Euro League
The Nan who hit Armani where it hurt and the plan with Hernangometh – Mitoglou
Stefanos Makris analyzes Panathinaikos AKTOR’s victory in Italy over Armani Milano with the help of Hudl Instat. Nan, who hit the Italians at their weak point, and the Hernangomet-Mitoglu formation, which provided a solution in the end
THE Panathinaikos ACTOR She ended her devil’s week perfectly EuroLeaguesince defeated Armani Milano Headquarters (68-76)the second consecutive positive result away from home against OAKA after their win at Monaco’s home stadium.
The “Greens” showed character, won an important victory in the final and are coming back even stronger with a record of 9-7.
The Sportish analyzes the victory of the “Greens” with the help of Hudl Instat.
Armani wanted to turn the match into a mud fight and tagged Sluka all night
Facing a team with two important absences (Mirotic, Law), Panathinaikos AKTOR knew the game was special. Due to Mirotic’s absence, Ettore Messina tends to throw shapes on the floor that tilt depending on the big duo he uses. What does that mean; That one moment he can throw a pattern with Vogtman/Melli (two big guys who shoot from the perimeter, open the field and pass well) on the floor, and the next moment he can throw two centers on the floor that don’t go backwards shoot three meters (Hines, Poithres). He did that against Panathinaikos AKTOR and tried different things.
Ettore Messina wanted to make the game… ugly. To make it a mud fight, to get in touch with the few possessions. He didn’t manage to do this in the first half (hence the 41:41 at the end of the second period). However, over time the game went as desired. Slow down. At the same time, he constantly covered for Kostas Sloukas (9 points and 7 assists, of which Panathinaikos AKTOR 15 points).
According to Hudl Instat, Slukas was used as the primary defender in 19 Armani attacks. That’s a big number. And it gets even bigger when someone knows this: In the 31 minutes and 55 seconds that the National Guard was on the field, Panathinaikos had to defend a total of 63 possessions. Overall, on 19 of those 63 possessions, Ettore Messina marked almost a third of Armani’s attacks (30.1% to be exact) while Sluka was on the ground to tire out the international guard. As a reminder, Slukas scored 20 points on those 19 possessions. This is how he had to defend himself:
This lasting mark tired both Panathinaikos AKTOR and Slukas. Wear and tear was a given. The “Greens” found solutions in defense by sending help and taking the ball out of the hands of the players who marked their leader. At the same time, they were able to freshen him up with long playing time with three guards in the attack and give him the opportunity to make the necessary decisions.
The decisive Lesor, the Hernangomet-Mitoglu formation and Nan, who hit Armani’s blemish
According to Hudl Instat, Armani Milano has two deficiencies in their defensive function this season: they are the fifth-worst in the EuroLeague in points allowed per possession in isolation situations (one-on-one – average 0.98 points passive) and the fifth-worst in In terms of points per possession allowed in pick-and-roll situations when the big one is rolling (1.13 per possession) and the third-worst total points allowed in such situations (6.4 per game). This gave Panathinaikos AKTOR room to find a way through its defense.
Led by Lessor, the “Green” guards beat Armani Milano in pick-and-roll situations and passed to their centers. According to Hudl Instat, the “Clover” scored 11 points (1.22 per possession) on 9 possessions in pick-and-roll situations, with the attempt being made by his big man (8 of which were scored by Lesor). This is the “Cloverleaf’s” third-best performance in the EuroLeague this year (he scored 12 points in the games against Virtus Bologna and Barcelona).
The pick and roll with Lesor (but also the Frenchman’s posts) gave Panathinaikos AKTOR oxygen. The irony, however, is that in the end the “Greens” only solved the mystery of Armani’s defense later the Frenchman’s departure due to injury, which forced Ergin Ataman to end the game with Hernangomet-Mitoglu on top. The reason for this was that the presence of two big guys who could shoot from the perimeter opened up the court and laid the rug for Kendrick Nunn (17 points on 4/9 2-pointers, 2/3 3-pointers Shots and 5 assists, of which Panathinaikos AKTOR received 11 points to take action at the end. Here is his shot chart:
As mentioned, Armani is one of the worst teams in the EuroLeague in one-on-one defense. For his part, Nan is excellent in one-on-one situations, which he demonstrated again, scoring 8 of his 17 points in this situation. Of course, the decisive factor was the three-pointer, with which he ultimately sealed the victory for the “Greens,” who were playing in isolation.
Costa Slukas put the icing on the cake by stamping the final score (68-76) with penetration and finding Armani’s stick open as his tall players had to mark Hernangomet-Mitoglou on the perimeter.
He confirmed his rise
Panathinaikos AKTOR showed character in the second away game in a row. He won another important victory. He has shown that he can win both a game with 90 points (against Monaco) and a game with 75 points (against Armani). That’s the value of having players with personality in the squad who can ultimately provide the solution, like Nunn and Slukas.
The “Greens” confirmed their rise. They seem to be finding an identity now. They know their roles and have found a way to finally integrate Nan into their squad. Most importantly, they give the impression that the best lies ahead.
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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