“Karfi” Hayes for Olympiakos: “I’m not saying which battle we lost, I want to keep my money”

THE Nigel Hayes-Davies he left spikes on the officiating and whistle criteria in Game 5 among his team, the Fenerbahceand the Olympic.

“We lost the physical battle, but we also lost another battle. I’m not saying which battle we lost because I want to keep my money“, the American forward said while speaking to Eurohoops, implying that he does not want to be fined for publicly criticizing the refereeing.

However, the American forward admitted that Fener didn’t play the game they should have to win in the SEF. “What makes it worse is that it’s our fault. We played three almost perfect games against them. And, frankly, we were one buzzer beater away from winning the series 3-1. But we’re back here for game five. Then we deviated somewhat from our game plan. And that put us in a bad spot. They went on a 15-0 run at one point. We dug our own hole and couldn’t get out of it“, he emphasized and added:

“It is also a matter of attack. when you play poorly on offense, you give them opportunities to run and get caught off guard. They are a team that runs a lot and gets a lead from it, especially at home. They can bring the world into the equation to support them. To put in the shots and feel good. We kind of tripped ourselves up, shot ourselves in the foot, on that track. In helping them play freely with our bad shots».