I am a little concerned about the growth plates. Or, maybe just looks old for his age?Some hacked footage of Niccolo committing to Don Brad.
Welcome to the FamILLy Nicco!!
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Your handle makes think you’re the go-to insider on this. Have any deets?You had me really worried there for a minute, until I saw the /s
Only that the breadsticks at OG are great, nothing else is Italian. Just came back from my annual trip to the homeland, pretty confident in that assessment.
Show off. /s Looks delicious. The meats look absolutely great.
Brad( and me too) would have loved a bottle of wine from the homeland! Haha looks awesome!
I only brought back 11 cases, but if you want to work your way up to New Hampshire I'd be happy to share a bottle or three with you
He doesn't have to start classes next week?
Ate there last year when we went to a concert at the State fair. Awesome place!Guzzardos in Lincoln is
A lot of athletes are online now a days
Nothing like a little father son bonding over a nice bottle of wine
Or maybe he has a hankering for some real pizza at Papa Del's.
Of course, Brad is always welcome (as are you 0440!). I'll break out my best Brunello Di Montalcino for that!
Too bad The Spaghetti Shop is not still in Savoy. I am 100% sure that would have reminded him of home.
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Love Papa Del's but ...
Based on his highlights, this looks like a very good and much needed get for us. Kid seems to have outstanding vision and passing ability and I really like his pull-up midrange game. On the offensive side he is extremely visible on the court, captains the team, and shows exceptional instinct. The one major concern I have watching him play are that it looks like he's going to need a decent amount of work on the defensive side of the ball as he plays pretty far off the guy he is defending and is a bit passive on that end of the floor, though he does a decent job of lurking the passing lanes for quick steals and transition. Also wonder from those in the know how his speed looks like it will stack up against B10 guards. It could be the videos but it looks like he might be average to very slightly below average speed compared to other B10 point guards.
All said, this kid looks like a savant on the offensive end so if we can get him serviceable on the defensive end, kid will be truly phenomenal. Tremendous job by the Illini staff.
All said, this kid looks like a savant on the offensive end so if we can get him serviceable on the defensive end, kid will be truly phenomenal. Tremendous job by the Illini staff.
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Will be nice to have a dime-giver on the squad again. I really appreciated what Walker was doing as a point man in Nebraska's offense last night and the passes that Curbelo used to make for us that created easy buckets at the rim. Call him Moretti The Mint because he makes dimes.
Here is a nice article from 2019 in which Niccolo Moretti's older brother, Davide, describes the brothers' relationship. As noted before, Davide played for Texas Tech from 2017-20 and now plays professionally in Italy. Their dad coaches a professional team in Italy, as well.
https://www.caller.com/story/sports...tis-journey-texas-tech-final-four/3377193002/
Quote: "I try to be the role model he is looking up to," (Davide) Moretti said. "I want him to see this and maybe one day he will do the same thing."
The article also notes that Davide improved greatly on the defensive end between freshman and sophomore years.
Here is a nice article from 2019 in which Niccolo Moretti's older brother, Davide, describes the brothers' relationship. As noted before, Davide played for Texas Tech from 2017-20 and now plays professionally in Italy. Their dad coaches a professional team in Italy, as well.
https://www.caller.com/story/sports...tis-journey-texas-tech-final-four/3377193002/
Quote: "I try to be the role model he is looking up to," (Davide) Moretti said. "I want him to see this and maybe one day he will do the same thing."
The article also notes that Davide improved greatly on the defensive end between freshman and sophomore years.
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11 cases of....I only brought back 11 cases, but if you want to work your way up to New Hampshire I'd be happy to share a bottle or three with you
Appreciate your wine tips
Herrin!
My godfather(no his last name isn’t Pacino ) who’s parents moved here from italy would buy the take out boxes of sauce there and go home and boil pasta. That’s how good their sauce was. Miss that place.
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But he yells at his players too much and is mean!
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