Facundo Campazzo’s column: “I try not to keep things to myself, because after all the head has a limit; if one passes it, it explodes”

DENVER, United States.– I knew that many of the things that I had to experience in recent weeks could happen. I couldn’t control anything about the situation, that’s why it caused me a lot of anxietyWhat some uncertainty. But all in all I took it very calmly. knew that there were chances of being transferred, more than last year, but I was less nervous now. I put in my head “if it has to happen, let it happen”. I was focused on controlling what I could and I thought that what was not in my hands should not consume energy. I can’t lie: they were strange hours, because the closing of the transfers was approaching and there was no news. That day, when I finished training, I went to the locker room and grabbed the phone to find out what was going on. I couldn’t find news on the subject. So I said to myself: “If no one from the organization comes to tell me anything, I can’t be alerted by a transfer.”

It’s a bit wild what happens when the transfer period opens, but I was clear that anything could happen. In fact, I told Consu: “Look, nothing is guaranteed here. Get ready because there may be a change. And she understands that this is possible, just as I know it. Which does not mean that one does not feel a little in the air, because it is not part of any determination. I knew that it was not going to be a transfer of a player for a playerwhat could be part of a package for a change, which made it a more complex operation, because it involved many more people. He knows that there were some interested teams, but since he was not part of the negotiation table, he was not sure of anything. Despite everything, nothing changed in my way of training. I continued to do it very calmly and with the usual dedication.

They were not easy weeks; it was a roller coaster. I went from not playing to playing a lot. Then, to be out of the rotation, to have minutes again and not have activity against the Golden State Warriors. What is clear to me is that when I don’t play and we lose, I get upset because I want to help to my peers and show that I can give them options. AND when I don’t play and we win I am happy for the team, but there is some sadness for not being part of that moment. That is what concerns me most at the moment.

Some colleagues come to talk to me and tell me to stay calm, that the NBA is full of opportunities, that there is a chance to enter the playoffs and that the possibilities are open for everyone. That you have to be prepared. there is a lot of support in that sense. Among those of us who don’t play so much, we always encourage each other. We are all clear that no matter what we did before. These things don’t count here, what was won in Europe or anything like that. They are the rules of the game, and a challenge for the head. If I have to play a few minutes to give my teammates rest for the next game, whether or not it’s nice to feel it, I have to accept that it is what touches me within the team. I have to learn from everything.

One of the things that drives me the most is what the fans give me. Something crazy had happened to me in New York, when people were very generous with me. But what happened in Utah… It really surprised me. When I went out to warm up there was like an ovation. And when one comes from not playing so much, the emotion is enhanced. The affection is great. Something similar happened in Boston: on Instagram I had received messages telling me that there was a lot of support, but when I got to the stadium, the assistants and my colleagues told me “are all the people who work here Argentines? How can it be?” And it was beautiful what happened; everything gives a lot of energy. All this prevents me from decaying and worrying about nonsense. The truth is that I am where I always wanted to be. All this is learning. Nobody said it was going to be easy.

That is why I am clearer than ever that I must take advantage of each of the opportunities. I came expecting the game to force me and I didn’t force it. Minutes passed and still no success. I’m changing that and I try to be as aggressive as possible, because here you have to enter and produce, both in defense and attack, and that means not making mistakes, stepping on the paint, looking for your teammates and putting in the ones you have in your hand. And for that you have to shoot. In the last games I managed to do it. And I made up my mind that if I have to go to the bank after playing, it should be because of my way of doing it and not because I’m waiting for something to happen. Put into words, it seems like the right thing to do. However, once you enter the game there are different situations that force you to make different decisions. I try not to overthink and do more.

When things get weird like this I talk to Consu a lot, I try not to hold anything back. Sometimes Consu asks me: “From 1 to 10, how are you in the mood?” LOL. Depending on that, we face the talk. I also talk a lot with Germán Beder and with my brother Marcelo. They are the ones who listen to me and bank me. I try not to keep things to myself, because after all the head has a limit. If one passes it, it explodes. at times too I try to write what I feel or what happens to me, I have a little book with isolated dates. I try to download how I feel. I try to put my feet on the ground, that during the years that I am here my expectations are not so high. It’s not easy being here; she knew it wasn’t going to be easy. she knew that was to start over. She was clear. That’s why I try to put the energy only in what I can control.

And in that sense I try to put my identity to what I do. Let it be the basketball culture that I always played that suits me on the court. Here is a way to understand the game different from the one I brought and perhaps that is difficult to master. In the NBA there is a very marked idea of ​​improving individually, of producing individually, and I have to adapt to those issues. They are cultures. That change is the one that costs me the most, but I am in the process.

I look for things to disconnect in some way. My family is, without a doubt, the primary option. Another element that helps me is to follow everything that happens with the selection. I am waiting for the guys who join to continue building the chemistry of the team. I follow the windows; It’s complex not being able to be part of it, but I already accepted it as something else. The most important thing is to continue nurturing the identity of the group. I also like to be aware of how it is going Nico Laprovittola and I see him super well, on the court and outside. He looks very solid, as the leader of the team from the base. He is very effective, he punishes with the three-point shot. He is very intelligent offensively. When he is on the court the team goes up. I am very happy for him.