Bartzokas on Tyler Dorsey: He Has to Fight for His Jersey

Olympiakos head coach Giorgos Bartzokas said he was pleased with his team's performance after the 101-72 win over Dubai. At the press conference, the situation of Tyler Dorsey, who was left out of the squad, also came up. It was stated that Dorsey will return to training with the team tomorrow.

Bartzokas also assessed the point guard position. He said Cory Joseph is a player who plays basketball because he loves it, without stressing on the court. Reminding that there were four point guards last season and only two names remain now, Bartzokas said Plotas is still in a learning process. The head coach, who said they are not at last year's level in terms of creativity, stated that they will make a transfer if a point guard suited to the region is found.

Speaking about Dorsey, Bartzokas argued that the club had done nothing wrong and that the player had made a mistake. Stressing that Dorsey must earn his place in the team through his own efforts, the head coach added that the door is open for the player's talent and that no discrimination is being made against him. Reminding that the player wore the jersey of a team that is a European and Greek champion, Bartzokas said the player should be content with what the team has given him.

Finally, Bartzokas compared the work ethic of Sasha Vezenkov with club legend Vassilis Spanoulis. Noting that Vezenkov broke Spanoulis's record at a very young age, Bartzokas said he hopes the player will become the name with the most EuroLeague titles with Olympiakos.