Batiste: “I’m a big fan of Panathinaikos, I want to see the team win titles”

One of the foreigners most associated with him Panathinaikosis the Mike Baptiste.

The American was a resident OAKA for ten full seasons, winning three European trophies and making history in the green shirt.

Now, o Batiste is in their technical team Houston Rockets and spoke to the basketballsphere about his years at Panathinaikos but also for the changes that need to be made to the team so that it can return to its former glory.

What Batiste said in detail:

On what needs to change at Panathinaikos: “Sometimes it is extremely difficult to answer the question of what kind of change Panathinaikos needs. The budget is different compared to when I was there. Top teams have big budgets, so they bring in the best players. I think that is one of the reasons. I hope the situation will change soon. I am a big fan of Panathinaikos, I want to see changes, I want to see the team win titles”, says Batiste, who also commented on this year’s EuroLeague data”.

For this year’s Euroleague: “I think this year’s EuroLeague is the best so far, if we look at the competition. The way the format is designed has led to a mentality where every game counts. In this system, you play against every team in the league, whereas in my day we didn’t have the opportunity to play against everyone in the regular season. As a EuroLeague fan, I like this system because everyone has a chance to play with everyone.

On who will get the trophy: “It is difficult to talk about conquest. Now we can see that Olympiacos, Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Fenerbahce, Monaco, Partizan… These are the six best teams. Each of these teams has a chance, but first they need to finish the season injury-free and make the play-offs. There are many good teams with a chance to win the EuroLeague. We’ll see everything as the season progresses.”

For Zeljko Obradovic: “I believe that Partizan will enter the quarterfinals with a very good chance of going to the Final-4. Much depends on the opponents they will face in the play-offs. When you have Obradovic on your side you know you have a great competitor who will prepare the team brilliantly for the most important games. Everything is possible, I think they have a great chance to be in the play-offs and the Final-4”.