Minic: “I uploaded Vezenkov to the first team of Mars – I was hired to train Barzokas”

Olympiacos welcomes tonight Red star (20:00) at the SEF for the 30th Euroleague match.

In view of the duel of the two groups, the man who first gave the opportunity to Sasha Vezenkov when he was in the Marsthe Serbian technician Milan Minictalked about the Bulgarian forward in “Meridian Sport”.

Recall that the Minic was an assistant to PAOK, Mars, AEK, and Panathinaikosbut also the first coach in the “yellow” of Thessaloniki.

In detail his statements to Meridian Sport:

For Sasa Vezenkov and his term on Mars: “I got Vezenkov to the first team. I also had Larentzakis, who was the biggest of these young people, had just closed 20. It was also Bochorides and Mitoglou. I took Mars in 11th place, we finished seventh. The following year, Sasa Vezenkov was the MVP of the Greek league at the age of 19. I couldn’t guess that he would be the best Euroleague player. The possibilities have been visible, but it is always a matter of being turned into quality. Larentzakis, for example, is a little emotionally unstable. Mitoglu was 17 years old and pressed him as a junior, while I put Vezenkov and Bochorides in the original five. “

For the job and improvement of Vezenkov: “There is an improvement. I trained him ten years ago. He was also in America where he didn’t play, so he had to work very individually. He paid close attention to the shot in training. He was not careful in defense, but he was smart, saving energy. It wasn’t even strong enough to deal with the strongest players. The characteristic of smart people is that they work as needed to be the best, they won’t go beyond that. And Vezenkov also crossed this line. He had a small problem with his Achilles tendon, so we don’t see him in a defensive position. But it has an incredible feeling, it predicts where the ball will go. Athletic intelligence was this game when he scored 45 points with three dribbles. He moved as much as he needed. “

For George Bardzokas: “I studied Barzokas in Marousi. They hired me to train him. As for Spheropoulos, he came to Olympiacos a little later. He has a road that followed and ended up first coach. Bartzokas followed a similar path. “

For the Red Star game with Olympiacos: “There are two or three groups with excellent ball -free movements. The best in this is Olympiacos, with a very robust and high defense. For the Red Star, it is best to see his absences in this game. It can manage forces, because next week it is a double round. ”