THE Panagiotis Giannakis watched her Final Four Euroleague In Abu Dhabi and referred to the reasons why Olympiacos and Panathinaikos did not reach the trophy.
Greek basketball legend, Panagiotis Giannakis, spoke on ERTnews’ “Connections” on this year’s Euroleague Final Four and stood the inability of the Greek teams to react to the pressure that Monaco and Fenerbahce was put.
“The weight of the favorite and the expectation of yet another great success has overwhelmed the Greek teams,” Panagiotis Giannakis said.
“Our teams, during the year, even though there were times when they did not play well, they managed through their defensive effort to keep the games in balance. They couldn’t do this in the semifinals. Both Panathinaikos and Olympiacos were unable to react to the pressure that their opponents put them in defensively, “he added.
Panagiotis Giannakis then referred to the course of Vassilis Spanoulis.
“He gave another mentality to the Monaco team. This was particularly shown in the match with Olympiacos. Despite the fact that Monaco has charismatic scorers in the district, he has managed to pass the message that he had to get Olympiacos players out of their aggressive comfort. Many congratulations to Vassilis Spanoulis. His team exceeded the expectations that had been created. “
Whether he is in place of the player or coach when he watches the matches, he stressed:
“I’m in the position of the fan. I really want to see the match and enjoy it. Secondly, I would love to see how players face the difficulties both on the part of the tactics and on the part of the emotions.
It’s a great game the basketball. There can be little little things at any time, which can change the flow of a match. And they start not only from athletics, not only by the technique, but also by the emotional reaction to difficulties that can happen. I think the team that had the best treatment in all this was Fener. “