The qualification to the final of the Pre-Olympic tournament was ensured by Our national teamprevailing in impressive fashion over Slovenia in the busy SEF.
Immediately after the end of the match, the leader of the “blue and white”, Kostas Papanikolaouspoke in the mixed zone about the “keys” to this success, about tomorrow’s final, but also about dealing with Slovenian superstar Luka Doncic.
The statements of Kostas Papanikolaou in detail:
“Belief in the plan and the concentration we had was the whole ‘key’. The coach had told us that how successful or not a plan is depends on how you follow it. All of us were focused on our plan and we reached victory. That they came by such a big margin does not mean that Slovenia is a bad team. They are an extremely talented team and it’s not just Doncic.
You can’t keep a player like Doncic alone, he needs teamwork. When you see that the plan works, it gives you more energy and confidence. We had guys in a great night, like Walkap, Toliopoulos, Kalathis, Giannis, everyone. Those who stepped on the floor had something to give.
The first goal was the final, to have this opportunity to go to the Olympic Games. There is one more night left to prepare. I thank the people who are on our side. The philosophy of the team is that we have to be who we are, whoever we have in front of us. If we do that we will play beautiful basketball. Congratulations to Lukas, because he came here and fought for the best, even though he was playing in the NBA until a few days ago. This means National team”.
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Source: Sport Fm
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