The young New York center knows where to raise the level: “I still need to improve a lot, first of all in shooting”
UDINE. Nana Foulland plays the charge at the Apu Old Wild West in view of tomorrow’s delicate championship match against Biella. The victory obtained by Verona in the overtime against Orzinuovi forced the bianconeri to win in order not to lose ground in the fight for third place, the New York center is ready to do battle under the scoreboards.
Foulland comments on the first part of the season as follows: «We had good moments and others that were not so good, but the best thing is that we never gave up. We fought to be where we are and we want to continue to be protagonists ».
Even for Nana Foulland so far it has been a championship made up of ups and downs. Exciting moments and some breaks for a player who has ample room for improvement and is aware of it. «There are many aspects that I can improve as a player – said Foulland – one of them is shooting. I work on it every day ».
Coach Matteo Boniciolli works with pleasure on him, who on more than one occasion called him “the best center in the league”. Confidence rewarded with figures: 11.7 points, 8.7 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game put Foulland in the top five of their respective individual rankings.
The Juventus number 20 describes the Trieste coach as follows: «He is a great coach. You always know where to stand in his game, he is always very frank and believes in his players ». In short, Foulland has entered well in the Udinese group and wants to continue to make his contribution to an ambitious team, ready to play its chances in the decisive part of the season. The adaptation period is over for quite a while, and the stars and stripes pivot spends words with honey for Udine and Friuli: «I like this city very much, as does the whole region. Italy in general is a beautiful country ».
Biella arrives tomorrow in Udine, a team in great health. In the first leg the bianconeri sank in the final, Foulland scored 10 points and 9 rebounds, but the Apu lost the challenge in the painted. A challenge in the challenge is precisely that between Nana Foulland and Deontae Hawkins, the long man from Biella who is traveling at 15.9 points and 7.3 rebounds on average. A player who likes to get away from the basket to indulge in some long-range shots, with a good 34%. In Foulland the task of asserting its characteristics: a center of energy and athleticism, a great area intimidator.
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