“I didn’t need to say much to motivate the guys” presented coach Tiago Splitter in a conference after the Parisian exploit against Panathinaikos. Against the title holders, Paris remained true to itself: “quick game“, of the “individualities at the rendezvous“and”significant defensive efforts” as a recipe for victory. A first historic success which opened Paris’ counter in the Euroleague and which meant a lot for the Brazilian coach: “it was a great match for our team against a club I watched when I was 6. We realize that we are capable of these Euroleague level matches.”
However, Tiago Splitter kept a cool head after this result, as his team did when Pana came back to within three points in the money time: “I learned that a match lasts 40 minutes. I lost NBA finals, Spanish championships because of that. After this victory, we must remain humble. Whether we win or lose, we don’t have time to celebrate.“This first victory therefore left no room for self-satisfaction. Failing that, the opposing coach, the legendary Ergin Ataman, praised this success and a game system”very aggressive, which he had never seen before“.
