of the regular season. It will be up to us to get involved by trying to transform difficulties into opportunities and trying to find rhythm and momentum towards the playoff quarter-finals.”
