During his five seasons at CSKA Moscow then his shortened year spent under Zeljko Obradovic at Fenerbahçe Istanbul, Nando De Colo (1.96 m, 33 years old) has always played position 2, he who previously alternated on the two rear positions. This has not hampered his productivity (fifth best evaluation of the competition with 18.3 per game) which continues to increase (24.6 evaluation over the last nine matches). Asked by The team before the EuroLeague match this Friday in Villeurbanne, the Northerner returns to this shift, initiated by his new coach Igor Kokoskov:
“I play point guard 98% of the time, it had not happened to me this far since Valencia, and so have the NBA. At the first contact with the coach, his desire to put me in the lead was clear. adapted, but my game has not changed much. I have the ball in my hand from the start of possessions but I never liked to keep it during the twenty-four seconds, I prefer the attack to take place without me and to be more in the finish. The team is running better compared to last year when it was complicated. It was renewed because it had reached the end of the cycle. “
Renewed also because the club has seen its budget be restricted. But the players have made financial efforts if we understand Nando De Colo and general manager Maurizio Gherardini has sought new faces in EuroLeague, like the former Strasbourg player Jarell Eddie.
With several rookies in the workforce at this level, starting with Igor Kokoskov (former coach of the Phoenix Suns in the NBA, coach of Serbia after having been for Georgia and Slovenia), a collective to set up, the Fener ‘struggled in the first part of the season (5 wins after 15 days). But, thanks in particular to the help of rookies (point guard Alex Perez in mid-November then winger Marko Guduric in December and pivot Kyle O’quinn in January), they signed a series of 10 victories. Before a rouste received last week in the Istanbul derby for Anadolu Efes (-32) followed by a reaction Wednesday in Milan (victory 100-92). “The slap against Anadolu Efes did us good. “The ASVEL is warned, the Fener ‘(which won 91-59 on the way there two months ago) arrives launched.
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Nando De Colo’s 20 points against Milan on Wednesday:
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