Entering… walking: Panathinaikos is paying for its passive start with defeats

Panathinaikos recorded a second consecutive defeat in the Euroleague, which saw the Monaco of Vassilis Spanoulis to leave with a “double” from OAKA. And if that record of the team (7-5) is not particularly worrying, what causes concern is that his team Ergin Ataman it shows the same pathologies in every defeat.

The “greens” show significant defensive weaknesses, but this is not the only common element among their negative results. In particular, the “clover” enters many matches with… the engines down, finds itself hunting early on and ultimately fails to secure the positive result.

This is also highlighted by his very negative performance Panathinaikou in his first ten minutes, which are his worst in the matches he loses. In their five defeats by Paris, Real, Olympiako, Zalgiris and Monacothe “greens” have entered the parquet (or the glass floor) wearing clothes… and have paid for it, since their opponents are gaining confidence of victory.

For the sake of truth, the European champion has received on three of five losses of (Real, Zalgiris, Monaco) 28 points in the first quarter, a defensive performance that can only be compared to… NBA. On average, along with its other two negative results, Panathinaikos concedes 25 points in the first period in the matches he loses.

In other words, it is obvious to the “naked” eye that the “green” players enter the matches with a looseness that no matter what happens in the end they will find a way to win because of talent, which also shows up statistically. However, there is talent in its other teams as well Euroleaguewho find a rhythm early on, take the lead in the score and make things constantly difficult for Ataman’s team. Let’s see if the Turk will find a way to inspire his players to enter the matches ready for “war”!