FAN MAIL: Vanja Marinković - "My bond with Partizan is much more than just a contract"

Wednesday, 01. November 2017 at 14:01

Partizan NIS shooting guard Vanja Marinković has answered on your questions.

Vanja Marinkovic (Photo: Partizan NIS)

In the second FAN MAIL in this season, you have interviewed Partizan NIS shooting Vanja Marinković

These are his answers:

How long do you plan to stay in Partizan NIS and when will you apply for the NBA Draft?

"My bond with Partizan NIS is much more than just a contract. We will see how long will I stay here. I am currently not thinking about that. As long as the season is in progress, I am only focused on helping Partizan NIS win the games."

Who are your favorite football and basketball players?

"The black & white captains - Saša Ilić and Novica Veličković."

How much can Partizan NIS achieve in the current ABA League season?

"We will try our best to be good. As you can see, there have already been some surprising results, the league is very interesting, so small details will make difference at the end. We have to make sure to be the best when it means the most. Where will that take us? It is hard to tell at this moment."

Which former teammate you miss the most?

"When I look behind, a lot of them have left the team over the past few years. Many great men and excellent players. From some I have learned a lot, while with everyone I have shared the good and the bad things, like it is always the case here in Partizan NIS. I really can't pick just one..."

Why number 9?

"There is no any special reason. I just liked the number. Yes, I was born on January 9, but that did not affect me when I was choosing the number."

Is it true that Crvena zvezda mts offered you to join them?

"No."

Do you follow NBA League and what is your favorite team there?

"Yes, I follow NBA as much as I can, while now I cheer for Sacramento Kings mostly, while then for San Antonio Spurs, Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves, Los Angeles Clippers... Generally, I am cheering for the teams which have Serbian players. Earlier, while Kobe Bryant used to play, my favorite team were Los Angeles Lakers."

What would fulfill your basketball career?

"Those would certainly be winning the trophies with my club and one day with the national team of Serbia. If you make something big both with the club and with the national team than that's it. You can say that your career was successful."

How did you fall in love with basketball and at what age did you start playing it?

"My older brother was playing basketball, so that is how I started getting interested. I had 6 years when I went to my first basketball practice."

For which NBA team would you like to play?

"I don't have any special wishes. If I go to NBA one day, I want to be in the team in which I will have an important role."

When did you go to your first Partizan NIS game?

"If I am not mistaken, that was the 2007/08 season. It was an EuroLeague match, one of the first in that season, while Partizan NIS played against Lottomatica Roma."

What is your favorite game in which you participated?

"Every win against Crvena zvezda mts is something special. I like to play those games and there is no doubt that victory in that match is a bit sweeter than the others. Last season, right when I returned from injury, we played derby match against Zvezda and we won after making a big comeback in the 4th quarter. Let's say that win is especially dear to me, although it was not some crucial game."

Who is your idol?

"I don't have any special idol, but if I had to choose then it would be Kobe Bryant. I have been admiring him since I started playing basketball."

Who is the best player ever in Partizan NIS?

"I think that is impossible to decide. Over the history, Partizan NIS have had so many world-class players that it is even difficult to name all of them."

If you were not a basketball player, would you play some other sport?

"I would definitely play some sport and it would be a team sport. Still, I really don't have any idea what sport that would be. It is kind of difficult to imagine myself as a football or volleyball player, although I watch those sports."

Who is the best 3-point shooter in ABA League?

"There are a lot of good shooters, we will see at the end who will be the best."

PES or FIFA?

"PES."

From which older teammate you have picked up most things?

"It has been a privilege to work together with players such are Milosavljević, Pavlović, Bogdanović... I have tried to learn something from each of them and then to use it in my game."

Who is the best player you have played against?

"The player who gave me the most problems during the game was actually my former teammate Dragan Milosavljević. Scoring a basket on trainings, while he was in front of you, was just very, very hard."

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FAN MAIL: Vanja Marinković - "Za Partizan mene veže mnogo više od ugovora..."

Vanja Marinković, mladi košarkaš Partizana NIS, je odgovorio na vaša pitanja. 

Koliko još planiraš da ostaneš u Partizanu i kada planiraš da izadješ na draft?

"Za Partizan mene veže mnogo više od ugovora. Videćemo koliko ću ostati. Trenutno ne razmišljam o tome. Dok traje sezona, mislim samo o tome kako najbolje mogu da doprinesem da Partizan pobeđuje." 

