By Aris Barkas
In the press conference after the game of Siena against Cremona (one more win for Mens Sasa 79-61) Simone Pianigiani was asked to comment what Sergio Scariolo said for him. And the coach of Siena was not shy to answer.
As he said: “Luckily, I don’t have spare time to read what he said. There are coaches who have more free time than me now. I am more focused on preparing the Euroleague play offs against Olympiacos. Is there a strategy against us? You should ask him. He didn’t say anything to me and I can ensure that I don’t speak on the phone with him. Is there a conflict of interests for me coaching both National Team and Mens Sana? I didn’t notice any problem. Outside Italy, Mens Sana Siena gains a lot of respect. This is something real, tangible. The rest is something that has nothing to do with basketball”.
If Milano and Siena meet in the Italian play offs, the press conferences will be highly entertaining.