NIKOLIC:”WE ARE YOUNG AND HIGHLY MOTIVATED”

The youngest team in ABA league continued with excellent games and victories in the regional competition. Although faced with many problems with injuries, captain Rade Zagora, the most experienced player Predrag Samardziski and French international player Alpha Kaba, Mega Leks triumphed over Tajfun with 64:60 and lodged at the head of the table. It was the fifth victory of the team that for reason called “kindergarten of Dejan Milojevic,” given that the average age of the team in the absence of Samardžiskog only 19.8 which makes them probably the youngest team in Europe.

Although Mega away to Slovenia had 15-point lead in the first half, the winner was solved in a thrilling finish. Two strokes at the last minute directly influenced the final outcome of the match and both times i the focus was Mega’s power forward Danilo Nikolic. First, with the glossy block disabled Parker to tie result, and then a precise free throws won the match:

“It feels incredible after this away victory. I am happy that I hit two free throws, but I am sure that anyone from a team would hit it. We’ve fought well as a team, played defense at a high level and reduced opponent to only 60 points, and I especially like to commend Nikola Jankovic, who with 23 points presented brunt of the attack. On tour in Zadar Luwawu was our engine, against Igokea it was Ivanovic, and in the match with Tajfun driving force was Jankovic. In every game pops another one, which I think is a great quality of our young team”,

summarizes the impressions Danilo Nikolic, who ended the match with 10 points, 3 rebounds and 2 blocks.

Mega in the first 7 rounds enrolled 5 wins and no doubt is the most pleasant surprise of the start of ABA league.

“We are very young team and we are highly motivated to prove ourselves. We did not have luck with injuries, but we in such a difficult situation showed the character of a winner. All these are the fruits of our hard working and good work in training. Certainly in the tournament will not be easy given that we are the youngest team and to accompany us a lot of oscillation in the game. However, I believe that if we play as up to now, our character will always come ti surface and that will continue to be so successful”,

notes with satisfaction Nikolic.

Before Nikolic last season came at Mega, for three years he was a member Buducnost:

“I went through all the younger future selections, and as soon appeared a possibility to move to Megu did not hesitate for a single moment. To be honest, that’s what I wanted, because I knew how to Maggie treat young players and on that account I have only words of praise”,

For good results Mege this season Nikolic merits attributed to the great atmosphere in the team:

“We’re all young guys so there is no generation gap between us which is very important. There is a healthy rivalry from which is born of the quality and that we are aware of. We all agrees well, out together in town and socialize and off the field. And for the joke is mainly responsible Nikola Ivanovic, who is a very funny guy who, when it is the hardest, improves the atmosphere and improve your mood”,

Nikolic said.