A. Papapetrou: “I wish we could see the final Olympiacos -Panathinaikos – to be the level of the world and athletic”

The veteran basketball player of Panathinaikos, Argyris Papapetrouhosted at Eok Webradio and analyzed the great qualification of “clover” at Final Four of the Euroleague.

At the same time his father John Papapetrou He expressed his desire to see a Greek final in the top European event, while stressing that the most important thing is to maintain Cosmos and athletic level Between the two ‘eternal’ and their followers.

In detail what he said:

For Panathinaikos Game 5 with Anadolu Efes: “It was a match with enough nervousness, because both teams knew that there was no tomorrow. Panathinaikos was certainly a favorite because of the home and because people gave him the impetus he wanted. If you look at the statistics of the race, the team made a lot of energy, too much tension and wanted it very much, but that didn’t work out well in terms of calm, tranquility and managing the very good start. He could not finish the match earlier because of the nervousness and anxiety of the result. Efes took advantage of the many mistakes and inappropriate shots of Panathinaikos and went into the match again. However, I would say that Panathinaikos was virtually in no way endangered because it was dominated by rebounds and Efes had a low rate of two -pointers and shots. I think the result was normal based on the image of the race. If Panathinaikos did not make these mistakes and had no such failure in free shooting, it would be more comfortable. “

For many players in front of the series with Efes: “Panathinaikos has a lot of talent in his roster, there are several players ahead. We saw that Nan was not at his best nights in this series, something that has to do with her tactics. There are many coaches who prefer to lose other players and not Nan. In the first match we saw Huanzo, in the 5th we saw Osman, in the first two games, Jurcheven was very good. Generally it has too many good and talented players. I also think that on the bad night of Nan, which is the MVP and the main expression of the aggressively, other players will come forward. What will be more concerned about me is if I don’t see the passion, energy and defense I saw yesterday (06/05) in a Final-4 game. If Panathinaikos does not play defense, it cannot be a separate team. If he plays defense, he has too many players who can be aggressively expressed. “

For the Panathinaikos semifinal with Fenerbahce (23/05): “Fenerbahce is a coach’s team, in the sense that it goes” by the book “. Nothing is very free, they are all planned, studied, there are automation in defense and attack. Everything moves on the “recipe” of Yasikevicius, who is a great coach. On the other hand, there is Panathinaikos, who plans and works a very organized plan all this time. For example, we have seen other ideas on getting out of the attack, without carrying the ball in his hands or having to permanently use a pick-and-roll. Ataman gives players enough freedom so that they can get their talent in the parquet. It is up to the Final-4 to say that everyone has 25% chances and do not always win the favorites, but I want to believe that the recipe for the … semi-free basketball will prevail. “

Whether Panathinaikos’ course over the last two years is a justification for Dimitris Giannakopoulos: “It is definitely justified. There are many things that have happened in Panathinaikos new and in the right direction. It is not only Ataman who has dominated the Euroleague in recent years, it is the stadium, the ability to be able to manage and invest in the stadium. He has made the number one stadium in Europe. They are definitely the players with whom the team is at times reinforced. Panathinaikos, through the many injuries he had, was not … sparingly like a club in boosting and replacing players. He is the coach, the stadium, the investment of Dimitris Giannakopoulos, who wants the Panathinaic dominant in all areas. I have the impression that the team will not stop being strengthened in any area needed so that it is even better in the future. “

For the possibility of the Greek final in the Euroleague: “It’s going to be a great time, I want it very much. First of all, I wish to become two very good semifinals, in sports and managing the people of the two “eternity” very well the co -habitation in the same city and neighborhood. So let’s look at a very good presence at the level of a great deal of athletic in the parquet. It is also my wish to see Panathinaikos and Olympiacos in the final. It will be very strong as a feeling, it will serve very strongly the feelings of the world that has traveled for this idea. However, I cannot say for sure that it will happen. At the moment, Monaco is presented as a less experienced team and Spanoulis as a less experienced coach to face such a situation. The other three teams, without saying that Monaco is lagging behind, are both high and capable of handling everything. “