Despite the disappointment of Partizan under the management of Zeljko Obradovic, which failed to show the expected performance in Turkish Airlines Euroleague this season, the students of the legendary head coach continue to leave their mark on both Europe and the Basketball Super League.
Partizan Turkish Airlines under the management of Zeljko Obradovic failed to make the start of the season in the Euroleague, but the former students of the Serbian head coach continue to make a name for themselves.
Dimitris Itoudis, who served as Obradovic’s assistant for many years, and Erdem Can faced each other in the Turkish Insurance Basketball Super League. While Türk Telekom, coached by Erdem Can, reached the victory in the tough fight, Fenerbahçe suffered its first defeat in the league.
GOING TO HISTORY
Erdem Can, who served as Obradovic’s assistant at Fenerbahçe Beko for many years, left the yellow-dark blue team in the summer of 2021 and started to work as an assistant coach in the Utah Jazz, one of the NBA teams.
After signing with the Utah Jazz, Erdem Can also succeeded in becoming the first Turkish assistant coach to serve in the NBA. After parting ways with coach Quinn Snyder in Utah Jazz, Erdem Can decided to return to Turkey and became the head of Türk Telekom.
OBRADOVIC PRAISE
Legendary head coach Zeljko Obradovic, who worked with Erdem Can during his time at Fenerbahçe Beko, used words of praise. Obradovic said of Erdem Can, “Erdem Can approaches basketball from my perspective. We both love this game very much. He is now able to replace me as the head coach of the team. And I am sure he will be a very, very good head coach one day.”
ERDEM LIFE STORM
Türk Telekom under the management of Erdem Can, who gave Fenerbahçe Beko their first defeat in the league, managed to attract attention with their performances this season. In the 2nd week of the league, Türk Telekom, whose wrist did not bend apart from the defeat to Frutti Extra Bursaspor, shares the summit with Fenerbahçe with 8 consecutive victories.
Drawing a successful chart in Europe as well as the league, Türk Telekom started the EuroCup with Paris Baket’s defeat, but achieved a 5-game winning streak, but then lost to Gran Canaria.
AN OTHER NAME ITOUDIS
Apart from Erdem Can, Fenerbahçe Beko’s head coach Dimitris Itoudis, who was Obradovic’s assistant for many years, also left his mark on the season with his team’s performance.
The Greek head coach, who started a new adventure with the yellow-dark blue team after leaving CSKA Moscow, had a big break after losing to Anadolu Efes in the President’s Cup.
Fenerbahce, with only 2 defeats in the Euroleague, was at the top, while in the league it got its first defeat against Türk Telekom.
HE HELPED
The Greek head coach, who assisted Zeljko Obradovic in Panathinaikos for 11 years, started to work as Banvit coach instead of Orhun Ene at the beginning of the 13-14 season. The Greek coach, who took the helm of Fenerbahçe Beko after his successful periods in CSKA Moscow, brought to mind the period of Zeljko Obradovic in the yellow-dark blue team.
OBRA WAS FEASTED BY ITOUDIS IN THE FINAL
Obradovic, who has become the legend of Fenerbahçe, achieved great success with the yellow-blue club. Fenerbahce showed the success of playing the First Final Four, the first final, the first championship and the Final Four four times in a row with him in the EuroLeague. In 2016, Fenerbahçe lost to CSKA Moscow in the Euroleague final. Itoudis was the head coach of the Russian team.
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