Virtus Bologna awaits Paris Basketball: Dusko Ivanovic warns his team
Friday evening there'è Virtus Bologna-Paris Basketball
After the ten-point loss to Partizan on Wednesday, Virtus Bologna seeks revenge again in front of its fans in the game scheduled for Friday night against one of this year's Euroleague surprises, Paris Basketball. Winning è the imperative of the Black Vu's, who want to try to rise in the standings by avenging last November 28’s knockout in the French capital (81-78).
"Paris Basketball è a team that is playing really well this season, è a breath of fresh air in European basketball – explained Virtus coach Dusko Ivanovic at the match presentation -. It’ really a team, every player is having fun and feels part of the game, plays fast, excellent in intensity’and offensive rebounds, excellent in transitions and with a good coach. A very difficult competition" awaits us.
Immediately picking up the warning of his own coach è Andrejs Grazulis: "Playing a Euroleague back-to-back is never easy – said the Latvian basketballer – becauseé they are two close games in a short time and you have to be good to reset right away. Paris è a talented team, which is doing well this season, we will have to be solid from the start and for all 40’, reducing lost balls and errors in defense".
Virtus Bologna has collected, in the twenty-five games played in the regular season, only 7 wins, compared to 18 losses. The Bologna team è 16th in the standings, with only Maccabi Tel Aviv (6 won and 19 lost) and Alba Berlin (4 won and 21 lost) behind it. Paris è on the other hand, seventh, in the play-in zone, with 14 wins 10 losses to its credit.
