The General Manager of Trieste Basketball Michael Arcieri he spoke as a guest on “Tripla de tabela”, taking stock of the market in view of the next Serie A season. «We are where we wanted to be with 402 days of delay. In my head I will never be able to think of building a group that aims to win 11/12 games to save itself. We want to be ambitious, we want to make the play-offs, certainly securing our stay in the top flight as soon as possible”, he began, as reported by Il Piccolo. Confirming the words of Michele Ruzzier, the company is very ambitious. «The club and myself want to bring Trieste to Europe, to do this we need to be among the top eight, then think about the Champions League or the Eurocup, and then who knows later on…».
At the moment no decision has been made regarding the roster formula (6+6 or 5+5), but together with coach Christian the Julian GM will be at the Summer League in Las Vegas to view possible future players. «We look carefully at the pool of athletes who have already played in Europe, as they are already ready for the type of basketball played in Italy. Since last February, Daniele Cavaliero and I have been exploring all possible championships, taking useful notes. Players from the GLeague? Nothing is precluded, but lately the American development league is saying less than in the past, they are catwalks in which players are free to do what they want without credible defenses.”
In recent days there has been talk of several former Varese players in his notebook, including Markel Brown and above all Tomas Woldetensae. «I wouldn’t want the message to get across that Mike Arcieri does his shopping in Varese. Of course I would consider a Ross or Brown regardless of their quality, just as I find Woldetensae a player compatible with the idea of basketball I have in my head, but I’m not running anywhere to go get them.”
