Panathinaikos AKTOR, Ergin Ataman: “Everything wrong with Olympiakos, let’s be more aggressive”

Its technical leader Panathinaikou AKTOR talked about her matchup Tuesday (12/11) with them Israelis and stood on the… pieces that should correct the champions Europecompared to the recent one derby with him Olympic for her Euroleague.

Specifically, the “Clover” coach spoke about:

His own situation: “I have been sick for the last 2-3 days. I went to the hospital to check on the situation. The doctor said I’m fine and I don’t need to stay in the hospital. I have a virus, I’m sick, but I’m… alive, next to my team. We did the training and I hope that tomorrow I will be on the bench”.

The… medical report of the Panathinaikos Aktor: “You know Grigonis and Antetokounmpo will not be on the roster, they need more time. But Slukas trained with the team. I think 90% he will be on the court and compete tomorrow”.

Maccabi Tel Aviv: “She has changed a lot in her roster, but she has athleticism and energy. I saw them against Real Madrid when they beat Real. They are an aggressive team, they run a lot. Last year we had two losses in the regular season against Maccabi. Tomorrow is an important game at home. We have to be aggressive, have confidence and get the win. Maccabi is very dangerous”.

Whether the Shamrocks should focus primarily on their transition and pick ‘n roll defense: “Yes. I found out that Tamir Blatt will also play tomorrow. Maccabi has shooters, knows how to play in transition and pick ‘n roll. We have to be careful. Against Olympiakos we were very bad defensively, we allowed them to score 94 points. For sure, we have to be better defensively”.

The correction of errors in connection with the derby: “Everything was wrong. They beat us mentally and tactically, they beat us with their very good performance. They played better than us. We had our chance in the last two minutes, we took the lead. But Fournier hit a big shot and they took control. They beat us, they beat me, they beat the players. They beat us all”.

Grant: “We’ll do whatever it takes to win”

THE Jerian Grant spoke ahead of the showdown with Maccabi and emphasized what he should do own and the teammates of.

Characteristically, the American guard spoke about:

The game against Maccabi Tel Aviv and its changes compared to last year’s playoffs: “Both teams have made some changes. But Maccabi struggle in the same way in attack as we do. It will be a tough game. We know it won’t be easy, Maccabi plays good basketball. We have to be ready”.

The quality of the Israelis: “They’re playing good basketball, like I said. Every match is important. We have to go out on the floor and do whatever it takes to get the win.”.

Oded Kata’s Guards: “We want to stop them. They know how to score and create. We will be careful to limit them. They have a very good team”.

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