They say national teams are not like clubs where you can choose the player you need. Well, not entirely true. The naturalisation option gives you one such player. Walkup is not the right man for the team with Giannis.
It’s not that Greece doesn’t have shooters. It does. It just that it lacks one or two pure shooters which can loosen up the team. I.e. Sloukas and Dorsey.
Perhaps Sloukas opting out last minute was bad for the team. I think a Sloukas Walkup combo would not have been bad. But the rivalry has poisoned that.
Also, playing just three games against such competition is tough. Hard to gain momentum and get the shooters to roll.
That said, you never know when they have their day. Because
