By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Andrea Trinchieri of Brose Bamberg, Giorgos Bartzokas of Barcelona, Jasmin Repesa of EA7 Emporio Armani Milano, Ainars Bagatskis of Maccabi Tel Aviv, Sarunas Jasikevicius of Zalgiris Kaunas who talked to the camera and Ergin Ataman of Galatasaray gave their Final Four predictions to EuroLeague’s official site.
Everyone believes that CSKA Moscow and Real Madrid are the big favorites to qualify, Panathinaikos and Olympiacos are also among the favorites, however there are three exceptions.
Ataman believes that Fenerbahce will be at the Final Four over the Greeeks: ” Although Panathinaikos has the home-court advantage, Fenerbahce has a deeper roster. I think Fenerbahce will win one game in Athens and advance to Final Four with the help of their experience”.
Trinchieri also agrees with him saying that Fenerbahce will get the ticket: “The most unpredictable series. I could easily say Panathinaikos 3-2 or Fener 1-3. Everything can happen, every possession will count. Adjustments between one game and the following will be crucial”.
As for Repesa, he added for Anadolu Efes: “I predict an upset. Efes has a lot of shooters and is on its way up”.