INTERVIEW: Petar Aranitović - "I was learning from great players"

Young Petar Aranitović has already managed to win the hearts of Partizan NIS fans. This extremely talented shooting guard is the second best scorer of his team after 9 rounds in ABA League! The myth about marvelous kids from Humska street continues.

Read the full interview that Petar Aranitović gave for the ABA League website.

Partizan NIS had a very tough beginning of the season, but in your last game you managed to defeat the leader on the standings Budućnost VOLI. What are your impressions after the game?

"We definitely believed that we can win. After the defeat against Crvena zvezda Telekom, we knew that there is no time for moaning and that we need to show reaction in the next game. We fulfilled every single plan that was prepared in the locker room, which was obvious in the second, third and fourth quarter. That game should be our receipt for the rest of the season."

Once again, you were among the best players of your team, while speaking about the whole season fans of Partizan NIS have remembered you by 3pts shots. Have three-pointers become your trademark?

"Well, that 3pts shot is one of my better skills, but I am not relying only on that element in my game. Every day I work on improving all of my skills and I keep consulting with our coaching staff. I believe that my good performance is the result of that individual work with coaches Božić, Kecman and Avdalović, because all three of them used to play on similar positions as I do."

Partizan NIS have had a lot of great players over the years. Did you look at some of them as your role models?

"I had an opportunity to work alongside many great players who played on my position in the previous couple of years - Bogdanović, Pavlović, Tepić, Milosavljević and many others. I learned a lot from all of them, but I do not want to copy anyone. I want to improve my game and to fulfill my basketball potential."

Your brother Aleksandar is playing for Mega Leks in this season. Will it be strange for you to play against him when your teams face each other?

"It is strange, especially because we talk a lot about the rivalry in basketball. However, when we step on the court we both think only about how to win the game. He will think about Mega Leks, I will think about Partizan NIS..."

Where do you see Partizan NIS at the end of the season?

"I believe that we will keep raising our game level and that, at the end, we will be able to proudly speak about how we improved a lot as a team and how we created a good basis for the future. Although our fans are used to trophies, I am convinced that they will recognize our effort and that they will be pleased with our score at the end of the season."

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Petar Aranitović: "Učio sam od velikih igrača"

Iako je tek na početku svoje karijere, mladi Petar Aranitović je već uspeo da osvoji srca navijača Partizana NIS. Izuzetno talentovani bek šuter je posle 9. kola ABA lige drugi strelac ekipe ćime je nastavljen mit o čudesnim klincima iz Humske ulice.

Pročitajte ceo intervju koji je Petar Aranitović dao za sajt ABA lige.

Iza vas je težak početak sezone, ali je na kraju došla i velika pobeda protiv lidera na tabeli Budućnosti VOLI. Kakvi su utisci posle utakmice?

"Sigurno da smo verovali da možemo da pobedimo. Znali smo da posle poraza od Zvezde nema vremena za tugu, već da moramo da se pripremimo što bolje i pokažemo reakciju. Ispoštovali smo dogovor iz svlačionice, što se najbolje moglo videti u drugoj, trećoj i četvrtoj četvrtini. Mislim da je takva igra recept za nastavak sezone."

I na ovoj utakmici ste pokazali dobru individualnu partiju, a navijači su Vas u dosadašnjem delu sezone sigurno zapamtili po šutu za 3 poena. Da li su trojke postale Vaš zaštitni znak?

"šut za tri poena jeste jedna od jačin strana u mojoj igri, ali se nikako ne oslanjam samo na njega, već i na prodor i ostale elemente u igri. Svakodnevno radim na individualnom usavršavanju, vredno treniram i konsultujem se sa stručnim štabom o svim pojedinostima. Verujem da su dobre partije i plod tog individualnog rada sa trenerima Božićem, Kecmanom i Avdalovićem, pogotovu jer su sva trojica u igračkoj karijeri igrali na sličnoj poziciji kao i ja."

Kroz Partizan NIS je u prethodnim godinama prošlo mnogo velikih igrača. Da li ste u nekom od njih našli svoj uzor?

"Imao sam priliku da treniram i razvijam se uz velike igrače koji su prethodnih sezona igrali u Partizanu na mojoj poziciji, Bogdanovićem, Pavlovićem, Tepićem, Milosavljevićem i mnogim drugim igračima. Puno toga sam imao prilike da naučim od njih. Ipak, ne želim da bilo koga kopiram, već da nadograđujem svoju igru i na najbolji mogući način ispunim svoj igrački potencijal."

Vaš brat Aleksandar ove sezone igra za ekipu Mega Leksa. Da li će Vam biti čudno da igrate protiv njega kad se vaši klubovi sretnu?

"Jeste čudno, pogotovu što dosta pričamo o tom rivalstvu na terenu. Ipak, kada izađemo na parket, obojica razmišljamo samo o tome da naš tim pobedi. On razmišlja o Megi, a ja o Partizanu.

Gde vidite ekipu Partizana NIS na kraju sezone?

"Verujem da ćemo se dizati iz utakmice u utakmicu i da ćemo na kraju sezone moći sa ponosom da kažemo kako smo mnogo napredovali u igri i tako stvorili osnovu za velike domete u narednim godinama. Iako su navikli na trofeje, uveren sam da će naši navijači prepoznati naše zalaganje i na kraju sezone biti zadovoljni našim učinkom."