Ergin Ataman blasts Luca Vildoza: 'Don't complain' / News - Basketnews.com

Ergin Ataman publicly criticizes guard Luca Vildoza's performance: "I want to complain about players, and especially Vildoza. He shot 1/7 from the field. ... Players like Vildoza cannot attack with 1/7 field goals."

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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens secured a hard-fought 79-74 domestic victory over Kolossos Rhodes on Monday, but the aftermath of the win was not all positive.

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Coach Ergin Ataman did not mince words when he appeared on live TV, expressing disappointment with his team's performance, singling out player Luca Vildoza.

The latter guard had a tough outing, finishing with just 3 points (0/1 2PT, 1/6 3PT), along with 2 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 turnover.

"Horrible performance tonight, terrible game we played," Ataman lamented to ERT after the match. "When you start to think you're big and you go out on the court with no hustle, that's what you'll get. We won by luck tonight.

"I want to complain for some players, like Luca Vildoza," the Turkish specialist went on to say. "Vildoza shot 1/7 from the field. In this club, everyone must play every game. Players like Vildoza cannot attack with 1/7 field goals. Then don't complain when you don't play in the EuroLeague. Now, I attack my players for this. Also, [Dinos] Mitoglou's performance is going lower.

"We need to be ready. Everyone thinks that everything is over in the EuroLeague. On Thursday, we have a very important game. If we play like this against ALBA, we will lose the whole year in the last game of the regular season," Ataman warned.

Vildoza has averaged 5.7 points, 1.7 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 4.3 PIR over 23 EuroLeague games this season, with an average playing time of 15 and a half minutes.

By comparison, his EuroLeague statistics last season at Crvena Zvezda were notably higher, with 12.6 points, 2.5 rebounds, 3.9 assists, and a PIR of 12.3 over 23 and a half minutes per game.

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