Hunts: “We made a great performance against Panathinaikos, I believe in myself a lot”

He was also excellent yesterday Jaylen Hunts in his great victory PAOK opposite to Panathinaikos with score 81-73. In particular, the 24-year-old guard was the “tip” of the spear, after finishing the match with 27 points (6/7 shots, 3/7 two-pointers, 5/8 three-pointers), 2 rebounds and 3 assists in 27 minutes of participation. It is worth noting, that it was the first victory of the “Two-headed of the North” against the “greens” after 8 years.

“We showed character against Panathinaikos. We made a great performance, after the defeat we had last week (in Patras against Prometheus), in the first game with our new coach on the bench. We came together, bonded more as a team, in the days that followed and won a great victory, at the start, now, that we are doing in the season, with the new coach“, he commented after the match.

“The fact that we won and, as we learned, the success against this particular opponent came after 8 years, made my own appearance even more important. We lost last time in the Cup, but also last season, so the 27 points I got and the win mean a lot to me! I am very confident. Playing, year after year, I think that this is even more ‘built’. Game by game I’m getting better, I believe in myself. In this, however, my teammates also help, who support and encourage me, as well as my coach, who is excellent and has put systems in place for me. I had a great night against Panathinaikos, next week it might be another one of my teammates who will do the same, Riley, Franke. The most important thing is that the team wins“, added the American.

Regarding PAOK’s continuation in the championship, he pointed out:We have 4 games to complete the regular season, I want us to win them all and enter the playoffs with a good mentality. We want to make our fans, the team proud and finish as high as possible in the standings at the end of the year».

Finally, he concluded by saying:Everything we achieve is the result of teamwork, I don’t consider myself the leader of the team. Everyone has their role. The most important thing, I repeat, is that the team wins. It was different and not easy, getting into the process of working with a new coach, when most of the season we had with another technician. We all had to adapt to the new conditions, that’s why our previous game, with Prometheus, was difficult. We are gradually finding our footing, we are doing a good job I think and I believe that, along the way, we will be even better».