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First Party: Quarter-Final. FCB-PAO

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From the web prestigious Greek BasketBlog asked me analysis playoff between Barcelona and Panathinaikos.

best I can do is explain several details that I like about each team. That's what I teach today.

Beginning with the Greeks, always favorites to reach the Final 4 and once there to get the trophy.

have for years been the best team playing pick and roll and still are the masters of the situation. Read the defense, and no matter what type of defense they do, change, flash, 2x1 ... They managed to score. In the video we see them face defensive options but always score. Another

weapons PAO is the low post with Diamantidis. Surely there try to attack Navarro and the bases of Barcelona. They are amazing looking

the open teammate. Especially since the ball inside. They play well on the help side, and have good pins from the low post.

Speaking of defense, Panathinaikos players are really aggressive and do very good support. In defense of direct blocking your side "weak" is always attentive and ready to rotate if necessary. Also, in case of mismatches, are playing hard (small versus large) and they take the 2x1 to limit the advantages of the attack.

Lastly, I show how to change on the same play individual zonal defense, an option to defend Coach Obradovic the last seconds of possession.



Now, the club, considered, again, the best team in Europe (at least what we think of Spain!) They have many players from last season, leads the team Xavi Pascual masterfully mixing strength and fundamentals, talent and size. Your computer is ... A team! and that is not readily available today.

As seen in the use of space images is great. Any situation that attack (often with 4 players outside and 1 inside) created rinse inside and out, leaving little space for entering, for the great post or continue strong in the pick and roll (with interesting options as two consecutive blocks for foreign direct) and reading very well the high - low. It's great how they use their wing corners - three pivots throw from that position (Morris, Lorbek) and how its key players (eg Navarro) move the ball in beneficion team. They always find the open player. Play, as I said, as a Team.

What can you say how to play speed direct blocks. Rubio players like looking up the ball and the blocker. ODP will have to balance fast and be prepared to defend from the first second of the Barcelona attack.

And of course, defense Barca is probably the best in the Euroleague. They help each other, do not stop running when they were overcome, using your hands thoroughly to steal the ball, they have players who love to find the cap ... And we can not forget their defensive rotations when players postean exteriors with physical advantage ...





Thus, we must prepare for a Play Off impressive, and the best man win!