The Bertram Derthona towards Trapani. Coach Pansa: “We play against a team with great tonnage”
Bertram Derthona returns to the friendly walls of PalaOltrepo' after Monday's blow in Legnano and is preparing to face Lighthouse Trapani, tied with the Lions in fifth place in the standings with 10 points. New arrival Lorenzo Gergati will make his debut among the Bianconeri, for whom the number 31 shirt is arriving. These are the words of coach Lorenzo Pansa in view of the match against the Sicilians: "We are playing against a team with great tonnage, which the low post and three-point percentages are their main offensive weapons. It is proving to be extremely deep, in light of the fact that the men from the bench have proven decisive on more than one occasion. As far as we are concerned, we will first of all have to sober up from Monday's victory against Legnano to play a match of the same toughness and intensity in front of our fans. The "short" week didn't help us in preparing for the match: we will have to make up for this by playing with even greater attention, hardness and energy than usual."
The Juventus coach elaborates on the matter: “Perry and Jefferson are having great numbers also thanks to the widespread danger of their teammates. Viglianisi and Ganeto are two players who know how to put great defensive intensity combined with quality in attack and Renzi, beyond individual production, is having an excellent ability to involve and trigger shooters by reacting to the attention that the opposing defenses are having in his comparisons.
From the bench, Bossi is further demonstrating all his offensive danger and ability to change the pace of the game, but Testa, Mollura, Spizzichini and Simic had a great impact, skilled in maintaining very high physical intensity when the players of the quintet sit down on the bench".
The finale is reserved for the last arrival, Lorenzo Gergati. Coach Pansa introduces him like this: “We have brought in a very experienced player, who will be able to give us serenity in certain moments of the match. Clearly the work week, with one day less than usual, is not facilitating the insertion operations, which will require another couple of weeks but, given the player's intelligence and experience, he will certainly be ready and ready on Sunday. to make their contribution.
These are the words of Lorenzo Gergati: “Why Derthona? A serious project was presented to me by a company that wants to further consolidate itself in the Italian basketball scene and I felt the right enthusiasm. I arrive with the desire to rock the world. On Sunday we face an expert and tough team like Trapani, who have demonstrated that they know how to play good basketball. In this championship it is not easy for anyone to win away, therefore we will have to do our utmost to win points at every home match, especially against a team that, like us, wants to qualify for the playoffs."
