“We have hopes, but realistically the odds are not in our favor.” This was emphasized by the father, Giorgos Parisis, who with his wife Stella are in Lille and support the effort of our National Team, speaking to the newspaper Peloponnisos after the defeat of Greece (84-77) by Spain.
Regarding the game against Spain, Giorgos Parisis underlined: “After we came back from big differences and equalized, we missed a great opportunity. As things developed, the match was decided in the shot.”
Regarding the continuation and the game against Australia, Giorgos Parisis stated the following: “We can win and qualify for the quarter-finals. But for this to happen, other players must come forward. In such high-level competitions, it is not enough for Giannis alone to have Papanikolaou and Toliopoulos support him in the attack.”
Regarding the conditions in Lille, Giorgos Parisis added: “They are ideal. Imagine that the stadium is a football stadium, the home of Lille (Stade Pierre-Mauroy) and they have turned it into a basketball court and separated it with a huge curtain. The air conditioners work at full capacity and the temperature does not exceed 13 degrees.”
For his part, the former referee and current commissioner, Vassilis Theodosopoulos, who follows the National Team, added: “With Spain, we lost in the details. Eventually the game went to one possession. But we paid for our bad timing and mistakes at critical points. There will be a battle with Australia. We can, although the odds are 65-35 against us. In any case, Giannis needs help.”
HE WILL GO TO PARIS
Giorgos Parisis and Vassilis Theodosopoulos will definitely go to Paris as well, as long as the National Team qualifies for the quarterfinals. In fact, Giorgos Parisis and his wife Stella have planned and secured tickets for the qualifiers and the final of the length to support Miltos Tedoglou.
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