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Olimpia Milano head coach Ettore Messina was a guest at Pick&oll on Greek Cosmote TV.<\/a><\/p>\n

Messina had some interesting ideas to share.<\/p>\n

FINAL FOUR<\/h3>\n

There are playoff in Italy now and we want to be ready also for the Final Four in Koln. This is the goal. To be ready. It is the first time we are not obliged to win. With Bayern has been different.<\/p>\n

ON A POTENTIAL NEW EUROLEAGUE FORMULA<\/h3>\n

\u201cIt is very tough to reach the Final Four. Because only eight teams out of 18, less than the half, make the playoffs. In the NBA 16 teams out of 30 advance to the postseason, more than half. It is one of the toughest existing competitions. Personally, I would love if 12 teams out of 18 make the playoffs. But there are no available dates. Maybe play the first round, leaving out the top four best of three. To have then 8 teams for the quarterfinals.
\nIn my opinion this would give even more reward to the owners who invest a lot of money and who at least deserve to see their teams in the playoffs but I think the calendar is very complicated. Let’s be clear, it’s not a proposal “<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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