The condition has dropped sharply! Should the Greek team reduce the playing time of the former Rockets Nuggets forward line?

In the previous group stage of the Men's Basketball European Championship, the Greek team defeated Georgia 94-53. After this game, the record of Greece, which won three consecutive victories, increased to 3 wins and 0 losses, ranking first in the group; while Georgia, which suffered two consecutive losses, dropped to 1 win and 2 losses.

Although the Greek team won a big victory in this game, the team's starting line veteran Kostas Papanikolaou's performance was still somewhat average. Papanicoulau played 20 minutes and 13 seconds in the whole game, made 1 of 3 shots, 1 of 2 from outside the three-point line, and 2 of 2 free throws, scoring 5 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal. There were no mistakes and fouls, and the plus and negative value was +29. Papanikolau is indeed an experienced player. He has certain passing ability and support skills on the offensive end. He also has rich defensive experience and good defensive awareness on the defensive end. But the problem is that Papanicou has lacked basic scoring ability on the offensive end, and he is not very brave to make more shots on the court, nor is he able to take more ball rights. It is equivalent to the team adding a player on the offensive end when he is on the court, which is obviously not a good signal.

European Championships started, Papanicoulau has averaged 20.5 minutes in the first three games, with averaging 4.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 0.3 steals, and 0.3 blocks, 0.7 turnovers and 0.7 fouls, with a shooting percentage of 44.4%, a three-point shooting percentage of 42.9%, and a free throw shooting percentage of 100%, with a plus-minus average of +16.7%. Papanicoulau has not played much in these games, but his data is indeed a bit too bleak. He lacks basic threats on the offensive end, and he has no effect on the defensive end due to his age and further decline in athletic ability. Overall, Papanicou's performance on both offense and defense will be very ordinary, that is, he and Giannis Antetokounmpo have played together for a long time, and his problems on the court have not been exposed.

Papanikolau was born in July 1990. He is 35 years old, 203cm tall and weighs 102kg. He is the 48th pick in the second round of the New York Knicks in the 2012 NBA Draft. In the NBA, Papanicou has played for the Houston Rockets and the Denver Nuggets. In the European arena, he is also a very outstanding player and has always been able to maintain a high level. But after all, time is unforgiving, and Papanicou's overall performance in the past few seasons has also declined significantly. For the Greek team, it is also a question mark whether they should adjust their personnel arrangements and reduce Papanicou's playing time.