Illinois 95, Iowa 85 Postgame
YEP, we are Illini Basketball crack addicts.
Good point, thank you for the clarification. I keep seeing Niccolo in the paper. maybe we should go with that?
Every guy is different. Any good roundball or hockey or football coach or baseball manager knows that sometimes kicking butt or screaming works with a guy and not another. And sometimes an arm around the shoulder instead works (or not). This is all about the dynamic mixture of the coach’s personality and the range of personalities on the team.
As we all know, coaches often have very legitimate reasons to be irate. But it’s knowing what he needs to do to direct that passion in the heat of the moment and reach each individual guy that separates the good coaches from the great coaches.
Bottom line is always to get your guys to buy-in to your leadership and the team concept. By any means necessary. Make them know you care and whatever you do is for their benefit.
You can't always get someone else to care or wake up. Not saying here that the Illini players don't care. But we've all seen instances where these guys just seem to check out for a while. This can happen to any team, anywhere. A coach can try every means to reach a player but in the end it's still on the player to be responsible and care about his play. When you take the court for any team at any level... it's no longer about you but about the whole team and all your fans. You have a greater responsibilty to people beyond yourself -- the great team family that includes players, coaches, students, families, alums, and general fans. That in itself should always be motivation enough for any player. And it that isn't... it's likely the coach can do little about that.
Players take on a 'sacred trust' to always give their all and do everything they can to win for their Global Team Family.
Nicco 'The Handler' Moretti
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InDaAZ
- Eugene, Oregon
The News-Gazette, WCIA, and others disagree with you…
If anyone from the Moretti family is reading this, please help us solve The Great Niccolò Name Conundrum
https://www.news-gazette.com/newsle...cle_e1091ced-668f-5c29-9e80-5df451c53f45.html
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Part of that alchemy, however, is to be authentic. If BU wasn't throwing some MF's around, they wouldn't know what to think. That's the guy for whom they signed up to play. He's an emotional guy, in good times and in bad. It's just who he is.
If the MF's don't work, there's always the bench. There are a few dudes down on the bench who are hungry for a chance to shine. Nicco and Amani answered the bell & it woke up the others.
Additionally, after rewatching the second half, Nicco was even better than I thought initially. He used his quickness well, breaking down the Iowa pressure and competed his tail off on defense.
It's not grammar, it's spelling
I am pretty sure Nico is the usual diminutive for Niccolo. Maybe this Niccolo prefers Nicco but it sounds like you're assuming and you know what happens when you do....
Thanks. I emailed Richey to ask if he has insight or knowledge of how it should be spelled. As I pointed out in my original post, I am not certain that it should be Nicco, it just looks to me as if it should be that way since there are two "c"s in his name. Again, just like so many people just ignored the correct spelling of Giorgi.The News-Gazette, WCIA, and others disagree with you…
If anyone from the Moretti family is reading this, please help us solve The Great Niccolò Name Conundrum
https://www.news-gazette.com/newsle...cle_e1091ced-668f-5c29-9e80-5df451c53f45.html
danielb927
Orange Krush Class of 2013
- Rochester, MN
I'm interested in the answer, and not just as a matter of correct spelling. Single and double consonants are pronounced differently in Italian, so Nico and Nicco would be two different nicknames.
Okay, ignore everything I said about Nicco and Nico. "Actually"'s post prompted me to do a Google search. I should have done that in the first place. And it looks as if "Actually" is correct. It still could be NIcco but usually it is Nico. So my apologies to everyone for being an a** and wasting everyone's time. I think I will take some time off away from Loyalty
I will still post Richey's response (if he does and doesn't think I am just being silly). Once that is settled I was going then to ask about the pronunciation as you are right about the different ways to pronounce single and double consonants.
Yikes, Richey responded already. Here it is (I hope I can do this):
Richey wrote: "I saw this video from the trip to Spain last summer, posted on the
official Illinois Youtube page
<
>, that used "Nico" instead of
"Nicco" and went with what they were using.
I'd also argue that Nico is *nee-ko* phonetically while Nicco would be
*ni-ko* and he goes by the former.
Richey wrote: "I saw this video from the trip to Spain last summer, posted on the
official Illinois Youtube page
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"Nicco" and went with what they were using.
I'd also argue that Nico is *nee-ko* phonetically while Nicco would be
*ni-ko* and he goes by the former.
I would expect FIBA to get it correct....
www.fiba.basketball
Niccolo Moretti - Player Profile - FIBA.basketball
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IlliniKat91
- Chicago, IL
Remember that in almost every European* language other than English, vowel sounds don't change. "I" will always be pronounced like the English "ee" sound.
*edited to add "European." I don't speak any African or Asian languages, so I can't really speak to those.
Where does this show the spelling of his nickname?I would expect FIBA to get it correct....
Niccolo Moretti - Player Profile - FIBA.basketball
The official website of FIBA, the International Basketball Federation, and the governing body of Basketball. FIBA organises the most famous and prestigious international basketball competitions including the FIBA Basketball World Cup, the FIBA World Championship for Women and the FIBA 3x3 World...
Hey, Nico/Nicco/Niccolo and I have the same birthday! (give or take 36 years)
danielb927
Orange Krush Class of 2013
- Rochester, MN
In American English, "Nico" probably looks more like how either spelling would sound (in Italian).
In Italian, the vowel sounds would be identical in both "Nico" and "Nicco". The difference is that in "Nicco", the first vowel is shortened and the "k" consonant is lengthened.
I find IPA (not the beer) way more helpful and precise than spellings like "Nee-ko" in this kind of situation.
Nico = /ˈni.ko/
Nicco = /ˈnik.ko/
In Italian, the vowel sounds would be identical in both "Nico" and "Nicco". The difference is that in "Nicco", the first vowel is shortened and the "k" consonant is lengthened.
I find IPA (not the beer) way more helpful and precise than spellings like "Nee-ko" in this kind of situation.
Nico = /ˈni.ko/
Nicco = /ˈnik.ko/
I was speed-reading through the thread and thought there was some posts concerning spelling of 1st AND last names.... my bad.
And then there is Talk-to-Text + Autocorrect to deal with.... Sometimes we may only have a moments time to respond while sitting at a stoplight, one hand texting while downing a beer and some wings, or when you're at work and hear your Boss coming around the corner ..... right FOTNM????
danielb927
Orange Krush Class of 2013
- Rochester, MN
The other thing to note - per his own Instagram bio, his full first name is spelled Niccolò. That accent on the end tells you two things:
1. The emphasis goes on the last syllable
2. The final vowel is pronounced \ɔ\ - more like the vowel in "caught", not the one in "go".
1. The emphasis goes on the last syllable
2. The final vowel is pronounced \ɔ\ - more like the vowel in "caught", not the one in "go".