{"id":445670,"date":"2025-06-09T11:21:56","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T09:21:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=445670"},"modified":"2025-06-09T11:21:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T09:21:56","slug":"georgios-bartzokas-i-thought-maybe-i-shouldnt-continue-with-olympiacos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/georgios-bartzokas-i-thought-maybe-i-shouldnt-continue-with-olympiacos\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgios Bartzokas: I Thought Maybe I Shouldn\u2019t Continue With Olympiacos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was a night full of emotion for Giorgos Bartzokas, who led Olympiacos to the Greek league title and later opened up about the season\u2019s difficulties and his personal doubts during the post-game press conference.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday our season ended with a happy outcome. I want to be reserved, not say too much. Congratulations to the presidents, the players, and everyone who worked for this title. I need to let the dust settle and process how difficult this journey was.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bartzokas praised the team\u2019s character, especially in overcoming injuries and adversity to win three straight games against archrival Panathinaikos:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe beat a very good team three times in a row. Our team mentality gave us the trophy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Then came a surprising admission:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI asked myself if I was the one disrupting unity in the club. If I\u2019m the problem, then I should leave. I seriously thought about whether I should continue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He closed by praising the Olympiacos ownership:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve never seen people as supportive as the Angelopoulos brothers. I\u2019ve never heard them criticize the players\u2014not even once. They always say, \u2018We believe in you, we love you.\u2019 That\u2019s what they represent. 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