KAOD is the next opponent for Panathinaikos. The Greens after today's practice they fly to Drama, where tomorrow (5/2, 17.00, NovaSports) they will face KAOD.
This game becomes really important for Mike Batiste since it will be his number 300 game in the Greek League. He is the foreign player who played the most games in Greece, and all of them with one team: Panathinaikos. Blackney is in the second place (239) and Mickael Koch in the third (207).
Dimitris Diamantidis is 2 steals shy from 700, Vladimir Jankovic 1 free throw made from 200.
Panathinaikos and KAOD have faced each other seven times in the past and the "score" is 7-0 for the Clover.
What do Manolopoulos and Jankovic have to say
Sotiris Manolopoulos (assistant coach, Panathinaikos): "KAOD is a competitive team, especially when it plays at home. They fight to win in all their games, they demonstrate passion and they bring a lot of energy on the court. They play in fast pace, they rely on the fastbreak, plus they now have experience too. It's our third game in six days and we have to handle the fatigue, preparing ourselves for a really strong game".
Vladimir Jankovic (player, Panathinaikos): "It's necessary for us to be serious and focused. We say that a lot but these two words remain essential for every single game. KAOD is a serious team, they have proven that they can be really competitive and that they claim the victory in every encounter. Furthermore when they play at home, in a packed arena, proving that they love basketball. We have to be ready since minute one, to perform well and to get the positive result we aim for".
