DIYARBAKIR – towards the Turkey-Scotland match
IMAGE CASTING:- Ergin Ataman’s statement- National team player Onuralp Bitim’s statement- Svetislav Pesic’s statement- Serbia team player Dusan Ristic’s statement ANKARA (AA) – A National Men’s Basketball Team Head Coach Ergin Ataman, FIBA 2023 World Cup European Qualifications 2nd Round I Group I said that they played a good game against Serbia, where they were defeated 77-76, but they could not get the result they wanted. At the press conference held after the match, Ergin Ataman stated that he was proud of his players and said, “We have been going through very difficult days for the last two days. “Because of the events that took place in Istanbul. Most of our families live there. Our children put up a great struggle on the field to give Turkey a meaningful victory. But this is sports, misfortune never leaves us.” Pointing out that they had bad luck in the last seconds of the match, which they started well, Ataman said, “We were going well until the last moment. We couldn’t throw the last ball, in the last 50 seconds. The best player of the team (Wilbekin) could not throw two foul shots. Which he had thrown 5 out of 5 before. We put on a good game.” made its assessment. Noting that Serbia played an aggressive game, Ataman said, “They played very hard. Despite this, they used 24 foul shots and we used 17 shots. In the last 15 seconds of the match, there was a foul against Kenan Sipahi. It has not been resolved since the Eurobasket. “There is a referee problem. Despite our defeat, my players played a good game. I think the Turkish people should be proud of these children here. We are a good team. One point to Serbia, a team with very good, experienced players in the Europa League. “We were sad to lose. But as I said, we will look ahead.” Pointing out that they were fighting in a difficult atmosphere, Ataman said, “The fans, the referees are constantly playing against us… Pesic’s dealing with me is not a business. Since the Micic incident, there has been a provocation against me and our team.” used the phrases. – Onuralp Bitim: “We fought well as a team” National player Onuralp Bitim, on the other hand, stated that they could not win even though they fought well. “We would like to gift the victory to them, we would like to present it to our country. Unfortunately, it didn’t happen. We fought well as a team. We lost in the last ball, it was bad luck. There were also a few unfair whistles at the end of the match. We really wished that the last ball would enter and we would win. The last ball.” So far, both teams have fought well. I think we deserved the win. We are a new and young team, I think we will do bigger things in the future.” Serbian Head Coach Svetislav Pesic stated that Ergin Ataman would not respond to the statements he made, especially about Vasilije Micic, who plays for Anadolu Efes. “He wouldn’t be disappointed if he had won, they lost. A strong game against a strong opponent du. It was a decisive match for them, now the outcome is known and this is a problem for them.”
