Euro League
Costas Sloukas has put things in place
Costas Sloukas filled in for everyone in Ano Liossia and saved Olympiacos from disaster. Perhaps it’s time for Olympiacos Sloukas to retaliate for what he did against AEK.
A seemingly easy night for Olympiakos in Ano Liossia that almost turned into a basketball tragedy. The final development was ideal, however, not because it didn’t push home advantage further in the Stoiximan Basket League final, but mostly because Costas Sloukas put things in their place. Not only in the game against AEK, but also for the rest of the season.
Not only that, the 31-year-old security guard took the red and white by the hand and saved them from the accident. Because any other result against the troubled AEK would be very bad – not condemning – for the continued existence of the league, but catastrophic for the mood in the team. 2022 has come badly for Olympiacos and a loss to Dikefalos would leave problems unresolved.
Admitting on the occasion that AEK’s decision to change stadium and move to Liosia helped him endure the most difficult season in recent years. Even with a small population, it is home, which is why results have occurred that no one expected. And sure enough, Olympiacos almost fell to the silver screen. The masterful coaching of Savvas Symeonidis combined with the amazing performance of Routins brought the difference even to 16 points, but the excess was not completed for AEK and could not stand and because there was a difference in quality.
The 7 three-pointers of routines
Somewhere here Olympiakos comes into the conversation. It is true that a EuroLeague team cannot accept 7 three pointers from a player who has stopped playing basketball for two years. He became an actor and practiced sports as a martial arts amateur. This is a radio for the Red Whites, every basketball player who tagged him and for the Olympiacos defense overall. It was a picture of shame for George Bartzokas and his players and when they finally lost the game against the Canadian they all had to find a cave to hide together.
The help of the Stoiximan Basket League
So, in such a difficult situation, Olympiacos found the magic way not only to win, but to emerge victorious many times. From a game that might have brought disaster in the season, it might have saved the whole season.
Olympiacos was in shock for 27 minutes but thanks to Costas Sloukas he turned a losing game and left Ano Liossia rich.
And on such evenings it proves how much he has missed the presence at the national competitions (administratively he has achieved his goal and that is not up for debate) in the last two years. Because the championship not only keeps a team awake, but can also lift the psyche. Yes, the EuroLeague and Stoiximan Basket League are completely unrelated, but beating AEK and how it came about will add psychology and momentum to the continuation of the season. In Greece and Europe.
Maybe the year was saved
But the most important thing is that Olympiacos defeated Costas Sloukas on Saturday night. In what was a controversial period for everyone, the 31-year-old guard not only gave Olympiakos a valuable win, but also put everything in its place. He made people understand that he can come forward and offer solutions when the ball is on fire, even if he’s not the kind of leader some people have in mind.
Although it wasn’t a title match, perhaps on January 29, 2022, Sloukas saved the year for the entire Olympiacos basketball division. Because losing to AEK would be something of a fiasco and the side effects for a team trying to rebuild a winning spirit would probably be greater than one can imagine.
To be treated as the best
Even Giorgos Bartzokas, who took care of worshiping Sloukas after the game, knows very well that Costas saved his own honor in Liosia. That’s why the Olympiacos coach might have to reconsider some things regarding the big name of the basketball team. All are the same overall, but they are not the same. And Sloukas, while sometimes holding the ball a little longer than he should, is Olympiacos’ best player alongside Vezenkov and Dorsey.
This is what he was recruited for, he has the greatest responsibility because of his position and his mission, he is entitled to better behavior than everyone else. No one has the right to take it for the last wheel of the carriage, not even a wheel like all the others. He’s the Olympiacos driver and by the end of the year everyone should be treating him that way. He has to take the most time, make the most decisions when he needs the most shots.
And while not everyone believes it, Sloukas earned the privilege in the match against AEK. Because in the final he prevailed at Olympiakos for everyone.
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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