Pınar Karşıyaka Head Coach Ufuk Sarıca, in his evaluation of the season after the Anadolu Efes match in which they were eliminated in the ING Basketball Super League Play-off Quarter Finals, said that the team fought very well, but they needed to improve their organization.
In the ING Basketball Super League Play-off Quarter-Final matchup, Pınar Karşıyaka lost 83-68 to Anadolu Efes in the match played yesterday and was eliminated by falling behind 2-1 in the series. Pınar Karşıyaka Head Coach Ufuk Sarıca made a statement after the match, evaluating both the quarter final series and the season.
“Maybe the result would have been different if the match had not been postponed”
Ufuk Sarıca, who started his speech by emphasizing the importance of winning the Euroleague twice in a row and congratulating Anadolu Efes, said, “We put up an important fight. The score of the match can deceive those who do not watch. There are two teams set up for different purposes on the field. It is not easy to fight against Anadolu Efes, which has a very large budget. The game, the struggle and our reaction on the field were very good. If the match had not been postponed, maybe the result would have been different. We waited 11 days for this match. Larkin and Micic had important shots at the end of the match. These two are sought-after players in Europe, perhaps their costs are as much as our budget,” he said.
“We need to improve our organization”
Sarıca, who also evaluated the season, said, “I thank my players. The season started very fantastic for us, but we were only able to protect the team for 5 matches. Everyone showed us more than enough favorites in the FIBA Champions League, but I was against it. It was not good to be positioned here at the beginning of the season. There was no Turkish team among the last four this year. We always had to be on the field with variable teams. We may have made mistakes during the season, but overall this team fought well. We cannot be like Anadolu Efes, but we need to improve our organization. We can create a team that will play upwards as usual.”
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