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Leonidas Kaselakis on Sportish: ‘Spanoulis’ perfectionism makes him push his limits and inspire others’

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3 years ago

October 4, 2022

Jayden

Leonidas Kaselakis on Sportish: ‘Spanoulis’ perfectionism makes him push his limits and inspire others’

Peristeri began his stints in the Basketball Champions League victoriously with Vassilis Spanoulis making his official coaching debut. Peristeri captain Leonidas Kaselakis spoke to Sportish about Spanoulis’ effect on the team, his perfectionism and the premiere of the championship.

On Monday afternoon (10/3), Vassilis Spanoulis made his official coaching debut on the Peristeri bench as his team clinched an easy win over Bnei Herzeliya in the inaugural Basketball Champions League group.

The team’s leader, Leonidas Kaselakis, awarded Sportish for the premiere in Europe, the level of team readiness and the premiere of the championship against PAOK.

At the same time, the perfectionist Vassilis Spanoulis could not be missing, who pushes his limits every day, inspiring the players and helping them to improve in every training session.

“I wasn’t lucky enough to be his teammate, but I’ve met him many times.” He first said about Spanoulis. “The common element of the player and the coach Spanoulis is his perfectionism. As a result, he constantly pushes his limits, gets better and inspires others to get better too. We look forward to seeing him.”

In any case, the coach wants a team that plays intensively and starts from the back. I think we did a pretty good job playing against a very talented team. We know that the way things are in the BCL we’re going to have three finals, so every win counts. It was just the beginning, we have to stay humble and stay focused.”

For team readiness level: “We want to get better every day. We had some objective problems, I was with the national team until two weeks ago. We had a problem with the playmaker, who we had to replace due to a personal problem. Francisco came, which is excellent.

The team is very good for the time frame we are working on. Further improvements are required. The video we’re seeing does us a lot of good and we have a coach who’s with us but at the same time puts a lot of pressure on us. After all, Vassilis Spanoulis could not be otherwise. As a person he is like that. We like it and want to get better, it inspires us. At the end of the day, we want to celebrate because we’re doing something good.”

At the start of the league against PAOK: “The key will be energy and defense there too. When you have doubles it’s very important to keep them going. It’s a difficult game, it’s a first. PAOK are always a strong side and a force to be reckoned with I think if we play the basketball we know, if we look at the mistakes from our European game and improve them, we’ll be ready to win.

The important thing is to get the profits. There will be days when we play better, other days when we play worse. We have to learn to win and we’re well on our way to doing that.”

Whether there are goals in the team: “We don’t think about it, we watch the game against PAOK first, that’s the most important thing, and then we see what’s next.”

Source: sport 24

Jayden

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FIBA Champions League

In the past, Fraser of Prometheus asked to leave for personal reasons

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2 years ago

December 23, 2023

Jayden

In the past, Fraser of Prometheus asked to leave for personal reasons

A blow for Prometheus, because before two weeks had passed since the agreement with Tim Fraser, he had to terminate the contract of the American, who wanted to leave due to a family problem.

Tim Frazier’s second stint in the Stoiximan Basket League was short-lived after Prometheus announced the termination of his contract just 12 days after his acquisition.

As Patrini revealed, the American asked to leave for personal reasons, with Prometheus respecting his wishes.

Frazier managed to play in just one game with the Patriots – in the 68-71 loss to Dijon in the Basketball Champions League, where he had 8 points and 4 assists – with the only positive for Prometheus being no foreigner Stoiximan Basket League was substituted in the Basketball Champions League because he had not included him in his Greek squad.

The announcement in detail:

“KAE Prometheus Patras announces the amicable solution to its collaboration with Tim Frazier, respecting the exceptional family problem that has arisen for the American athlete. We thank him for his offer and wish him all the best for his career.”

Source: sport 24

Jayden

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Then they plunge into the battle of the BCL Play-In, PAOK, Peristeri bwin and Prometheus

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2 years ago

December 22, 2023

Jayden

Then they plunge into the battle of the BCL Play-In, PAOK, Peristeri bwin and Prometheus

PAOK, Peristeri bwin and Prometheus have secured their tickets for the BCL Play-Ins and the schedule of games for the three Greek teams has been announced.

Greece continues to have a strong presence in the Basketball Champions League, with AEK Betsson heading straight to the round of 16 and PAOK, Peristeri bwin and Prometheus vying for a place in the next stage via the play-ins.

The exact dates and times of the games of the three Greek teams in the play-ins of the event have been announced by the BCL, with the team that will be selected first in time in the qualifying battle being that of Thessaloniki.

PAOK’s schedule in detail:

1.2., 7:30 p.m., PAOK – Tofas Game 1
September 1st, 7:00 p.m. Tofas – PAOK Game 2
16/1, 19:30 PAOK – Tofas Game 3 (if necessary)

The bwin Pigeon program in detail:

3/1, 7:30 p.m. Ritas – Peristeri bwin Game 1
10/1, 7:30 p.m. Peristeri bwin – Rita’s game2
January 17th, 7:30 p.m. Ritas – Pigeon bwin Game 3 (if required)

The Prometheus program in detail:

March 1st, 9:30 p.m. Le Mans – Prometheus Game 1
9/1, 8:30 p.m. Prometheus – La Man Game 2
January 16, 9:30 p.m. Le Mans – Prometheus Game 3 (if necessary)

Source: sport 24

Jayden

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The eight teams that secured a place in the round of 16 and the pairs of the BCL Play-Ins

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2 years ago

December 20, 2023

Jayden

The eight teams that secured a place in the round of 16 and the pairs of the BCL Play-Ins

The group stage of the Basketball Champions League has concluded and the mystery of the teams that will take part in the competition in 2024 has been solved. Read the play-in pairings in detail and of course the teams in first place have already secured their place in the round of 16.

Finale has entered the group stage of the Basketball Champions League and now the situation is clear as to which teams will continue their course in the competition in the new year.

AEK Betsson qualified directly for the round of 16 despite the defeat against Ludwigsburg, while PAOK (defeated against Galatasaray but with home advantage), Peristeri bwin (home disadvantage) and Prometheus (home disadvantage) continue in the play-ins.

Union are placed in Group L of the Round of 16 along with Murcia and the winners of Le Mans/Prometheus and Hapoel Holon/Oostende will complete the group.

If PAOK overtakes Tofas, they will move into Group I along with Malaga, Strabur and the winner of Sole/Sasari, while if Peristeri bwin qualifies via Rita, they will move into Group I along with Tenerife, Hapoel Jerusalem and the winner of Karsijaka/Breogan Enter Group K.

Specifically, the first eight that are already in the “16” phase: