Kostas Sloukas emphasized that the regular season of the Euroleague is over and everyone should now look at the playoffs at Olympiakos, he spoke about the stability of the whole season, glorified the fighting spirit and the creation of the team, he remembered last year’s “thrillers” with Monaco in the quarter-finals , he praised Giorgos Bartzokas and the offensive superiority and made it clear that he has nothing to prove to anyone about his worth.
Analytically: “We were solid in all the games of the season. Our headquarters plays a very big role. We are now starting from a better starting point, but we have not achieved anything yet. We enter the most important part of the year all healthy and that is very important.
We had duration all season, fighting, creation and good execution. We also saw last year how difficult the playoffs were with Monaco. We do not choose an opponent, besides, the Euroleague is very difficult. We’ve all seen this.
Coach Bartzokas is of a high standard. The trunk stayed the same and that helped us a lot. The first game plays a big role and how we will react. If we show what we are capable of, I think that in the end we will succeed and qualify. This year, we won some games from our offense as well. We all shot better than last year, with better options and better percentages.
I am slowly coming back to the most critical turning point of the year. In the last 3-4 games I came out of the tunnel and I see… light. It’s not easy when you come back from injury. I have nothing to prove at 33. If the team succeeds, they are all successful.”
Source: Sport Fm
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