‘In the first part we didn’t play basketball, we just walked on the floor’

Panathinaikos AKTOR struggled too much to get past Rhodes and Ergin Ataman spoke of a lack of motivation after the devil’s week, stressing that his players simply walked on the floor for 20 minutes.

What he said in detail:

“After a hell of a week in the EuroLeague, the league game is always difficult. Especially if you’re playing away from home. It’s hard to motivate the team.

In the first part we didn’t play basketball, we just walked on the floor. In the second half, after we realized that Kolossos is having a great day, putting a lot of shots and playing aggressive defense, we realized that there is a big risk and danger of losing the match.

Then we started playing more aggressively, playing our own basketball and that’s how we found a way to win.”