Galatasaray Men’s Basketball Team Head Coach Yakup Sekskök made a statement at the press conference after our win against Promethias Patras.
Our head coach’s evaluations are as follows:
“In some parts we played as we planned and imagined, in some parts we made very easy mistakes. We experienced a decline, especially when the guards lost the ball. Today’s game was an example. Afterwards, even though there was a good defense, our opponent played very aggressively and caused us to lose the ball. They got back into the game after their fast attacks. “Also, we should not allow a single player to score 3-4 times in a row.”
“From the players on the opposing team Walker He did a very good job. Especially in the 5 minutes in the last period, the 15-point difference Walker He reduced it to 1 number. We experienced such a problem in the previous match. We found a way to score and win today. This result made us very satisfied and happy. I see my team in the last 4 teams and I always emphasize this to my players. I say, my team, you have to believe in this goal and dream.a. “Everything else is just small steps leading to the big goal.”
“We never gave up in this game. Our next goal is to finish the first round in first place. We want to correct the point disadvantage in the match in Prague. This will be our first goal in the last remaining 4 team journey. Just a small detail to take you to the Final Four’a beyond. It is necessary to have team chemistry, defense, rebounding, not making easy mistakes and keeping the game at a certain level for 30-35 minutes. You can’t play great basketball for 40 minutes, You play well for 20-25 minutes, then you decline for 10-15 minutes and the opponent does what they want to do. We need to increase this number of minutes. If we can do this, everything becomes easier.”
“It is important to stay healthy. We are very lucky that we have a very good medical team, but we still need to prevent injuries. We live in a big city like Istanbul and we always tell our players to pay attention to their private lives and rest well, because the path we are on is a long process. We are looking forward to it every day. “We plan to overcome the obstacles and achieve our goal.”
