Kalaitzakis: “We are all thrilled with the support-we have two wins in Turkey”

THE Panagiotis Kalaitzakis conveyed the surprise that everyone felt in Panathinaic With so massively they were overwhelmed by the 12,000-party friends of the group. The international guard/forward stressed that the goal is 2/2 in the city against Efes.

“I have said it before last year, what has been done with the world last year and with the support of the whole world, all games are from last year. It is really incredible, the world motivates us, it gives us great confidence and impetus, we feel that we are not alone but 30,000 people and more and go to Turkey. What we have in mind is to get two games“, He said.

For foreign players what happened in training he said: “They were all excited. We were asked by the Greeks what would happen, if people would come, and when they came out they understood what was going on. Everyone is happy, everyone has realized where they are, what team we are and what to do. We lost the previous game, we discussed each other, we saw the video, we cleaned our heads. You have to eat and no cuff in your life to change some things. I think we made the changes we needed and we have two more days to prepare to go to Turkey and get two wins”

As for whether the team got together the way the defeat in Game 2 came? “We were ahead of the whole game. I don’t want to talk about the referees, because at the end of the day we play. The referees have a big role because they whistle and if they don’t “leave” you but you can’t play. We were ahead, Efes preceded for 37 “throughout the match. We lost our own game through our hands but that is now in the past. We don’t even think about it, go for the next two”

Asked if last year’s break will play a role in the break he replied: “Every game, every series and each year is different. We have the winner’s mentality, we are the champions. We have in mind Wednesday’s game and after the next”

Regarding where Ergkin Ataman has focused on the sequel to the series, he said: “We made some mistakes. We always focus on us. Efes we all know is a very strong team, it has a lot of trumps. We were ahead of the score of 12 points and turned us around in 2-3 minutes. We focus on us, what we can improve. We will show better self throughout the match, because in the two previous games we had gaps at some time. We want to be compact and have duration and take the game”

As for whether there is room for regular improvement: “There is, in the first game you know the teams, you are scouting with the two games you have played. After the first game you can make changes. To see what came out, what not to adapt to it. Basketball is a game of mistakes, both teams made mistakes. In these games it is who makes the least mistakes and who is more ready. The teams that were in the first places with us are at 2-0, we want to be in Final 4”

Finally, whether the players have talked to each other about the break, he said: “Yes, every day. We have arrived April-May, we all know what to do, we are at the end of the season. Everyone knows their role and what he has to do to help the team. We all go together to give our best self“