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Worrax2
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Your opinions about the coach and the roster of new season...
Lasso and Pascual didnt work so Erdem Can is risky but the best choice. I hope it will happen. The next task will be to build a strong Turkish rotation since Efes Turkish rotation is very bad.
Bugrahan Tuncer, Egehan Arna and Furkan Haltali must go. The only guy I would keep in the team is Erten Gazi.
The targets are obvious. Onuralp Bitim, Erkan Yilmaz, Sadik Emir Kabaca or Ercan Osmani (Kabaca would be my first choice) and of course Sertac Sanli.
In the next step Efes needs a defensive anchor, someone who can stay in front of most smaller guys and protect the rim + rolling abilities and a mid range jumper would be great.
I would also get rid of Mbaye and Singleton. A solid power forward is enough. Bonzie Colson for example was cheap and good but Efes neglected to sign him. The second one doesnt have to be a Euroleague experienced guy.
From the coach canditades; Sfair and Sarica was the most scary ones. Laso-Pascual options didn't work as you said... So we had 2 options left; Alimpijevic and Can. I'm ok with both but Can is better option, still risky as you mentioned.
About Turkish rotation absolutely agree... keep Gazi and add some of the less variants; Korkmaz, Bitim, Kabaca, Osmani, Yılmaz and even Ozdemiroglu.
Because of his contract, it seems Zizic will stay. Imho M'Baye would be a good backup. No Dunston, no Singleton, no Pleiss anymore, please. We must fill the # 4-5 with 4 players, 2 of them locals. (Osmani, Kabaca my picks.) I don't think Şanlı comes back to home, but if, always welcome.
For the #1-2-3, if Micic stays; Larkin, Micic, Gazi, Beaubois, Bryant, Clyburn + 2 players (1 of them local) will be fit enough i think. By the way, this French guy of Telekom, Axel, could be interesting one.
Not official but seems like Bryant and Beaubois will stay with us, good news. Specially very glad for these two agreements. Most likely; Coach Erdem Can and Willis-Yilmaz-Jones-Kabaca will join, too. Also good news. So, if; Larkin, Gazi, Beaubois, Bryant, Yılmaz, Clyburn, Zizic, Kabaca, Willis, Jones are in the pocket, we should replace Micic and add at least 2 more. Budget seems lower, local players needed.
I like Can's roster build but, still thinking that we need a good PF... You can't trust on Willis and Ercani in that position whole season.
Osmani is 2nd best turkish pf and still in age when he could improve
Willis is much more questionable, EC level player, wrong move imo
I know, but no EL experiences and many question marks about their EL performances. Not filling full enough that position imho...
Asist Analiz-Umit Avci/youtube channel had an interview with coach Erdem Can, good one.