Olimpia Milano, Ettore Messina shed light on Shavon Shields

“We would have liked to face the full debut; unfortunately, injuries will prevent us from doing so,” Messina said.

Ettore Messina, coach of Olimpia Milano, spoke ahead of the first Euroleague engagement. The Italian coach touched on some aspects of the game, also shedding light on the situation of one of his players.

Messina’s statements: “It’s nice to start a new season of this beautiful competition that is the EuroLeague. We would have liked to face the full debut, unfortunately injuries will prevent us from doing so, but it is a situation that everyone has to deal with sooner or later. For the sake of clarity, it is our intention to reinstate Shavon Shields on the roster, to get him into the team atmosphere, but not to use him to wait for Sunday’s championship game. In Villeurbanne, the keys will be defensive transition against their athleticism and speed, defense on penetrations and finally control of rebounds.”