THE Ergkin Ataman spoke at the press conference of the match Panathinaikos -Partizan for the “Pavlos Giannakopoulos” tournament in Australia, in which the “clover” prevailed 91-82.
The Greens showed good elements in the race, which Ergkin Ataman also pointed out, as he said he had left the appearance satisfied. He also referred to the adaptation of Rogavopoulos and Toliopoulos to Panathinaikos.
The statements of Turkish coach
“First of all, we are very happy to play in” Pavlos Giannakopoulos “for the first time in history in Australia. It is a different experience for us, but also something different for the future of club and European basketball. I saw a great atmosphere in a friendly game. It was sold out. Both teams competed normally, though they are not ready. Both teams were serious. We played good basketball, especially in the second half and got the win. “
For how satisfied he is from his team’s performance with the data of the problems that exist: “We have a lot of absences, a lot of injuries. We have not been training together. But the team is the same. Today we only had two new players, Rogavopoulos and Toliopoulos. They are both very smart, so we got them. They immediately understood what we want from them.
My system is simple, we don’t play complex basketball. It was very nice that I saw them all ready. They had been prepared with Serelis, they had worked two weeks very well with our coaches. We arrived at 09:00 in the morning local time, after 18 hours of flight. But we played smart and with emotion. I liked the team, despite the absences. Of course, Partizan had absences. “
On the readiness of Panathinaikos in view of Euroleague: “This season we only have the friendly games here in Australia. We have no other games, there is no time. But I think we will be ready. The system is simple and 90% of my players were in the team and in previous years. We will be ready. We will prepare for five or six days in Athens and we will be ready. “
For the Medical Bulletin of the “clover”: “I will leave this for when we return to Athens for the first workout. I hope everyone is fine. There are serious situations right now. I don’t know how many days the shorts will need. Holmes I think will play in Australia, in our next game, in Sydney. “
On whether Australia will have been lucky enough to have luck to Panathinaikos: “We’ll see, yes. Maybe next year we travel somewhere else. It’s nice to play here in preparation, but we may play in the future. Euroleague is here, I saw the referees here. Perhaps Euroleague is planning something for the future to make basketball more worldwide. The NBA is trying to get European teams, Euroleague can take the teams from Australia and come from the NBAs here. The Euroleague is more enthusiastic, the regular season in Europe is more impressive than the NBA. “
For the difficult program of those involved in Eurobasket and the trip to Australia: “It was important for me to be here, in this event, with respect to Panathinaikos, the Giannakopoulos family and all the basketball in Australia.”