Olimpia Statement Regarding Diego Flaccadori
During the Cagliari tournament, last weekend, Diego Flaccadori reported a muscle elongation in the adductor of his left thigh which will be re-evaluated in two weeks. Read More »
During the Cagliari tournament, last weekend, Diego Flaccadori reported a muscle elongation in the adductor of his left thigh which will be re-evaluated in two weeks. Read More »
83-63 was the final score. Olimpia won the Cagliari tournament, beating Dinamo with a twenty points margin after leading for the length of the game. Once more four men scored in double figures, the "usual" three Poythress, Mirotic and Shields plus Devon Hall and a clearly improving Kevin Pangos, with 12 assists. Sassari had to Read More »
When during the final stretch Germany seemed to having stopped to move the ball and really play any team offense, while Serbia was rising from its ashes, again only four points behind, Johannes Voigtmann from the corner made the three that looked to be resolutive. He made another key play when the lead, with 55 Read More »
Olimpia beat Asvel Villeurbanne in the first game of the season against a EuroLeague team in a commanding way, scoring more than ninety points (52 at halftime), and overcoming several adversities just as happened in the first outing of Vigevano. It was the early foul troubles of Nikola Mirotic then the exit of Diego Flaccadori, Read More »
Olimpia returns to the court after Vigevano's debut (against Tortona) and the level of difficulty is getting higher. In Cagliari, in a tournament that is becoming a traditional part of the Milano pre-season, Olimpia faces on Saturday (tip-off at 18:00) a EuroLeague team, Asvel Villeurbanne which has two games under its belt (Roanne and Dijon) Read More »
Alex Poythress and Ismael Kamagate will allow Olimpia to have great depth and a variety of options up front. “They increase our level of physicality a lot - the general manager Christos Stavropoulos said - Poythress obviously has a great career behind him and has won a lot, Kamagate is a young guy who we Read More »
Diego Flaccadori, Giordano Bortolani and Guglielmo Caruso are Olimpia's three new Italian signings, "who are coming to give us freshness and depth - says general manager Christos Stavropoulos - Flaccadori is the experienced, Caruso has great potential and Bortolani is a kid from our academy so we are doubly proud that he is with us. Read More »
Olimpia hit the ground running in the new season. In Vigevano, Tortona was defeated 96-86, leadingfrom wire-to-wire after scoring 35 points in a surreal first period, with great ball circulation, a lot of open shots, high shooting percentages and solid defense. Obviously, it couldn't last because Tortona improved, the legs got tired, the rotation was Read More »
Alex Poythress has already seen it all. When you've played four years and over 100 games at Kentucky you know what it's like to play under pressure, being accountable to an unlimited fan base, for a charismatic coach, in the eye of the media storm and next to, in practice against, extreme-level players, like Karl-Anthony Read More »
“The credit goes to an act of love, yet another, by Mr. Armani and our President Dell'Orco: without them it would not have been possible to bring Nikola Mirotic here. Then the presence of Ettore Messina is important. On the market it makes my job easier. The negotiation was not long or particularly difficult. It Read More »
