Bozikas: “No team wants Olympiacos against Euroleague play-offs”

George Bozikas-auxiliary coach of Olympiacos- was mentioned for the Euroleague, and the goal the “reds” will have in the knockouts of the event. George Bozikas in his statements on the “Direct Ripley” show of EOK WebRadio, spoke about the situation that Olympiacos is in just before the Euroleague playoffs, with him pointing out that Piraeus will be a team that nobody wants to face. At the same time, Giorgos Bartzokas’ assistant stressed that Olympiacos is in good condition and wants to finish in the best possible position the normal duration of Euroleague. In detail George Bozika’s statements About the difficulty of yesterday’s (21/03) victory over Villerban: “We did not expect an easy game at all. Villarban is too competitive a team and her last games are just by accident not. He has won Efes and Armani Milan, while with Fenerbahce, Maccabi, even Panathinaikos, away was competitive until the end. He has a lot of sportsmanship, has experience, plays a free and fast basketball, has nothing to lose and really puts you hard during the game.” For the situation in which the group is located: “We have long played with our backs on the wall, as in round 1 we lost enough ground due to the injuries and recruiting we did during the season. We had to cover lost ground, make very big victories in difficult seats, such as Valencia, Zaglikiris and Bayern. We also protected our seat in the 2nd round and we are currently at the point where we want to be during the season.” For the remaining games in the Euroleague: “We enter the final line. We’re in good shape, we’re confident. Surely the difficulties “built” our character, trying to overcome them. At this moment we are concerned that the two point guards faced minor injuries and are out of rhythm, so we’ve lost our pace mostly aggressively. We have time to all turn healthy, find our rhythm again and play at the levels we can. The team has great potential, our roster has too many options, we can change many shapes, so we can adapt to any kind of struggle.” On whether they’re thinking about the home advantage: “What we’re interested in is being in the six-pack of play-offs. The scenarios for advantage are not something that exists in our minds, we want the team to be healthy and in good condition. There is no team that we cannot deal with, but I believe that no one would want to face us at the play-offs.”