Vildosa: “Maccabi will be tougher with Sluka, but he can handle this”

The assessment that the Maccabi will be tougher against Sluka to limit him he did Luka Vildosa in his statements to Amerikanos24 after the second game of the series with Panathinaikos AKTOR. The Argentine ace pointed out that the trefoil captain is a player who can cope with it.

In detail what he said to the “Amerikanos24” camera:

For what the game was judged:

“I think we controlled the game. We had, we had good times and bad times. We tired their key players and in the end they missed some important shots. So, with Kostas as a leader, I think we controlled the game and in the end we won it and I’m happy about that.”

For Kostas Sloukas:



“I don’t think they will treat him like that. I think they will be tougher. So we have to be ready, the guys around him to make us step forward and try to follow him. But I think he’s a very good player and he can handle it. But again, it will be difficult… to win away from home, especially without fans.”

On whether it’s harder to play without fans:



“I’ve never played without fans, but I think it will be strange. We really feel the support here at OAKA. And when you play away from home… you feel like you want to win away. You feel that from the other team. So we’ll see how we feel. But still. I think it will be difficult either way. I think Baldwin will play, he won’t miss this series. It will be even more difficult than today.”

About how good it feels:



“I’m playing well and I feel very good on the court, my knee is almost a hundred percent, I’m getting my shots and yesterday they went in. Today I played… I don’t know how long but yeah, that’s whatever it is. Even if I had 2-3 minutes, 10, 20 minutes. If I can do little things to help the team I will.”

On what happened to the Maccabi players after the game:



“I have no idea. I’m last on those, I’m not that kind of guy. I hate these. I just try to avoid that and focus on basketball. To be honest, I didn’t see anything. I just saw people in the audience and left.”

On whether the goal is to end the streak in Belgrade:



“We want it, we want to play the final four, but we still have to concentrate on the next game. It will be difficult. And then we’ll talk about the fourth game.”