THE George Bardzokas And his players, after the two consecutive Greek championships in 2022 and 2023, returned to the top of the Greek Basketball League with Olympic To win the 15th championship of his history after a dramatic and intensity series against Panathinaikos.
George Bardzokas, who has been very criticized lately, at a press conference after Olympiacos’ victory 85-71 against Panathinaikos and the title by his team did not hide that he even passed the scenario to leave him with ”
Bartzoka’s statements
“Today our year ended with a happy ending. I want to be sparingly, not to say many things. Well done to presidents, players and those who worked for the trophy. I want the dust to sit down and analyze things inside me and the difficulty of the project. Last year we lost Fal and stayed with a tall.
Unfortunately this year we lost Williams-Gos, Vildosa hit in the series, Fal was seriously injured, Fournier was eliminated in the previous match and today Vezenkov was out. The team character gave us the trophy, we won Panathinaikos three times. In the face of such a good team we showed superiority, we showed that we deserved the championship.
I always embraced the unity in the club. Always my goal, even with side losses, was to stay united. In basketball everyone is playing together, everyone is involved, a bad link if there is a man, if he creates a split, there should be no team. I wondered if I am the one who disrupts unity, I want to tell you honestly.
I thought maybe I shouldn’t continue to Olympiacos. If I break it down the unity, I have to leave. The reactions of the world were the ones that were, most happy to win the Olympic titles, we are passers -by, we are “soldiers”. What is left is the owners of the team, against a situation that is shooting the self -evident and the common sense is in a hurry. I’m happy for them.
It seemed that a large roster with players staying out of rotation for some time creates introversion, moaning, a not good climate. But that’s it needed. The two main playmakers, Williams-Gos and Wokap, had problems. The team did so thanks to the depth and contribution of the players who were invited to replace them. “