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An astonishing start...
A terrible finish...
We beat both the finalists, Spain and Serbia. I really don't know how we lost that great momentum and started losing games after games. 5 wins in a row and then 4 losses in a row.
Turkey is a very interesting team. If you look at the last 2 games, we blew 15 point leads against France and Russia. From this, I think these losses are psychological. Starting the games so good, and blowing them in the 3rd quarters... I think these can be the result of either psychological problems or exhaustion of the players. Slovenia, and Greece games were so close. I think, there is an inside scorer problem. Also, the leader Türkoğlu is not playing the way a leader should play. I just think that he shines in NBA and European/World Championship games are just not suitable for him. I see some forwards or guards of other teams attacking at the defenses like noone else. Why doesn't Hedo attack the defense with his 2.08 agile length and with his great ball-handling skills? He sure can be way more effective than any other player in this tournament when he attacks at the basket. Why does he force shots?
I don't know what our path is going to be now for Turkey 2010. Are we going to stick with some of our idiots, like Erden, Atsür, Hersek, Savaş or are we bringing back Türkcan, Okur, Gönlüm, Peker, Erdoğan? What does Semih Erden do other than moving like a tall tree on the court? How do we make Aşık a reliable solid defensive-minded center who can also hit free throws and who has some post moves? Will Tunçeri and Arslan perform good in Turkey 2010, as they did in Poland? Is it time to replace Onan with Güler?
I do think we showed a bit potential but I don't know how we can reach that potential. It looks like there is a lot of work to be done for Tanjevic this year. What are some ideas?
A terrible finish...
We beat both the finalists, Spain and Serbia. I really don't know how we lost that great momentum and started losing games after games. 5 wins in a row and then 4 losses in a row.
Turkey is a very interesting team. If you look at the last 2 games, we blew 15 point leads against France and Russia. From this, I think these losses are psychological. Starting the games so good, and blowing them in the 3rd quarters... I think these can be the result of either psychological problems or exhaustion of the players. Slovenia, and Greece games were so close. I think, there is an inside scorer problem. Also, the leader Türkoğlu is not playing the way a leader should play. I just think that he shines in NBA and European/World Championship games are just not suitable for him. I see some forwards or guards of other teams attacking at the defenses like noone else. Why doesn't Hedo attack the defense with his 2.08 agile length and with his great ball-handling skills? He sure can be way more effective than any other player in this tournament when he attacks at the basket. Why does he force shots?
I don't know what our path is going to be now for Turkey 2010. Are we going to stick with some of our idiots, like Erden, Atsür, Hersek, Savaş or are we bringing back Türkcan, Okur, Gönlüm, Peker, Erdoğan? What does Semih Erden do other than moving like a tall tree on the court? How do we make Aşık a reliable solid defensive-minded center who can also hit free throws and who has some post moves? Will Tunçeri and Arslan perform good in Turkey 2010, as they did in Poland? Is it time to replace Onan with Güler?
I do think we showed a bit potential but I don't know how we can reach that potential. It looks like there is a lot of work to be done for Tanjevic this year. What are some ideas?
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