Panathinaikos had a hard time, but eventually imposed the Red Star extension at the OAKA, ending the regular season and now turning his attention to his Efes for the playoffs!
After the end of the match and during the press conference, the Ergkin Ataman He said he was happy about the positive result, but made it clear that he was upset with the defensive function of his team, sounding the alarm in view of difficult continuity.
In detail what the Panathinaikos coach said:
“I am happy for the victory of respect for the 20,000 who came to support us, because the result did not matter. On the other hand, I am very anxious and nervous because the situation is very dangerous. With this defense we play at home in the last games we will have no advantage in the playoffs. Today we won the match with the aggressive ability of our players, with lucky shots. It won’t be so in the playoffs.
We have 10 days to prepare psychologically, physically, technically to play defense. Without playing defense we will not reach our big goal. This is the reality tonight I saw. Of course, I take responsibility. The players are happy because they scored 111 points. I am not happy as a coach because of the defensive disaster.
Efes has been the best team in Euroleague in the last two months. After losing here to us, they won all their games. They are in their best state before the playoffs will be very difficult. It’s not time to think of the back-to-back, the Final Four, we have to concentrate on winning the first match. This defensive mentality is very dangerous for playoffs. These 10 days we have to adapt, be stronger, do everything better. Then we can think of qualifying in the Final Four. Now it’s 50-50 ».
Source: Sport Fm
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