Worst Finishers: Olimpia Milano

Worst Finishers: Olimpia Milano

First of all, we have to say that th Italian team is much better this year than last seasons. They had good games, some important victories against tough opponents, but one of their biggest problems is still the way they finish the games.

Against Real Madrid, they built a huge lead and then blow it quickly in the second part of the game. Almost the same happened in another home game, this time against CSKA when Milano couldn’t manage the final minutes.

But the most recent example happened last week in Athens when Mike James met his former team Panathinaikos. With 2 minutes and 10 seconds remaining from the battle, Milano led with 10 points and they also had 24 seconds to attack the rim. And then they almost lost the game. How is this possible? Because they are not used to calm down a bit the rhythm of their “run and gun” mentality.

Mike James made the rebound and instead of coming with the ball slowly and wait for the shot clock to run down, he speeds a lot losing the ball after 4 seconds. The next 2 minutes were a complete disaster for Milano who helped Panathinaikos to cut the deficit to just 1 point. With a bit of luck, Milano eventually won but big teams have to manage the finals minutes, not to base the result of the game on the hazard.

Gratian Cormos, info@brainbasketball.net

Worst Finishers: Olimpia Milano

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