Olimpia Milano, the change of pace decided by Ettore Messina
104 points in Game 2 when, on average, the'AX scores 81 per game
È something happened in game 2 against Trento. Milan scored a beauty of 104 total points (could have been more, considering the horrid last period), definitely bucking the season's modus operandi. The AX, in fact, does not have in the attack its strong point, so much as to score, in the regular season, just over 81 points on average per game.
Instead, in the second act of the series with Trento (currently on 1-1), the red-and-whites attacked the iron with more aggressiveness and, above all, maintained a decidedly higher pace than the standards adopted by the team in the past. A new game strategy to try to take advantage of the many offensive weapons at their disposal? In addition to Shields, the AX can count on many other players with points in their hands such as Mirotic and Napier.
"In these two games we have seen that if we move it quickly, but without being in a hurry, and if we look more for mismatches inside the area, we have a different balance. I would worry if we shoot. We had an appropriate pace for the game. Thinking about going lì and playing more slowly might not be to our advantage", the words of Messina himself in the press room.
At this point there'è only to wait for game 3 (Friday night in Trento). If Milan continues to push on the accelerator, then yes, we can talk about a real change of strategy within the red and white team. In the NBA, they call them "adjustments". Messina has an important past in the NBA.
