By Nikola Miloradovic / info@eurohoops.net
Moses Wright lost his starting spot for Olimpia Milano’s game against Trento on Sunday after arriving late to a pregame meeting.
Interim coach Marco Ramondino started Ousmane Diop in his place. Wright played 14 minutes off the bench, finishing with 11 points and five rebounds in Milano’s 88–86 win.
“A decision was taken yesterday that I fully support. There will be others,” sporting director Daniele Baiesi said, as quoted by Pianeta Basket. “Poeta spoke several times about a lack of discipline in the team. Anyone can be late for any number of reasons. There’s a deeper problem, and this is how it showed itself. Ramondino was right to sit him and give minutes to someone who hadn’t been getting them.”
The incident came a day after Milano dismissed Peppe Poeta and on the same day the club announced Luca Banchi as his successor. Baiesi said Wright could have been any player and questioned what the episode said about the habits the team had built.
“Luca talked about being emotionally invested. Some players have been disengaged in that respect for some time,” Baiesi said. “We expect that commitment, and we’ll use the tools we have to demand it.”
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