Papaloukas: “Toliopoulos reminded Spanoulis and Satoranski Rigodo”

One of the most important players in the history of Greek basketball, the Theodoris Papaloukaswill be among the athletes who will be awarded the half-time Greece-Netherlands, 20 years after the 2005 Eurobasket.

The veteran “hosted” on Eok Webradio’s “Immediate Ripley” show and talked about past but also the present her National.

At the same time, he stressed that his big shot Vasilis Toliopoulos In his Czech Republic he reminded him Vasilis Spanouliswhile his two lost shots Thomas Satoranski they brought him to his mind Antoine Rigodo.

In detail what he said:

For memories since 2005: “The memories are very nice. You realize that the years have passed and you learn to live with it. “

For what they have left after so many years: “It has been left to us that it was the beginning of a course of that national team that had some successes and our relationships were even more tightened. Most of us are very often. With the rest we do not succeed because of distance. It was the reason that people after so many years remember that team with great sympathy, with love, because this team managed to make great upheavals, remain faithful to the perspective of victory and bring some discrimination. “

For the “secret” of the successes of the then “Fournia”: “It’s neither simple nor easy. I think the right people should be found at the right time at the right place. We didn’t do anything very different from what the previous ones did and the following, we just found these players and we were in all difficult conditions. We’ve always had a talent, a specific “batch” was found under the guidance of coach Yiannakis and all the rest of the people in the coaching staff. Certainly the federation has also supported the team, as it has done for many years, since 1987 when I perceive it to this day. Talent was also evident from the players’ marches in their teams. In these tournaments, which are very quickly, it is very important and the factor of psychology, how to manage the successes but especially the difficult times. “

For the management of emotions in those years: “In general we are looking for ‘heroes’ or ‘tragic figures’, we have that. This is the sport, you are judged every day. It’s a part you have to manage. From then on, we had the luxury of not having social media. Both in our teams and in the national team we were shielded. The team understood and was trying to help you deal with the track. No team is constantly successful, the question is how to manage the bad season. “

For matches with Germany and Spain: “They were two different teams. Germany suited us perfectly because it was based on a player and it was very much in the way of destroying their game, because our targeting was mainly defensive. On the other hand, Spain was a team that didn’t suit us, its style. It’s about the way of playing. A huge injustice was in Madrid the semifinal we really deserved to win. We had a very good team, but we fell into a very big team like Spain. We could have won in Madrid. In Saitama we were rightly lost, in Germany we rightly lost to the Spaniards. What is left of all this is that there was a group of people, players, coaches and support around the team. Many do not know how important the presence of people is like the forgiven pumpkin who were shinging the team. “

For winning the semifinals with France in 2005: “In that game we were given the opportunity to win it. On Friday (21/02) after the game with the Czech Republic I said “Satorasnki reminded me of Rigodo”. In these games the other must make some mistakes. “

For the National Team and the qualification in Eurobasket 2025: “I didn’t worry because I have confidence in the kids, everyone is very good. With the coaching team I have a special relationship with most. It is a very strange condition when you have 2 groups, but we have to take advantage of it because children are given opportunities to show the groups, in the world. The national team is what we are all proud of. Everyone should have seen the game. Toliopoulos’s phase is in itself a great phase, it shows character. It is very close to the basket that Basil had put on Croatia. “

For Vasilis Spanoulis: “I have a great deal of faith. We know his abilities as an athlete, as a coach he has begun his course. A appetite for basketball I don’t think anyone else has at the level that Basil has. Basil is a very ambitious man, he knows very well what to do. “

For players’ emblems now take place in basketball: “I am in favor of this view. I am glad because I see children such as Municipality Dikoudis, Kostas Tsartsaris, Dimitris Diamantidis, everyone in his post, who can inspire and understand. The combination is very good. “