The first half of the Euroleague is over except for the postponed Olympiacos-Fenerbahçe Beko match. When we look at the points table, we see that the first two places are taken by Valencia and Hapoel, who are new this year. The Spanish representative is at the top of the ACB. However, it was a surprise for me that Hapoel, which looked like a top team at the beginning of the season, finished the season in 2nd place. We are having a season full of matches open to any outcome.
Frankly, I did not expect Fenerbahçe to be this successful at the beginning of the season. The loss of important players led me to this thought. At first, I did not take into account the great impact of the technical staff and fan support.
Anadolu Efes, on the other hand, remained at the start of the race, so to speak, despite perhaps the biggest budget of recent times. There was a gap with the top teams. They have a squad full of finishing players. But other than Larkin, they do not have a player to organize on the field. Larkin They were injured and their order was disrupted. They should have taken precautions for this before the season. Everyone is asking each other the question of who will make it to the final four this season. It’s a very difficult question. My guess is Fenerbahçe, 2 Greek teams and Monaco. If I know 50 percent, I will be very happy.
Let’s come to our country… The massacre of coaches continues. Now the problem is clear. Consider a room with 3 people in it. 2 of them are managers and one is technical responsible. Pumpkin constantly explodes on the coach’s head. Don’t you think this is strange? Agatha Christiedetective, hero of the novel Poirot There is no need to be. This time Galatasaray’s coach left. The method was different. First the new general manager came and with his hand Yakup SekskökWe parted ways with . I wonder if this would have happened if there had been a foreign coach instead of Yakup or if the managers had been listened to? Bad smells are emitted.
Who will protect Turkish coaches? “Our Honorable Federation” very busy right now! We are looking for recruited players. Don’t be surprised if we announce it soon. We can say that we broke new ground in basketball. At the time I wrote these lines, the Beşiktaş-Fenerbahçe Beko derby had not started yet. Whatever the outcome, both teams reap the rewards of consistency. Beşiktaş deserves a special congratulations. They do a great job with a modest budget. I’m excitedly waiting for the showdown.
Erman Kunter / Cumhuriyet
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