THE Vassilis Spanoulis talked about the Olympic – Monaco at Euroleague Final 4 in Abu Dhabi and made it clear that his love for Piraeus does not affect him in their “duel” as an opponent.
In his first Final 4 as a coach, Vasilis Spanoulis will be found with Monaco Opposite his beloved Olympiacos, however, he explained that he would like to … even kill his brother if he were his opponent.
Spanoulis’ statements
To qualify for the Final Four: “It is a major success that the team has had this consistency and once again it is in the Final Four, second in the last four years. For a new team to achieve this, it is very important and shows a lot for the administration, the president and the culture we want to build. This is the most important.
All credit goes to players, it’s not easy to get to a Final Four, it’s very difficult. We see which teams are outside, huge teams with history. I am very proud to be part of this organization’s success. Our next goal is to go there and play the best basketball we can. We are away two wins from the trophy and I want to congratulate the administration and the players for all this effort. “
On whether he gives extra motivation to his players: “If a coach has to give his players extra in motivation in a Final Four, that means something has nothing to do with the players. The players have a great motivation and they are looking forward to the Final Four after the match against Barcelona. Motivated and they are happy to claim the title.
For the pressure Mike James may have: “James is great, like all other players. He has no pressure. He is the goal of his career. He has to concentrate and play with motivation, he does not need to push himself, basketball is a team sport. We must all do what we need for our goal.”
For the game against his beloved Olympic: “If I play with my son ping pong and win him out and cry I will tell him so is life you lose. You win. So with my brother, if we play together, I want to kill him, but I love him to death. When you are a competitor, We will give everything for 40 minutes, for our pride. “