San Marino, coach Porcarelli ” Now the time has come to show who we are ”
A painful knockout, that of Tolentino. The ranking simply says so, which at the present time tells of an unprecedented tussle for second place. After the leaders Attila Porto Recanati, which is a 30, here are the Titans at 26 and four other teams at 24: Fossombrone, Montemarciano, Perugia and Urbania. Remember: the first eight will go to the playoffs and the Titans are inside, with the five matched matches that will obviously be decisive for position and minds.
Coach, what remains of the Tolentino match?
“It was a difficult match, much more mentally than technically or tactically. We started contracts, so much so that after a few minutes it was 3-2, then more basket was made and before the interval we went ahead in the name of balance. Point to point. In the third half there was our blackout and Tolentino went to +11 in the 30th minute. Then they also ran away on +15 in the fourth period. Bad game on our part. I believe that in these races, in these trips, the approach is crucial. We can work on a field situation, but if any of us enter with the idea that we have already won, then we are wrong. Even in the lower rankings there are senior teams who know what they want and who know how to play basketball. Tolentino is one of these, as is Ascoli and what Gualdo will be like. There are no different teams “
A second phase therefore complicated for the moment.
“We have done everything to finish first and therefore try to have more favorable crossings in this second phase to have the best possible playoff position. Now, however, we find ourselves in a large group of five teams in two points. This is because we look at the leaderboard before starting the game. We make the wrong mistake and during the match we fail to react in the right way, passively subduing the opponent’s initiatives. It is not enough to press the button and start playing at some point to win. We find experienced teams that don’t let you do it. We must take it into our heads to play the games from second in the standings, concretely legitimizing the points we have on the pitch. The others face us knowing they are in front of a strong team, explaining the motivations and the surrender. We need to know this ”
What are the Titans to do right now?
“We have reached the Final four of the Cup, we finished the first phase in first place and we are second behind Porto Recanati at the moment. We have built something that must be preserved and enriched in view of the playoffs. Now it’s time to show who we are. We have to face every single match to the fullest. One at a time. Without having any regrets ”
Source: Titano San Marino basketball press office