Costas Antetokounmpo: “Ataman has changed the culture of the team”

The great impact that Ergin Ataman had on Panathinaikos AKTOR was mentioned by Costas Antetokounmpospeaking on the ERT show, “The Game”.

The center of the “clover” spoke about the cooperation with the Turkish coach, stressing that it has changed the culture of the team.

He also took stock of this year’s progress of the “greens”, talked about the goals that have been set and referred to Dimitris Giannakopoulos and the National team.

What he said in detail:

For the account so far of the Panathinaikos AKTOR : “I think the report is quite positive as we are first in the Basket League and 4th in the Euroleague. This is a good position since the team is new and it will definitely give us momentum going forward. The fans come to the stadium, have enthusiasm and give their soul. And I am very happy for the energy that OAKA has this year.”

For the winning streak of Panathinaikos AKTOR : “It’s because of our chemistry. The more games, the more we bond as a team and get better. And that helps us a lot. The more time passes, the better we will become.”

For the goal of Panathinaikos AKTOR : “I don’t know what our ceiling is, but certainly our goal is to go to the Euroleague play-offs up to the Final Four. And in the Greek championship, the goal is to win the title.”

For Ergin Ataman: “Everyone knows he’s a great coach. He has won two back to back Euroleague trophies. He has changed the culture in the team and has helped us a lot to get on the road to victory. Of how good it is to win, to keep winning and to keep getting better.”

About what he likes to do on the floor: “Few out of many. To play defense, to make blocks and nails”.

For Dimitris Giannakopoulos: “President. Great soul. Passionate”.

For the Pre-Olympic tournua: “If everything is fine and I’m healthy I’ll be there.”

For the national team: “Our goal is to be in Paris at the Olympic Games. We should be at the Olympics. It is a goal we have and we are thinking about it. However, it is difficult to focus now as the season is underway.”