Spanoulis: “I didn’t understand why Panathinaikos fans were calling my name, I don’t know why it was …”

THE Vassilis Spanoulis caused pain in the Olympicsince he had to overcome the obstacle of his former and beloved team in order to reach the Monaco in claiming the trophy of this year’s Euroleague.

Speaking at Saturday’s press conference and first mentioned that: “It’s a great feeling to be here. We had two big semifinals, people enjoyed the games. Now we have a final and I hope the best team gets the title »was called upon to comment on the slogans of the Panathinaikos world from the platform:

“I have nothing to answer. I don’t know why it happened, I didn’t understand it at that time. Personally I consider my second home, my family and I was concentrated in the game. “.

For the mentality which leads him to success as a coach: “I love basketball, I respect everyone. It’s in my blood, that’s what I love to do. When I was always playing with it, I do the same now. The point is to be honest, that’s what I do now with my players. Whether like some or not, honesty is the one that wins.

Basketball has great wins and defeats, joys and frustrations. The point is how you manage everything. I have the happiness to have an excellent group of players.

I try to get the best of every player. All players are important. I do not prepare who will play more or less, it depends on the game and how I feel in the match. Sometimes it goes well, sometimes we are criticized. But here we are to make decisions and risks, sometimes they come out, but not ».

For his against him with his Yasikevicius For the Euroleague trophy, he replied: “I never imagined I would be on a final coach against Saras. When I think about him, my mind goes to drink a beer or a drink (laughs). We are both people who love basketball ».

As for him Zeljko Obradovic under whose instructions they achieved great things with green jerseySpanoulis said:“We are blessed to work with Zeljko Obradovic. From every coach you get the best elements and put your personality. You can get a lot of the top ‘. Of course, he stressed that he didn’t talk to him now, “No message …”.

For coach Saras, he said: “I can say that the strange thing is that his teams are playing defense (laughs)”while, for the mentality of his own team, he said:

“We give the ball to the players. We don’t have it, we try to make everyone productive for the team. Everyone has to help the team from their role, so the team will be successful and with her. “.

As for whether Monaco has reached its limits: “No, with nothing. I can’t treat players differently than myself. I think of basketball for many hours, in the shower, in the car, in my bed. I try to be collective, to see which player can withstand, each player is different and you have to manage him differently. But you always have to push yourself beyond your limits and get out of your comfort zone. “.

For the presence of Mike Jamesthe Monegasian coach commented: “We are very happy to have Mike. They are people, with heart and emotions. It is our job to put them in the right place. It is a blessing to have great players and a coach can be improved by working with such a player. “.

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