George Bartzokas, Ergkin Ataman, Vassilis Spanoulis and Sarounas Yasikevicius explained in a word (after a question) through a press conference in view of tomorrow’s semifinals what it takes to reach their goal in the Final 4 of the Euroleague.
Ataman: “Calm‘
Bardzokas: “Militant‘
Yasikevicius: “Ambition‘
Spanoulis: “Mental preparation‘
Yasikevicius: “Let’s start the race at … time this year”
Vezenkov: “Discipline‘
Ataman: “I am already proud and … sure of the new title – the competition from the NBA”
THE Ergkin Ataman clear that he wants to take one step at a time and in this year’s Final-4 of Euroleague, no … is prompted by thoughts about a Greek finalwhile he said that he is only again in the last matches of the event with “trefoil“, It is filled with pride.
“The Euroleague has grown in these 25 years, now the competition is greater than the NBA. Many people see more Euroleague than NBA in Europe. I don’t know what will happen in the future, at the moment I focus on Final 4 » he initially said and added:
“I don’t care about another back-to-back so much. I am proud to be in another F4. We’re here to defend the title we got last year ». We cannot always play at the same level. The coach is important for management, but players judge the games. I have faith in my players, I give them responsibility and the freedom to play and I manage their game. “.
As for a possible final with the Olympicreplied: “We’ve played a lot of games with Olympiacos, I don’t think of any final with Olympiacos. We must first win Fener, which is a very good team. If we play with Olympiacos, it’s nothing special. We have played many finals, others won them, others not ».
Regarding the thinking of the expectation of the European champion, Panathinaikos, to repeat the success, the Turkish coach said: “I never think about what happened old. My team is ready to fight, to win, and I am sure we will win the title again. “.
Barzokas: “Fantastic but not enough that we’re here for the fourth time – the most difficult opponent Spanoulis”
Yes but in terms of George Bardzoka In the… foreword of his coach Olympic At the established press conference before this year’s start Final-4 her Euroleague.
With the Greek technician happy with his team’s successive appearances in the final phase of the event, but noting that they are not enough …
“It’s fantastic to be here for the fourth consecutive year, but sometimes it’s not enough. Let’s hope we have more luck this year“, Commented meaningfully.
In detail what Bartzokas said:
As to whether he prefers to treat Spanoulis as a player or coach: “It is attractive to the media and the fans. But tomorrow they play Olympiacos and Monaco. If you ask me, it is harder to treat him as a player, because he already has three trophies. As a coach he is his first presence, but he too talks about his job”
For how difficult it is to keep their players concentrated in the semifinals: “It is not difficult for me. As long as I am at the Olympic goal is the next workout, the next race. We don’t think on Sunday. We only fight for the game we have in front of us and we don’t look further”
For the future of European basketball: “I have nothing else to say, just as they said”
For the word they consider to be required to get the mug: “Militant“
Source: Sport Fm
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