Bradfo

He attacks it with intensity.

He came up in the old Yankee way.

He expects to win.

And I think in this type of tournament, you don't want to get too analytical, to be honest with you.

You're riding hot hands.

It's a small sample.

You just try to do whatever you can to win every game and kind of constantly reassess as you go.

And he's had a steady heartbeat.

You know, he brings that Italian culture, of course, to the locker room.

You know, we gel really fast with this group of guys.

For whatever reason, every time I've been a part of this federation and playing a tournament with Italy, it just seems like, you know, like, again, you're playing with house money.

You have nothing to lose.

Everybody's so happy to be a part of it.

And you just play loose and you go out there and play great.

And he doesn't do anything to mess that up.

I mean, a lot of people have talked.

Vinny's doing a great job leading us, giving the speeches after the games, being the first one to talk, talking on the bus, making it fun, making everybody get to know each other.

He's got a great personality.

He really does.

He's kind of naturally born for this.