Trinchieri on Vezenkov: “He is a genius, the European Klay Thompson”

Honey for him Sasha Vezenkov dripped o Andrea Trinchieri ahead of Zalgiris’ visit on Friday to SEF to face him Olympic.

“Vezhenkov is a genius. He’s Europe’s Klay Thompson, he can score 30 points without dribbling, that’s rare. He is a unicorn, the only one who can do this. Defending against him is a headache for coaches, players, everyone“, he emphasized.

As for the only six shots the Bulgarian international took in the premiere against Fenerbahce, he said:Fenerbahçe played a very, very good game. I think Boban Marjanovic played a role in that, because having a player like that in the racket helps you to mark on the perimeter and drive your opponents on this giant. Vezhenkov is good at passing his opponent on the three-pointer and finishing close to the basket, or cutting towards it, moving without the ball, anticipating situations. But we cannot do what Fener did, we have a different roster».

Asked about Evan Fournier and whether Zalgiris can…mark him in their attack, the Italian coach said:No, because Olympiacos has a unique defensive system, which is designed to have no weaknesses. They have the best support system in Europe, I don’t see any weakness in it».

Regarding Fal and Milutinov’s absence, he said:Wright and Petrusev can play just fine. Olympiacos is somewhat different with them, but they have many options in attack. They are a team built to win. They lost in the last Final 4, but they got even stronger and invested more. Together with Fenerbahçe and Panathinaikos they are the best teams at the moment, but it matters who will be the best in May. We have to play our best game, because if they play well and we don’t play great, we will lose».

Finally, he was asked to comment on the Barzokas-Jasikevicius episode. “I know them both well, I know with what passion they work. They are both amazing coaches. A good bottle of wine will solve the problem».