Coach Lorenzo Pansa: “We go down to Siena with the aim of confirming the position on the grid”
In the last regular season game the Bertram Derthona will find themselves opposed on Sunday afternoon (PalaEstra, 18.00 pm) to the Mens Sana Siena of former LA Lakers Ebanks, in a crucial match to decide access and next week's playoff grid.
The match is a real post-season appetizer, with the hosts determined to gain the two points to realize their hopes of accessing the second phase of the season - at the moment Mens Sana occupies tenth place in the standings, but just two points behind the seventh of Agrigento, Rieti and Treviglio - and the Lions who will give their all to try to resist the onslaught of Legnano, playing at home with Rieti, in the sprint to fourth place.
Thus Lorenzo Pansa: “Siena is a team of great physicality in all roles. It has two main offensive ends of the highest level and knows how to hurt both in the open field and in defense. He has the ability to create from Ebanks' isolations, Kizlynk's pick and rolls and wingers' post-up situations.
They are in full swing for the play-offs and we know that in front of their fans they will do everything they can to give themselves the joy of qualifying for the post season. We go down to Siena with the aim of doing everything possible to confirm our position on the grid, aware that to compete until the 40th minute we will have to have a tough and solid approach to the match right from the start."
The Juventus coach then wanted to focus on the Mens Sana roster: "It's a deep roster, with highly experienced players like Saccaggi, Borsato, Sandri, Lestini and Casella, which is then completed with young talents, who know how to provide great freshness , like Simonovic and two foreigners of the highest level who know how to resolve situations even by starting their own business. It's a team of great size in all positions and which relies on great physicality on both sides of the pitch."
