Andreas Pistiolis, Head Coach of Galatasaray Nef Men’s Basketball Team, promised that the yellow-red team will form a team that fights for victory in every match it plays in the new season Basketball Super League and FIBA Champions League.
The Greek head coach, who had a significant rise after being the head of the yellow-red team, which went bad last season and is likely to be out of the play-offs in the Basketball Super League, made a statement to the AA correspondent about the new season.
Evaluating the preparations for the new season, Pistiolis said, “At the moment, we continue to test ourselves. It is too early to say where we are at. We are taking the right steps. I am quite happy with the performance and behavior of my players so far. However, we need a little more time.” he said.
Andreas Pistiolis, who stated that he cannot promise any result or victory, said, “However, our main goal is to build a team that our fans will be proud of. I can promise them that their team will fight every match.” used his statements.
Reminding that they were eliminated by Anadolu Efes in the play-off semi-finals, which extended to 5 games in the league with his team, which recovered after taking office last season, the 44-year-old head coach said, “I cannot accept that everything depends on me. My players showed a great struggle and character. The club has done a lot in this regard. He did it. Then the results came. Our goal this season is the same. We will try to win every match by gathering all the truths as much as possible. As we win the matches, we will tell you where we can go.” made its assessment.
Stressing that they need the support of their fans in the FIBA Champions League and Turkish League, Andreas Pistiolis said, “Our fans are our secret but not actually secret weapon. I think we will achieve very important things with their help.” expressed an opinion.
GALATASARAY-FENERBAHÇE AND PISTIOLIS-ITOUDIS COMPETITION
Pistiolis answered the question about his compatriot Dimitris Itoudis, who served as Zeljko Obradovic’s assistant in Panathinaikos, assisted in Banvit and CSKA Moscow, and will coach Fenerbahçe Beko in the new season:
“It doesn’t have to be a coach’s fight against another coach or a player against another player to explain the greatness of the Galatasaray-Fenerbahçe derby. The name tells the magnitude of this derby enough. We also struggled to show the importance of this match to the fans whenever we played with them. We will show this character and fight as best we can.”
TURKEY AT THE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP
The Greek head coach evaluated the elimination of the National Basketball Team by France in the last 16 round of the 2022 European Championship.
Commenting on the performance of Sadık Emir Kabaca, a player from Galatasaray in the crescent-star team, Pistiolis said, “Sadık is a very important young player. Considering Turkey’s leading figures, it is normal that he does not take many minutes in the competition in his position. Sadık is a very young and important project player. He will contribute a lot. That should be his goal as well.” he said.
Regarding the match in which the National Team was eliminated against France, Pistiolis said, “We saw how much the Turkish-France match changed the result of a position, a basket. If Turkey had eliminated France, it could have gone to the finals very easily.” said.
Pistiolis, who came to Turkey with the help of Dimitris Itoudis in the 2013-2014 season, finished his words by comparing the one season he spent at Banvit with today’s Turkish basketball:
“There is a huge financial difference between when I first came to Turkey and now. At that time, there were many teams that allotted a larger budget compared to Europe. Right now, when we put aside the two THY Europa League teams (Anadolu Efes and Fenerbahçe Beko), we will join the third team. there are only minor details between the ninth place. Whether I stay in the playoffs depends on small details. This shows how competitive a league is. Of course there are always things to improve. These are the points that need to be focused. Club organization and organization of the league are extremely good level. That brings good matches.”
