{"id":533721,"date":"2026-09-23T11:42:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T09:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=533721"},"modified":"2026-09-23T11:42:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T09:42:21","slug":"andrea-trinchieri-proposes-calendar-overhaul-4-months-of-euroleague-3-of-domestic-leagues-and-2-of-fiba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/andrea-trinchieri-proposes-calendar-overhaul-4-months-of-euroleague-3-of-domestic-leagues-and-2-of-fiba\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrea Trinchieri proposes calendar overhaul: \u201c4 months of EuroLeague, 3 of domestic leagues and 2 of FIBA\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Andrea Trinchieri has addressed one of the biggest issues in European basketball: the increasingly congested schedule<\/strong> and the difficulty teams and players face in managing a growing number of games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking to Meridian Sport<\/strong>, the Italian coach used a strong image to describe the current situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cLike leeches sucking your blood.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEveryone needs to have the same conditions\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

According to Trinchieri, the main problem is the difference in rest and preparation between teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cIn sport, the most important thing is that everyone has the same working conditions. You play on Sunday against someone who has rested, while you played a EuroLeague double week, where you got beaten up.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The coach highlighted how difficult it can be to compete in a domestic game after an extremely demanding EuroLeague schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cYou get there and maybe you\u2019re down 25-9… They\u2019re going through your legs, they\u2019re flying everywhere. That\u2019s unfair.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFIBA, EuroLeague and domestic leagues must sit at the same table\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For Trinchieri, the solution necessarily requires all the organizations running the different competitions to work together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe day when we all sit down \u2014 FIBA, EuroLeague, ABA League, the German league… \u2014 and agree to fix the competition calendar, that will be the day that brings a better life to European basketball.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The PAOK coach believes the competing interests of the different organizations ultimately create problems for the people on the court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cEveryone is pulling the shirt, and eventually the shirt just tears apart and you\u2019re left with only a piece of it in your hand.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Trinchieri\u2019s proposal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Italian coach also put forward a concrete idea for restructuring the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cFour months of EuroLeague, three months of domestic competition, then two months of FIBA and one month when the players take a break and work individually on themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

According to Trinchieri, such a structure would allow the different competitions to be separated more clearly while giving players dedicated time for recovery and individual development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source: Meridian Sport<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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