Dimitris Itoudis on Sportish about displeasure with OAKA: “My answer is Celine Dion’s song”

“While we were on the phone last night (12/1), Dimitris Itoudis had just returned to the hotel and I heard him say”Alexey, you can have a beer“. I laughed because I dare say that to a Russian to Svend that he can say a beer involves him Danger of misunderstandings and barrel sucking!

“I thought there was a drinking ban,” I told him. “THAT Duda forgave him and sided with Livingston and him chasing a Coca Cola”! But every coach has his own rules and Itoudis is not the satrap who forbids them everything its players.

“They know they can have a beer or two after the race a glass of wine. But they ask my permission to order e.g you heard me say that to Svend, that he can say a beer. From what I could see, however, everyone was drinking waterhe explains to me at a time when he was enjoying his own palate with a (wonderful, as he described it to me) Greek red wine!

Winners are entitled to drunkenness and losers: Given that, the scammer Dimitris Priftis He took it out without decoction unless he threw it hard go down the collected drugs!

What we said with Priftis…

CSKA scored its fifth straight win over him Panathinaikos (after his foray with 106-102 at Kaliningrad) and has thrown on the greens in this series 88 points difference…

“Not that I know, not that I remember, not that I would maintenance“, comments the seven-time European champion.”What I liked yesterday was that we picked up momentum early on and held it until the end. The EuroLeague is plagued by pandemics and widespread delays, but at least we have used the cessation of measures to our advantage.

We have trained very well and we have rhythm in the game US. You could tell by the way we circulated the ball, off creation, through execution and through our skill in it three points. The only one who didn’t have rhythm was Svend because he did getting sick and not exercising well“.

– What did you say to Priftis at the time of the handshake at the end of the game?

“These may not be said publicly. We keep them in between US“.

The 52-year-old now smokes gunpowder in his solo career Coach is not easy to surprise. “I’m not even shocked about it whatever happens during or on the fringes of one Game”.

Because I called the time out

I would ask him anyway, dare I say it was him already my main goal in the conversation, but made sure of that throws the ball to me alone and gives it to me help …

– In other words, you’re telling me that you weren’t even shocked by the disapproval of the Panathinaikos fans when you called that time-out with 48 seconds left in the first half and while you were leading 57-33…

“Please now, why should I be shocked? Not even I was annoyed by this fact. Fans always have their own justification. I thank them from the bottom of my heart from the heart because I was applauded when I entered the stadium where we lived 13 unforgettable and indelible moments years“.

-But why was this time-out necessary?

“Nedovic had just scored a three, we ate one quickly 5-0 and doesn’t want much to turn a match. We’ve been through this several times, there’s no team for it did not see a situation was completely overthrown while lies on the horse and pant to win or to Commit suicide and lose a match of your own. let me tell you something else;“.

i hate you and i love you more

– I am listening…

“So there’s a song that Celine Dion sang together and Luciano Pavarotti, telling the whole truth explains what happened on the field. The song says, “I hate you, then I love you, then I hate you, then I love you more”! Σε I hate then I love you then I hate you and then I love you again more“.

– So what does this account reveal?

“A love affair. It’s a relationship of love and hate, but in finally love wins“!

– I was an audible witness to how beautiful you are. So go, yours!

(laughs)”Not now. Another time I say it a cappella“!

“The EuroLeague system needs to change”

– I will not ask you about the Ethniki case, because yesterday you were tired of answering this question. But I would like to address the reasoning and reflections you expressed on the NOVA show last night about the EuroLeague formula. After all, you’ve been screaming for playoffs instead of Final Four for years.

“Ετερον εκάτερον. Those who love basketball and care For his progress, you have to see things with you long-term vision. Therefore, not every game we play takes place to be life and death, as a finale. I discussed it too with Zeljko Obradovic and as far as I know the same view Ettore Messina has too. I think it has to change organizational system. As; Maybe the teams will expand in twenty to create two groups of 10 8+8 advance to a sweet 16 and 2+2 are eliminated continue in the EuroCup. It’s not bad to copy some football stuff“.

Travel and Second Chances

– In such a case, you are still affected more the national championships …

“We’ll find the edge, don’t worry. My rationale is It’s simple: it’s better to play with him four times Panathinaikos, Olympiacos, Real, Barcelona and he continues to say instead of being moved to Minsk and Krasnoyarsk, eight and ten hours on the way and come back!

Panathinaikos and Olympiacos do not I have such a problem because the flights to Thessaloniki or Rhodes are short but ask me about it“!

– So you insist on this proposal?

“That’s not necessarily a suggestion, just my thought. The product, as we say, needs to be supported and improved brings better results and greater benefits. the My consideration is to increase the EuroLeague games and to give teams a second chance, as is the case in the NBA with play-ins.

let me ask you something; Valencia and Basconia, who finished 9th and 10th last year 19 and 18 wins are considered failures, but are not. Leave This gives the teams an additional chance claim their goal. There are 30 teams in the NBA and the 16 advance to the playoffs while at it EuroLeague take part 18 and pass eight. But so many qualified and when the teams were 16“.