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The alkyon days of October are over and winter is approaching heavy for Panathinaikos. The green coverlet exposed her feet and it was suddenly cold.
Although he traveled to Spain fully and theoretically willing to put the mallet on the table, the Greek champion suffered two tough defeats by mid-range teams and remained unmarked in all fields without exception.
Unfortunately for him, his jersey is no longer heavy enough to give him victories, and the seat that until last year was a hangout is being lost empty and icy.
The busy schedule of the first eight missions is the only consolation. But how to find relief and sources of optimism after the appearances of the last three days?
Defense is supposed to be the ideal camouflage for the lack of talent and automation, but the last five halves were a lasting blow to Panathinaikos.
Giorgos Vovoras’ tricks with the defensive zones surprised the Basques for a moment, but Dusko Ivanovic corrected the spelling mistakes after the shocking first two minutes (2-10) and helped his team stay on their feet.
Theor Fal definitely anchored on the bench, dynamic units arrived to fill the field both on the first embankment (Henry, Peters) and in the back (Jekiri, Diop) and the plate was tilted to the opposite side.
If there was a team that played good defense on the court where the last four were played, it was not Panathinaikos, but Basconia.
Ivanovic easily discerned the Achilles heel of his old team and ordered the duplication to the untrained Nedovic, who routinely held the ball in his hands for the first 15 seconds and sailed helplessly, with no specific plan in mind.
Like the day before yesterday in another corner of Spain, the frantic and organizationally weak Panathinaikos made mistakes of those who are not forgiven.
The blind passes of their peripherals gave the ball directly to the hands of the surprise meters of the Spaniards and the problems that Basconia faced in the 5 against 5 were solved through the zigzag.
The extra points that the hosts needed to become the boss of the match were found by the defensive blunders of Panathinaikos, such as the 6 shots that came from a three-point shot from the corners: August to Dragic, Kaselakis to Peters.
In the last two games, the Panathinaikos rivals shared more than 50 assists: 28 Valencia, 24 Basconia. His mistakes, all together, were only 26.
This says a lot not only about their own functioning and chemistry, but also about the boiling water defense they had to face.
The two Spanish teams scored a total of 39 points in surprise (where they specialize from grandfather to grandfather) and scored 26/53 three points.
Tonight, rebounds went for a walk, which was a strong role in the first 6-7 games of the season: 36 for Basconia, 24 for Panathinaikos.
What should opponents fear, from a team that has neither the quality, the personality, nor the sweat to face difficulties?
Panathinaikos recorded their best period, except for the opening two minutes, when they flew spikes, ripped a muscle, chased dead phases, presented their “wish”.
Papagiannis offensive rebound and fingertip foul, Papapetros dynamic rebound and goal foul, Mitoglou offensive rebound and basket: 50-49.
This was followed, however, by a series of failures at the child level, which spilled the cardara with blood.
Nedovic passed a rival for a Greek basketball parade, Mitoglou lost his player in two phases and received an equal number of baskets behind him, Papagiannis of 2m18 was defeated by Dzekiri in an attempt to nail with both hands, Foster came from the bench To be the backdrop to Vildosa’s snort, the train pulled away.
While Pairia Henry gave a creative seminar (12 assists) for Wildos and Peters to act undisturbed (9/12 triples both), Vovoras was looking for an escort capable of stepping on the ground with both feet.
The gap left by Nick Kalathis leaving for Barcelona is impossible to fill with half measures, much less with three-month alchemies and stunned players who seem to have parachuted into the “green” changing rooms.
Leaving behind the eighth corner of the course, Panathinaikos has only 2 victories and is close to the “basement” of the ranking.
It is useful to remember that all his matches so far without exception were difficult and started with the opponent in the favorite position. The sequel is more palatable and can trigger some kind of counterattack.
If there is one element that causes pessimism, it is not the score, but the image of the two games of the week of the devil. With such a performance, Panathinaikos will not beat many.
And as you accumulate losses, you will see patience run out. Realism is the best friend, but it is also kind of lacking in Greece.
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