Zervas: “As long as Dorsey is not included in the team’s plan, he will have this treatment from Barzokas”

The latest news of Olympiacos basketball, after the victory over Aris in Alexandrio and the upcoming match against Bayern Munich in SEF, was conveyed by Nikos Zervas on News Bulletin 247.

“It was a little strange with the New Year’s trip, both for the players and the coaching staff, since many of them are family men and have children. It’s all an idea, but it’s more normal for teams not to travel on those days. All matches could be played», he initially reported the team reporter.

On Dorsey’s subject, he emphasized: “We have analyzed it too. It’s a start that shows he’s completely out of the team. He only looks at how he will score. He has this mentality, which a lot of people have, and a player thinks that by attacking he can buy more time. As long as Dorsey does not enter the team plan and does not show self-denial in defense, as Larentzakis did, this does not fit with Bartzokas’ philosophy. And McKissick, who is not counted in Greece, could be in the same category. Peters for example has accepted his role on the team.

I want to put an asterisk though because when Dorsey signed the roster was completely different. It was a different condition. Bartzokas is doing well and in the 38th minute he played the main players, showing that when you relax you will go to the bench. I’m totally with the coach. In order to find a solution, both sides must want it. That it is a problem is a fact, because of the Greek passport, which is important. If something changes in the future, we will see… Something is happening with this particular player, since the same thing happened at Fener with Itoudis and Jasikevicius, and he needs to look at it to be more useful».

And keep going for the match in Kaunas and the one coming against the Bavarians: “Olympiacos is in a good mood and got an important victory, having two faces with one being what not to do and then everything they have to do in the rest of the competition. There are several good teams in the Euroleague and it changed the approach to the game, setting new standards. He had good defensive behavior from everyone.

In the attack, Olympiacos will find the edge, but the issue is its defense to accept less. I think that the psychology is rising, since the program continues to be quite tough, as was seen yesterday with Aris. What he has to slowly put into his daily life is to play better. Because there is a concern in the world, it better go up gradually, to be O.K. in April, rather than being a… train in terms of performance».