Olimpia took a series of punches, absorbed them, resisted and tried to mount a comeback. One, two and three times. Late in the third quarter Olimpia, pressing and fighting, after two huge threes by Bertans and Kuzminskas came within six and took the momentum. That was when CSKA took away for good. The last punch Read More »
Olimpia took a series of punches, absorbed them, resisted and tried to mount a comeback. One, two and three times. Late in the third quarter Olimpia, pressing and fighting, after two huge threes by Bertans and Kuzminskas came within six and took the momentum. That was when CSKA took away for good. The last punch Read More »
Coach Simone Pianigiani talked about the loss to CSKA Moscow: "We knew the game was going to be prohibitive. I expected CSKA to play a statement game and they did. We tried to comeback and we were close in the third then we made a couple of silly mistakes. Then we waited for the game Read More »
Coach Simone Pianigiani talked about the loss to CSKA Moscow: "We knew the game was going to be prohibitive. I expected CSKA to play a statement game and they did. We tried to comeback and we were close in the third then we made a couple of silly mistakes. Then we waited for the game Read More »
After taking a break from his hectic schedule that brought him from New York to Milan, to Athens and to Pistoia in less than a week, Mindaugas Kuzminskas had the chance to sit finally for his welcoming interview to Olimpia. He spoke at length about his upbringing, his experience as a referee, his move to Read More »
After taking a break from his hectic schedule that brought him from New York to Milan, to Athens and to Pistoia in less than a week, Mindaugas Kuzminskas had the chance to sit finally for his welcoming interview to Olimpia. He spoke at length about his upbringing, his experience as a referee, his move to Read More »
Coach Simone Pianigiani talked about the upcoming CSKA game in Milan: "They are simply the best team in the EuroLeague, because their overall talent, the many options that they have, they have the most efficient offense in the league, they are the best three-point shooting team and their switching defense is terrific since bigs like Read More »
Coach Simone Pianigiani talked about the upcoming CSKA game in Milan: "They are simply the best team in the EuroLeague, because their overall talent, the many options that they have, they have the most efficient offense in the league, they are the best three-point shooting team and their switching defense is terrific since bigs like Read More »
Another commanding defensive effort allowed Olimpia to lunch a 79-63 win in Pistoia leading wire to wire. Coach Simone Pianigiani distributed minutes and responsibilities and most players responded starting with Dairis Bertans and his on-fire game right from the beginning. Olimpia struggled a little bit only at the end of the first half in parte Read More »
Another commanding defensive effort allowed Olimpia to lunch a 79-63 win in Pistoia leading wire to wire. Coach Simone Pianigiani distributed minutes and responsibilities and most players responded starting with Dairis Bertans and his on-fire game right from the beginning. Olimpia struggled a little bit only at the end of the first half in parte Read More »
