THE George Bartzokas emphasized that the Olympic she wasn’t mentally up to par to deal with his reaction Panathinaikou at OAKA, after defeat in the third final.
“Congratulations to Panathinaikos, they played decisively. We didn’t play to our standards, at least compared to the previous two games. We couldn’t have intensity in defense because our players were loaded with fouls. The reaction of Panathinaikos was expected, it is difficult for such a series to end with 3-0. Now we will prepare for the next game at home“, he initially emphasized.
About the high score in all games he said:I don’t think it has anything to do with high tempo. There is quality in both teams, although there is mental fatigue. We should be up to par on Wednesday. I don’t think we are a better defensive team than Panathinaikos, nor that we are worse offensively. Today we were mentally unprepared for some things that happened on the field. When we went by a point we thought we controlled the game but we played some poor defense and put the ball in their hands».
Asked to comment on the tensions between players or the complaints of coaches, he said:I will tell you about me. Mr. Ataman had been suspended in the previous games. We didn’t have the same reaction. Let’s focus on basketball. If Slukas and Kanaan exchanged some words it is completely normal. My opinion is that the games in terms of quality are the best, based on the other finals in Europe».
Source: Sport Fm
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