Arrived during the current season, after a slow start Ante Zizic he is bringing a great contribution to coach Banchi’s Virtus Bologna. To La Repubblica, the Croatian big man said he was experiencing “a very beautiful, exciting experience, not easy at the beginning, because arriving halfway through the season I had to adjust my game compared to that of the team”. For many years in the EuroLeague, Zizic has had his say on the European season. «This was a more competitive Euroleague than the previous ones. A win and you went up three places in the rankings, a defeat and you went down. After my arrival there were injuries, some unlucky matches and we slipped back, but making the play-ins remains an objective achieved. Yes, Virtus had a good season in Europe.”
Now the playoffs, the first opponent is Tortona. «We will have the field factor and it was important to conquer it: the public is often the sixth player. I don’t know if we are the team to beat or Milan, I know that all the teams in the playoffs play to win. Then, it is natural that Virtus and Olimpia are favourites, the ranking says so and it also says so that they are Euroleague teams. We will have pressure, but it’s part of the job and we will know how to respond. Then, I also hear it around the city. Positive, beautiful, encouraging pressure. We are happy in Bologna, my family and I. If I have a long cycle here, I’ll be happy.”
