PAOK-Korivos Amaliadas: 84-71
01/11/2014
PAOK continues victorious with the SKRATS Basket League, following a very important win against Korivos Amaliadas 84-71 at the PAOK Sports Arena. The team of Soulis Markopoulos, although playing without the injured Vangelis Margaritis, imposed its desired rhythm in the game from the beginning, maintained control and had the proper reaction each time the opponent led by Charis Markopoulos was trying to succeed the upset. PAOK was leading 22-16 in the first quarter and...
more »The Press Conference of Soulis and Charis Markopoulos
01/11/2014
Soulis Markopoulos commented on the game against Korivos Amaliadas: "It was a difficult and special game. We were coming from a bad game and a defeat for the Eurocup with all the disadvantages we have had at practices, with injuries and fatigue and against an opponent with some very strong features. A team that has almost a better assists to turnovers ratio than anyone else in the League, that keeps possessions for long periods of time and finds options to create problems from...
more »Tsochlas: "We are a pluralistic team"
01/11/2014
Apollon Tsochlas was the top scorer for PAOK and with a decisive contribution in the victory against Korivos Amaliadas, pointing out after the game: "It was a very difficult game following our first defeat in the season. We had to show character and stay focused while we played against a competitive team who put a lot of pressure on us in the second half. We got the victory due to remaining focused to the end".
The experienced guard also had to say…
Margaritis is out for two weeks
30/10/2014
The injury Vangelis Margaritis suffered is apparently serious. The experienced forward who was injured at the beginning of the game between PAOK and Lokomotiv Kuban in Krasnodar, suffered a second degree adductors sprain and will be off courts for two weeks. This was the diagnosis of the head of PAOK’s medical staff, orthopedic surgeon Kostas Samaras, after reviewing the MRI results. PAOK’s player has already began an intensive treatment program with physiotherapy and in two...
more »Lokomotiv Kuban - PAOK: 87 - 46
28/10/2014
An exceptionally difficult night for PAOK in Krasnodar who lost to Lokomotiv Kuban 87-46 for the Eurocup 3rd round. This was PAOK's first defeat for the Eurocup competition, however, what is of greater concern is Vangelis Margaritis injury (adductors) at the beginning of the game, while Kostas Charalampidis suffered a sprain and played for only a very short while. PAOK began the game well and found rhythm, gaining a 11-8 lead, with Vaughn scoring 6 points. The...
more »Markopoulos: "We need to learn from our mistakes to become better"
28/10/2014
PAOK's coach Soulis Markopoulos commented on the game against Lokomotiv Kuban: "We knew from the beginning it was going to be a very tough game for us, against one of the best teams in the competition. We have had problems before the game and they only gotten worse from the moment one of our best players got injured during the game, we lost another one down the road and things went south. When you have a limited roster and you play against such a good team, things are very...
more »Dedas: "We apologize for the image we projected"
28/10/2014
Giorgos Dedas spoke at the Press Conference held after the end of the game and after apologizing to the team fans for PAOK's performance, he said: "Things are very clear for our team, if we don't play as a team we lose 80% of our dynamics. Tonight Lokomotiv showed us that we have still many things to do not to reach their level, but to come close. Of course there is fatigue, of course there are two games a week, but it's a situation we have to learn to address when we play in...
more »Markopoulos and Saloustros for the game vs Lokomotiv Kuban
27/10/2014
PAOK is already in Krasnodar,Russia, and the team is ready for the first training in Basket Hall, Monday evening. Jake Odum, travelled with the team in Krasnodar and he will try to participate on the practice, one week after his injury in the lastt Eurocup game vs Zielona Gora. PAOK BC Head coach Anastasios Markopoulos talked to eurocupbasketball.com about Tuesdays game against Lokomotiv Kuban: We are in Russia to play our most difficult game in the group, against...
more »Stories from Russia...
27/10/2014
A vast country, five different cities, seven different teams, 13 games and many exciting moments, good and bad, comprise the history of PAOK's games in Russia. PAOK's first time in Russia was the best. It was the 1990-91 season, the semi finals of the Cup Winners Cup, a defeat to Dinamo Moscow 75-63, but a victory in essence, since PAOK had won by 13 points in the first leg in Thessaloniki and thus qualified for the Geneva Final. Everybody knows the rest… The...
more »PAOK's practice at the Krasnodar Basket Hall
27/10/2014
In the beautiful and only three years of age Basket Hall of Krasnodar, the gym where tomorrow evening (18.00 CET), PAOK will be facing Lokomotiv Kuban, the team practiced for the first time in Russia. The team of Soulis Markopoulos practiced in the 7.500 capacity hall of Lokomotiv, following the analysis presented through video footage at the hotel where the team is staying. Jake Odum participated the majority of the practice session, who is not ready yet, having missed last week's...
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