Kotsis: “We must not blame players who do not follow the National”

The former AEK GM and for many years a team manager of the National Men’s, Costas KotsisHosted Stoiximan GBL’s podcast “Man to Man”, talking about the Union, the preparation of the “official favorite” in the face of Eurobasket, and the players who chose not to follow the team of Vasilis Spanoulis.

In detail what he said:



For last year’s AEK Betsson course: “We believed that AEK will reach high and all the players contributed equally to it, from the first to the last. Budgets don’t play basketball but players ».

For Dragan Sakota: “It is synonymous with the sport and links in its own way the past, present and future of AEK”.

For AEK 2002: “We had the best team. Zisis, Bouroussis and Pero Adic were very young then, but they already seemed to star. I remember the anxiety we had before the final at the SEF. As we went to the court, I had returned and said to an assistant coach: “Today the game is turning.” The game is team. Friends build history ».

For his experience in Hephaestus Lemnos: “When I went, there was nothing. We made the team from scratch and reached the playoffs ».

For the Men’s National: “All the coaches who went through the National had something special and I learned a lot from everyone. The team is in good time. The presence of Giannis Antetokounbos and the rest of the international is capable of bringing very good results. We must not blame players who do not follow the national team. It is very important to finish one’s obligations in the league and be available for the National. “.

For the new generation and the way to NCAA: “The kids who played at the European Championship in Heraklion, despite the defeat by France, will see them lead in the coming years. If this trend continues, the young athletes choose the NCAA can be fatal for European basketball. ”

For NBA in Europe: “Particularly interesting project, if it goes ahead, the data will change”.

For the next day in Japan and Fukuoka: “The proposal from Japan existed since last year and this year I decided to pursue a new challenge in my career, I was curious to see a different culture. The goal of the team is to climb the first division of B.League and establish itself as the world’s second strongest championship, only behind the NBA ».