A National Men’s Basketball Team Assistant Coach, who stated that the Greece game”>2023 World Cup European Qualification matches to be played against Greece are important exams for young people. Mehmet Okur, “We have a golden cloth, we have a good generation. The future of Turkish basketball is bright” said.
The National Men’s Basketball Team, which will face Greece in the 2023 World Cup European Qualifications, has started its preparations. Before the training, Assistant Trainer Mehmet Okur made a statement.
Emphasizing that they want to prepare for the Greece matches in the best way possible, Okur said, “Everyone is gathering for the first time after the Turkish Cup Final-Four. We want to prepare in the best way in a short period of time, prepare well both in defense and attack, and do the best in that period and fight in Greece and win. There is a short process. We want to be prepared in the best way possible. These encounters are also important tests for our young friends. Due to the inability of our friends in the NBA, our young friends take long periods of time and improve themselves. This is a huge advantage for the future. Of course, we have a good generation to go out of the group and go to the World Championships and have a golden cloth. Due to our misfortunes, we did not get the chance to go to the Olympics. I hope we learned good lessons from there. If we fight in the best way in this upcoming period, the future of Turkish basketball is bright.” said.
“Alperen and Ömer Faruk make good use of their chances”
Mehmet Okur, who represented Turkey by achieving significant successes in the American Basketball League (NBA) for years, also made evaluations about the Turkish basketball players playing in the NBA, and said:
“Alperen makes good use of every minute he plays. He has embraced his role well and spends those minutes to the fullest whether he plays for 5 minutes or 15 minutes. After international I think it will take longer periods. You already know that Ömer Faruk made a double-double in every game he started in the first 5 games. This shows that he keeps himself ready, a long marathon brings luck to everyone. In fact, he took this chance very well and sent his message to everyone. He also showed the message ‘I can start in the top 5 in this league’. Cedi and Furkan are now veterans. They take their roles well. Their team also wins, which is a huge plus for them. So everyone is performing well.”
