You are going to read interview with Jure Balazic (204-F-80) who is new signing of Erdemirspor. Ugur Turker : Hello Jure, you played only two seasons in abroad and you are now 32. How did you decide to play in Turkey ? Jure Balazic : I felt that i need new challange. I am more experinced and i think i can handle the difficulties more easily while playing abroad thanks to my experinces.
Ugur Turker : Erdemir ? Jure Balazic : We talked with coach Hakan Demir last year while he was managing Pinar Karsiyaka SK Izmir but there was no agreement. This year, i felt myself to ready after Erdemirs offer and we reached a deal. Main reason why i will play in Erdemir is Hakan Demir . I was impressed his opinions and approaches. I hope we can help each other to be succesfull.
Ugur Turker : Last season, you played against Banvit with Krka Novo Mesto. That was your one of the most effective game. Was there any offer from different clubs in Turkey ? Jure Balazic : Even if clubs from other county made me an offer, Erdemir was only team i talked in Turkey. As i said, negotiaions was only procedure since i wanted to work with Hakan Demir .
Ugur Turker : Next year, there will be 3 foreing players who Erdemir has already signed on the court as the limit according to TBL Rules. It is possible that you are going to play 33-35 min per game. Are you feel ready yourself for this kind of physical challange. Jure Balazic : We were sharing the minutes in Krka since there were two games in a week and i was playing 25-30 min. I think the players have much more time to rest from weekend to weekend in Turkey and i can adopt this situation easily because these are best year in my carrer as physically. On the other hand, all players want to be on the court. We do not forget that there will be training camp to prepare for next season.
Ugur Turker : Along with minutes, your responsibilty will increase in Erdemir. You will be one of three foreign players and fans,coach,commendators is going to expect from you to do something. Do you think you will meet the expectaions ? Jure Balazic : Even if we were sharing minutes, i was one of the most important players of Krka as well. I am going to try to do my best and fans and coach will be satisfied with my perfermonce.
Ugur Turker : Do you want to say something to Erdemir Fans ? Jure Balazic : I want them to support us. I hope they will create good atmosphere in our home games and help us to be succesfull. I want to show my %100 to be in their hearts.
UT : Thank you Jure, see you again in pre season camp..
Yesilgiresun - Trabzonspor 60-68 (1-2)
Trabzonspor reach TB2L Finals after a decisive 68:60 win over Trabzonspor. Yesilgiresun was tied after three quarters but could not keep up in the last quarter eventually losing the game. 25 personal fouls committed by Yesilgiresun helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. It was a great evening for guard Alican Guney (194-89, agency: 1x1 Sports) who led his team to a victory scoring 19 points and 5 rebounds [read more]
Trabzonspor reach TB2L Finals after a decisive 68:60 win over Trabzonspor. Yesilgiresun was tied after three quarters but could not keep up in the last quarter eventually losing the game. 25 personal fouls committed by Yesilgiresun helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. It was a great evening for guard Alican Guney (194-89, agency: 1x1 Sports) who led his team to a victory scoring 19 points and 5 rebounds. American forward Kevinn Pinkney (207-83, college: Nevada) helped adding 13 points and 7 rebounds. Trabzonspor's coach Hasan Ozmeric used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The best for the losing side was American guard Alex Gordon (184-85, college: Vanderbilt) with 24 points and 7 assists and the other American import center John Ofoegbu (206-84, college: Idaho St.) scored 18 points and 6 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field). Top scorers: Yesilgiresun: A.Gordon 24+1reb+7ast, J.Ofoegbu 18+6reb, I.Cevik 9+5reb, B.Haluk Cinar 4+1reb, U.Turkoglu 3+4reb, A.Ozdemir 2 Trabzonspor: A.Guney 19+5reb, K.Pinkney 13+7reb+1ast, K.El-Amin 12+2reb+4ast, A.Onder Kulcebas 7+4reb+5ast, U.Ozyildirim 5+3reb, Y.Akcay 4+1reb+3ast
Anadolu Efes clinch the last Semifinal spot - May 23, 2013
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Anadolu Efes - TED Kolejliler 97-61 (2-1)
Anadolu Efes clinch the last Semifinal spot in the Play-offs. The EuroLeague representative overcame TED Kolejliler 97:61 in the decisive third game. The game without a history. Anadolu Efes led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to TED Kolejliler's 36 [read more]
