THE Thomas Wokhap He celebrated another championship with Olympiacos in Greece and in his first interview after winning the title, referred to the owner of the Panathinaikos, Dimitris Giannakopoulos.
Speaking to RES-EIA, Thomas Wokpa was called upon to respond to how Dimitris Giannakopoulos’ behavior was affected and while initially he said “not at all”, he then claimed that … he woke up the bear and pushed Olympiacos to the title.
Thomas Wokapi’s interview
-What changed from defeat to the semifinals with Monaco until winning the title of the Greek league for you?
“We just became ourselves again. In the semifinals of the Euroleague Final Four we were not ourselves. And then we set up, we decided that we didn’t want to finish the season in this way … with … destruction. We decided that we were fighters all season … and we did in the Greek league finals … We played as fighters. “
-Milutinov said after winning the title that the title of MVP was worth the leader of Olympiacos, Costas Papanikolaou, because he inspired his teammates to give them all in the final. For you who is the Olympic MVP?
“Pope” showed incredible leadership skills, especially after the 1st final, but for me the guys worth credited with the title of MVP is Tyler Dorsey, because of the situation that was all season … that is, the player who is worth playing for 30 minutes, is a player, And he is training as if he was playing 30 minutes. And in the finals, after nine and a half months on the bench … He comes and “kills” in Game 2, 3 and 4 … and literally “unlocks” the attack … really is worth recognizing. “
-What was the effect of the behavior of the administrative leader of the Panathinaikos Dimitris Giannakopoulos on Game 2 in the SEF to you, the Olympic players?
“It didn’t affect us at all.”
-I ask why we saw from Olympiacos fans in the 4th final holding banners in which they thanked him …
“He created such a desire to win the title … hurt the bear and the bear woke up …”.
-Now that the year ended with the title of the champion of Greece, how do you comment on criticism of coach Barzokas and groaning for players who didn’t have enough time due to the big rotation?
“I have nothing to criticize for that. In the past, many were criticizing and complaining that the owners of Olympiacos, the Angelopoulos brothers, did not invest enough money. And then they spent a lot of money and created a very good team, a team that undoubtedly had the ability to win the Euroleague title. We didn’t do it … unfortunately, but there is no doubt that they “built” a big team this season and I recognize their huge contribution. Their leadership skills showed from their office are impressive. They are the first to do the job! They are the first to sit down and wonder “what do we need?” Let’s give the coach what it takes. “
-How do you dream of the Olympics of the new season?
“I think everyone knows that we dream of the new season’s Olympics. An Olympian who will win all the titles he claims! “
-And can’t I help you ask you about Eurobasket and National Greece next September? Will you be there this time?
“We’ve just finished the season with Olympiacos. I think we want to enjoy winning the Greek league now. Let’s enjoy it … “.