A few days before the start of the euroleague we will try to put things in order to see what we have to do with this year.
What impressed me at first glance are the big changes that most teams made to the rosters. Only 6 of the 18 kept the same body and made 3-4 transfers while as many others formed a team from the beginning.
Favorite for 4 teams
I will start with the champion Ef who continued last year's successful recipe by keeping the same trunk adding only 3 players. Misic was lucky to stay after he closed his ears to the sirens of the NBA and we as we will be happy for another year. He lost the precious Sanli last year but took the promising Petrushev and filled the gap.
Η TS.S.KA covered the madness of James with that of Svend and added Grigonis who was excellent last year with Zalgiris. Together with Hackett and Ludberg, they create a region that lacks neither talent nor toughness.
Η Barcelona made 4 promising transfers (Sunley, Hayes, Laprovitola, Yokubaitis) and became even more complete and better prepared to lift the cup. Of the players who left, only Hanga may be missing as the others who greeted had limited participation.
These 3 in my opinion are definitely in the top 4 with Real having the most chances to close the frame.
Possible teams to complete the 8 and the rest
From there and below to complete the 8th, the enhanced Fener with Polonara, Henry, Booker, h Armani of Mitoglou and Meli, the Zenit which covered the losses of Pangos, Thomas, Hollins with dignity with Lloyd, Napier, and Mickey is expected to be very competitive again. One position remains even the Olympic has the ability to be in it although a great battle is expected as the new ones Unics and Monaco have made some impressive additions stating that they came to play their role that will not be that of the accomplice. Question marks Maccabi, Bayern, Basconia after changing almost their entire roster.
Villeurbanne, Alba, Zalgiris, Er. Asteras are expected to play a minor role.
Greek teams
I left the Greek teams for the end to give a more detailed approach.
Olympic
First the Olympic who kept last year's main body and tried to fill any gaps in some positions such as that of the center who spent most of the year with Martin and Jean Charles who played there necessarily. The position was filled with the huge M. Fal 2.18 although in the matches so far coach Bartzokas does not seem to use him enough. However, in such a big league as the Euroleague, there will definitely be nights that will be very useful. Wookup, Dorsey and Lountzis came to fill the gaps of Spanoulis (this is also a question mark as Vassilis kept the balance in the locker room) Jackins and Harrison who last year went almost unnoticed in most matches. There are the constants of Slouka, Vezenkov, Mak Kisik, Printezis and if they are good and Pap, Olympiakos definitely has serious aspirations for 8th.
Panathinaikos
Ο Panathinaikos tried to keep the Greek torso and succeeded to a large extent as the leader Papapetrou, Papagiannis, Kaselakis and Bohoridis remained. He did not succeed with Mitoglou but we do not always have them the way we want, while Hezonia's departure is also strange, with many different things being heard. These 2 failures have left room (financial) for another quality addition to the ace. 5 young Americans who in my opinion are better than those who left while there are also Sand Ross and Nedovic. Especially the second, if he overcomes the injury problems that plague him quite often, can raise the level of Panathinaikos. In the matches that I watched the Panathinaikos team, the problem with the ace remains, although it is not as visible as last year. A quality addition to the ace will loosen the hands of Priftis as Mackon will not have to go down to the ace even though he knows the position quite well. The good news for Panathinaikos is the improvement compared to last year in the defensive part that can really help the team get more victories and at the same time more confidence. Let's not forget the return of the people to the OAKA indoor stadium which will give 2-3 additional victories to Panathinaikos on its own. With one more quality ace, the team will fight until the end and steal some place in the 8th. Without him 10-12.
What impressed me at first glance are the big changes that most teams made to the rosters. Only 6 of the 18 kept the same body and made 3-4 transfers while as many others formed a team from the beginning.
Favorite for 4 teams
I will start with the champion Ef who continued last year's successful recipe by keeping the same trunk adding only 3 players. Misic was lucky to stay after he closed his ears to the sirens of the NBA and we as we will be happy for another year. He lost the precious Sanli last year but took the promising Petrushev and filled the gap.
Η TS.S.KA covered the madness of James with that of Svend and added Grigonis who was excellent last year with Zalgiris. Together with Hackett and Ludberg, they create a region that lacks neither talent nor toughness.
Η Barcelona made 4 promising transfers (Sunley, Hayes, Laprovitola, Yokubaitis) and became even more complete and better prepared to lift the cup. Of the players who left, only Hanga may be missing as the others who greeted had limited participation.
These 3 in my opinion are definitely in the top 4 with Real having the most chances to close the frame.
Possible teams to complete the 8 and the rest
From there and below to complete the 8th, the enhanced Fener with Polonara, Henry, Booker, h Armani of Mitoglou and Meli, the Zenit which covered the losses of Pangos, Thomas, Hollins with dignity with Lloyd, Napier, and Mickey is expected to be very competitive again. One position remains even the Olympic has the ability to be in it although a great battle is expected as the new ones Unics and Monaco have made some impressive additions stating that they came to play their role that will not be that of the accomplice. Question marks Maccabi, Bayern, Basconia after changing almost their entire roster.
Villeurbanne, Alba, Zalgiris, Er. Asteras are expected to play a minor role.
Greek teams
I left the Greek teams for the end to give a more detailed approach.
Olympic
First the Olympic who kept last year's main body and tried to fill any gaps in some positions such as that of the center who spent most of the year with Martin and Jean Charles who played there necessarily. The position was filled with the huge M. Fal 2.18 although in the matches so far coach Bartzokas does not seem to use him enough. However, in such a big league as the Euroleague, there will definitely be nights that will be very useful. Wookup, Dorsey and Lountzis came to fill the gaps of Spanoulis (this is also a question mark as Vassilis kept the balance in the locker room) Jackins and Harrison who last year went almost unnoticed in most matches. There are the constants of Slouka, Vezenkov, Mak Kisik, Printezis and if they are good and Pap, Olympiakos definitely has serious aspirations for 8th.
Panathinaikos
Ο Panathinaikos tried to keep the Greek torso and succeeded to a large extent as the leader Papapetrou, Papagiannis, Kaselakis and Bohoridis remained. He did not succeed with Mitoglou but we do not always have them the way we want, while Hezonia's departure is also strange, with many different things being heard. These 2 failures have left room (financial) for another quality addition to the ace. 5 young Americans who in my opinion are better than those who left while there are also Sand Ross and Nedovic. Especially the second, if he overcomes the injury problems that plague him quite often, can raise the level of Panathinaikos. In the matches that I watched the Panathinaikos team, the problem with the ace remains, although it is not as visible as last year. A quality addition to the ace will loosen the hands of Priftis as Mackon will not have to go down to the ace even though he knows the position quite well. The good news for Panathinaikos is the improvement compared to last year in the defensive part that can really help the team get more victories and at the same time more confidence. Let's not forget the return of the people to the OAKA indoor stadium which will give 2-3 additional victories to Panathinaikos on its own. With one more quality ace, the team will fight until the end and steal some place in the 8th. Without him 10-12.
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