Takianos: “A great victory that nourishes the PAOK organization”

Apparently satisfied, he appeared Fotis Takianos after the great PAOK’s victory over Hapoel Jerusalem (79-77) for the Basketball Champions League.

“Numbers come second. We had to play with soul and passion and we did. The kids believed it throughout the game and got a great victory that nourishes the PAOK organization. We came from a season with injuries and changes, but we showed character. At the end of the match, the opponents brought out quality, but in this we opposed different tactics in defense. We gave the ball to players who had pace and won the game“, said the coach of Dikefalos.

In terms of players, Kendall Smith he said: “I want to say thank you to God who gives me strength to play at a high level. I am in a great organization and I thank the coach for the opportunity he is giving me to play. We achieved a very important victory, the coach set some goals and we tried to execute properly. We’re not done yet, we still have one goal ahead of us on Saturday. It’s the team dynamic. The coach always talks to us about the tension in the defense and everything goes its way after that».

He said about himself and the goal of qualifying: “I want to be a good teammate first. I am confident when I have the ball in my hands, whether to shoot in critical moments or to create. I’m OK with that. Qualification is a big goal, but we go game by game. There are good players who can score. Keep up the hard work, we’re on the right track».