Lifted the… glove and responded to Ergkin Ataman the Vassilis Spanoulis.
In statements made in view of Greece’s semifinals (12/9, 21:00) with Turkey for Eurobasket, the 43 -year -old technician He pointed out that he was not taken aback by the … mind games of the Turkish technician.
“I don’t think anyone is affected. I didn’t say that John is not getting fouls and shots to influence any mind. I am a man who sees the reality and if we look at the games again, we will see how much fouls does John, how many is unprofessional and how many fouls he has made. I don’t think he has made many aggressive fouls in this tournament that has not been whistled. What he has done has been whistled. They have whistled and a lot that was not, as in the match with Spain“,” Kill-Bill “commented.
In the purely racing track, he pointed out: ‘We will be ready as a team. You know everything about Turkey, key players and how they play. It’s a game that leads you to the final, the most ready team spiritually and racing will be more likely to win”
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In detail what he said:
“We go, we improve, it’s another important game on our trip to Eurobasket. We will be ready as a team. You know everything about Turkey, key players and how they play. It’s a game that leads you to the final, the most ready team spiritually and racing will be more likely to win”
For Giannis Antetokounbos and Alperien Shengun: “I believe that there is no other player in Eurobasket like John. It’s the MVP of the event. We have very experienced players, like Turkey. Will be a very good and competitive game”
For the tranquility in the group: “It’s not what I want to go through. It’s a life attitude. As I have said, we will not be destroyed in a defeat, nor will we throw a victory in the sky. We want to bring Greek basketball high, we are in the right timing and I think we are the team that may have improved the most in the tournament. And from how we started our preparation and where we have arrived, because we play good basketball on both sides of the court. I also consider my children and that concentration and humility are the most important”
Whether he has something to convey to his players from the experience of a semifinal Eurobasket: “There are no secrets. The team is spiritually ready, whether we play with Israel, Lithuania, or Turkey, we face the games with the same seriousness and we do the same preparation. The thirst and motivation certainly grow a little, the appetite opens. The team is liberated in relation to how it was and this will help to play even better, because we have to play even better in the games that come”
For the Ataman statement that no fouls against Yannis Antetokounbos are not whistled: “We waited for this from Coach Ataman to say it. He is a very good coach, he has been doing this for many years, trying to influence the minds of people. I don’t think anyone is affected. I didn’t say that John is not getting fouls and shots to influence any mind. I am a man who sees the reality and if we look at the games again, we will see how much fouls does John, how many is unprofessional and how many fouls he has made. I don’t think he has made many aggressive fouls in this tournament that has not been whistled. What he has done has been whistled. He has been whistled and not much that was not, as in the match against Spain. I believe that he is whistling more aggressively fouls than what they need and do not give him the fouls he needs in the way he struggles. Why John is a very aggressive player who goes to the basket and continuing his hands two and three players”
About “One Play” that Yiannis Antetokounbos said to his teammates: “For me it is a blessing to have a player like John, as well as Sloukas and Papanikolaou. It is a blessing to have such experienced children, to motivate everyone, to light the spark. You see that all children are thirsty, no one can question their hunger and their efforts. Everyone gives 100% of concentration and effort. For this hunger and thirst has been loved by the Greek team again”
For the management of emotions in the semifinals: “It is very important, once you say ‘now I have a group’, it is easy to lose your way and there is no return after“
Source: Sport Fm
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