2024-10-16 20:06:00
The former Baskonista Tiago Splitter lands on his feet in the Euroleague in his first experience as a coach and clears up any doubts what was there about his figure at the start of the tournament with Paris Basketball. Yesterday, in fact, he became the first Brazilian coach to win the top continental tournament, and he didn’t do it against just any rival, given that won 84-80 against none other than the current European champion, Panathinaikos.
Of course, the Barça legend, whose name hangs from the ceiling of the Buesa Arena, will have to wait a little longer to fully savor his first success as head coach after five years as an NBA assistant, since Panathinaikos played the match. The Greek team has appealed to the Euroleague Court of Appeal requesting the annulment of the match by a controversial arbitral decision.
With 3:50 left in the game, Paris Basketball came out full speed in transition and Greek coach Ergin Ataman jumped onto the court to call an earlier foul, for which a technical was called. However, the clock continued to run and moments later Catalan referee Jordi Aliaga signaled an unsportsmanlike foul on Kendrick Nunn, so Paris took free throws for both plays and retained possession. Well then, Panathinaikos claim match should have been abandoned with Ataman’s tackle and subsequent foul not calledeven if it seems unlikely that the appeal will prosper.
Those free kicks, in fact, would not have changed the final result of a match in which Paris performed at an excellent defensive level to stop the Panathinaikos stars Yes, recalling the style of his master Dusko Ivanoviche was vertical in attack with very short possessions. A Dusko, among other things, who has already seen the team live a few times since then His son Stefan Ivanovic is part of the coaching staff by Tiago Splitter.
“After many years, this is the first time I’ve seen something like this in the Euroleague. They played a very fast game, they ran with the ball and shot within five or six seconds of having the ball.“as well as being very aggressive on defense,” praised the three-time Euroleague champion. Ergin Ataman after the meeting.
The first victory came on the third day, but Even in the previous matches the team competed at a good level and caused problems for the leaders Red Star (77-80) and Armani Milano at home (79-74).. Splitter’s Paris will give a lot to talk about this year.
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