Messina: ‘I still don’t have a clear picture of the new ranking proposal’

Armani Milano exited OAKA victorious, a result that keeps it in the top 4 in the rankings.

After the end of the game with Panathinaikos OPAP, the Armani Milano coach first stated: “After a bad start to the game, I think we did very good things in the second and third quarters. It’s not easy to play here when Panathinaikos lost three nights ago. He showed character, something we expected. We made life very difficult for ourselves in the last few minutes. We extorted situations and made mistakes, but thanks to a great offensive rebound from Kyle Hines, we stayed afloat. Congratulations to my team because it’s not easy to win away from home. I don’t know if we’re in the playoffs yet, but given that we’re very close. I wish Panathinaikos all the best“.

When asked about the new proposal for the way of ranking EuroLeague teams, he replied: “I looked at the existing proposal very quickly, I don’t have a full idea of ​​what exactly can be done. In general, I think everyone should respect that some teams played important games. I want to collect more information to get a complete overview. The good thing is that the EuroLeague is trying to find a solution and maintain the credibility of the event. I would like to think a little more about it and understand the details“.

Finally, he commented on the performance of his team in general: “Certainly the beginning and end of the race were negative. We played well for about thirty minutes, we defended well, we scored on the break, but in the end we hurried. We had 21 assists and more rebounds from Panathinaikos OPAP but then again the percentages we had was a problem“.