Messina: “Our decisive players ran out of energy”

Ettore Messina pointed out that in the last minutes of the match against Olympiacos, Armani lost the details and did not get the whistles they needed, he spoke about how competitive this year’s Euroleague is and asked for a different format in the future, while informing that Shields, Pangos and Datome will be sidelined until the end of the month.

Analytically: “Congratulations to Olympiakos for their victory. We competed until the middle of the third period. Players who carried us in the last month ran out of energy and we didn’t manage to get close to the score. In four possessions things turned out differently than we expected, some whistles by the referees, a foul on Hines, a basket of ours. This has nothing to do with the result, Olympiacos beat us fairly.”

For this year’s Euroleague and the level of competition: “Every weekend we see surprises. If you are not ready, you will lose. I don’t know which teams will qualify. In the past, there was Khimki, which was at the “bottom” of the standings, and this increased the number of wins required for qualification. It’s a very competitive event, anything can happen. It is a very competitive event without a doubt.

Maybe it’s time to talk about a different format. There are many owners who put money. In the NBA, there are 16 teams that qualify for the playoffs, so maybe it’s an opportunity to talk about changing the format and getting more teams into the playoffs in the future.”

For the injured Armani: “Datome, Pangos and Shields will be out at least until the end of January. It’s like Olympiakos playing without Vezenkov, Walkap and Sluka, which I don’t wish for, under any circumstances. What we want is to keep winning. We have improved our image and we want to keep winning. We do not give up”.

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