Nerantzakis: “We showed competitiveness”

Stathis Nerandzakis emphasized that the PAOK players took the rebounds against Panathinaikos and showed competitiveness and, despite the absences, he spoke about the league’s lack of competition for twenty days, he spoke about the problems they faced in the defense in the first half and praised the quality of Porter JR.

Analytically: “Congratulations to Panathinaikos for their fair victory, but for their qualification to the Final-4. And congratulations to Olympiakos.

What I keep is the competitiveness we showed. It can be seen from the 46 rebounds we got against the 35 that Panathinaikos had. we were in the mood even in the 40′ and it is very important, we had absences, but we gave the best we could.

Finally, let me say goodbye to Paris Dermanis and may he return quickly to both his family and the Panathinaikos family.

The competitive inactivity is a given and has been commented on. During the season to have 20 days without a game is something very difficult. We knew it would be difficult, we managed it with the players. In the first half in defense we had an issue, which is understandable, but you live and die with it. We had to adapt.

Porter’s value is well known. He is a big star. He is very cooperative with all of us. Although he is only 24, what is most impressive is his approach to reality. He is an NBA player and plays in the Greek league.”