Papanikolopoulos: “We were consistent and played good basketball”

Nikos Papanikolopoulos emphasized that Karditsa played well in defense and attack against Aris, he expressed his respect for the “yellows”, he considers that the victory was a team and not a personal one and he praised the effort of Aris with so many competitive problems he is facing.

In detail: “It was a very important victory and we dedicate it to Giorgos Christoula and Fotini who are going through a difficult time. We have the possibility to prepare the games for a week, unlike Aris. We were consistent in the defensive part, played good basketball in defense and attack and got a fair win.

Aris has our absolute respect and with what coach Kastritis has done. I know it’s very difficult to play with absences and without a guard and I’m sure with his returns Aris will be better.”

And he added: “Mars is strong in Alexandria. Seeing so many injuries and the effort he put into Turkey, we knew that we would be outmatched in terms of energy. We wanted to take it there and have an advantage. You can play without tall players, but not without guards. It is a very big victory for the Karditsa team. There is no victory for Papanikolopoulos or the coach. It was a team victory and it was very important.”