Balcherovski: “We believe in Ataman, as he believes in us”

He was close to a double-double against Apollon Patrons o Alexander Balcherovskywho with 13 points and nine rebounds helped Panathinaikos win 112-60 for the 5th game of the Stoiximan Basket League.

After the end of the match, the “trefoil” center spoke to the ERT camera and mentioned his role, but also his philosophy Ergin Ataman.

In detail, Alexander Balcherovski’s statements to the ERT camera:

For the victory against Apollon Patras: “After the defeat against Barcelona, ​​we came out on the pitch focused. We played our basketball and did our job».

For the successful “test” ahead of Alba Berlin: “Yes, it was. We knew what we had to do. We treated it like training in the end, we wanted to do what was asked of us right. It was important that we all find confidence. We have Alba ahead of us and we have to win. This win will give us confidence».

For his own role: “Every match is different. I think I still have to work hard and adapt. I want to be better in every match, please my coach and be stronger. Step by step I find confidence. We have many matches ahead of us. Some play better, some play worse from game to game, but we have to play as a team and that’s how we’re going to win games».

For the Euroleague level: “It’s a big leap, but I had the opportunity to take the next step and I took it. I’m trying to do it step by step. I work every day to be better, no one said it would be an easy condition».

On the philosophy of Ergin Ataman: “We play a lot of 5vs5 in training. He wants us to play hard in training as well. He’s tough, he knows when to push us and that’s good, because we have to react. We believe in him and he believes in us. We have to improve every day».