'A player's dream': Georgios Bartzokas' 200th win is much more than just a number / News - Basketnews.com

Following Georgios Bartzokas' 200th win in the EuroLeague, Thomas Walkup and Giannoulis Larentzakis shared their insight on what it's like to work with the Greek coach and what makes him special.

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The final result betweenOlympiacos PiraeusandFC Barcelonain Game 1 was not the only thing to celebrate in the Reds camp.

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It was the 200th career victory in the EuroLeague for head coachGeorgios Bartzokas. Wednesday's game was so intense and had so many turns that this milestone went under the radar for everyone involved.

"I didn't know that, thanks for saying it," Bartzokas admitted while being asked byBasketNewsahead of Game 2. "It is something. It's just some memories now, there are a lot of games. I'm feeling great, especially because I achieved this record with Olympiacos."

Per Darius Garuolis' data, Bartzokas is only the 8th coach in the modern EuroLeague history to reach such a milestone.

The 58-year-old tactician joinedZeljko Obradovic,Ettore Messina,Pablo Laso,Xavi Pascual,Dusko Ivanovic,Ergin Ataman, andDimitris Itoudis.

It took Bartzokas 347 games to reach this milestone, which translates to an impressive 57.6% win rate, per Darius Garuolis.

Head coach Games Wins Losses Win rate % Zeljko Obradovic 527 351 176 66.6% Ettore Messina 472 314 158 66.5% Pablo Laso 375 249 126 66.4% Xavi Pascual 356 241 115 67.7% Dusko Ivanovic 396 220 176 55.6% Ergin Ataman 424 219 205 51.7% Dimitris Itoudis 307 218 89 71.0% Georgios Bartzokas 347 200 147 57.6%

Throughout his career, Bartzokas became the EuroLeague champion (2013), Greek League champion (2022, 2023), Greek Cup winner (2022, 2023, 2024), Greek Super Cup winner (2022, 2023), FIBA Intercontinental Cup champion (2013), and was named the EuroLeague Coach of the Year three times (2013, 2022, 2023).

However, judging from his players' words, it's not the number of wins or accolades that tells the story about Bartzokas as a coach.

"Everybody [who] sees him on the sidelines thinks that he is a stressed guy and very wound up, but it's really the opposite," Thomas Walkup revealed while talking toBasketNews. "He's very

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