Trincieri for Zalgiris – Panathinaikos: “They have the best regional line in Europe”

Andrea Trincieri talked about her game with him in the 11th Euroleague race and praised the “greens” for their defense and regional line. Panathinaikos is in 2nd place of the Euroleague ranking and Zalgiris will fight for the victory that will bring the two teams with the same record in the event, but Andrea Trincieri noted the difficulties of the project. Trincieri’s statements “We are playing with one of the best teams in Europe. Champions who have no weaknesses and have the best defense in the event. We come from three consecutive defeats. We fought but our efforts were not enough. Obviously we want to play well, win and get up to the score, but we face one of the best teams and we need to focus on what we can change in our game. We will give our best and in the end we will look at the dashboard and see the result.” For the absence of Erkin Ataman: “His absence plays no role. Players play the game, coaches coach”. For the effectiveness of Panathinaikos in three points (41.3%): “If they are first means no one has found a way to stop them. It is very difficult because they have the best regional line. Sloukas, Nan, Brown and Grant have a catalytic effect on the Panathinaikos attack. I like Lesor, too, because of his cruelty, energy and athleticism. He has the ability to pull two players into the racket, so he leaves free shots from afar. Either you double-team and you leave the long shots or you play Lesor individually, who has 80% of the target. It’s a nightmare situation for every defense.” For the situation arising from FIBA’s ‘windows’: “It’s a mess. It’s a mess for everyone. For players, teams, fans. It’s not good anything that separates something in the middle.” For Nigel Hayes’ placement regarding the mental health of players: “Did he also talk about the mental health of coaches? They’re people too. I love Nigel because he always has things to say that excite my mind. But what can you do? Can I change the weather in Lithuania and it’s less cold? Can I change the program or the situation in general? Nope. On the other hand, we get paid very well and we have the support of our fans. But it is a difficult situation with the pressure we manage. It is human not to be able to achieve what you want.”