EL2023/24 - Gameday 5

[Spittifiz]

26 oct thursday

partizan v crvena zvezda
alba berlin v milano
real madrid v barca
olympiacos v anadolu efes
monaco v maccabi tel aviv

27 oct friday

zalgiris v valencia
asvel v virtus bologna
panathinaikos v baskonia
bayern munich v fener

[paspalj]

I think it’s a good opportunity for Pao to get one in the bag against a team that still tries to work stuff out. I hope we can find a way to limit Moneke’s output but I expect a great game from Sederkesis while/if he plays at SF.

[Spittifiz]

no yam madar for munich game but dorsey will travel with the team

[Edgar]

Sfairopoulos really has some weird love for the centers who are mostly athletic, only dunks and should be good defenders but they are most of the time average. I think he would pick Othello Hunter, Birch, Bolomboy, Reynolds...instead Jokic.

[janketa]

Clown Can and Efes management succeeded to bring them back 20 years ago, when Turkish teams regularly losed games by 20+ points against any above mediocre EL team. The magnitude of their "success" is even bigger when we take into account that budget is much bigger then those years and 3 or 4 players are among top 10 in EL on their positions.

Shame for Efes, sorry Levenspiel, but for the 1st time I think you are a little bit biased regarding this situation and Can status. I expected more bites and criticism. I point this on you cos seems you are the only active Efes's fan in this moment here

[Jazz]

Clown Can and Efes management succeeded to bring them back 20 years ago, when Turkish teams regularly losed games by 20+ points against any above mediocre EL team. The magnitude of their "success" is even bigger when we take into account that budget is much bigger then those years and 3 or 4 players are among top 10 in EL on their positions.

Shame for Efes, sorry Levenspiel, but for the 1st time I think you are a little bit biased regarding this situation and Can status. I expected more bites and criticism. I point this on you cos seems you are the only active Efes's fan in this moment here

Yes it appears that the other Efes fans have run for cover.

[Killer Bob]

Clown Can and Efes management succeeded to bring them back 20 years ago, when Turkish teams regularly losed games by 20+ points against any above mediocre EL team. The magnitude of their "success" is even bigger when we take into account that budget is much bigger then those years and 3 or 4 players are among top 10 in EL on their positions.

Shame for Efes, sorry Levenspiel, but for the 1st time I think you are a little bit biased regarding this situation and Can status. I expected more bites and criticism. I point this on you cos seems you are the only active Efes's fan in this moment here

Meantime Micic not getting even a single minute in OKC.

[Jazz]

Meantime Micic not getting even a single minute in OKC.

He's only a youngster and must stay patient.

[ronmercer80]

Monaco third consecutive win and James has till now limited his ego, good news.

Maccabi abandoned completely the game in the second half. Rivero 14 mins, 1 rebound grabbed (!).

[Killer Bob]

He's only a youngster and must stay patient.

Yes, 30 years young. Unfortunately totally wrong club for him.

I said before the season, Larkin is not Pg, he needs to play with good Pg and great spacing to be effective. Nando was a similar case, he looked the best playing with Teo.

[janketa]

Yes, 30 years young. Unfortunately totally wrong club for him.

I said before the season, Larkin is not Pg, he needs to play with good Pg and great spacing to be effective. Nando was a similar case, he looked the best playing with Teo.

Larkin isn't beast he used to be, there are more then a single factor like micic, Injuries, saturation, bad team chemistry.

Missing Micic is the least factor for his bad performance imo, cos last season was disaster too. I rather believe that players like Simon and Anderson were glue guys that Efes couldn't find in Clyburn and Bryant. They all need one ball for themselfs, unlike Simon and Anderson who were team workers, Simon in first place of course, but Anderson role was always underated

[Killer Bob]

Larkin isn't beast he used to be, there are more then a single factor like micic, Injuries, saturation, bad team chemistry.

Missing Micic is the least factor for his bad performance imo, cos last season was disaster too. I rather believe that players like Simon and Anderson were glue guys that Efes couldn't find in Clyburn and Bryant. They all need one ball for themselfs, unlike Simon and Anderson who were team workers, Simon in first place of course, but Anderson role was always underated

Larkin has played in perfect system for him. Big Pg, capable of creating for others and himself, playmaking wing and bigs capable of hitting 3, providing great spacing. Larkin alone is just undersized Sg. That's the reason that no Nba team has interest in him.

[ronmercer80]

All Efes fans predicted a difficult season during the summer, they were right. This coach doesn't seem to be ready for such a hard competition.

In the meantime in Athens no one appreciates Ataman. A sensational rapid comeback should be excluded?

[tonia]

All Efes fans predicted a difficult season during the summer, they were right. This coach doesn't seem to be ready for such a hard competition.

In the meantime in Athens no one appreciates Ataman. A sensational rapid comeback should be excluded?

D.Giannakopoulos seems to appreciate Ataman and this is enough for him to stay.

[Levenspiel]

Clown Can and Efes management succeeded to bring them back 20 years ago, when Turkish teams regularly losed games by 20+ points against any above mediocre EL team. The magnitude of their "success" is even bigger when we take into account that budget is much bigger then those years and 3 or 4 players are among top 10 in EL on their positions.

Shame for Efes, sorry Levenspiel, but for the 1st time I think you are a little bit biased regarding this situation and Can status. I expected more bites and criticism. I point this on you cos seems you are the only active Efes's fan in this moment here

The reason I cut some slack to Can, even though I do not have high hopes for him, is that the main culprits are on the court, imho. The attitude is unacceptable, and unfortunately it's contagious. Olympiakos (or Real) did not even have to sweat to blow Efes out. That's a sign that the core of the team has lost it, and also that they do not heed the coach. Here the management needs to step in and show they back their choice up.