Euro League
Middleton: ‘I’m voting for Diamantidis even though I wanted to beat him’
Daryl Middleton spoke on Cosmote TV’s ‘Pick N’ Roll’ about what he remembers about Panathinaikos and what connects him to Greece.
Daryl Middleton spoke on camera for Cosmote TV and “Pick N’ Roll” about what he experienced at Panathinaikos in the early ’00s, about the comparisons between Dimitris Itoudis and Zelikos Obradovic, but also Dimitris Diamantidis.
What he explained in detail:
– Can you compare Dimitris with Obradovic? similarities and differences;
“your will to win. Both always want to win. When I was at Obradovic, that’s what he always wanted: he expected 100% from his players, he tried to get the best out of them. Dimitris is the same. You are honest. And I think the players like it when the coaches are honest and tell them what they think. Don’t lie, don’t go behind their backs, and don’t speak badly. Face to face they say they feel and that’s it“.
– You were a really tough guy. Tell me if you ever remember either Obradovic or Itoudis getting so upset that (I don’t mean scared of them but) they scared you a little.
“I think Obradovic can be really scary sometimes. As it is, with the energy it has, especially in game. Off the ground is another person. Great guy, you can talk to him about anything. But on the ground it’s like being a different person. He screams and I remember he yelled at me many times as I lay on the floor and I tried to pretend not to listen to him. But he screams louder and louder until you hear him. And then you say “K”. It’s ok, I didn’t have a problem, I had a lot of tough trainers“.
– Like I said, you were really a tough guy, you didn’t lose a game and suddenly you had a serious health problem.
“That was a surprise at first, because I’ve never had any injuries. One day I just woke up and found out about this problem, thrombosis. I lost the rest of the season, I was out 4-5 months, it was very difficult. I wanted to be with the team, we went to the Final Four and I couldn’t play. So it was very sad for me“.
– Have you ever feared for your life?
“No, I didn’t hear anything. Because I didn’t understand exactly what the situation was until I spoke to friends from America. And they told me I could have died. The thrombosis could have hit me in the lungs, in the head. And I said to them “What, really?”. But still I wasn’t afraid. The doctors told me I would take anticoagulants and get better. Already after the second day I felt better and I wanted to go back to training. But they told me, “You’re out for four months, you can’t do anything, you can’t train by contact“.
– What was your favorite moment with Panathinaikos in Greece?
“Of course, when we won the EuroLeague in Bologna in 2002. That was great. Because that was my goal. I was 35 years old, I left Spain because my goal was to win the Euroleague. I had won everything on a personal level, I was the MVP and many other things in Spain and I said I have to go somewhere to win the Euroleague. I got the opportunity to play in one of the best teams and I said: “I will do it”.
I would have walked through a wall for these people. I played hard in every game to show them I can play at this level. It was hard. How many players in their 35s have won the Euroleague? I think that was impressive and I really thank them. Do you know how many times I thanked Obradovic and Dimitris for giving me this chance to win the Euroleague? Many players have failed and I have succeeded“.
– Favorite Panathinaikos teammate?
“You all were! I loved to play, let’s just say… Albert was a good guy. Johnny Rogers. he was my friend When I first came he was already there and he explained to me what was going on, I didn’t know anything about basketball in Greece. The best was definitely Bodiroga. I loved this guy, he was by far one of the best guards in Europe. It was amazing “.
– And between the two Greek “gods”? To the eternal question, which would you choose: Spanoulis or Diamantidis?
“I would vote for Diamantidis. I remember when I first met him, we were playing, I think he was playing for Hercules?“.
– Yes.
“And I remember that game because we were about to get stuck. I think he stopped me, I got angry and punched him in the berry. Shortly after that, that summer, Dimitris told me that we were going to sign this kid. “Truth;”. I was happy because this guy was tough. He came into the team and did everything. He played defense, he was tough, he made blocks, he shot. I adored him, he was a leader. I would choose him anytime“.
Source: sport24
Jessica Martinez is an author at Sportish, a publication dedicated to sports news and analysis. She covers various topics related to sports and provides insightful commentary on the latest developments in the world of sports.
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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