Nikola Kalinic on a Crvena Zvezda player: He looks better now than he did ten years ago!
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Nikola Kalinic, a Barcelona player, spoke in an interview with “Meridian Sport” about his former teammates and also about Partizan.
The Serbian player had praise for Milos Teodosic, emphasizing that playing with the Crvena Zvezda’s point guard is very rewarding because you’re always rewarded with assists.
“I always say: if you know at least something, playing with Teo will get you a guaranteed six to eight points in every game, a few easy baskets, a few open threes. You just need to understand basketball. The years are catching up with him. Although he looks better now than he did ten years ago!
You just need to follow his lead. It clicks in practice, you play against him a bit, you play with him, and when the official games start, everything becomes easier. Even when he doesn’t pass you the ball, he says, ‘Look for me next time.’ He elevates everyone around him.”
Then, he commented on Partizan and spoke highly of the coach Zeljko Obradovic, with whom he worked at Fenerbahçe. He also commented on the now-famous series between the black-and-white team and Real Madrid.
“Everyone knows who Zeljko is, and he does an incredible job. They achieved an incredible feat in two seasons, going from a team in the EuroCup to one game away from the EuroLeague Final Four. A huge leap. People who are not in basketball don’t understand what it takes to make such progress. They were at their peak last season.
The problem is that what usually gave them energy also led them in the opposite direction. They fell for Llull’s provocation. If they had just ignored it, stayed cool-headed, had a good laugh, and gone to Belgrade, it would have been over. There’s no point in speculating about what might have happened now.” Nikola Kalinic concluded.