Nicolò Melli, star of Olimpia Milano and leader of the Italian national team, gave an interview to Il Foglio.
Here are some of the most significant passages.
“Bamberg changed my life on and off the pitch. It was a perfect situation. I couldn’t ask for anything better… I don’t know if I made the right decisions because there’s no evidence of it, but I’m certainly happy with where I am now. And in any case, I will always be grateful to Matteo Comellini, who is more of a friend than an agent.”
Work with Coach Messina and CT Pozzecco.
“They are objectively two completely different coaches, both in the way they let their teams play and in the way they approach the task. I don’t see anything in common, except that we won the Scudetto together with them in Milan last year and are one step away from the Final Four. And in any case it’s definitely stimulating to have one in the club and the other in the national team, it never gets boring.”
The present with Olimpia Milano.
“A club as close to the NBA as you can find in Europe. I’ve never had the impression of deja vu. At Olimpia, every year things get better.”
In Azzurro the last matches together with Gigi Datome.
“I will miss his naivety. Both the positive and the negative part. Because in the end it gives you a sense of calm, of serenity, maybe even in the most tense moments of the season. I didn’t learn to shoot without thinking like he always tried to teach me… I’ll carry it with me forever and learn to convince myself like I did in the performances.”
