OR National Basketball gives a historical semifinal with Turkey to Eurobasketwith the aim of qualifying for the final and winning a medal, for the first time since 2009.
Prometheus’s guard Nassos Bazinas was “hosted” on the “Direct Ripley” show by Eok Webradio with Elena Vogiatzis and George Valavanis and talked about the efforts of national Greece basketball at this year’s Eurobasket.
What the international Greek basketball player said
For the national men’s course so far: “The team is obviously serious, it has discipline and so it has reached here. It will reach even higher I believe. For a team he wants to do, there are two important things to have. The past is past, the team lives in the present, has reached the “4” and fights for the best. The national team always looks at the current game and not the aftermath. He goes to play with a game. Tradition is not about thinking about the team. The team wants to do the job now and to do its best. “
For Giannis Antetokounbos and the style of the National Game: “As the coach said, the basketball we play is very simple. We give the ball to John and, from now on, the right spacing becomes the right options to get free shooting. We are running very well in surprise, we are one of the best teams in this area. We are also a very strong team in defense, with terrible scouting of “keys” players of any other team.
John is a terrible player, one of the best in the world at the moment and proves to the tournament because he is considered one of the best in the world. In each match he shows it in his class, with the fact that he can score and create in every way, with his defense. He is dominant for the team. They see the example of John and his teammates, where they are all very experienced, and they give even more. It is a very serious “weapon” we have in the team and we take it very well. “
For how much importance it will be for Yannis Antetokounbos and the rest of the children’s conquering a medal: “It will definitely be something very big and important for himself and his contribution to Greek basketball. It goes without saying that it will be for all children and for Greek basketball in general. As players everyone has internal motivation. Beyond John, there are all the others who for their own reasons have a huge motivation for the medal.
It seems that all children are “thirsty” for this distinction. We are very close to it, but we haven’t done anything yet. It seemed from the first moment I saw these kids that they have thirst for this summer, so this medal, so I believed in this group from the first moment. It will certainly be something very important for John’s offer to Greek basketball. It will be very important for the whole Greek basketball. I hope it happens. “
For the semifinals with Turkey: “To be honest, I haven’t watched Turkey. I know a bit the way the Ataman coach is fighting, I have seen Osman as a player as well. Certainly the degree of difficulty is high, because it is not accidental for the team that has not lost in the tournament so far. It is certainly difficult for our task, but we too have the right depth and very high level players and staff. I think it will be a difficult match for both teams, very Physical. I think we’re on the right track. If we continue and do what we do as a team, we have nothing to fear. “