Olimpia has played six of its first regular season games on the road, with three wins, a very promising pace especially considering that two wins have been achieved against two of the leading teams in the competition, Red Star Belgrade and Zalgiris Kaunas. Now, it is important to fortify the record at home. Olimpia is Read More »
Olimpia took control of the Treviso game late in the first period and never let the opponent become threatening again in a 87-63 win. Coach Messina elected not to play Shavon Shields, Zach LeDay was out too, Ousmane Diop also because of flu-like symptoms, but the team didn't miss a beat. Armoni Brooks had his Read More »
Olimpia returned from its 50-minute battle in Istanbul on Saturday afternoon and will play tomorrow against Nutribullet Treviso, also coming off a dramatic victory in Reggio Emilia. For once, the opponent will also be playing less than 48 hours after its previous game. Olimpia will decide immediately before the game which lineup to deploy against Read More »
It was a game for the ages that Olimpia finally won 97-93 in two overtimes. It was a battle, consistent with the tradition of this Efes-Olimpia match-up. It is the third road win of the season for Milan, the third all-time win in Istanbul against this opponent. A thousands of moments defined the game. Zach Read More »
There will never be a meaningless game in Istanbul, especially against Efes. This game in no exception coming at very critical juncture for both teams. They have the same record so far (3-5) and had to deal with similar problems, mostly the injuries that plagued both front-lines. Efes lost to injuries the two designated centers, Read More »
Armoni Brooks scored 28 points in 24 minutes, plagued by foul troubles, two in the first half, another one early in the third quarter, made six threes and went absolutely crazy at the end when single-handedly brought Olimpia back in contention. However, his effort was not enough in a 98-92 loss caused by a defensive Read More »
This is a top-seeded matchup, although it is relatively unimportant on the sixth round of the regular season; perhaps it will be more meaningful later in the season when the standings become more defined. In Brescia, Olimpia is playing against a team legitimately in contention for the championship: Germani has retained the same roster that Read More »
If you want to look deep there were 16 turnovers, some of them unforced, and a 10-for-18 free-throw shooting night. Other than that, Olimpia's game in Reggio Emilia was simply huge, a 93-61 triumph that was never in doubt. Olimpia hit the ground running, went up 7-0, 17-4, and from that point on the game Read More »
After a promising week—a win over Venezia; a last-shot defeat in Barcelona without three starters; and a win over Paris Basketball, after leading for the entire game—Olimpia heads to the road for three consecutive games. The first is in Reggio Emilia—followed by a virtual back-to-back in Brescia and Istanbul—against an experienced team, historically dangerous on Read More »
Olimpia defeated Paris Basketball 86-77 in a game that was never as close as the final score might indicate. Olimpia essentially led from wire to wire, by as many as 22 points and felt never threatened by the opponent. "It was a team win, we played an excellent first half and we got fatigues a Read More »
