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He left the Kaunas arena without protest
Justinas Liaudinskas was the person into whose hands the protest of the Piraeus Olympiacos Club should have fallen, had it been written so immediately after the Kaunas game.
However, the Euroleague delegate working at Kaunas Arena on Friday night did not receive an official document.
“They did not go through the formal procedure”, 15 minutes stated J.Liaudinskas. “I myself left the arena with the judges, I took one of them to the hotel,” there was no talk about that.
J.Liaudinskas, who works as Marketing Director for the Lithuanian Basketball Federation, only heard from the media on Saturday morning that “Olympiakos” is making waves after the 79:81 loss in Kaunas to the club ” Žalgiris “.
After a quick seven-point elimination in the fourth quarter, Žalgiris took the victory when Thomas Walkupas scored a decisive two points 0.8 seconds before taking the ball from Kosto Slouk.
VIDEO: The magic ending: Walkup’s throw-in, which gave the victory to Žalgiris
It is this episode that is hampering Olympiacos, who have circulated a protest statement on their official website.
“During the last phase of the match, the technical headquarters of Žalgiris gave instructions to commit an infraction. Just before Walkup moves towards Slouk, you can hear that, says Christos Bafe, Olympiacos director. – It was fouled, but not it was whistled, and the victory went to “Žalgiris”.
We are awaiting the official position of the Euroleague at the time that determined the result ”.
The Piraeus club have added a photo on their official website showing Th.Walkup hugging K. Sloukas during the ball take-over.
However, J. Liaudinskas again emphasized that in order to officially protest, it is necessary to write down the appeal in the match minutes, which was not done.
The Euroleague delegate believes that Olympiacos are not seeking protest, but consultation, in a public message.
The history shows that the results do not change
The Euroleague Disciplinary Board should respond to the public complaint, but previous precedents show that Olympiacos have no chance to change the outcome of the match.
“The judges ‘decisions are not subject to appeal. I think the Euroleague will not even consider it, because it was not a technical obstacle. A game clock not starting on time would be another matter, but the judges’ decision is not a objective criterion for assessing the situation, ”said J. Liaudinskas.
His words were also confirmed by a high-level basketball referee, who asked not to mention his name.
“The judge’s decisions, whether to commit a foul or not, are not actions to protest. He can protest if there is some time left in the game and the referees make a mistake by cutting part of it.
If the umpires whistle that there has been a misdemeanor, it is an assessment of the umpires’ situation that is not being considered for protests, the basketball umpire said. “The Euroleague will definitely reject Olympiacos’ claims immediately.”
A year ago, the Euroleague admitted the referee’s mistake by making a mistake in the match between Žalgiris and Anadolu Efes Istanbul, conceding a foul to Nigel Hayes, who had taken the correct position in defense after Chris Singleton broke in in her.
Two weeks ago, the Euroleague acknowledged the error of the judges in Piraeus, where Oympiakos broke Bayern Munich. At a crucial moment, Olympiakos forward Sasha Vezenkov insulted Paul Zipser. After the match, Bayern coach Andrea Trinchieri was angry with the referees, the Euroleague then admitted the referee’s mistake, but did not change the result and left the victory for Olympiakos.
“You can complain, you can be angry, the Euroleague may admit the referee by mistake, but there is no room for protests,” confirmed Kęstutis Pilipauskas, director of the Lithuanian Basketball Association.
Th.Walkup offended you?
K. Pilipauskas, who judged the highest level competition, has different opinions.
He said he hadn’t examined Th.Walkup’s shot of the ball from K.Sloukas with a magnifying glass, but at first glance and a couple of replays of the image gave the impression that there was no fault.
“It just came to our knowledge then. It didn’t seem to me that the” Žalgiris “player tried to commit an offense, – said K. Pilipauskas. – Maybe he was instructed to do so, but he managed to hit the ball clean enough. It didn’t work out. that it was worth resenting it.
Even more so when the Olympiacos players’ foul against Th.Walkup could be seen.
It was only the last seconds of the game, and at the end of the game, the referees tend to be more cautious. “
VIDEO: Decisive assault: a determined and victorious stretch of the Žalgiris
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