By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
The latest developments in the camp of Panathinaikos haven’t gone unnoticed by Zeljko Obradovic. And it’s natural.
Before assuming head coaching duties with Fenerbahce, Obradovic spent 13 seasons in Panathinaikos. He won five EuroLeague trophies and numerous domestic titles with the Greek team and he wouldn’t want to see them leave the top-tier European competition.
“Without going so details, Panathinaikos was my club for 13 years. I love this club. I believe EuroLeague without Panathinaikos is impossible,” Obradovic said in the Fenerbahce – Brose Bamberg post-game press conference.
Regarding the win of his team over the German squad, Obradovic mentioned the following: ”
“We tried to prepare ourselves to the best possible way, thinking about how good Brose played its last game in the EuroLeague against Panathinaikos. Because they have some difference in their game if you compare with the game we played there in November. So we tried to really take care of it, but I believe that a lot of things could be improved. Like always, ups and downs. It’s difficult to understand the many minutes we played relaxed and with no good decisions, and this I feel made the point difference lower. Brose is a team that always tries to fight until the end. They’re a team that they try to change defenses, and in the first half we didn’t handle their defensive changes, and because of this we had this kind of three-point percentage that is a disaster, 4 of 21. However, it was an important victory so I thank my players, and of course our fans for another very nice night in our gym.”