THE Panathinaikos found it very dark in Rhodes against the best Colossus of this season, but with Omer Yurtseven and Juancho Hernangomet leading the way, he won 91-84 and remained undefeated in the league.
After the match, the Turkish center, who was the first scorer of the winners with 20 points spoke to the ERT camera about the right one mentality that the team must show, the fatigue, his own adaptation but also his goals for this season.
In detail what he said:
For the right mindset: “It had to do with the approach. With the mindset. We can do it all day. Let’s attack well. But especially in defense, we made very good adjustments in the second half.”
As for this game coming after the EuroLeague’s hell week: “Coming in with that mindset, no matter how many games we’ve played, we have to respect the opponent and play with energy. This is our job. To represent this team. Let’s do our best.”
For fatigue: “Yes there is physical fatigue for sure. It’s a tough sport. You have to give it your all for 25-26 minutes. The more you play, the more fun it gets, but also the more tired you get. It’s like a reward, being tired.”
On whether players would rather play than train: “Clearly. The distance between these two is not even close. You have the fans here, all this energy. Panathinaikos fans also filled this stadium. In any match we play, whether in Greece or in the Euroleague, there are some Panathinaikos fans and they make us feel like we are playing at home.”
On how he is adapting to Panathinaikos: “Dot. I feel like I’m fully adjusted now. Every match, everything looks better and better. It helps me to get participation time. I feel like as long as we keep playing, we’ll be unstoppable.”
On his goals for this season: “I think we’ve had some games that we…left on the table that we could have won, but it’s all about learning from them and moving on. We knew it would take us a little more time, but I think now is our time and we have to keep winning. As we won in Bologna, we must continue accordingly.”
Source: Sport Fm
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