THE James Gist with Stefan Lasme there have been rivals with him Vasilis Spanoulis during the period when both of them were playing for Panathinaikos and the coach of Monaco was the captain of Olympiakos.
The battles between James Gist and Vassilis Spanoulis were very classic at the time, since most Panathinaikos coaches had the American mark the current National Basketball coach.
The outcome of the battles did not have a fixed winner, as there have been big baskets by Spanoulis over the defenses of Gist, but also impressive blocks by the American in the legend of Olympiakos.
The two former players of Panathinaikos spoke to “Euroloungepod” about the Greek coach of Monaco and even glorified him.
The words of the two former Panathinaikos athletes in detail
“It’s great to see players we’ve played against and who were top players, become coaches teaching his teams how to win. It’s crazy. In his first year with Monaco, he went to the final of the Euroleague. Before that, he was at Peristeri and led it high in the BCL. I feel proud to see him now joining his team. Think about what he did this summer with the Greek National Team, winning the bronze medal in Eurobasket. He proved who he is as a player and he does it as a coach. He will become one of the best. It was amazing the moment he embraced with Diamantidis, Tsartsaris and Papaloukas”
And Lasme added: “He was a great player and he’s definitely a good coach, even better than an athlete. I appreciate the mark it leaves on the game. He represents basketball at its best. Even the way she dresses is “AAA”. It’s only a matter of time before he gets a Euroleague! It’s coming.”