The issue of failure in the three-pointers, but also the intellectual management of the match was raised by George Bartzokas after defeat of Olympiacos by Panathinaikos at SEF (76-81).
«Congratulations to Panathinaikos for its victory. For us, the development in the last ten minutes I would not say is unexpected. Too many things happened that seemed to control it. We had many opportunities to finish it, because we adapted to their belt, but unfortunately we had 0/9 three-pointers, most of them completely open. We also lost shots and Panathinaikos gained confidence, put some very difficult shots and got the momentum. Unfortunately, all this paraphilology for the super favorite, closing the score, Panathinaikos created pressure on us. Obviously the defeat worries us, but we are moving forward, it is a game in November and we will have the opportunity to correct the result along the way“, Said the coach of Piraeus.
For the bad percentages in the three-pointers: “We had 4/28 three-pointers. This is not a normal number. I believe that this year we have a good team, just today everything was done against us. Defeat will not affect us. Unfortunately today we did not meet the expectations of our friends. As a result of such defeats, the teams become stronger. We have to get better and we will».
To deal with the opponent’s belt: “Panathinaikos played zone throughout the game, tried to slow down our pace. This defense leads to off-shot shots. At +14 we had opportunities to finish the game, while Panathinaikos seemed to be sailing. As the difference diminished, it is curious but it is true, we put pressure on ourselves. I can not explain that while we split the belt and took three-pointers from the corners, we were so misplaced. Vezenkov missed three shots, Wokap lost, Dorsey missed a three-pointer, while Panathinaikos scored three-pointers from a distance and on defense. This affects the psychology. After everything was done against the flow of the fight against us, that’s why we finally lost».
Asked if he thought he might need to do a wider rotation, he replied: “These are after a celebration. It is a hypothetical question. Obviously things could be done differently and everyone has something to say, about the rotation or the timeout. If the coach is always to blame for the defeats, ok, it’s my fault. There are many basketball things we have lost, but also many spiritual ones. The defeat hurts us a lot, both us and our fans, but we will play many times with Panathinaikos this year and we will be better next time».
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