Coach Galli's corner – Happy Casa Brindisi
Fresh from the home victory against Umana Reyer Venezia, Bertram Derthona is preparing for the trip to the pitch Happy Casa Brindisi. Presenting the match is, as usual, the assistant coach Massimo Galli:
“We are preparing to face the first of two away matches in which we will be protagonists: in recent years Brindisi has been one of the best teams in our championship, playing in the Italian Cup finals and often reaching the playoffs. This year the roster is built with a mix of players with their first experience in Italy and others who have been playing in our tournament for several years.
Former NBA Ky Bowman acts in the control room, a dangerous player with many points in his hands who makes athleticism and 1vs1 his strengths. Alongside him, Brindisi lines up Marcquise Reed, a scorer fresh from a year at Gravelines, and the former Sassari player Burnell who gives the team high-level physicality and solidity. Playing under the basket are Andrea Mezzanotte, from Trento, and Nick Perkins, now a veteran of our championship who already put us in difficulty last year.
The former player of the day Bruno Mascolo rises from the bench, who we know very well and will have the pleasure of meeting again. Riismaa plays next to him, a 2-3 from A2; Dikembe Dixson also returned to the Cup match, a '3' from the Swiss championship. The replacement for the '4' is Etou, who played in Israel last year, is athletic and has a decent shot, while Jordan Bayehe replaces Perkins: he played a year in Serie A in Cantù and is having his first experience in Brindisi." .
