Euro League
Panathinaikos did not play in Astrobal but did play in ‘Dyo Aorakia’
Panathinaikos has been preparing for the final four of the cup for a long time. The double (first after 17 consecutive away defeats) in Astrobal against Villeurbanne gives him the impetus to go to Heraklion and give “Dyo Aorakia” his all.
A year after the double at the SEF and 15 months after their last win away in Greece, Panathinaikos managed to win again. Okay, the “Greens” won’t erupt in sky-high cheers, but the 0:17 their guests scored as guests ended. In addition to the duty to complete the Euroleague with dignity and to prepare for domestic competitions, there is also the backwardness of the team, which has collapsed like never before in the last two years.
February came for Panathinaikos to get a double in the tournament, as Giorgos Papagiannis said, but still coming back as winners from Astrobal was a great motivation.
Villeurbanne, of course, decided that the match was offered to “train” the talent of the terrible Victor Wenbanjama, but until the little one understands what’s happening, first Okaro White, then Nemanja Nedovic and finally George Papagiannis had to bench him.
We don’t know what dream J. Jay Parker had that he actually overtook Costas Antetokunbo (who also “untouched”) instead of Wenbanyama. Panathinaikos didn’t say no to take advantage of the opposing coach’s tests and of course the absences of ASVEL (Okobo, Lacob, Dio, Howard) and fully impose his rhythm.
Bohoridis and Papapetrou may have been absent this time, but Panathinaikos and determined to play the defense and execute the attacks performed well from the start of the game.
The Serbian duo
Stefan Jovic gives him great respectability in the region. The Serb does not “scare” opponents with his performance. But that’s not the question. First, he calms his team, puts his teammates in the right positions, moves the ball well and is the definition of a playmaker.
He’s obviously not ready in terms of physical condition, he’s lacking obvious toys and looks a bit heavy. However, he knows how to move the strings and is a normal “ace”. The game ended in full stats (6p, 5p and 5 assists) and it wasn’t until Villeurbanne’s shorts injected extra energy that it seemed to let up.
Next to him, Nemanja Nedovic had a great first half with a lot of fun and 15 points. As long as he has the strength to do so, the shooter is unrivaled in naïve defence. like the one played by Villeurbanne in the first part.
His opponent is fatigue and prone to injury, since we are talking about a very fragile player who needs maintenance and not… pressure from consecutive games. The cramps he felt in the second half slowed his performance and at the same time “thrown” Panathinaikos.
The top white
However, the leader was the one who started and ended the match with the same fury. In other words, Okaro White, who is building on his recent good performances, was an excellent partner for Papagiannis, who was also promoted.
Like the Serbian duo in the periphery, the duet seems to find good chemistry in the racquet and be a force from Panathinaikos with an alternative “airy” Evans.
Panathinaikos with those three (Nedovic, White, Papagiannis) with a double-digit score made an almost perfect first half, clean and with total concentration on goal. He had excellent goalscoring (10/21d, 7/16tr), 12 assists and seemed wealthy and dominant as evidenced by the 16 point difference.
Almost, but it didn’t melt
The pressure exerted by Villeurbanne was to be expected. The prince would surely be waiting for her. When all the guards were left, the French team decided to chase all stages, steal balls, change rhythm and go for the surprise. He found a long-range shot from the superb and unerring Ostekowski (7/7), made a partial 21-13 in the third quarter and seemed able to turn the whole game around.
In fact, the hosts may have believed in a total reversal when the score was 57:59. Usually in these instances, this year’s Panathinaikos melted like butter, leaving the home team to have the final say.
This time he said it. The streak was halted by the French, who lost three or four opportunities to pass in front of goal, and finally saw Sant Ross and White seal the match, which was clearly leaning towards the Green side. The only thing Priftis was worried about was Nedovic’s condition and being bothered by the cramps.
In Heraklion he will give everything
Panathinaikos reached 6-17 in top organization. He will definitely try to improve as much as possible in the remaining 11 games, although his big goals will be defined by coaches and players. PAO will not be indifferent to the Euroleague, but on the day it hosts the Red Star in OAKA, it has no problem giving Papagiannis to the national team.
