Papatheodorou: “Prometheus is by far the most successful provincial team, because he is a 9 -year protagonist at the top level”
Prometheus prevailed with Karditsa 85-65 and made it 2-1 in their series Play–offstaking the qualification for the semifinals of Greek Basketball League. Patrinos coach Elias Papatheodorou was “hosted” in his “immediate ripple” show Eok Webradio With Elena Vogiatzis and Yiannis Stavroulakis.
He said in detail:
For Prometheus's return to the semifinals after 2 years: “It was a very beautiful moment for us yesterday (16/04). Not only because we went through the four best teams in Greece, which is always a goal, but because this was achieved through a very difficult year for us, with things we could not control. And I'm talking about absences of basic players. We were very unlucky this year and this is the biggest achievement of the team, that it never surrendered, he never stopped thinking he could do it. Yesterday we got the reward we wanted and with the appearance we made and with the result we had, against a very good opponent. Karditsa has made a great year and proved it in the series. We are happy and thrilled with our qualification in the semifinals. “
For their ambitions in the semifinals with Panathinaikos: “We expect to look as competitive as possible as we can. I think the level and capacity difference are huge. Although we have our own… Nan (ed. Walker) and we can raise some things. There is nothing but the thanks to this process. We will play at a time when Panathinaikos, if all goes well, will prepare for the Final-4, so we will find them in the best possible way in terms of form and concentration. We want to play the 2nd match on our stadium with the world reinforcing the effort, to bid farewell to the world with this appearance against Panathinaikos and then play the last match for the 3rd place with the AEK-PAOK series winner. Let's end with health, not have any other injuries and closing the year more “sweeter”, without having any further loss. “
For European presence: “The team went to the Top-16 which is important, but at the time the process began we had to play without our three main guards, Reese, Walker and Lundzis, who had injuries for a long time. It was in nature impossible to present more competitive than we were. It's like missing Panathinaikos, Sloukas, Grand and Nan together. That saddened us then, but we left it behind and went on. “
For this year's season for his team: “I think the year, though not over, is considered to be absolutely successful, because Prometheus has managed to be competitive at all levels for yet another year. Leading and moving on to the 16 best BCL teams with our own rationale and roster is always a success. Entering Greece's four best teams, also in a much more competitive league than in previous years, is also important. And all this has combined it with the goal that is essentially a structural and basic goal of the team, to highlight new players who played a role in this result. We are a team that presented Bazina, Karagiannidis and Lagio to play an important role. The combination of being competitive, achieving racing goals, producing young players and giving them time to play a role is very difficult, but we did it and we are very happy. What we need to highlight is that the Prometheus of Time closes for 10 years in GBL and is by far the most successful provincial team from Greek basketball, because she is a 9 -year -old protagonist. We must congratulate the people who are running the team and have envisioned all this thing for Prometheus. “
For Jordan Walker: “This athlete is worth a special mention. What he is doing right now are things of very high demands. He is a very high -demand player, playing against teams that adapt and play against him. I would say that Karditsa had two shots: one against Prometheus and one against Walker. This particular young athlete, who plays for the first time in Europe, has this approach and performance to defenses adapted to him for 40 minutes, where he finds a way to be productive, creative and effective for his team. We are talking about a very high level of basketball player, whose only disadvantage is its height. However, because there are players at the highest level with this height that can be distinguished, I would recommend everyone to take him very seriously despite his height. It has the mentality, spirit and work ethic needed to play at the highest level. I don't know what its “ceiling” is. “
