After the end of his match Olympic With the Red Star in Crete, the George Bardzokas He referred to the immediate need of the Greek champions to acquire a guard.
Olympiacos coach George Bardzokas confirmed that the Piraeus has been on the market for a regional player after the new injury to China Evans.
The Greek technician was also placed on the features of the player looking for Olympiacos, and also talked about the friendly tournament in Crete.
What the Olympic coach said
For the tournament in Crete: “What better could we do than play against two very strong teams? The tournament had a very high level, the games were closed. The teams are trying to prepare for the immediate start of events.
Of course, we have a big problem: today we had to include a little bit of the internationals. They haven’t done a single workout with us, but time is pushing, since we have the SuperCup next week. We have to go fast.
This shows that in many phases we are ahead, but we also make many mistakes that come from the lack of partnerships. Today, for example, more than 20 points to surprise, but players have to learn each other’s game.
The newcomers need to understand where to give and where to get the ball, and defensively need better partnerships. Everyone understands that our work is very difficult, as for any coach at this time. Due to Eurobasket time is limited and the requirements are huge. “
To adapt new players: “We need to have a steady pace in defense and attack. We had a lot of fluctuations in the way we played and we had to drop the tension. In the first half we were back with five points, from a bad choice at the end.
Then we went in and went ahead with +10, we made a 15-0 run, but instead of keeping the pace and exploiting it, we made many mistakes in the game set and gave them the ball into their hands. The Red Star is a very sports team this year, with many Americans, good in transition. We have to be careful not to give the ball into their hands.
On the other hand, we had 22-23 assists, ten more than Astera. This shows that even today we tried to play as a team. We did it, but I repeat it needs more consistency at the intervals where we play well. “
For the characteristics of the player that Olympiacos is looking for: “It depends on how every coach sees the situation. We also encountered, and they were unable to make a difference in Europe.
Euroleague is very difficult. All teams are strong, have good coaches, good players. The intensity and speed in the games are huge and will grow more when teams are rhythm. We want to play the basketball we have learned, we think we have a lot of good elements and good players, we just miss one or two more pieces. “