Euroleague Final 4 2022 (Stark Arena- Belgrade, 19-21 May)

[Toruko]

Tbh. Efes is not convincing at all but they did it. I wanted Landale so bad but he had gone to the Spurs

[paspalj]

Congrats to Efes, I will support them in the final......it was pity for my team....but we are struggling offensively in the last quarter....28% from threes and we stay in the game till last second.....very proud for the team that Bartzokas started to fix from last year....Oly is back for good in the elite teams.....next year now for us.....the last shoot for us is one of those we will never forget till our death.....but this is basketball and that's why we love it.....sometimes that shoot is for you sometimes against you.

Even this same exact same team will do much better next year. I truly believe that the end would be much different if Veze and Dorsey were a bit more experienced players. Efes was practically giving the game away and Oly wouldn't just reach and grab it.

Bartzokas did a pretty good job and with a couple of quality additions they can easily make it to the F4 again next year.

[zubitos]

zubitos, thank you bro... you're very kind.
I believe Oly will be better next year and make you smile.
You have this bb culture in your blood.

Congrats mate......I believed in that team so much even before the season starts.....and they proved me right.....they fight till the last second.....and maybe they were a little bit nervous in the end......but I am proud for them...and finally that what we want from our teams....so I am still smiling.

[Worrax]

Congrats mate......I believed in that team so much even before the season starts.....and they proved me right.....they fight till the last second.....and maybe they were a little bit nervous in the end......but I am proud for them...and finally that what we want from our teams....so I am still smiling.

Great!
Actually agree with you and paspalj's thoughts.

[Serbian_Layup]

Elijah Bryant was key for Efes tonight. Huge performance.

Great game plan from Bartzokas using Falll in the post, but eventually he got stripped couple of times in the post and didn't react so well when he was double teamed in the second half, so I guess that's why Bartzokas went away from that play.

Efes' fans should thank God that @Toruku and @Furkan Korkmaz have absolutely nothing to do with Efes' managemet and decisions they make.

By the way, Micic is obviously playing through injury...

[Straight forward]

Efes' fans should thank God that @Toruku and @Furkan Korkmaz have absolutely nothing to do with Efes' managemet and decisions they make.

That's true though. Toruko went from splitting out completely this team to Efes being favorites of final 4. And changed his mind on Micic three times during this semifinal

[Toruko]

That's true though. Toruko went from splitting out completely this team to Efes being favorites of final 4. And changed his mind on Micic three times during this semifinal

I am still convinced that it was time to change the team. It probably wont be enough for the cup.

[Nemanja95]

I agree with your entire post but I think this last sentence summarizes what I think about how the game was lost by Oly mostly due to their inexperience in my opinion.

You 're right, it's obviosly watching this game some of Olympiacod have played first time on f4, like Vezenkov or Dorsey, unlike Pleis or Dunston whose experience substitute some lacks. Also, I think Olympiacos should play a little bit fighting or deliberately aggressive.

[Serbian_Layup]

I am still convinced that it was time to change the team. It probably wont be enough for the cup.

You don't change MVP, you change surroundings. Even that is questionable when you have a winning team.

[Toruko]

You don't change MVP, you change surroundings. Even that is questionable when you have a winning team.

Its up to Micic. I dont think Efes will say no if he wants to stay but i am also ok if he goes to the NBA but many many guys must be exchanged after this season. This is clear.

[Nemanja95]

Although different playing styles among them, I don't think that DD, Papaloukas, Span can be ordered like that. They all belong in S tier PG class. Sloukas and Zisis are below them for sure. Giannakis is from a different age so I can't compare them. Giannakis was an incredible PG that could easily be (almost) what Galis was. He was scoring 30-40 with Ionikos and then decided to take a different role to exist with Galis in Aris. He is an extraordinary player but I don't like comparing players from different eras.

Anyway we are offtopic so I'll stop with that

Sloukad weaker then those, who you mentioned by abilities, but by visioj of play, they arent much weaker. Unlike mostly of this season, today he didn't lead play on high level of creativity and making decision in order to lessen shooting and atletical abilities of Larkin or height of Micic. Whole 2nd half Olympiacos didn't has control in offense, Sloukas didn't start 2nd half, in 4th quarter more quick players with less creation. At beginning Sloukas and Walkup together on the court loojed good, later Walkup misses many shoots and Sloukas didn't bring alone what he can.

[Serbian_Layup]

Yabusele/Mirotic as it seems will be a huge matchup.

Davies should continue shooting mid range shots against Tavares, not going at him on the rim. That's how he can give troubles to Tavares, used to that even in his Zalgiris days.

[Furkan Korkmaz]

Efes' fans should thank God that @Toruku and @Furkan Korkmaz have absolutely nothing to do with Efes' managemet and decisions they make.

Lol, why? I never waived any player, but my biggest issue is with Micic, and not necessarily his presence in the team but his salary. Yes he made that match winner and it forces me to forgive him, but we cant say he played remotely to the level his salary would require him to. Especially those 2 missed freethrows... Efes needed a match winner against a horribly playing Oly in the second half, if Micic played good today the game would have never been this close.

[trey from mars]

Atmosphere for the El Classico seems kind of flat, I was at the London El Classico and the atmosphere was much more intense, I guess that’s the problem with selling 11000 out of 15000 tickets to fans of one team, all the more so when said team goes out in the first game of the F4.

[paspalj]

Atmosphere for the El Classico seems kind of flat, I was at the London El Classico and the atmosphere was much more intense, I guess that’s the problem with selling 11000 out of 15000 tickets to fans of one team, all the more so when said team goes out in the first game of the F4.

The tickets were available to everyone.