Sasa Obradovic (coach of Monaco, beaten at home (80-98) by Olimpia Milan): “You can’t do anything tactically when you don’t have legs. I was already fearing it yesterday (Tuesday), I didn’t know what we were going to look like. We were always late, on every situation. Perhaps we should have sent the hopes for the Coupe de France (last Saturday and Sunday in Trélazé). Tonight, we were bad, slow, clumsy, without energy against a serious team. But we could have stolen the match (Monaco came back to 70-76). My players fight in every match but there, if you don’t have the legs, you don’t have the head. We have to move on to the next match (Friday against Valencia). »
“We have to stop listening to these stories about a favorable calendar. Any Euroleague team can beat us”
Jordan Loyd (Monaco fullback): “We were dominated. I know the guys have had a very busy schedule the last few weeks, but that shouldn’t be an excuse. Milan played a very good match. We weren’t where we needed to be in defense, there was a lack of energy and communication. We need to stop listening to these stories about favorable timing. Any Euroleague team can beat us. We were on a streak of eight consecutive victories, we can be proud of that. Now we have to look ahead. We will bounce back. »
Ettore Messina (Olimpia Milan coach): “Congratulations to my players. We managed to win here against one of the best teams in the Euroleague, a very serious candidate for the Final Four and the final victory. It was important to show cohesion in front of our owner (Giorgio Armani, present at the match). We defended well, we were better at rebounding (36 shots to 31) against one of the most athletic teams in the competition and with 22 passes, we had this desire to share the ball. »