There was no contest<\/b> in the highly anticipated final of the Greek Cup. Panathinaikos<\/b> claimed the trophy with a decisive 79-68<\/b> victory over Olympiacos Piraeus<\/b>, in a matchup that seemed to slip away from the “Red-and-Whites” during a one-sided first half.<\/p>\n
In the post-game press conference, head coach Georgios Bartzokas<\/b> didn’t mince words when describing his team’s performance, appearing visibly disappointed and self-critical.<\/p>\n
“Congratulations to Panathinaikos; they played a great game and deserved the Cup,” Bartzokas began. “Our performance\u2014both individually and as a team in terms of effort\u2014was well below expectations<\/b>. It was a complicated week, but that\u2019s no excuse.”<\/p>\n
“We showed doubt and uncertainty throughout the game. Our three-point shooting was abysmal<\/b>, which is especially frustrating considering many of those shots were wide open. Even on defense, we misread situations: we allowed an easy layup when we could have committed a foul without sending the opponents to the free-throw line.”<\/p>\n
The coach\u2019s closing remarks were a mix of bitterness and a challenge for the future: “Our approach to a final of this magnitude was completely wrong. In the end, we got what we deserved<\/b>. I wonder if it\u2019s even possible to play worse than this.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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