Amedeo Della Valle starts with a prize, beats Marco Belinelli
Amedeo Della Valle Awarded
Amedeo Della Valle (Germani Brescia) takes home the top Italian of the week award, surpassing Marco Belinelli (Virtus Segafredo Bologna) and Jeff Brooks (Pallacanestro Trieste) in the preferences.
In the revolution implemented by the Lombard team, the cornerstones of the roster were not touched and thanks to the usual tandem è came a clear 118-94 victory over Openjobmetis Varese. Coach Giuseppe Poeta was able to count on the 'commitment' of the newcomers, but above all on the scoring ease of a lethal scorer such as è Amedeo Della Valle; the Alba native guard left nothing to chance and ended his own game with 24 points, shooting 57.1% from two (4/7) and 66.7% from three (4/6), adding his usual accuracy on the clock (80%, 4/5). Not only the ease of execution that distinguishes him was seen, because the 1993 class also collected 3 rebounds, dished out 3 assists and stole 1 ball, useful data to record a 24 under evaluation and a +34 plus/minus, the highest of the match. Match to be framed for the MVP of the 2021/22 season, more and more the darling of PalaLeonessa A2A and leader of Germani Brescia.
The understanding with Miro Bilan seems more and more consolidated, the ease with which the two find each other has made them one of the 'dynamic duo' mostù interesting of the entire Unipol A Series. The combined 49 points and 9 assists seem like just numbers, in reality they speak of a pair that generated more than half of the scoring for their team. The Lombard team’s first success of the season bears the signature of someone who knows the environment very well, so after reaching the playoff semifinals last season, the goal will be to repeat and bring another trophy after the Italian Cup won in February 2023. Fans flocked to not miss the first of the many Lombardy derbies on the schedule, Germani Brescia did not disappoint expectations dragged by the 'Best ITA' of the first day: Amedeo Della Valle.
Best performance ever at the first championship game for the player in uniform number 8 who, with the 24 points and 24 rating recorded, goes to touch up the 18 points and 23 rating put up in the opening game of the 2021/22 season, the first one with Germani Brescia; the opponents even then were the biancorossi. For the guard from Piedmont, this is the 24th game with at least 20 points scored since he has worn the biancoblu colors, the 46th in his career in the Serie A Unipol; his averages against Openjobmetis Varese in the last four seasons say 15.9 points, 4.4 assists, 2.0 rebounds and 16.3 rating.
