Kaspar Treier and Andrea Pecchia light up Tortona-Naples
The wings of Napoli Basketball and Bertram Tortona Kaspar Treier and Andrea Pecchia a few hours before the challenge that will face them in Piedmont spoke exclusively in the fifth episode of “Speak&Roll”, aired every Friday from 20.30 to 21.30 on frequencies (FM 100.5 MHZ, Channel 84 of digital terrestrial Campania) and platforms.
“Last year with the boys there was never any problem, it is obvious that when you start racking up so many consecutive defeats some little problems can arise,” said Treier. “This year it is a super group, with the victories bringing even more enthusiasm. Confirmation? After Trent there’s been a month of total silence, then GM James Laughlin called me and told me they wanted to reconfirm me, a few talks with him and Coach Magro were enough to convince me to stay. Differences between coaches? Each coach conveys something of his own: Valli let us have a lot of freedom, Milicic was much more schematic, Magro on the other hand is a fair middle ground. My role? Right now I feel like a 4, big wing, but I feel like a wild card I can also play center or small wing. My goals? All players would like to play more and more minutes, but the decision is always up to the coach”.
“In Estonia we all grew up with the myth of Martin Müürsepp– added the Baltic -. I also had the honor of meeting him, it was the dream of every Estonian child to reach his level, although personally I preferred Kangur who also played in the A Series. Cestistically, however, I arrived in Italy because my agent took me to audition in Turin with PMS, where I also played with my current partner Caruso. From here my professional career was born”.
“Napoli has very strong players, who being all new always have to find some understanding, but they are finding a square in both offense and defense and it is obvious that the challenge should not be underestimated – Pecchia–s words -. Flagg observed specially? We do the work in training always thinking about the plurality, not the individual, also because the variables are different. After us you have Trapani? How does it stop? It was a game played at a very high pace, even in the last two quarters we were good at getting that extra rebound and shot than the Sicilians”.
“I decided to take a different path, with Tortona having a very ambitious project that I felt I could marry. How much did coach Fioretti have an impact? I have always been on good terms with him, ever since the youth sector of Olimpia Milano, and when he had hands on the Piedmontese bench it was a good opportunity to seize” added the former Cantù.
The former Cantù coach.
