Kantzouris: “The Panathinaikos match is of great importance to us – James’ adaptation to our philosophy”

His direct partner Vasilis Spanoulis In Monaco, Elias Kantzourishosted in the ‘air’ of Eok webradio and talked about the course of this year’s Monstrous But also the upcoming match with Panathinaikos.

The Greek technician also referred to whether he sees his team on the Final Four while commenting on his rematch PAOK with Sole For the FIBA ​​Europe Cup, as well as its group National Greece to Eurobasket of 2025.

In detail what he said:

Whether playing with Panathinaikos (03/04) is “final” for the home advantage: “And yes and no. We want a victory to have a home advantage, just here for a long time trying to get to the team the rationale that every game from now on is “final”. Entering April the importance of each race is unique. We certainly had some good results that brought us to power, but the obligations are continuous and there is no time for complacency. Certainly the match with Panathinaikos is of great importance to us. “

For being the only team he has won in chefs and OAKA: “Certainly two very important wins that our team managed. It is not easy to win on these two stadiums. Certainly the team gains psychology and confidence, but in the Euroleague you should not be very excited, nor do you get frustrated. You have to keep the bar low, be able to manage your emotions and this will give you consistency, because it has to do with the way you work. The team that will do this has a lead on how long it will be in its performance and of course getting the results it wants at the end of the year. “

As to whether they see Final-4 from now on: “The coach is of the philosophy of ‘every match separately’. We are not looking away for a long time. Each struggle has its own meaning, the same degree of danger. We have been taught by this year’s Euroleague that there can be many surprises. What we want to have first of all the mentality and the right approach to each game. “

As to whether they are satisfied about the level of the group: “The kids have made a very good effort. When one goes halfway through the year the room for passing his philosophy is not the same as the beginning of the year. What we are trying to minimize is the many up and down we had in our performance in general. It is something that, now that we are approaching the end of the year, we have minimized it. “

On whether it is a badge that Mike James has adapted to the group philosophy: “Mike’s presence in our team is very important. From then on, it is very important for Mike and each player to understand that the team and the team function are winning. He has done a great job on the part of creation since we came here. He has adapted his game to the coach’s philosophy. In my personal opinion, it was a very important part of being able to work better and show a good face to get some important matches. The important thing is to stabilize this philosophy and to work consistently and continually, because the great ones are in front of us. How much Mike adapted to what we want to go through is very important. “

For Avriani (02/04) PAOK’s rematch with Sole in France: “I give PAOK luck and because I think PAOK is a good team this year and why the loss of Sole’s guard, Votye is quite important. I am sure that PAOK will make a very serious effort and give him great luck to be able to move on, something that all Greeks wish. “

For the National Men’s Group in Eurobasket 2025: “I generally don’t like to see too far. With all the executives of the National we talked about, we said the same thing up and down, that the most important thing is to go all and healthy, to have no problems. We have to face all games with due seriousness. National teams are teams that have a very short time to prepare, though this year we will have more than last year. From then on, all teams will appear strong. We have to gather, be healthy and give 100% to each game. The goal of the national team is to finally accomplish something that will give a springboard to the sport we love so much. To be able to see a great “bloom” of the sport in our country again. “

On how much it counts that National will play the first phase matches in Cyprus: “It definitely counts that we will play in Cyprus. But where we have played the stadium, it is full of Greeks. This is definitely something that gives us an extra motivation to be able to do our best. “