Olympiacos finished last regular season on top, only to lose in the EuroLeague Final Four semifinal against Monaco.

This year, things are different, and coach Giorgos Bartzokas is welcoming the change.

As he said to Eurohoops during the media day of the Greek club: “ If you want to say that no one considers us the big favorite anymore, like last year, it really favors me, so that I can manage the situation better. There’s no value for everyone to say that since the beginning of the season that you are the No. 1 favorite. This does not lead anywhere, so we should have a more modest philosophy, to get where we can, as best we can”.

On a personal level, he added: “I have been in this job and also on the bench of Olympiacos , which is very peculiar. It has a lot of positives and, for m

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