A combination of the troubled appearance of Olympiakos and the image of Panathinaikos was the defeat at SEF yesterday (54-66)as pointed out by Nikos Zervas to News Bulletin 247.
“The performance of Panathinaikos took Olympiakos out of rhythm, which had no options due to the short rotation. With the exception of a three-minute stretch in the third quarter, it never found a rhythm on offense and had no alternatives. He didn’t have good movement, no actions on the weak side and didn’t utilize his talls. Panathinaikos played its best defensive game this year by blocking its assets, as with Lesor’s defense in front of the tall man or with Juancho in the ‘3’“, he said.
“You can’t expect Walkup to always be this effective in defense and attack. I think yesterday’s image is clearly a matter of fatigue. Olympiacos inexplicably produced an image of pressure and this was reflected in the shots with 4/16. He lost fair and square and this match should act as a bellwether. I’m not so sure if the attacking problem will be solved when he is full, but I think yesterday’s match made the team think a little more about the possibility of adding“, he added.
Finally, he commented on the secular climate at SEF. “The atmosphere was excellent in a special conditions game. Both teams have shown that they can and may it continue like this. Let the guest win and let nothing happen».
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