One of the most important keys for the win of Panathinaikos in Nancy has the name of Dusan Kecman on it. Kecman was positive in both offence and defense. “Nancy had lost two games in a row with 20-30 points difference. They were well prepared and they gave us a hard time. In the first half we had a rather good game, we got some free shots, but we missed a lot of them, as well as a lot of free throws. The most important thing is that we got the win. We have to work even harder in practice in order to become better and better. Personally, I always try to do what the coach asks from me. Defense, offence, rebounding… I only want one thing: To do my job in the best possible way. This is what I try for, every time I step on the court”.
Batiste: We allowed them to play
Mike Batiste was the best player of Panathinaikos in the game against Nancy. “We complicated our mission, ourselves! We lost too many open shots and we also we weren’t focused in specific parts of the game. I don’t want to take anything away from the effort that our opponents made in order to take the victory, but the truth is that we gave them this possibility and it’s exclusively our own affair to recover and not to give this right to our opponents. This is essential. I consider that we can solve this problem by working every single day in the gym, continuing the work that we make already. The solution in this problem will be given from all of us, together, through practice”.
