Bartzokas: “Our success fed the hunger of Panathinaikos – Invest money in other practices as well”

Many unexpected things cost him this year Olympicaccording to George Bartzokaswho emphasized that the “red and white” went through various tests during the season.

From here on, the Greek coach mentioned that the successes of the Piraeus team in previous years they gave the impetus to Panathinaikos to invest much more money this year, while underlining that the “greens” they also went to other practiceswith which the bodies and institutions deal.

In detail what Giorgos Bartzokas said to Nova’s camera:

On the instructions he gave to the young children during the seminar: “Hands must not be shaking. I tried to explain some ideas. It wasn’t easy. They made an effort and I appreciate it».

On whether he has calmed down after the end of the season: “We need some time to decompress and after a tremendous adrenaline rush. A very tiring year where we entered many trials. The season did not end as we would have liked. This is basketball. The point is to feel good about ourselves, that he did the best he could».

On the problems in the season with Olympiakos: “Life is like that. It always lands you. When everything comes as you wish, then you go through a test. We had a lot of surprises. We had to restart a lot of things. If the season ended better in the end it would have been a remarkable and memorable year».

For the next day: “Not much has changed since the last day. The coach’s job is the next step. Let’s see the options we have on the market. To talk with the management about our movements and which direction we will go. We enter the next track, but we move on to the next step».

On Isaiah Kanan and the “injustice” he mentioned in his farewell: “It didn’t bother me. Every player has a problem with playing time. He wants to play more. Isaiah chose a sport where someone else decides how much he plays and I chose a sport where someone will criticize me in it. We have to be ready for anything that comes up in sports».

On the failure in the championship and the success of Panathinaikos this year: “Our success fed the hunger of Panathinaikos. Do not forget that last year the match did not end, while we won by 30 points. We had won consecutive times and set many winning records. The consecutive defeats and the continuous disappointment armed Panathinaikos to become better, to invest huge sums and to go to other practices, which went as we all know. The bodies and institutions deal with it. This affects you. In a society we live in Greece that want the neighbor’s goat to die and we care about the evil of our neighbor. I try to be detached from these things. I have sadness, which may be more than that, but in the end, the tough survive».

For the participation of the National Team in the Pre-Olympic tournament: “Spanoulis is the most suitable for the challenge of the Pre-Olympics with the National team. The staff is capable of doing it. I’m not on the team, but I think we’ll make it to the Olympics. Giannis Antetokounmpo will play for us, while we have a good core of Euroleague players. Also, we play in our own stadium. I am optimistic».