I like Tunca. He is a real PG but he is so thin. Actually it is really hard to decide which one is better Tunca or Sivas. But we have Sivas type of energy players but we do not have much real PG prospects like Tunca. So I think Tunca's development is more important for Turkish BB. Karahan played nice game but I do not like his attitude. It feels like he is not giving his best. Bro you are nothing now. It is a final game. Alright you are in the Efes roster for few games but you are not better than all players on the court. At least you need to prove that. Few words for Onat, I do not like his athleticism and body. I think his body will limit his potential.
Of course Alperen Sengun would be on a different level with athleticism, but even with this athleticism he is a NBA player, many turks have claimed that Alperen is a second Ahmetcan Duran. Same with Kaan Onat but this will not stop Kaan Onat to become a great prospect. Kaan is like Alperen Sengun to clever that this handicap can stop him. Kaan is a special prospect, no doubt about it. Even in this final game he came and had directly very positive impact for Efes despite he was by far the youngest player on the court. He is not a PG, he is a SG/PG. Derin Can Ustun is a PG. David Mutaf will be maybe always too bad in defense but Kaan Onat is different level, kid has not only great IQ in offense, same IQ he has or will have in defense too. Without speed he is beating his opponents in 1v1, only with instincts, with his natural feel. And he is a tremendous scorer, can create from everywhere without any problem, is a very versitale scorer, he even started to post up smaller players. His scoring is much more versatile as Furkan Korkmaz or Onuralp Bitims. And he can create for his teammates. Turkish bb lacks 2 types of players. A real PG with safe ballhandling, creating for teammates and defense and 2nd player is a combo which can create for himself and his teammates(yani Kaan Onat).
Welcome Ibo. Kaan Onat has a good handling. He had his tournovers always against older competition, he has very less experience with the BGL team of Efes or with Efes team for ANGT, his young age and experience was the reason for to. He has at this stage for U16 no problems handling the ball. And he will have always the advantage of his cleverness and instincts, this helps a lot at handling the ball. But again like you say it too, he is not a PG. One of the biggest problems in turkish bb is to handle players in 1 way. You cant expect the same PG performance from Kaan Onat like from Derin Can Ustun. Kaan Onat is most likely 192-3, not 195 like in ANGT, compare him to Melih Tunca, Melih is 195-6(Melih is not 193 like in ANGT). Furkan Korkmaz was with 15 193, Onuralp Bitim with 16 193, Okben Ulubay was with 16 already almost 200, Tibet Gorener was a unmature kid with 16 and 200 and is at best now 202-3. Official measurements from Adidas Eurocamp Kenan Sipahi 196,5, Berkan Durmaz 202, Metecan Birsen 203,5 etc. etc. etc. People said 2-3 years ago that Adem Bona is 206 and will be 210 bla bla bla and now what is the result, he is 203,5...For example im pretty sure Berke Buyuktuncel is something like 205 because you must always compare players to others in games and he had many team photos in NT next to Furkan Haltali, Sadik Kabaca(both are 205-6, at best Sadik 207, more 206)...All in all its not very possible that 16 years old Kaan Onat can add 10 cm in the next years but a 196-198 Kaan Onat with his wide body, long arms and cleverness would not have huge problems playing some SF. Im always talking about heights without shoes. Maybe Ozan Yilmaz(03) could help immediately a first division team for 7mpg and Melih Tunca cant do this at this stage. But if you give Melih Tunca time and let him come step by step he could grow into a great player. And exactly this plan/chance is not given to turkish players. Melih Tunca has like the young Furkan Korkmaz or Omer Kutluay a perfect body structure and should not have problems to build a great body. Its more about mentality as about weight, even in the final Melih Tunca didnt play any defense. On the other side, Omer Kutluay was maybe the thinnest player in the final but no one could stop his drives. Most of the turkish players are too soft.
Disgusting situation for Berke Buyuktuncel but we know this situations well enough from turkish bb. Every turkish player was in these or often in worst situation. We must show the same reactions for other turkish players too. This will never change if the importance of the turkish players will not increase. This must be the goal of TBF and fans. Teams must have a plan for turkish players. Second division is the best place for young players, from Cedi Osman, to Banvit-players, Bugrahan Tuncer, other players and now Goktug Bas.
