Statements after the defeat of AEK Betsson by Prometheus in Patras for the premiere of the “16” phase of the BCL, made by the coach of the Union, Joan Plathawho spoke about what cost his team and emphasized that there should be improvement, after the new additions.
AEK Betsson’s coach stated in detail:
“As I told my players and I have said it several times, when you lose, or win by one point, you deserve the same as the opponent, whether you lose or win. They played two good teams, maybe our biggest difference was in three-pointers, they had 50%, we had the usual 32-33%.
I think we made some dumb fouls that gave them a chance to shoot. We fouled away from our basket. It’s true that when you defend hard, you play with passion. But we have to learn to play smart. And at times we weren’t so smart. Those fouls and three-pointers we conceded were mistakes in the series. When you’re a good team, you have to avoid getting to the point where you’re asking for a mistake, a steal… Superman, that’s what you’re unlikely to do. And then when you make those unanswerable mistakes, you put them back in the game and they think they can win. We are disappointed with the result, but we should improve with the new additions. Some came just this week. It will never be an excuse, but we need time to play together.
Sometimes when you play in a hurry and when they are constantly changing, we get impatient to pass the ball close to the basket. We are in a hurry. And those unfortunate fouls we committed were among our biggest mistakes. And then we push good shooters, like Hale. If you remember the 3-pointer he made from the corner, he was on defense. You can’t do anything else. We know he has talent, it is no coincidence that he is the top scorer in Greece. We need to train more for these phases”.
Source: Sport Fm
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