With a short-time rest in a situation affected by injuries and therefore without much possibility of making changes, Olimpia returns to the court against Brescia at the Unipol Forum (tip-off time on Sunday is 17:00) . A treacherous match regardless, considering the status of the opponent, who in recent years has always played for the top, and comes to this game with a lot of enthusiasm and confidence having won the first two games of the season. It is even more insidious, taking into account that Olimpia played a 40-minute European battle last night against Paris Basketball. This is the first moment of the season with an overload of games: after the Brescia game, Olimpia will face a prohibitive road game in Athens and then will receive Zalgiris at home. After that game the team will have played four games in exactly seven days. Regarding Brescia: Olimpia will have to try to contain the many opposing shooters, Amedeo Della Valle, Nikola Ivanovic and Demetre Rivers. All three have played at a very high level in the first couple of games of the season. With the accuracy of the shooters, Coach Peppe Poeta was also able to establish the inside impact of Miro Bilan, another player that Olimpia has often faced in recent years. In this case, the task is more complicated as Josh Nebo cannot be used against a player who has size and scoring skills. Without Nebo, Olimpia has used different solutions at the 5-spot, David McCormack, Zach LeDay, Ousmane Diop. The latter in this case has a certain level of familiarity on his side because he played along Bilan at Sassari in the past. “They have some sure things to to – assistant coach Mario Fioretti said – The post-up play established by Miro Bilan and the perimeter options available to Della Valle. Applaying the same pressure we used late in the Paris game would be a good start for us.”

GERMANI BRESCIA OUTLOOK – Brescia’s won the first two games, prevailing against Varese at home and Scafati on the road, with five men playing over 26 minutes on average, all of them starting for Coach Peppe Poeta: Nikola Ivanovic at the point (15.5 points and 4.5 assists on average ); Amedeo Della Valle at the shooting guard spot (23.5 points per game, 4.0 assists, 58.3 percent three-point shooting); Demetre Rivers at small forward (18.5 points per game, 63.6 percent on threes); Maurice Ndour at the power forward position (he is averaging 9.0 points and 7.0 rebounds per game); Miro Bilan at the center (20.5 points, 67.9 percent on twos, 8.0 rebounds per game of which 3.5 are offensive). Off the bench, Chris Dowe comes out, a luxury reserve capable of playing with both Ivanovic and Della Valle, 6.0 points per game in 13.0 minutes, and the veteran Jason Burnell is also a great reliever, 9.5 points and 5.5 rebounds per game so far. David Cournooh, a guard with notable offensive flashes; expert winger Giancarlo Ferrero and center Joseph Mobio complete the rotation. Currently, Brescia is first in points, index rating, steals, fewest turnovers committed, field goal shooting and is shooting 47.8 percent on threes as a team, second only to Scafati.