Euro League
This year’s Olympiakos Piraeus are the last thirty seconds of the game in Bologna
With an excellent reaction after the mess from SEF, a great Fal-Milutinov, an advance from Larentzakis and a 35-minute faint from Virtus, the “Red-Whites” managed to defeat. They weren’t making it up and Hackett was the last to speak. Pantelis Diamantopoulos writes
It took 36 minutes for Sengelia to score his first basket. It took 37 minutes for Virtus to take the lead for the first time. Hackett had to make one of the best minutes of his career at the end of the game with a basket and two defenses. And just like that, Bologna defeated Olympiakos.
The Greek team was good enough to lose. But where once the games came to an end and everyone fell into the fire as to who would win them, today no one swears by the “Red and Whites”. The final phase of play on both sides of the field is all Olympiacos has to offer so far this year.
What happened in half a minute is Olympiacos. The Italians attack. Shut up, Fal. Another attack, the Frenchman taps again. The hosts squandered their chance against the super defense of the red bogeyman.
And suddenly the Piraeus have a surprise with 2:1. Walkap took the ball from Larentzakis. He saw an (!) opponent in front of him and stopped. He passed it back to Larry, who also braked for a three-pointer. They didn’t put Hackett in the middle. Walkup didn’t even come at him, perhaps because he had previously committed an offensive foul. Olympiakos made a threesome with Larry and lost it.
He also lost the game and it was probably the bitterest of all defeats. The excellent first part was replaced by the boring second part for the “Red and Whites”. I understand that there are players who are not ready (e.g. Petrushev), but on the other hand, if your two are big, they have smashed the opponent when their big weapon is silenced when you attack low have lowered , you can’t make alumpes at the most critical moment of the game.
It goes without saying that every time their team loses, every Olympian thinks about what would happen if there was an offensive weapon with a “kill and don’t pay” motto. And I share that. But the story is over. Decisions were made in the summer that will affect the team throughout the entire season.
Therefore, the only concern should be what this set will achieve after the additions made. She deserves a thumbs up in Bologna that wasn’t noticeable until last year, but this year not only is she high up in the standings, but she has also proven that she has the passion and tenacity to win races in which they represent is not the best…
To the beasts!
“Dad, do you play basketball?” is the classic question (bordering on the graphic) when we see a spritzer or a young man with enough alcohol. And that’s simply true, because sport needs big children. And the bigger you are, the better you can be. We say now…
Well, Bartzokas made it easy. He passed the ball to the taller of his boys and they pinned their opponents. The old Dunston can no longer follow (time is a dishonorable thing), Keikok thought twice when taking the ball in the paint, and none of the big Bolognese could limit the action of Fal and Milutinov. And when your height is that good, the opponent is forced to close their defense.
To tighten towards the basket to limit their effect. Simple things. That’s what Banky did, but he wasn’t spared. Why didn’t the threes go in from the red hands, but the ball moved easily and there was always a way for Olympiacos to score points?
Bologna didn’t make many mistakes in the first half that lost their footing. And shoot the three-pointer better. But the Italians went to the dressing room with the tragic 5/25 from two points, something even an amateur team can avoid. They played wildly, shot poorly and dropped 12 rebounds…
Good performance but with a stiff yoke
The terrible numbers you read were lost in the second part. Kanan improved his performance, but in the end they preferred to stay out and Olympiacos had Larentzakis as their only threat. Over time, Bologna found some solutions.
Dobrich helped a lot, but at the same time the Italians made up the difference in rebounds and finished the game with only 9 errors. Hackett’s defense was terrible, forcing Walkup into difficult passing lanes. The platform came into play and Bartzokas saw that his players could no longer comfortably feed the big boys. Fal was fouled, Milutinov had his best game since his return and aside from McKissick, those who played gave something.
Fal said the right thing. Olympiacos should have won the game earlier. When Virtus started to apply pressure, it was difficult. In fact, from the moment he found the lead, it was certain that he would have the first say, as the sand in the hourglass was running out and there was no longer any recovery time for the “Red and Whites”. The Piraeus team’s performance was very good.
She played well, found free throws, had an appetite and was dominant on both ends of the court. But the Italians decided to play defense of his life. About to commit a foul? Yes. Hard; Yes. But that’s basketball. Play too. Bologna punished Olympiacos and it remains to be seen whether it… drowned him in uncertainty. This will be seen later.
France in search of trust
The Italians became Olympiacos in the final quarter and won the game. They enjoyed it, celebrated it and showed their character. The “Red and Whites” are on the lookout. They travel to Lyon on Friday for the game against Villeurbanne. The Bartzokas team is looking for self-confidence and calm. In sports, victories and only victories provide these things.
The squad has come together, there is no homogeneity, but it is there. Olympiacos always reacts after a bad defeat. He did it again. After the mess against Valencia, they had the image that they would get through Bologna. They failed and continue. This year’s Euroleague is tough…
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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