Taylor and his team, Angelico Biella, celebrate a huge victory over top Italian team Montepaschi Siena on December 3rd. Siena had American players such as Lonny Baxter (Maryland), Joe Forte (UNC), Romain Sato (Xavier), and Terrell McIntyre (Clemson).

Diary – Biella November ‘06 
Well here I am again, back for another season abroad! I think this year will be better than last year and I hope we have more success in the regular season.
 
I arrived in Milan in mid- September. I landed early and therefore had to wait a little while for my driver to pick me up. It was a similar feeling to last year when I got to Athens. I felt like I had been up all night because you land there at what feels like two in the morning EST, but what is really 8 am in Italy. 
 
After a brief wait, I found Franco and we departed for Biella by team van. As he drove, I wondered how long it would take to get to my apartment so I could try to go back to sleep. The only problem was that I could not ask him because he did not speak English and I don’t speak Italian. In that regard, it was extremely similar to Greece when the driver there spoke no English either. 
 
The ride from the airport to Biella is extremely confusing and I would have a hard time remembering how to get there even if I drove that route several times. We finally arrived at my apartment. I had no time to even relax as the team manager was there to take me to the doctor. In order to receive my first paycheck, I had to pass a physical immediately. As part of my examination, I had to ride a bike for about 10 minutes. I guess everything checked out ok and we went back to my apartment to sleep for about four hours before I attended practice. I was absolutely exhausted by the time practice came around. 
 
Unlike Greece, the team had bought me some food and a few things that I needed before I arrived. In Italy, we have to wash our own practice gear and I don’t have a dishwasher, so I find myself doing laundry and dishes all the time. I also don’t have a microwave but I have been able to get by using the stove and oven. 
 
It is pretty convenient that there is a grocery store that’s on the way from the gym to my apartment. I usually stop and pick up groceries on my way home from practice every few days or so. I actually had to be driven around for the first few days because the only car they had for me to drive was a standard and I had never learned to drive one until the day before I left. Once I began driving however, I was able to grasp it quickly. The first day was the only hurdle because I stalled about 10 times or more going from the gym to my apartment. 
 
Well, that’s all for now. Keep checking back to the website to follow my team’s progress throughout the season!