In the 2013 FIBA World Cup qualifiers, the Basketball National Team is experiencing great disappointment, returning from the brink of victory in the challenging Greece road trip… After falling back 15 points in the match, the National Team made a magnificent comeback under the leadership of Melih Mahmutoğlu, leading 71-70 in the final seconds. had entered. The referees whistled a ‘foul’ against Kostas Papanikolaou, who had a defensive rebound, by Samet Geyik, who could not benefit from his last attack, and got ahead of the match with this controversial decision. While Papanikolaou was scoring both free throws, our National Team, who couldn’t benefit from the last attack with Larkin, took their second defeat in the third match.
FIRST THREE IS COMING
The top three teams in the group consisting of four teams will advance to the second round. Although it is considered certain that the National Team will advance to the next round with its strong staff and experience, each match is of great importance as the next round is achieved with the points obtained here. moon star
In this context, the team will play the second game against Greece tomorrow in Istanbul with the password of absolute victory. While the support of the fans in the critical match was of great importance, the national basketball players invited all basketball fans to the game that will be played at 20.00 tomorrow at the Sinan Erdem Sports Hall.
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I DON’T KNOW WHAT FIBA WANTS TO DO TO TURKEY
Melih Mahmutoğlu in the National Team reacted to the referee’s decisions. Melih said, “I don’t know what FIBA wants to do to the Turkish National Team, but we will focus on it. I’ve been playing professionally for 15-20 years, and I’ve never seen such a foul in my life. We are sorry, so you brought this much, you won the match. A foul played on your own court with 3 seconds left without anything being done… It’s a shame, it’s a sin,” he said. The national basketball player called out to the fans and said, “Let’s fill Sinan Erdem. It’s okay if there are 4-5 referees. “We are strong enough to beat them there,” he said.
WE CAN WIN BY PLAYING SMART
National Team Head Coach Orhun Ene stated that the busy schedule affected them and said, “We had simple mistakes. It might have been different if we had played smart in one or two positions. I say it again; It is difficult to play the matches prepared with training for a very short time. We couldn’t find a chance to prepare our team,” said Ene. “We will play a game once again on Monday, and this game will be much more challenging. “If we had been a little smarter and had played a little bit better, we could have had a win in Athens.”
