The last you guys heard from me, I was looking like the Elephant Man. I am looking a little better now, and feeling a lot better after our first Euroleague win last week against Zalgiris. I am really happy that it happened at home here in Nancy, because it was great for our fans to see something like that. I've been playing in France for six years now, and these fans here are by far the best I have played for in my career. They are so loyal to the guys on the team, like after the first Euroleague game here, when we got spanked by Barcelona, they were with us 150 percent, no questions asked. With loyalty like that from them to the players, it's a great place to play and it was great to give them the opportunity to see a win like the one against Zalgiris. That was for the fans, the club president, the coaches and the guys who have been here many, many years. To go into the Euroleague and get a historic win against a long-time Euroleague team like Zalgiris was really big for Nancy. The fans were going crazy after the game, we were going crazy with them, and it's just a great feeling to have fans like that, behind you no matter what. Now, we gotta see if we can surprise some other team for them.

Of course, it didn't start out so good for us. We opened the Euroleague at home against Barcelona and were down by just five points at halftime. Five minutes into the second half, it was a different story. They just opened the game up and took off... leer m�s

Hi, to all you fans of basketball and of the Euroleague!

Although it's something completely new to me, something different, my response to Euroleague's request to become one of the bloggers of the competition could only be positive. I feel almost the same for the Euroleague itself, since it's just my second year at Panathinaikos and I have played in 13 games so far - from the first one against Bamberg in OAKA last season to the most recent one, our important victory against Siena last week, also in front of our great fans in OAKA.

I feel lucky that I am part of Panathinaikos and with the fact that I have teammates who belong to the elite of European basketball. And the same goes for the coaches, too. Every day working alongside them is like going to school. Every day I learn something new playing with them in the practices or during games. Most important, however, is that we are talking about amazing people. They are there to help you, they are not egoists. It's something that works out only in a positive way regarding our obligations in Greece and also in Euroleague. It's amazing that you have Jasikevicius, for example, next to you, with everything he has done in his career, to make jokes, to talk all the time, to make comments. And it's not only him; all the guys are like this.

With all this travelling we have during the year, it's essential to have a nice atmosphere among us... leer m�s

 Hello, Euroleague fans. Let me tell you that I'm really happy to be talking to you! When the Euroleague contacted me to become one of the bloggers of the official site, Euroleague.net, it was a great joy for me. I have always been a frequent user of the Euroleague site, even last year when I was playing the ULEB Cup with Benetton Treviso. I'm always looking for news, stats, results... and when I saw the blogs of some players, I thought: "I would like to become one of them. I'd like to tell everybody some of the experiences that I have had playing the Euroleague, what I feel playing this competition all around Europe." But then I recalled that one time while I was in Treviso, I did a TV promo for Euroleague.net, but I had a lot of problems reading and repeating the internet address of the official site. After that, I thought they'd forget about me. Now, out of nowhere, my phone rang recently and I was asked to blog! I immediately said, "Yes, of course! I'm really interested." So here I am, ready as I can be to tell everybody what the Euroleague is for me.

It's something special: trust me. In the Euroleague, you can breathe a wonderful sensation that I just love. Just listening to DEVOTION, the official song of the Euroleague, is something special for me, both when I am there on the court, ready to play, and when I'm at home watching the games on television. Wednesdays and Thursdays, all season long, from regular season to Final... leer m�s