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This season, Panathinaikos no longer look like the EuroLeague giant we are used to in recent decades. The team’s budget for salaries was similar to Žalgiris’, we still don’t see the Gate 13 fans at home behind them, and the lack of quality in the game itself is obvious. Especially after seeing Barcelona’s talent, physique and attention to detail last week. It’s all about the details, the good defense of “Žalgiris” and the best players in the match and it’s time to talk in more detail.
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Improved defense or a talentless opponent?
69 points lost on the trip, okay, great result. Is this just the result of Žalgiris’s defense? Probably more, but it’s also important to note the Greek issues on this side of the site.
They have tall, powerful men under the baskets, but are extremely low on energy on the perimeter. When I say power, I mean precision and stability when thrown from afar.
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N.Nedovičius is the main driver of the PAO team, around which the game revolves, but all “Žalgiris” had to do to stop it was to focus on him and squeeze in the penalty area. The pressure on the penalty area did not allow G. Papagianni, K. Mitoglou or I. Papapetrou to maneuver freely in it, who, although he had a height advantage in many situations, finished the match with only 2 accurate shots of 10.
Getty photo via Euroleague / Euroleague: Panathinaikos – Žalgiris
The lack of stable pitchers allowed PAO to get into the penalty area. Picenol (two against two) and its own brand ice floor During the defense, the residents of Kaunas could bravely go to help from the weak side, as they were often I. Papapetrou or H.Sant-Roos. The first, an 8-year career in the Euroleague, reaches just 33 percent on average. three points, and the second has tragically poor pitching technique and the same 33 percent. accuracy. It was also possible to take risks with A. White. Although the former Žalgiris goalkeeper hits 43.5% from afar this season, he has never finished the season above 40% in his Euroleague career, and still scores less than a triple per game this season.
It was a great evening to wear the Schiller brand ice a defense that obstructs the corridors to the penalty area but opens up opportunities to attack from distance and long closeoutus (running from the assist under the basket to the opponent on the three-point line) auxiliary troops defenders. These, according to the plan and the weak qualities of the rivals, were able to go to the rescue more calmly and did not have to do so strong closureų, since they wanted to allow them to shoot from afar, closing the advances to the penalty area.
The “Žalgiris” plan, the concentration of players sticking to it and the 1×1 defense during every game are to be commended. I also liked the “Žalgiris” rotations, which often released H.Sant-Roos and rotated with other more dangerous players. As they attacked the penalty area, they were again pressured and forced to launch a strong shot.
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