Pınar Karşıyaka’s head coach Ufuk Sarıca, who started the Basketball Super League by making 2 out of 2 and entered the group stage of the Champions League with the Hapoel Jerusalem victory, said, “It’s too early to talk about the championship yet” for the rising expectations.
Underlining that they have made a very good start to the Champions League and that it is an important task to beat a serious rival Hapoel Jerusalem, which makes very important transfers in the group, Sarıca said, “It was a match with high viewing pleasure, ups and downs, and in the end we knew how to win without giving up. Of course. “Bonzie Colson’s shot was very important in the last second. Bonzie’s skill here was great, but up to that point, our belief in the victory without giving up the game was great as a whole team.”
“WE SAID AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SEASON THAT WE WILL BE A TEAM THAT DOESN’T GIVE UP”
The experienced coach said, “Maybe our basketball fans watching the match on the screen turned off the TV in the last 30 seconds. There are these in basketball, we said at the beginning of the season that we would be a team that did not give up, and this was a win that documents it. We have always been like this for the last 2 years. We have always been like this for the last 2 years. “We are in a difficult group, so this win is worth a lot. These wins increase the expectations of our fans, it’s natural, but it’s too early to talk about championships, we need to pass these group stages first. Final 8, which we put at the beginning of the season, and then the Final.” Let’s stay at 4 and then let’s talk about championships. We will be a team that pushes these goals, but our feet must also be on the ground,” he said.
WE HAVE BEEN A PREFERRED CLUB
Stating that they did not want to stay as a part of Tony Taylor and Amath M’Baye’s team and be a role player for another team in the last two seasons, Ufuk Sarıca said, “Bonzie, with her relationship with us and the planning of her team, instead of being a role player in another team, she will be stronger and more solid. Maybe he chose to play in the Euroleague as the main player in the future. We have become a preferred club with the momentum our club has shown in the last 2 years and we are the target team. Likewise, Michael Roll preferred us for the same reasons. This year, important changes in our Turkish player roster “The main reason we were able to make these transfers was to be the target team and the showcase we created in Pınar Karşıyaka. Our special relations with the players also occupy a very important place among us. Together as a team, we need to keep the end of the business and increase the performance of the players, thus increasing the success of the team.” he said.
ANADOLU EFES MATCH WILL BE DIFFICULT
Stating that they will be the away opponent of Anadolu Efes on Sunday, Sarıca summarized his views on this match as follows:
“When we look at it, we will fight against indisputably the largest and best squad in the Turkish League. Anadolu Efes is once again the biggest candidate for the Euroleague championship. It will be a difficult match. “It’s necessary to play. To beat a team like Anadolu Efes, everyone needs to show their best performance on the field. We are in good shape as a team, we are in good spirits, after all, we will play a very tough and tough match. We will do everything we can to win.”
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