Before facing the Virgin Islands, the point guard admitted that his priority is to continue his professional career in the NBA. He currently does not have a team.
The Argentine basketball team is all set to debut in the AmeriCup in the view of virgin islandsthis Saturday from 1:40 pm, for Group B. In this sense, Facundo Campazzo explained how the team arrived with its new coach, Paul Prigioniin the contest that will take place in the city of Recife, state of Pernambuco.
“They were days with little excitement, one was not used to this. Leaving a coach is always an ugly situation. Now we have to trust Pablo (Prigioni) and give everything. The group is good, they are always together and want to do a good job. The desire to continue to grow and improve as a team is there and that is the important thing” he declared Campazzo in a hand in hand in TyC Sports.
Prigionia member of the so-called Golden Generationreplaced Nestor Che Garciabut he has worked in the Albiceleste coaching staff, even in Sergio Hernandez new to what is 2020 Tokyo Olympics in those friendly Las Vegas, United States. In any case, the 45-year-old Cordovan will continue to be associated with Minnesota Timberwolves of NBA What will attend from the coach Chris Finch.
“He is a leader, we are fed up with him. It means a lot to every player, especially point guards. We have to absorb as much as we can because he lives in the NBA every day. He has a very good vision in that sense and we have to take advantage of it. We offer ourselves to your leadership, we are 100 percent ready with great enthusiasm and motivation.“, he explained.
Asked about the game idea by the Pre-Olympic Mar del Plata 2011 gold medalist, Campazzo narrowed:”Our gene is maintained, it is not negotiable. We have been developing this way of playing for years with great results. We’re comfortable, it’s just the smallest details that make the difference in tournaments like this. There is a lot of desire get the Cup, we have the material to do the important things“.
“We want to qualify for the Philippines-Indonesia-Japan 2023 World Cup, there are two more next windows (Dominican Republic and Bahamas). We have to give it our all because the team really wants to get back together and be in a new process. The problem with this system of Qualifiers is the travel as it is not healthy to move from one end of the world to the other.. In Europe it is better to think because everything is closer, but in America it is more complicated“, He slipped.
The Argentine basketball team will face Puerto Rico (Sunday 4, at 8:10 pm) and Dominican Republic (Tuesday 6, from 8:10 pm).
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He wants to continue in the NBA: Facundo Campazzo talks about his professional future
“This is the question I ask myself, but now there is no answer. Wait and be patient. The good thing is that my head is 100 percent on the AmeriCup and it doesn’t allow me to think about anything else. I have good people working around me and I know that what I choose is the best for me. My priority is to take advantage of another opportunity in the NBA. Trying that, personally I’m calm“, he concluded.
Source: Tycsports
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