The road to defending Olympiacos’s title begins in Vitoria, as the Red-and-Whites face Baskonia on Thursday night (Sept. 24, 9:30 p.m.) against Baskonia in the first round of the EuroLeague.
The coach of the European champions, Giorgos Bartzokas, as the team departed for Spain, spoke about the season opener and the Piraeus team’s readiness, while also highlighting the areas where Olympiacos needs to improve.
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Here are his comments in detail:
On Olympiacos’s season opener: “We have a good idea of what Baskonia is capable of, though they’ve played very few high-stakes games. Everyone expects us to deal with their speed in execution and on the open court. They play facing the basket, and that presents a unique challenge and difficulty.”
On his team’s readiness: “We had two good practices. We need to stay healthy, and we have to make the most of our talent and win as many games as possible, especially now at the beginning of the season.”
On areas where Olympiacos needs to improve: “Defensively—we all needed to be at a high level. That’s why we lost to Real Madrid a few days ago.”
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