Actually this happened to me long time ago, but after Cemal Nalga's surprising signing with L. Rytas, I started to think again.
Ibrahim Kutluay - Had very successful seasons with AEK, and an EL ring with PAO. He was good in TBL too, but he wasn't expected to be that good abroad.
Serkan Erdogan - Never been as good as he was in Spain with TAU.
Ender Arslan - Everybody was trying to kick him out of Turkey, then he had a decent season with TAU and a successful one with Panionios.
Kerem Tunceri - Similar to Ender. Then, he was playing well enough for Real Madrid.
Cenk Akyol - Decent season with Avellino, he was a disappointment in TBL.
Huseyin Besok - Injuries and other problems haunted his career but still decent stint with MTA and Prokom.
Mirsad Turkcan - Pretty successful career everywhere he played, France, Russia, Turkey, except NBA.
Hido/Okur/Ersan - Their NBA careers couldn't be better. Ersan will get there too.
There were a few other insignificant players who made it outside (Umut Yenice, Berent Kavaklioglu, Emre Ekim, etc)
Is it just me, or are they more successful abroad in general? So, what's wrong in TBL?
Ibrahim Kutluay - Had very successful seasons with AEK, and an EL ring with PAO. He was good in TBL too, but he wasn't expected to be that good abroad.
Serkan Erdogan - Never been as good as he was in Spain with TAU.
Ender Arslan - Everybody was trying to kick him out of Turkey, then he had a decent season with TAU and a successful one with Panionios.
Kerem Tunceri - Similar to Ender. Then, he was playing well enough for Real Madrid.
Cenk Akyol - Decent season with Avellino, he was a disappointment in TBL.
Huseyin Besok - Injuries and other problems haunted his career but still decent stint with MTA and Prokom.
Mirsad Turkcan - Pretty successful career everywhere he played, France, Russia, Turkey, except NBA.
Hido/Okur/Ersan - Their NBA careers couldn't be better. Ersan will get there too.
There were a few other insignificant players who made it outside (Umut Yenice, Berent Kavaklioglu, Emre Ekim, etc)
Is it just me, or are they more successful abroad in general? So, what's wrong in TBL?
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