Euro League
The Olympiakos of the present is winning and also preparing its immediate future
Fifteen minutes was enough for Olympiakos to beat Bayern and start preparing its future, which Yannis Fileris is trying to predict based on Bartzokas’ words
Olympiacos did the most work in the first quarter and followed the necessary procedures for their seventh win. Very important, at a time when most teams are either plagued by injuries, like Bayern, who were without Obst, Bolmaro, Ibaka and (permanently from the start) Lucic, or are trying to bring back those who have recovered, like the Reds.
“It’s not easy because they have to find a rhythm in the games,” explained Giorgos Bartzokas. He had previously devoted enough time to Nikola Milutinov, Shaquille McKissick and also Luke Sikma. The first one had more energy than the previous matches, he seemed to hit a lot better, but the other two?
“It’s not easy for McKissick because he’s been missing more than anyone else. We want to get him back into the flow of the game. He plays a special role in the team with his ability to change the flow of the game and the sooner he gets back himself, the better it will be for us,” said Bartzokas, who also supported Sikmas.
The blonde American has been a permanent question mark for the entire Olympiakos world since the beginning of the year. “At least not for me,” replies his coach, who has confidence in the great striker but acknowledges that after a double injury he tries to do in every time he gets on the pitch “what Peters did last year Vezenkov did.” . He’s stressed, you see it and we see it…”
The role of Petrusev, Goss and Mitrou Long
But they are not the only ones who have to reach the level of those who took full control in the previous period. Philip Petrusev sat on the bench for the first time. Bartzokas did not decline to describe the role he envisions for Olympiakos’ latest takeover, pointing out that regardless of what the coach thinks, the player always gives what he gives.
As far as we understand, the Serb is destined to play more in the “4”, he can follow very well either the triangles or the two-on-two partnerships from this position, Olympiacos relies on his size, his athleticism , his good shot and adaptability, while Bartzokas may also use him in the “5”.
However, if you’re in a hurry to see Petrusev in action, you may have to wait a little longer. As the coach revealed, the lack of participation in the pace of play in the NBA, especially in Sacramento, where he didn’t even have time to train, led to him being almost untrained in Greece. Result; In the first two or three training sessions he completed with Olympiakos, he was “caught” by the tension he was putting on his body.
He received his baptism of fire in the now traditional ritual before the team entered the field to warm up.
There’s also Nigel Williams-Goss, who returns earlier than originally predicted. The American doesn’t need Petrusev’s time, he has returned from injury and will be in action immediately. Good luck in Monday’s game against Karditsa. Unless the rumors about the suspension of all national leagues are confirmed and all this is squeezed into Euroleague games only.
In this case, if the league games are canceled, Naz Mitrou Long will be the one who will have to wait the longest and will be able to compete in Europe after the end of the first round and the 17th matchday of the EuroLeague…
The Olympiakos of the present
There is still time for Olympiakos, which we will see very soon. The one of the present must win the games that have this character, like this one against Bayern. The “Red-Whites” came into the game, played granite defense, took advantage of the German team’s confusion and forced their opponents to hunt for points with a lead of 16 points.
The truth is that Bayern won all three quarters that followed, but as Pablo Lasso said: “If we start the games with a loss of 16 points, especially against teams like Olympiacos, whatever we do in continuity makes no sense. “
The Spanish coach recalled a Spanish proverb that says: “When you win everything is perfect, when you lose you have to learn,” he praised Olympiakos and predicted his presence in the Final Four, even if he had neither Spanoulis nor Slukas has. Vezenkov…
The home team made it easy at the beginning and scored 24 points on 5/8 three-pointers in the first third. 5 assists and only 1 error. Their defense kept Bayern under ten points (only 8) and Barzokas was able to start rotating. In the next thirty minutes, Olympiacos made five more three-pointers, but gave out ten assists on 19 attempts and made just as many errors.
Lasso’s low formations, also due to the sudden absence of Ibaka, made things difficult for the hosts from the 10th minute onwards, but when Bayern were close, Olympiacos always found a way out.
Threesome from Laretzakis
A basket from Peters, a long shot from Kanan, two and three good defenses from Walkup, who this time also concentrated on the attack, always seemed like stabs in Bayern’s body. But the German team didn’t give up. With 15p in shots as time was running out, this wasn’t panic, but a concern in the “red and white” team about… a turbulent finale.
Laretzakis’ buzzer-beating three-pointer with a step back and a shot with…the backboard was the final free throw. “Lare” scored right on a night that featured a lot of energy, making more all-important baskets while also playing some time at the “1” after Walkup needed to get some rest.
Thomas played exactly 30 minutes, had 14 points and 7 assists, held off Carsen Edwards and had an exuberant game, which is a typical night on the job for him. On the other hand, it is clear that Olympiacos also needs a second point guard. Everything indicates that he will have it against Valencia, as Goss will probably be ready to return to the floor.
Another important game, like everything from now on. The last one for this year in the SEF, as there are three away games after that and until the end of 2023 (Virtus, Villerban, Alba). The 7-6 that Olympiacos has is a record held by four other teams. Next Friday’s opponent is also part of the group alongside Partizan, Efes and Maccabi. If Olympiacos wins, they will have defeated all the teams they are currently tied with.
However, the distances both uphill and downhill are very short and the fight is likely to be tough until the end of the route…
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.
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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