Andrea TRINCHIERI: I can see the players’ aspiration to become the best. Part 1

This season, UNICS got a whole new coaching staff. Head coach Andrea Trinchieri summarizes the season’s first stage.

The results of first two months are impressive – 17 victories in 18 games. Kazan club ranks first in its groups at Eurocup and at VTB United League. Are you satisfied with the team’s play?

A.T.: I cannot say I am fully satisfied. It is too early to make conclusions. Let us wait until the end of the season. But I am glad to see how responsibly the players approach the training, I can see their aspiration to become the best. And it is important in our collaborative work.

You once said that basketball players are humans, not robots, so mistakes are inevitable. Do you think it is possible to evade some serious drops in a separate game or in a cycle?

A.T.: I guess your question is not abstract. Yes, I see this issue with UNICS – we have our rises and falls. There is a reason for a lack of stability. Before the start of the season, 80% of the roster and the entire coaching staff changed. Also, some players lose concentration during the match. As coaches, we work on that. Together, we aim to bring the amount of busts to a minimum. We also waste a lot of time on flights. If the games’ schedule was less busy, we would train more and solve issues faster.