The Incredible Mr. Ricci - the most unexpected EuroLeague rookie story
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AX Armani Exchange Milan newcomer Giampaolo Ricci talks to BasketNews’ Donatas Urbonas about his unexpected journey to the EuroLeague from the lower Italian divisions, making Milos Teodosic smile as a captain, shocking the Italian basketball world with his summer decision and dreaming about the next crazy scenarios.
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Intro about maths in basketball (00:00);
The unexpected story from the 3rd division to the EuroLeague (5:33);
Handling haters, advice for underrated players (10:23);
The coach who boosted his career (15:52);
The captain speech for Teodosic and Belinelli (21:48);
How the captain of a championship team moved to rivals (26:49);
The next crazy chapter for Pippo Ricci, crazy fans’ reaction (29:27).
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