The priority of Panathinaikos seems like a one-way street. It’s the trophy first, which will return next weekend and after the championship in the form of a Final Four. This peculiarity of not scoring European goals from a young age will lead him to Heraklion where he has the only chance to win the trophy.
Obviously, this has both advantages and disadvantages. The “Greens” will give them as if … the year is coming to an end. On the other hand, such a predisposition can turn out to be a boomerang from the commitment and, ultimately, the fear of definitely conquering this title.
Bad lies, though. Panathinaikos has been preparing for the appointment at “Dyo Aorakia” for a long time. The rotation made by his coach also ends in the final four of the cup. The only exception to this plan is the surgery Ioannis Papapetrou underwent to cure his sinusitis, which could keep him out of contention for the first trophy of the year.
Jessica Martinez is an author at Sportish, a publication dedicated to sports news and analysis. She covers various topics related to sports and provides insightful commentary on the latest developments in the world of sports.
Mustafa Fal has delivered a monstrous performance in international matches and Vassilis Skoundis is tackling the problem, inevitably involving the first teacher of the art, Panagiotis Fassoulas.
“The gypsy saw his generation and his heart rejoiced,” says a proverb whose meaning fits the occasion… I mean, the occasion of Fal seeing the other Fal opposite him and enjoying him normally and in accordance with the law!
Let the necessary recommendations be made…
One of them is Mustafa Fal, who was born in Paris on February 23, 1992, he is French, he plays in his country’s national team, his hat comes from Senegal, he has been looking since he was 2.18. He is in his third season at Olympiacos…
Yusufa and Taco
The other person who competed against him yesterday is Youssoufa Fal, who was born in Dakar on January 12, 1995, is a Senegalese with French nationality, has a height of 2.21 m and is competing in Villerban for the third consecutive time…
There is of course the much wilder Taco Fal, who was also born in Dakar on December 10, 1995, spent three seasons in the NBA, is now sizzling in China and has had his head tickling the feet of God since he was 229 cm tall!
Mustafa, Yusufa and Tako have no relationship or kinship between them: they are synonymous, apart from the coincidence that ensures that they are all three kilometers long!
The triple-double figure in Pylaia
He had attacked the Olympiacos central defender again on the 11th of last month, on the occasion of the triple-double he scored in the game against PAOK in Pylaia, rare in our area, but he wanted to make us laugh for a while as his only goal!
At first he missed Yannis Fileris who treated him properly, but I also have some stitches for his fur!
To say my sin, I laughed and liked Fileris’ pun on… Wrong!
Fasoulas and… Lumidis
In any case, “Pani” was like…Lumidis in the field of coffee roasting, plus he made heads turn with soft nails with his unique and unparalleled skills.
To paraphrase Lumidis’ advertising slogan: in our case it was “Everyone in their own way and Fasoulas in their caps“!
Since the conversation broke out, the experienced PAOK and Olympiacos international center has recorded five triple-doubles with points, rebounds and blocks, which are of course rarer than those that include assists.
He scored the first of these goals on October 15, 1988 (PAOK-Panionios) with 18 points, 18 rebounds and 13 blocks.
Two weeks later he “wrote” the second with 20-18-11 against Apollon Patras, on November 19 he followed the third against Sporting (29-19-15), while in the 1990/91 season he added two more: 18 – 14-10 with Peristeri and 19-12-11 with Iraklis.
Vrankovic’s record and the “wow” with Green
Similar triple feats with plugs have also been achieved by Stojan Vrankovic (who is already the record holder in EuroLeague history with 10 in a Fortitudo Bologna-Cibona Zagreb game) with Panathinaikos, Anthony Cook with PAOK, Mike Smrek with Dafni, PJ Brown with Panionios, Efthymis Renzias with the National Youth Team and Antonis Fotsis with the Greens youth team.
On Friday night in Lyon, Fall broke the bank when he nearly followed in Draymond Green’s footsteps and posted a rare triple-double without scoring in double figures.
He reached the final horn with two points, seven rebounds, seven assists and eight blocks, while the Warriors’ cocky forward did so on February 10, 2017 against the Grizzlies with 11 rebounds, 10 assists, 10 steals and just two points.
