THE Ergkin Ataman He talked about the National Basketball match against Turkey in the Eurobasket semifinals, making a comment on him Giannis Antetokounbos which caused reactions.
Ergkin made statements ahead of the big semifinal of the Eurobasket between Greece and Turkey (12/9, 21:00) and commented on how referees treat Yiannis Antetokounbos.
Vassilis Spanoulis does not stop shouting for the few shots won by the Greek superstar in the tournament, with the Turkish coach having a different view and claiming that “Greek Freak” It doesn’t stop making an aggressive foul …
“No coach can stop Sloukas. I am proud of Samondurov. Spanoulis has learned some things from me. I heard him in Cyprus say about the few shots of Yiannis Antetokounbos and I saw a shot yesterday.
I say that he is constantly foul and the referees must whistle, ”said the coach of national Turkey and Panathinaikos.
In detail what Ergkin Ataman said
For the counter with Greece: “It’s my destiny. At Euroleague in the playoffs I faced my former team, Efes, it was very emotional. Now of course Greece, five players from Panathinaikos are playing there. I know how important it is to Greece. We have a good team and it will be a difficult game. Dorsey.
For Spanoulis: “Spanoulis is a good coach. In Greece he was a coach in Peristeri, then he went to Monaco. When Spanoulis played basketball he was the smartest player in Europe. Basketball is not complicated. He made good chemistry in the team, they play very well.
For Osman: “Genty is not good. His injury is very serious. The only good thing for us is that there is no fracture on his leg. He has a knock on the leg and we will try to solve the problem. Sure, he will not be 100% because tomorrow is impossible to train and we will see him. He doesn’t play. “
About how he can stop Sloukas and Mitoglou: “There is no coach who can stop Sloukas in the parquet, but my players will try. I have no special tactic to stop Sloukas. Mitoglou is a great player. Guard in Europe ”.
For the fact that Final Four 2026 will take place at OAKA: “I sent my congratulations to all the managers and Panathinaikos because they did a great job. Congratulations to Euroleague because they are smart.
Athens is one of the best basketball cities this time with Panathinaikos and Olympiacos, so I think that when the time comes we will be very excited and ready for it. I hope to be there with my team, Panathinaikos, because there is no guarantee that my team or some other Greek will be there, regardless of the fact that it will be at the OAKA.
We will fight as we do every year, this year there are 20 teams at Euroleague, but I am very happy for Greek basketball, because everyone will enjoy it and in particular we will enjoy the atmosphere of the best court with a difference in Europe. “