Terrible statements from Kostas Papanikolaou.
His leader Olympiakou spoke to NOVA and stood at tragedy in Tempe, where dozens of people, mostly young people, died after a train collision. Papanikolaou, therefore, emphasized that words are not enough to describe what Greece is experiencing and added that the match should not have taken place!
In detail what he said:
On the fact that the match took place despite the national mourning: “I don’t think there are enough words to describe what our country is experiencing in the last few days. What to talk about three-pointers, two-pointers and possessions when there are families right now, who in a split second lost their most important people.
In fact, near my own village, three girls from Kastraki in Kalambaka lost their lives. Two families, in other words, saw all their dreams and their future fade away. What to say to these people? What can you say? What wit and comfort? I can’t find the words to describe it.
I don’t know who is responsible for us to fight. However, I believe that when we experience such tragedies, we must respect the moment. It has nothing to do with us losing. Even if we were winning, I would say the same. You should respect some moments. The organization has shown in the past that it respects such moments, I don’t know why it didn’t happen this time. This is a personal opinion. It is not a direction. I speak my opinion as Kostas. I am responsible for my speech and this is what I feel, this is what I want to say».
About the game: “I think the bell rang last week in Valencia. If we take it for granted that we have achieved something, we will find ourselves on the other side of the coin and things will not be pretty there. I hope that bell and that cuff, which was even bigger, will bring us back to reality. Let’s take advantage of this ugly appearance».
On whether the 7-game winning streak is responsible for his team’s laxness: “That’s the bottom line. Today we did not appear hungry, to claim balls, to take out defenses, to win with our strength. Armani did it for us. That’s why I say we have to come back. We’re not the most talented team in the EuroLeague and we don’t have the biggest budget. We have found ways to win, but all those ways did not come today. You can’t win every game and Armani are a good team, but that’s the reality».
Source: Sport Fm
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