Estra Pistoia, Semaj Christon introduces himself and thanks Paschall

The first words as an biancorosso of Semaj Christon

Semaj Christon, new point guard for Estra Pistoia, introduced himself in a press conference: "About my arrival here in Pistoia I say that it was fundamental Eric Paschall: we have known each other since college and we talked about this possibility since I had not yet found a team. Just about Eric I can say that he canò give so much to this team in terms of effectiveness, when heà be in the ideal condition.

"In addition, going back to the reasons for the choice, I remembered a very nice environment for having played there last year with Brescia, both in the league and in the playoffs – added the American -, and from here è everything was born to arrive at the signing and my return to Italy: è it was an easy choice also because é I wanted to return to compete and this è the right place. Right now my idea è only to deal with a single training session after the other to get to know, to understand, to get familiar with my teammates and in small steps".

"At the overall level, coach Calabria asked me to be the play of this team and, therefore, a leader given also my experience that I have now gained in Italy: I am in Pistoia to lead the team and win as many games as possible, that is what è the goal of everyone. At the team level we need confidence, which is only acquired by playing games: my task will be to be a game facilitator for my teammates to help them throughout the competition. At this time of the season, moreover; being a new team, we need to move forward step by step improving some details that are still not working as they should".

"I think I am around’85-90% of my condition so I am convinced that, with at least a couple of weeks of training, I can get back to top form. Our head, now, è projected toward the challenge of Cremona and it will not be an easy match: they will play hard because they havené t won yet and moreover; they are at home, so we will have to be even more convinced and hard than them. After this match, then, there will be&eagrave; also my debut at PalaCarrara and, because of the atmosphere in this palasport that I experienced last year as an opponent, I really can’t wait" concluded Christon.