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Nikolic big numbers: «I’m fine thanks to the new role

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The Serbian is at the top of the shooting rankings, Cantù consoles himself a little: «Cremona? We have extenuating circumstances, but let’s turn the page ”

«Stefan Nikolic has to play from“ 3 ”»: the summer strategy on the player is proving to be spot on. The Italian-trained Serbian winger, in his second year in Cantù, has perfectly entered the role. Which, now, has become just that, after a season in which Nikolic was still appreciated as a “wild card” in the long sector, often also acting as a center.

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The positive responses of Nikolic – 25 years old, Virtus Bologna school – are mainly in the numbers. And that 75% of achievement in the 2-point shot propels him by right at the top of the special ranking, flanked by another “top” of the category, namely the American Jaleb Cannon of Vanoli Cremona. Such high percentages, of course, could only have concrete results in another ranking, namely that of points scored: his average is 18 per game after three matches, which places him in seventh place in the green group of A2.

Individual statistics that go, in part, to mitigate the bitterness for the (second) defeat against Cremona. Numbers that, to be honest, he himself didn’t even know: «Thanks for the information, I didn’t know. But I have to be honest, I am not very focused on the statistics: I prefer to express myself at my best on the pitch but I would say a lie if I said that I am not well. I feel fit and this has a reflection on the pitch ».

He immediately dropped into the part. The technical staff, in agreement with the club, decided in the summer to give him a precise location on the field. In the commercial for “3” he had convinced everyone last season: «It’s still too early to give an opinion, I want to give myself some more time. But I can certainly say that this more defined and circumscribed role makes the task easier for me, especially in concentration and training. I can express myself at best. Now I would like to improve in the 3-point shooting, without ever letting my game lack energy and aggression ».

Defeat

Despite his 23 points against Cremona, another defeat against Vanoli came. «I think there are extenuating circumstances, real and easily demonstrable: Hunt and I had a strong gastrointestinal virus last week, we still played without Stefanelli. This is to say that we take the defeat against Cremona as a test to better understand what still needs to be improved. Of course, we would have liked to win and stay first alone, but now we have to turn the page ».

Treviglio and Trapani, two teams built with different objectives. The Bergamo team are aiming for promotion: “We want to make the fans understand that we are growing, that we really are a group of good players who aim to become stronger and who can play a top championship”.
L. Spo.

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