Ataman: “Fantastic that we are in the top four, but let’s improve in attack”

THE Ergin Ataman he declared pleased with his course Panathinaikou AKTORbut needs improvement in defense.

“We won a very important victory. We knew that Milan is a very dangerous team, who beat Barcelona cleanly last week and Mirotic is back. We played a great game defensively, we put pressure on Shields and Napier, while Grant and Kalaitzakis played very good defense and our talls provided very good cover. So we were in control the whole game. We missed a lot of easy shots, but we won again by a wide margin. But in the match against Zalgiris in Kaunas we will have to play better offensively“, he emphasized at the press conference after the victory over Armani Milano (79-62).

“At the moment I think we have reached 100% the defense we can play at home. In the attack, however, we missed Slukas in order to have better control and organization. We need to improve our attack. Being in the top four is fantastic, but we still have six away games and just playing good defense is not enough“, added the Turkish coach.

As for the fact that Ioannis Papapetrou was not used, he said: “Papapetrou is in the process of reintegration. He spent three months out after surgery, but to find rhythm he needs to play more matches, especially in the league. When we feel that he is at 100%, we will use him. Kalaitzakis did a very good job and won the minutes in this position. For me, 9-10 players is enough to make a game».