Coach Scariolo: 'You need the best performance on the court or you are not a player of this level' / News - Basketnews.com

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After the difficult win against Turkish side Frutti Extra Bursa, Sergio Scariolo, head coach of Virtus Bologna, sent a clear message to some of his players.

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In the post-game press conference, Scariolo explained that from now on, he'll start cutting the minutes of those who are not performing at the level that they're expected to.

"We'll need to make the choice to cut down the minutes of those who are unable to perform as they should. This is the game, there will no longer be a difference between those who try and fail and those who don't try", coach Scariolo said after the game."You need the best performance on the court or you're not a player of this level", he continued. "We don't leave anyone behind and we push everyone to give their best but also every player must help himself to give the best to stay on the court. Some of our players are very nervous and they continued to be nervous for the entire game".

Coach Scariolo also confirmed that his wish would be to have another big man before the deadline: "The club is monitoring the situation on the market but the deadline for Eurocup is getting close and we wish that some positive scenarios might surface".

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