Ergin Ataman: Shane Larkin has a serious problem with his fingers

Our National Men’s Basketball Team lost against Spain 72-69 in the 5th match of Group A of the FIBA ​​2022 European Basketball Championship. After the fight, Head Coach Ergin Ataman made a statement.

Evaluating the match according to the statements on the TBF website, Ergin Ataman said, “The match was very close and we fought very well as a team. But both teams were not in a good day in terms of attack. Likewise, we missed the empty shots in Spain. Our opponent’s 19 offensive rebounds were decisive. During those rebounds, our talls were fouled. When he gave those rebounds, we conceded extra points from the second positions. At the end of the match, we actually made a clear turnover when we were in a position to win. Our shorts gave the ball to the opponent when there was no very aggressive pressure. This situation can be very demoralizing sometimes. We also gave the rebound in the last position. Larkin missed the foul… We made every mistake possible in the last 1 minute and we lost the game. Spain won the game but both teams He didn’t play good basketball either. Teams are much more challenging. There is a huge difference between the basketball level in this group and the basketball level of the team that will be our opponent in Group B. I see this very clearly as someone who has been coaching at a high level in Europe for many years. It is not easy… No matter who our opponent is, we will face one of the favorite teams of the championship. We want to win the game we will play there and stay in the quarter finals. With the impetus given by our fans in Berlin, we may have a chance at a faster pace and by dragging the opponent into more mistakes.”

“Shane Larkin has a serious problem with his fingers”

Stating that star basketball player Shane Larkin has a serious problem in his fingers, the experienced coach said, “Shane Larkin will play in the last 16 rounds in Berlin. However, he has had a serious problem with his shooting fingers since the beginning of the tournament. Despite the treatment, he does not get better. He does not use the ball and is self-sufficient. He doesn’t trust either. He wanted to have an MRI and show it to his doctor in America. He will return to Turkey with President Hidayet Türkoğlu and will be examined by TBF Health Board Chairman Prof. Dr. Ufuk Nalbantoğlu in the morning. Larkin will come to Berlin afterwards. “When he plays like this, he doesn’t give us the contribution we want. He organizes, but we need his score. Again, Larkin may have a problem, but we need the contribution of Şehmus and Buğrahan, the players who replace him. However, we can’t get any contribution from them,” said Larkin. We are forcing the crippled crippled.” uttered his words.