By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Brose Bamberg has less than slim chances of making it to the EuroLeague playoffs, carrying a 8 – 16 record ahead Round 25 of the regular season, but things are a rather different for Anadolu Efes.
The Turkish team is currently tied with Baskonia at the seventh place of the standings with a 13 – 11 record and wants to extend a four-game winning streak that carries it safely towards the postseason.
Andrea Trinchieri, head coach of Brose Bamberg is a quite smart man and knows that his opponents are going to enter this match with… angry intentions. Hungry, to put it more accurately.
“I expect one of the toughest physical battles of the whole season. They need a win. They want to eat us right away,” he said. “They don’t even come to the main course. They want to eat us as an appetizer. They are physically unbelievable. If you put together Dunston, Brown and Honeycut – wow. All players that can play way above the rim. We have the desire to play. We have the desire to improve. We have the desire to compete. This is our plan. Of course, there are also basketball things. Efes is a very athletic team. They may even be the most athletic team in the whole Euroleague. We need to take care of the ball, because their athleticism pushes you out of your track.”