Michailidis puts pen to paper
Giannis Michailidis has a new PAOK contract. The wages start at €850,000 a year and climb in steps on top of that, with bonuses sitting outside the base figure (5).
For a defender in this squad, that is PAOK putting real money on the table. No transfer talk, no exit route. Just a new deal.
87–78 over Ulm, three wins in the EuroCup
PAOK beat Ulm 87–78 at Palataki for a third win in this season's EuroCup (4)(10). Cheddi Ozman was named MVP (10).
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Bryn Taïri did the damage in the fourth quarter: 12 of his 19 points came in that period (11). Ozman, Taïri and Foster stepped up when the game got tight (2).
There was a record in there too. PAOK shot 49 free throws on the night (4).
21 turnovers and no Kalathis
Nik Kalathis did not play, and PAOK gave the ball away 21 times (1). That is the story behind a win that felt like a warning.
Andrea Trinchieri did not dress it up. "We play badly, but we are capable of doing what is needed to win," he said (6). He also said there is something missing in this team as a group (13), and he does not know when Kalathis is back (1).
Raiquan Gray was blunt about it: PAOK have to cut the turnovers if they want to be a team that chases titles (8).
The crowd carried it
Kyle Alexander pointed at the fans first. "Incredible energy from the crowd," he said, and admitted there is plenty to fix (16). He was happy to give the team a small push off the bench (12).
Taïri said it plainly: the energy came from the stands (11). Alexander also said the team were hard in the decisive minutes (7).
OFI away on Sunday, then Asteras at home
Your team sit third in the Super League on 15 points from seven games, goal difference +6. The form line is L W W L W, with the Iraklis win at home on October 18 the last time out.
OFI Crete away on Sunday, October 25 at 19:00 CET. Asteras Tripoli at home on Sunday, November 1 at 18:00 CET.
Fan reactions
The mood on r/PAOK is a win wrapped in a complaint. Fans are happy with 87–78 over Ulm and the defensive step forward, but the attack is the sore point, and the thread keeps coming back to the same thing: with no Kalathis, there is no playmaker. It reads like a support that expects more than the scoreboard shows.
