Olimpia tried, maybe too hard, played with a lot of heart, never gave up, but failed in unleashing its offense, lost confidence after a very promising first period, when the team played well and finished ahead of 11, and ended up with the third defeat in a row, 64-59. The absences of Shavon Shields, Billy Read More »
Olimpia Milan and Virtus Bologna met each other in the EuroLeague for the first and last time in 1997, but they are very familiar since they played 16 times over a two-year span in Italy with a 8-8 record. They faced each other already once this season, in the Supercup semifinal, in Brescia (a Virtus Read More »
Olimpia used a strong second half to get the win in Pesaro 85-71. Defensively, it was a great display of cohesion and attention that allowed Olimpia to hold Pesaro 20 points behind its season average. The three top Pesaro players, Abdur-Rakhman, Moretti and Cheatham who were combining for more than 50 points per game were Read More »
It was a weird game, not because of the Chacho Rodriguez beautiful pre-game celebrations. Olimpia lost 83-77 in the end, after going 12-for-16 from three in the first half, a surreal display of hot shooting, but 2-for-15 in the second. "We missed at least seven threes wide-open," Coach Messina regretted in his post-game comment. More Read More »
Real Madrid game is one of the most awaited of the season. It is awaited by definition, because it is Real Madrid, the team that won the European title 10 times, because it is a matter of tradition, because how good Real Madrid historically is. This season the game is even more awaited because Sergio Read More »
