Hapoel Coach Itoudis Snaps at Reporters After Derby Loss
Translated & summarized from N12 by baba
Hapoel Tel Aviv's coach, Dimitris Itoudis, became angry at reporters after a derby loss, his team's third straight EuroLeague defeat. He defended his players and coaching decisions, stating the team has 12 players and he acted in their best interest. Itoudis attributed the loss to a lack of energy, turnovers, and poor shooting, despite a second-half improvement.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Coach Dimitris Itoudis lost his temper with reporters after Hapoel Tel Aviv's derby loss.
- This was Hapoel's third consecutive EuroLeague defeat.
- Itoudis defended his team and coaching decisions, stating the team has 12 players.
- He cited a lack of energy, turnovers, and poor shooting as reasons for the loss.
- The coach refused to comment on a specific foul call during the game.
Hapoel Tel Aviv's coach, Dimitris Itoudis, lost his temper during a post-game press conference following a derby loss to their rivals. This was the team's third consecutive loss in the EuroLeague and their second defeat to the same opponent in just three days. Itoudis expressed frustration with reporters' questions, stating, "Don't put words in my mouth." He acknowledged a lack of energy from his team early in the game, which improved in the third quarter, but turnovers and poor three-point shooting hampered their efforts. He refused to comment on a specific foul call, saying the team was moving on.
When asked about player Tomer Ginat, Itoudis emphasized that the team has 12 players, not just one. He defended his coaching decisions, asserting that he acted in the team's best interest and that reporters should consider him intelligent enough to make sound choices. The coach reiterated that while the required energy level was initially missing, the players did improve during the game, though it ultimately wasn't enough to secure a win.
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