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Basketball » Eurocup (M), 2. round
23.10.2013. 17:00 Finished
Spartak St Petersburg - Panionios (68:69)

The visiting team seemed much better at the start of the season

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At this point, Panonions are the best Greek team after the leading duo. Their defense might cause big problems for the opponent

The game in Poland only confirmed that Spartak's win against Besiktas away was to great extend a consequence of Besiktas' bad night. Spartak lost against Donetsk, and then against the team they will have to get in the battle with for reaching the play off.

- Despite all the problems with fouls in the first halftime, we managed to stay in and save the key players for the second halftime. It worked and we made a comeback in the third period, but failed to make the right decisions in key moments, we were losing possession, and there was nothing else left to do - Vetra said, and added:

- We were focused only on Turow so far, now we shift the attention to Panonions.

Spartak's offense was powerless once again. What can provide Vetra with optimism is the fact his players are finally taking responsibility. Surovtev's 16 points (5/8) and Koscheev's 11 (5/7) were something to be happy about, but the ones they expect a lot from failed - McGrath (6 points; 3/11) i Bertt (six points; 2/8).

- Steven (Burtt) joined the team later, he wasn't at his best when he joined and you can see it now. He was the leader in two out of three games, but it was more that oblivious towards the end of Besiktas game that he can't display his full ability. He hasn't recuperated for today, I hope he'll be fit for the next one - Vetra said about his player.

Vetra clearly stated that his team's success has to be based on defense. He knows their offense potential is not going to suffice, and they have to make up for it with good defense. Their task is tough today, their opponent are very good in defense and they will know how to stop them. Vetra have little to choose from when it comes to their offense players, their game revolves only around a few of them and that might be a huge problem. 

Panonios still haven't lost this season. They played against the newly promoted team last round, and Sferopoulos' team played probably their worst game this season, but still won easily. Panonios' coach provided probably the best explanation for it:

- The defense is the key to our games. Especially when offense does as badly as they did today. We couldn't connect two good attacks, but that's not even important when defense is doing this well - they give us the chance to win.

Panionios lost possession 19 times, missed 15 three point attempts... Their defense is genuinely impressive and it's no wonder they still haven't lost.

- We are a hard working team and this won't create euphoria. We're not counting the wins, and every new game is a different one. We are not starting to focus on Eurocup - said great shooting guard Duvnjak who fit into the team splendidly after joining from Rethymn this summer.

We aready mentioned that Panonious' offense depends solely on him and McCollum. The rest of the team orient on defense. Sferopoulos said they want only one in Russia:

- We have to stay focused for the whole 40 minutes and play great defense again. They are a great team, they opened the Eurocup with a win and they are physically very powerful. Their game is based on their shooting guards, but their centers are very tall as well. 

We expect a good defense performance from Panonios again. If McCollum and Duvnjak manage to play better offense than against Trikalla, their team will have much greater chance here than the odds suggest.

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Handicap (OT incl.) -6.5 tip: 2   Goran
Odds Stake Min. odds Last margin Bookmaker
1.91 5/10 1.60 -5.5 Stan James
When setting up the odds, the bookmakers were led by the last week victory of Spartak in Turkey, but that is in no way a realistic image of the team's quality. Besiktas have had a disastrous evening on the offense, and the defeats vs Donetsk and Turow are a better reflection of the current quality of Spartak. Due to financial issues, Spartak have lost all the players that carried their team last season during the summer , and their offense shows that. Vetra do not have sufficient width, their game depends on too few players, and Spartak have not scored more than 65 points in any of their matches. They will not easily do so today either, as Panionios have a very tough defense. They are the third best team in Greece at the moment, right after the untouchable duo, and in my opinion they are a better team than Spartak. The Russian team are playing at home, but there is no way they can be that much of a favorite. I believe this to be a huge mistake by the booking houses, and expect a game with less points and neither of the teams demolishing their opponent. Panionios are definitely capable of winning here, so it's worth trying a smaller bet on them to win too.
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