23/24 European basketball discussion: Euroleague/BBL/ACB/LegaA/LNB/TBL..

[karabiber]

Two of the most enjoyable teams in Euroleague for me will face each other in the semifinals. Fenerbahçe proved its great progress under Jasikevicius by reaching the Final Four. Even though Fenerbahçe didn't have the home court advantage against Monaco, they achieved their goal with their 2nd win on the road in the 5th game and they achieved a first in Euroleague history against Monaco.

Now we are in for a spectacular semifinal. Fenerbahçe's biggest advantage against Panathinaikos is its wide rotation and the fact that it doesn't lack players. Panathinaikos has been having bad seasons for years, but this season with coach Ergin Ataman Pana is on the rise and they are in the Final Four. Considering that Ergin Ataman and the Fenerbahçe community are not on good terms, we can expect a tense atmosphere in this game. Both Fenerbahçe and Panathinaikos fans will show great interest in this game. The advantage of Fenerbahçe is that it has a bigger roster than its opponent. I think that Fenerbahçe has the advantage over Panathinaikos, which has reached this point with the trio of Sloukas-Nunn-Lessort.

[AHOYBRAUSE]

Yeah, we are on the last lap of this season.
2 exciting games are waiting tonight and at least in the first one it can't be more close. Pana vs Fener promises to be a great match and obviously Fenerbahce will have "home" court advantage in this one, 100%.
Let's see if the frenetic crowd can push them against a this season resurrected Panathinaikos team. The game is very close since both teams had a good season and reasonable success. I think daily form and maybe the crowd will decide this one.

Real versus Olympiakos is a another great matchup and Olympiakos has a great team. But honestly, Real Madrid is most of the team playing on a different level this season. I would be surprised if Real loses this game and doesn't advance to the final.Their roster is so deep and reliable, they rarely show any weakness.

Let's see who will prevail, my prediction would be Fener and Real move on the the final.

[satscraper]

Real versus Olympiakos is a another great matchup and Olympiakos has a great team. But honestly, Real Madrid is most of the team playing on a different level this season. I would be surprised if Real loses this game and doesn't advance to the final.Their roster is so deep and reliable, they rarely show any weakness.

Who knows. Being in Greece I watched Olympiakos  live and have being convinced by their playing style. They have good centers and power forder alongside with the guards. Thus the upcoming match may be full of surprises. I would bet on Olympiakos, though, agreed, Read Madrid is more flexible  regarding to  their potential level when they meet hot opponent.

[CLS63]

I'm really sad after Fenerbahçe's being eliminated.    I don't know how our performance went this bad in such a short time. I think Panathinaikos weren't very good at defending today. They gave big spaces to us but we just couldn't take advantage of most of those chances. Wilbekin had a horrible day with only 2 points out of 10 FG attempts.

Now there is a Real Madrid - Panathinaikos matchup in the final. If Panathinaikos perform like this in defense there too I don't think Real Madrid would be forgiving.

[LTU_btc]

I'm really sad after Fenerbahçe's being eliminated.    I don't know how our performance went this bad in such a short time. I think Panathinaikos weren't very good at defending today. They gave big spaces to us but we just couldn't take advantage of most of those chances. Wilbekin had a horrible day with only 2 points out of 10 FG attempts.

Now there is a Real Madrid - Panathinaikos matchup in the final. If Panathinaikos perform like this in defense there too I don't think Real Madrid would be forgiving.

Fenerbahche played one of worst games this season. Failing to score even 60 points in crucial game is disaster. Panathinaikos defence was good enough, but also, Fenerbahche missed many open shots.
Other semifinal was boring, Real started game powerful, and basically didn't looked back. They showed why they were best team on regular season and are main favorites.
So, we will have 1st and 2nd ranked teams playing in the final.

[AHOYBRAUSE]

I'm really sad after Fenerbahçe's being eliminated.    I don't know how our performance went this bad in such a short time. I think Panathinaikos weren't very good at defending today. They gave big spaces to us but we just couldn't take advantage of most of those chances. Wilbekin had a horrible day with only 2 points out of 10 FG attempts.

Now there is a Real Madrid - Panathinaikos matchup in the final. If Panathinaikos perform like this in defense there too I don't think Real Madrid would be forgiving.

Fenerbahche played one of worst games this season. Failing to score even 60 points in crucial game is disaster. Panathinaikos defence was good enough, but also, Fenerbahche missed many open shots.
Other semifinal was boring, Real started game powerful, and basically didn't looked back. They showed why they were best team on regular season and are main favorites.
So, we will have 1st and 2nd ranked teams playing in the final.

Yeah too bad. Bad timing to bring the worst game in an elimination game of that caliber.
But at least we have to best 2 teams of the regular season in the final, that's just fair and I am actually happy it ended that way.
Berlin atmosphere was great as expected, especially before Fenerbahce fell apart, haha.

Let's hope for a good final and then it's time to wait for the next season already.

[alani123]

Wow it's been ages since Panathinaikos has played so well in any international tournament. Not only did they win, but they were able to crush their opponents both in defense and offense.

People over here in Greece are still out on the streets partying and creating s ruckus, many roads all across the country remain closed, people on the street keep honking their cars in the middle of the night. It's crazy. Well deserved though, Panathinaikos had one of the greatest turnarounds ever in recent years.

[AHOYBRAUSE]

Wow it's been ages since Panathinaikos has played so well in any international tournament. Not only did they win, but they were able to crush their opponents both in defense and offense.

People over here in Greece are still out on the streets partying and creating s ruckus, many roads all across the country remain closed, people on the street keep honking their cars in the middle of the night. It's crazy. Well deserved though, Panathinaikos had one of the greatest turnarounds ever in recent years.

What a weekend for Greek basketball, back on top in European club basketball.
Man the final really was something. It looked like an easy game for Real in the first 12 minutes, leading by 14, scoring at will and controlling the pace. But then, they totally fell apart.
36 points in the first quarter was really special but what followed was kind of terrible for them. I mean how is it even possible to score 36 points in 10 minutes and then 44 points in the last 30 minutes?? So strange.

But anyway, well deserved win for Panathinaikos after a great season and good fight to get back into the game in the finals.
Olympiakos snatching 3rd place is just another proof for Greek basketball power this season, well deserved!!

[LTU_btc]

What a weekend for Greek basketball, back on top in European club basketball.
Man the final really was something. It looked like an easy game for Real in the first 12 minutes, leading by 14, scoring at will and controlling the pace. But then, they totally fell apart.
36 points in the first quarter was really special but what followed was kind of terrible for them. I mean how is it even possible to score 36 points in 10 minutes and then 44 points in the last 30 minutes?? So strange.

But anyway, well deserved win for Panathinaikos after a great season and good fight to get back into the game in the finals.
Olympiakos snatching 3rd place is just another proof for Greek basketball power this season, well deserved!!

I already thought that it will be easy final Real, but how Panathinaikos returned to game was impressive. I think that one of main reasons which let them to do it was attacking Tavares who was vulnerable in defense and Matteo kept him on court.
You can love or hate Ergin Ataman, but now with 3rd title he is one of best coaches in Euroleague history. And taking Sloukas from Olympiacos was best transfer of last summer without much doubts. But want to say few words about Lessort, love this guy, how much energy and passion he brings. Every team would like to have him in their roster.