Battle of survival coming up in Nikšić
Partizan NIS are coming to Nikšić to battle their way out of the danger zone, but it will not be an easy task for them, since the home side has its own plans - extremely similar to theirs. Their strengthened roster is the best evidence.
Partizan NIS are coming to Nikšić to battle their way out of the danger zone, but it will not be an easy task for them, since the home side has its own plans - extremely similar to theirs. Their strengthened roster is the best evidence.
ABA League 18th round, Sunday, 03.01.2016:
Where? Sports hall Nikšić, Nikšić
When? 21:00
Story of the game: Two teams that are currently placed at the very bottom of ABA League standings will stand one against another in the last game of the round in Nikšić Sports Hall with a goal to battle their way out of trouble.
It is not out of the question that the team, that loses this battle would be relegated in the end since eight rounds before the end of the season they would be in a pretty unfavourable position. The fact that will not be insignificant is the teams" first encounter this season. Partizan NIS won that game - with 8 points of margin. And this will be a milestone that Sutjeska will chase in case they will be in position to win the game.
What will be interesting to watch is the question how Sutjeska"s team will react to recent roster changes, as they have added guard Brion Rush and center Ratko Varda. Can they provide the added value to the team led by Dušan Dubljević from the bench or will their adaptation period represent a burden to his squad?
Match-up in focus: Youth and experience will be tested in Nikšić this time as Ratko Varda, the player that spent the longest and the brightest period of his career with the black and white, will do his best to take a point away from them. On the other side, there will be Božo Đumić with a mission to stop him - but will he be up and ready for the task?