Anadolu Efes clinch the last Semifinal spot in the Play-offs. The EuroLeague representative overcame TED Kolejliler 97:61 in the decisive third game. The game without a history. Anadolu Efes led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to TED Kolejliler's 36. Anadolu Efes looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists comparing to just 11 passes made by TED Kolejliler's players. The best player for the winners was international Sinan Guler (192-83, college: Carroll, MT, agency: 1x1 Sports) who scored 17 points and 5 assists. International Birkan Batuk (196-90) chipped in 19 points (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field). At the other side the best for losing team was New Zealand guard Kirk Penney (196-80, college: Wisconsin, agency: Duran International) who recorded 18 points and American point guard Ben Woodside (180-85, college: N.Dakota St., agency: Priority Sports) added 13 points and 4 assists respectively. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Top scorers: Anadolu Efes: B.Batuk 19+3reb+2ast, S.Guler 17+4reb+5ast, D.Savanovic 16+6reb+2ast, D.Balbay 10+3ast, K.Gonlum 10+5reb, J.Lukas Gordon 8+2reb+4ast TED Kolejliler: K.Penney 18+4reb+3ast, B.Woodside 13+3reb+4ast, V.Plisnic 11+3reb, J.Stanojevic 10+5reb+1ast, N.Ozbakir 4+1reb, C.Erdeniz 2
Akhisar Bld - Usak 51-66 (0-2)
The game without a history. Usak led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. American forward Justin Carter (193-87, college: Creighton, agency: Pro Partner Sports Management) notched a double-double by scoring 14 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists to lead the effort and swingman Ozcan Surucu (200-83) supported him with 13 points [read more]
The game without a history. Usak led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. American forward Justin Carter (193-87, college: Creighton, agency: Pro Partner Sports Management) notched a double-double by scoring 14 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists to lead the effort and swingman Ozcan Surucu (200-83) supported him with 13 points. Usak's coach Ozan Bulkaz allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Even a double-double of 19 points and 13 rebounds by American forward Tyrone Nelson (206-85, college: N.Mexico St.) did not help to save the game for Akhisar Bld. His fellow American import forward Darrius Morrow (203-90, college: E.Carolina, agency: Three Eye Sports) added 6 points and 14 rebounds for the hosts. Top scorers: Akhisar Bld: T.Nelson 19+13reb+1ast, S.Yavuz 13+3reb+1ast, G.Esmer 6+2reb, D.Morrow 6+14reb+1ast, L.Demirci 3+2reb, C.Terzioglu 2+4reb+1ast Usak: J.Carter 14+10reb+6ast, O.Surucu 13+3reb+2ast, E.Buckner 11+4reb, S.Kavut 8+4reb+1ast, M.Emre Boztepe 6+4reb+1ast, M.Erol 5+4reb
The hosts trailed by 4 points at the halftime before their 33-26 charge in the second half, which allowed them to win the game. American point guard Khalid El-Amin (178-79, college: Connecticut) scored 16 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the charge for the winners and forward Gokhan Orcun Tunca (201-80) chipped in 14 points during the contest. Trabzonspor's coach Hasan Ozmeric used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. American guard Alex Gordon (184-85, college: Vanderbilt) responded with 17 points (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line) and his fellow American import center John Ofoegbu (206-84, college: Idaho St.) scored 16 points and 8 rebounds. Top scorers: Yesilgiresun: A.Gordon 17+4reb+3ast, J.Ofoegbu 16+8reb, U.Turkoglu 9+2reb, M.Sevda 9+4reb+1ast, G.Gen 5+3reb+1ast, A.Ozdemir 3+1reb+1ast Trabzonspor: K.El-Amin 16+9reb+4ast, G.Orcun Tunca 14+4reb, K.Pinkney 10+7reb, A.Onder Kulcebas 9+5reb+1ast, Y.Akcay 5+1reb+4ast, A.Guney 4+3reb
Anadolu Efes: took 3rd place (5-5) in Group C of the Regular Season, took
3rd place (9-5) in Group E of the Top16, lost to Olympiacos 2-3 in the
Quarterfinals !!!
Besiktas: took 3rd place (5-5) in Group D of the Regular Season, took 7th
place (2-12) in Group F of the Top16
Fener.Ulker: took 4th place (5-5) in Group A of the Regular Season, took 8th
place (2-12) in Group F of the Top16
Karsiyaka: took 1st place (5-1) in Group A of the Regular Season, took 1st
place (4-2) in Group I of the Top16, lost to Krasnye Krylia (RUS) 76-77 in the
Final !!!
Tofas: took 2nd place (4-2) in Group A of the Regular Season, took 3rd place
(2-4) in Group K of the Top16
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