A National Men’s Basketball Team will be the guest of Great Britain away in its last match in the 2023 World Cup Qualification Group B. The match to be played at Vertus Motors Arena will start at 18.00 CEST.
In 4 matches played in Group B; Having 1 win and 3 losses, the national teams were guaranteed to leave the group after FIBA banned Russia and Belarus from the events. However, the Great Britain match is also very important for the nationals. In the organization, where the number of wins was carried to the next round, the nationals want to beat Britain and move up to the next group with 2 wins. Ömer Faruk Yurtseven, who played for Miami Heat in the NBA before the match, and Sertaç Şanlı, who appeared with the Barcelona jersey in Spain, made statements in the crescent-star team.
Stating that the preparations are going well, Ömer Faruk Yurtseven said, “When you first start, it is very good that everyone comes together and feels that we have to win the match. We want to go to the next group with 2 wins. Because there is a big difference between 1 win and 3 losses. I believe that everybody concentrates. Seeing them makes the preparations go well,” he said.
“I CAN ONLY DO 1/6TH OF WHAT I CAN DO”
Ömer Faruk Yurtseven, who drew attention with his performance in the NBA game where Bam Adebayo could not play last season, said, “The process of 16 games went very well. However, when you look at it, there are 82 games in the regular season. If we include the play-offs, 16 is only 1 out of 6 of what I can do. “I did it. It would be good if I could spread the 16-game process to the whole season. That’s why I have to play. I want this very much and I’m working for it,” he said.
“WE WIN 80 PERCENT OF THE MATCHES I STARTED”
Expressing that they respect each other with Bam Adebayo, one of the stars of the Miami Heat, Yurtseven said, “Adebayo thanked me for that 16-game period. Because if someone hadn’t appeared in his absence, we wouldn’t have won those games. We won 80 percent of the games I started. This is of course. “It gave me self-confidence. On the other hand, I continued from where Adebayo left off, with the rhythm intact. He continued from where I left off. There was respect for each other there. It was very good in that respect,” he said.
“I’M SURE I WILL COME TO THE LEVEL I CAN DOMINATE THE NBA”
Stating that he wanted to be a dominant player in the NBA and worked hard for this, the 24-year-old center said, “My goal is to be dominant. At the end of everything, to dominate that level. I have to take time for this, I have to work like crazy to get time. It’s one of the things I do best. “This is someone else. But he’s the one who gives me that confidence. As I said, since he looks at my work, I’m sure I’ll get to the level where I can dominate the NBA.”
“MEHMET OKUR HAS A LARGE WAREHOUSE FOR EXPERIENCE”
Ömer Faruk Yurtseven, who stated that he benefited from the experiences of Mehmet Okur, who played in the NBA before and currently plays in the national team, concluded his words as follows:
“Mehmet Okur had the post, the moves, the middle post, all kinds of moves. However, since the game has developed, it is necessary to be able to do everything now. Mehmet Okur was doing the things he did in his time very well. What I need to do is to do everything very well. “I’m getting as much as I can from him. He’s got a huge store of experience. It’s good to be able to touch him too.”
SERTAÇ ŞANLI: A WIN WILL BE VERY GOOD FOR US IN THE NEXT GROUP
Noting that they wanted to make a good start by winning the Great Britain match, Sertaç Şanlı said, “The preparations are going very well. Everything is new. Everyone is in the process of getting used to it but is very eager. The England match is very important to us. We want to make a good start to the new order. The win is next. “It will be much better for us in the group. I hope we win against Britain.”
“I THINK IT WILL MAKE A GOOD EFFECT IF ERGIN BROTHER CAME TO THE TEAM”
Expressing his thoughts on the new period in the national team, Sertaç Şanlı said, “I hope it will be good. We lost unfortunate matches during the season. I think that Ergin brother’s coming on top of those matches will have a good effect. All the players are aware of this. Everyone is doing their best to impress Ergin. “This new order will be a good start against Britain with the arrival of Ergin brother. I hope we will win,” he said.
“I HAD A GOOD SEASON INDIVIDUALLY”
Stating that he left behind a good season individually, Sertaç Şanlı concluded his words as follows:
“I can say that last season was good for me as an individual. A new order, new teammates… It took a while to get used to. I had minor injuries at the beginning of the season. That also hindered the process a bit. Especially with January, I got used to the team, the order and the coach. “After I got used to it, I found a better rhythm. I can say that I had a good season individually. We would have liked to finish better as a team. However, I had a good season individually.”
Source: DHA