Ko ti je omiljeni fudbaler, a ko omiljeni košarkaš?

"Crno-beli kapiteni, Saša Ilić i Novica Veličković."

Šta misliš koliko može Partizan NIS u ABA ligi ove sezone?

"Trudićemo se da budemo što bolje plasirani. Liga je dosta ujednačena, već je bilo i nekih iznenađenja, tako da će nijanse odlučivati. Naše je da se potrudimo da budemo najbolji kada bude najpotrebnije. Dokle će nas to odvesti, teško je u ovom trenutku reći." 

Koji bivši saigrač ti najviše nedostaje?

"Uh, kada se osvrnem iza sebe, mnogo ih je otišlo za ovih par godina. Mnogo sjajnih ljudi i sjajnih košarkaša. Od nekih sam učio, a da svima sam delio i dobro i zlo, kao što je to uvek slučaj u Partizanu, tako da ne mogu nekoga da izdvojim." 

Zašto broj 9?

"Ne postoji neki poseban razlog, prosto mi se svideo broj. Jesam rođen devetog u mesecu, ali nije ni to imalo neki uticaj." 

Da li je istina da te je Crvena zvezda mts zvala da predješ u njene redove?

"Nije." 

Da li pratiš NBA ligu i za koga navijaš tamo?

"Pratim koliko mi obaveze dozvoljavaju, a sada navijam prvenstveno za Sakramento, posle i za San Antonio, Denver, Minesotu, Kliperse… sve gde ima naših. Ranije, dok je igrao Brajant, navijao sam za Lejkerse." 

Šta je to što bi ispunilo tvoju košarkašku karijeru?

"Osvojene titule sa klubo,m a jednog dana i sa A reprezentacijom Srbije. Ako se ostvariš i na klupskom i na reprezentativnom planu, onda je to to." 

Kako si zavoleo košarku i sa koliko godina si počeo da treniraš?

"Stariji brat je trenirao košarku, pa sam nekako uz njega počeo i ja da se interesujem. Imao sam 6 godina kada sam otišao na prvi trening." 

Za koji klub u NBA ligi bi voleo da igraš?

"Nemam nekih posebnih želja, ako odem u NBA, voleo bih da to bude tim u kojem ću imati važnu ulogu." 

Kada si otišao na prvu Partizanovu utakmicu?

"Ako se ne varam, bila je sezona 2007/08 i bila je u pitanju Evroliga, jedna od prvih utakmica u sezoni. Igrali smo protiv Lotomatike." 

Koja ti je omiljena utakmica koju si igrao?

"Svaka pobeda u derbiju protiv Zvezde je nešto posebno. Volim da ih igram i naravno da je pobeda u toj utakmici uvek malo draža od ostalih. Prošle sezone tek što sam se vratio na teren posle povrede, igrali smo derbi i dobili tako što smo u poslednjoj četvrtini napravili 10 razlike. Recimo da mi je ta utakmica bila draga, iako nije bila odlučujuća." 

Ko ti je idol?

"Nemam posebnog idola, ali ako treba da se opredelim onda je to Kobi Brajant. Njemu se divim od kako sam počeo da se zanimam za košarku." 

Ko je po tebi najbolji igrač u istoriji KK Partizan?

"Bez puno uvijanja, mislim da je to nemoguće odrediti. Partizan je kroz istoriju dao toliko asova da je teško i nabrojati ih sve, a da nekoga slučajno ne izostaviš." 

Da se ne baviš košarkom, da li bi trenirao neki drugi sport?

"Sigurno bih se bavio sportom i to nekim kolektivnim., ali nemam ideju kojim. Malo teško da sebe mogu da zamislim kao fudbalera ili odbojkaša iako volim da gledam te sportove." 

Ko je najbolji trojkaš u ABA ligi?

"Ima puno dobrih šutera, videćemo kako će sezona da se odvija i ko će na kraju da se izdvoji." 

PES ili FIFA?

"PES."

Od kog starijeg saigrača si pokupio najviše fora?

"Bila je privilegija da treniram pored igrača kao što su Milosavljević, Pavlović, Bogdanović… Trudio sam se da od svakoga usvojim nešto što u svojoj igri mogu da primenim." 

Ko je najbolji igrač protiv kojeg si igrao?

"Igrač koji mi je najviše problema zadavao je zapravo bio moj saigrač na treninzima. Dragan Milosavljević. Dati koš kada te on čuva je bilo mnogo mnogo teško." 

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