Andrés Nocioni, one of the Olympic champions with the Argentine basketball team in Athens 2004 and world runner-up in Indianapolis 2002said this Wednesday that It makes him “sad” to see Argentina out of the 2023 World Cup in Indonesia, the Philippines and Japan.
“It makes me sad to see Argentina out of the World Cup. The competition format allowed you to qualify easily at another time. It’s time to open the game, summon and get involved to help“, reflected today the “Chapu” Nocioni in dialogue with Vórterix radio.
“There are many factors that explain the elimination in the sporting, institutional and organizational aspect“, analyzed the former basketball player. “I don’t understand why basketball in Argentina is a monopoly, very few people manage it. You have to give priority to the protagonists and not close to solve things alone”, argued the “Chapu”.
Besides, Nocioni recounted, among other things, that he approached the Argentine Basketball Players Union to “get involved“.”It’s time to open the game and ask for help. I got involved to see what we can do in the training divisions, where I think the problem comes from. We shouldn’t have any problems finding talent in Argentina,” said “Chapu”, with a past in the NBA in the United States and Real Madrid in Spain.