Simone Fontecchio can really play!
In the beginning – the 1995/1996 season was running – they were Gianni Rusconi with the shirt of Phoenix Suns e Vincenzino Esposito knitted Toronto Raptors. Italy had landed in NBA. It was a totally different era. There was (enormous) distrust towards European players. People like Drazen Petrovic, Toni Kukoc o Sharun Marčiulionis – extra luxury category talents – had to work hard before being allowed to “sit at the table” with the best. Then, for our country, here are the golden years. Andrea Bargnani chosen at 1 in the 2006 draft by Toronto. The next year, Marco Belinelli to the Warriors as the 18th overall pick. AND Danilo Gallinariin 2008, to the New York Knicks with number 8. Three first-round picks in three consecutive NBA Drafts, which would then be followed by the debuts of Datome Teeth e di Nicholas Melli. And now? Now there is Simone Fontecchio (in his second year in the NBA). There is only him to represent Italy in the strongest basketball championship in the world. How is he coping? In the last ones ten races extremely encouragingshooting threes with the 41.3% (excellent) and getting on the scoresheet over 10 points on average. Beyond the numbers, Fontecchio is proving to be a real NBA player. Of being able to fit in very well upstairs (despite a mixed rookie year, with problems of space in rotation). Mind you, it will never be one stella at those levels. At 27 years old she no longer has who knows what room for improvement. But she can become one pawn really solid in teams with playoff ambitions. Gritty, motivated, fearless. Athletically very sober, without being explosive at all Zach LaVine, Fontecchio is able to have his say – without necessarily being contradicted – in various phases of the game. Offensively, he shoots very well both in exit from the blocks that in pick and pop (expanding on the perimeter after bringing a block). On entry he prefers to go to the right, beating his man on the first step and also conclude in traffic dynamically, using the table. When he is away from the ball he is particularly active, he knows how to cut towards the basket very well and he understands how to occupy spaces in a linear way. Mentally tough, Fontecchio is one who in defence he doesn’t save money (on the contrary) and has a good eye for recoveries (even helping). Good, Simone. Continues Like this.
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That’s all Folks!
To next week.
2024-01-05 15:42:35
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