From 0.8 to 8
Fal had grabbed 14 rebounds in the game against Red Star while he dished out seven assists in the game against Baskonia, so there is no news here…
The wave was caused by the eight caps, because on the one hand there are a lot of them and on the other hand the so-called do not have a big problem with davtes.
Before the game with Villerban, he had taken 12 shots in 14 games, and suddenly he flashed and thundered from a 0.8 average to eight!
What is the key quality a good blocker should have?
The cap for Moretti, the timing and the caps
Instead of answering, I’ll give the floor to a specialist and expert, none other than Panagiotis Fasoulas, who, among other things, scored the most decisive international match in the history of Olympiacos!
I am referring to the match against Paolo Moretti in the third game of the European Champions Cup playoff series in the 10993/94 season, thanks to which Piraeus qualified for the Final 4 in Tel Aviv.
“Everything is a question of timing“he explained to me when I asked him how he cultivated and developed his art.
“You need to know and understand where, when and how to jump to block the opponent’s shot. In addition to this sense of space and time, speed of movement and long arms also play a role. I did the caps and even covered the ball so we could go straight to attack” explains Fasoulas, who is already drawing the moral lesson of the story…
“Attack requires talent, but defense depends on will.”
The spider web
Last but not least, this desire flowed from the… gums of Fasoula, who went out and trapped his opponents in the spider’s web from which no one could escape.
From his appearance in the early 80s until his retirement in 1999, he reduced defense not only to a science, but to a spectacular spectacle!
Source: sport 24
I am a writer at Sportish, where I mainly cover sports news. I’ve also written for The Guardian and ESPN Brasil, and my work has been featured on NBC Sports, SI.com and more. Before working in journalism, I was an athlete: I played football for Colgate University and competed in the US Open Cross Country Championships.
Matias Lessor received hundreds of interesting messages from friends of Panathinaikos AKTOR about his injury and quickly explained what the situation is.
Matias Lessor’s injury was the only black mark in the game against Armani Milano. For this very reason, the people of Panathinaikos AKTOR didn’t enjoy it as much as they would have liked. At least until they received the results of the sports high school exams.
The day after the game, it became clear that the problem was not serious. However, Matias Lessor explained in detail how he feels after his injury and thanked everyone for their interest.
Matias Lesor’s message in detail:
“Thank you everyone for your lovely messages and your interest. I’m feeling much better. It just hurts, but I’m fine“.
Source: sport 24
I am a writer at Sportish, where I mainly cover sports news. I’ve also written for The Guardian and ESPN Brasil, and my work has been featured on NBC Sports, SI.com and more. Before working in journalism, I was an athlete: I played football for Colgate University and competed in the US Open Cross Country Championships.
End of alert for Matias Lesor at Panathinaikos AKTOR. The French center has a bad back due to the injury and will miss tomorrow’s (December 24th) game against Prometheus in Patras (20:15, ERT3 and LIVE on Sportish), but his tests were clear.
Matias Lesor will play in tomorrow’s (December 24th) away game of Panathinaikos AKTOR against Prometheus (8:15 p.m., 3 a.m. and LIVE from Sportish) on matchday 11 of the Stoiximan Basket League due to the lower back injury he sustained in this game , do not compete Armani Milano. But he escaped the worst.
The French center was tested immediately after the return of the “Greens” from Milan, who were “clean”. In other words, they didn’t show that the bone was broken in the middle – which everyone feared when they saw the Frenchman slaughtered on the ground. But Lesor is still in pain, ruling him out of the game against Prometheus and considered doubtful for next week’s EuroLeague game against Red Star.
With Lesor out, Oleg Balcherovski, Kostas Antetokounmpo and Dinos Mitoglou will fill the center position in the game against Prometheus.
Source: sport 24
I am a writer at Sportish, where I mainly cover sports news. I’ve also written for The Guardian and ESPN Brasil, and my work has been featured on NBC Sports, SI.com and more. Before working in journalism, I was an athlete: I played football for Colgate University and competed in the US Open Cross Country Championships.
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