Calabros to Bwinspor FM: “Papapetrou didn’t stop training, you were driving him off the court”!

For his decision Ioannis Papapetrou to retire from active action at the age of just 31Michalis Calabros spoke in the air of Bwinspor FM 94.6.

The Greek coach was hosted on the show “Newsroom” by Tassos Nikolopoulos and Nikos Zervas, and said Shocked for the decision of the veteran now forward to hang his basketball jersey.

At the same time, he referred to the their common experiences, After, he knew and trained John from the time he was playing at Chasingwhile, many were the Summers who had worked together in his racing improvement.

Only good words had to say about Papapetrou, stressing, among other things, that he had a great 60% work career and 40% talent, while stressing that he was amazing character as a man and a player, After, he did not stop training, Only if you drove him off the court!



Finally, Mr. Calabros talked about His first year in the NBA and the Milwaukee Bucks on the side of Yannis Antetokounbos, But also for the significant improvement of this year’s “Greek Freak” on the shot.

In detail what he said:



For John Papapetrou’s decision to leave active action:

“My son told me and I’m telling me fun. The truth is that I was shocked and my first reaction was to send him a message. We talked a little, explained to me the rationale and told him that I was upset with what I was reading! Of course I understood the reason, but you are sad for a young child, who is an excellent character. He is a child I know from his childhood in Elysian in 2008/09. In the summers we walked together, we worked some summers. I only have to say good words, the only negative, is that when I went to Olympiacos he left and we couldn’t work together! ”

For their cooperation in the US and John’s course:

“His father tried to make him play a guard. It was impressive as a guard in Elysian. In the US in colleges they put him tall, because there, coaches play for victories, they don’t care about the improvement of players, at least in most schools. If you are a child at 1.96m. They will make you play in “5”. Then he went to Texas, but what impressed me in those years was how much his body had changed. We did in Chalandri training in the summer when he would go to a third high school and didn’t … fit the door (!), I came and I didn’t know him, with how big his body became! Then we were talking when he was fighting in Texas, he was good, chose to go to Olympiacos and chose this course, which was good for him and had a great career. “

If he got what he deserved in his career based on a job or he could do more on the basis of talent:



“All good players have room for development. He reached a very important ceiling, became a paparators, played in 2-3 places, playing defense in all positions, improved shoots, dribbles, greatly improved his game. He was also lucky enough to be assisted by his coaches, such as Xavi in ​​Panathinaikos. He has an incredible work ethic, he didn’t stop training, you were driving him off the court! A good kid in the game and in the game, he wanted to get better and work, helping teammates and was a positive person. It is from a home with principles, from a serious family and is also shown by children. John is a combination of talent and work, I would say 60% work and 40% talent, maybe 65-35%. “

If Papapetrou should stay in basketball from another post:

“Regardless of the level, all children have to stay in basketball. I think it will stay, we haven’t talked about it but I think it will stay. He has a basketball mind and loves the sport. We are talking though we have been lost in recent years, but we have had human contacts. I only have good words to say. I owe him a lot.

Because his brother has begun something good with individual workouts, John can get there. And as a manager he can stand in any “living room”, but I find him capable of what he is dealing with in basketball. “

For his NBA experience and this year’s improvement in Yannis Antetokounbos’ shot:

“The first year in the NBA was very good. It was amazing experience, it’s a different world there. We have some pictures of the Socials how the teams work, when you are there are all completely different. In Milwaukee I felt like I was yesterday, as I had lived in the US for years. There you are a student, because I know basketball, but I didn’t know the NBA well. For so many years I only saw John when he went Euroleague, I didn’t see the NBA much. As an experience he was unique, he can’t be compared to something in Europe, maybe only with the Champions League in football.

At the end of the day, however, it’s the same thing, you go to a stadium with a player, a ball and you teach him, you help him to improve and evolve. With John we had set the goal of opening his game. I think we did it well, it was tough, it’s very receptive. “

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