Euro League
Banki: “Olympiacos is one of the most serious title contenders”
Virtus Bologna is preparing to welcome Olympiacos and Luca Banki spoke in the best words about the red-whites one day before the meeting between the red-whites (December 19th, 9:30 p.m., Novasports Prime, Sportish Match Center).
Virtus Bologna and Olympiacos face each other on Italian soil and the home team’s coach Luca Banki spoke about tomorrow’s EuroLeague game (December 19th, 9:30 p.m., Novasports Prime, Match Center from Sportish).
The Italian coach had particularly warm words for the red and whites, declaring that the Greek team is one of the most serious candidates for the European title and calling the clash one of the most exciting games of the season.
Banky’s statements in detail:
“The game against Olympiakos is one of the most exciting of the entire EuroLeague season. Winners of last year’s regular season and finalists of the competition, the Greek team represents one of the most serious contenders for the title and will come to Bologna with an extremely strong performance. The squad will be strengthened by the recent arrival of Filip Petrusev, who will provide consistency .
We will try to build on previous performances where we have shown that we are capable of overcoming physical or technical limitations and riding on rails that will allow us to return to our best basketball, with a collective effort , which includes the team and the staff and the world . These are special evenings that we must live with vigor and enthusiasm and enjoy the atmosphere that the home stadium and the teams can offer, I am sure.”
Dunston: “I was trained by Barzokas, so I understand their philosophy”
For his part, Bryant Dunston said: “Olympiacos is a strong team. It will be a tough, very physical game. They have a very balanced team and an excellent coach. I was trained by their trainer, so I understand their philosophy a little. But as far as tomorrow’s game is concerned, we have to go on the pitch with the right attitude, play physical and strong in defense.
We have to prevent them from scoring easy baskets because they score a lot of points on offense thanks to cuts, offensive rebounds and joint attack. Make sure everyone gets the ball, play well defensively and take advantage of opportunities.”
Source: sport 24
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