Andres Nocioni on Mully and Hanley Recap

February 19th, 2009 by Andrew Wamboldt

Andres Nocioni appeared on Mully and Hanley to discuss the trade which sent him to Sacramento. Here is a recap of what was said in the interview:

He was not shocked by the trade. He had read a lot of rumors about the trade, so he was not surprised.
It feels bad because he has to leave the Chicago Bulls. He loves the team, he loves the city, he loves everybody.
He is fine with the trade. He understands the situation and why he was traded. He is going to try to play as hard as he can in Sacramento and go there and play his game.
Feels he was not having one of his better seasons. Thinks it might be because of the system change after Scott Skiles left. He is trying to figure out what he needs to do to be much better next year. I is completely his fault for why he wasn’t playing very well this year.
It is really tough for everybody because they were playing together for a long time. He really appreciated what his teammates did for him. He really appreciated playing with Luol Deng, Thabo Sefolosha, and Kirk Hinrich.
He feels that playing for the Chicago Bulls was a great opportunity to play in the NBA.
Nocioni thinks that Derrick Rose is going to be one of the best point guards in the NBA. He thinks the Bulls are playing much better now and is certain that they will make the playoffs. He understands that the Bulls needed a big guy, and thinks Brad Miller is a good player, who will help the Bulls a lot.
He thinks that Vinny Del Negro is doing a much better job right now. Thinks that Vinny is doing a great job as coach and that Vinny is a good communications guy. No complains about Del Negro.
Nocioni finished the interview by thanking Bulls fans.

You can listen to the interview at 670theScore.com