Ergin Ataman, head coach of Anadolu Efes, which completed the 2022-2023 season as the champion in the Turkish Basketball Super League, gave remarkable statements.
HERE ARE ERGIN ATAMAN’S EXPLANATIONS:
“See you next year at OAKA.” Ataman congratulated Pınar Karşıyaka and said that the green-red team fought very well in the play-offs and advanced to the finals. Ataman stated that Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Karşıyaka Sports Hall has a heavy atmosphere and said:
“Winning the third game and being the champion is very meaningful. We remembered that we were a team again in the play-offs, our injuries healed, we suffered some injuries during the play-off process. We did not take a step back. This season, two cups were played in Turkey, the President’s Cup at the beginning of the season is in our museum. , the league championship at the end of the season is in our museum. Of course I’m proud for that. I’m sorry for the Europa League. We had a dream, we set out to do something that no one else in history could do, but we failed. We couldn’t make the playoffs, we could have done a lot if we could there, it didn’t. It’s not easy for me either, after all these years. I have worked in this club not like a professional, but like an amateur since my youth. I would be happy if I could be called the legend of Anadolu Efes in history in the future. Such a change was necessary. I didn’t decide this on my own. “I gave up, nor did the club decide. We decided together with our president. I think it will be good for both sides. Sometimes in life you have to take some risks, some changes. All my life, I’ve been challenged. This is a new challenge for me. I will try to represent my country in the best way in Greece. Anadolu Efes is my home in basketball, my club. I wish them success in the upcoming season.”
Noting that they have been writing a great story for five years, Ataman said, “Documentary friends are here, too. They started the season to win the 3rd championship in the Europa League, it didn’t happen. It ended with a drama, we couldn’t succeed. For the first time, we had an unsuccessful Europa League term at Anadolu Efes. ‘Everything is over in Anadolu Efes, Ergin Ataman is already leaving, this team will not complete the season, he will leave.’ As soon as it was said, we were resurrected after the 42-point defeat to Fenerbahçe Beko, we remembered our character.” said.
Ataman stated that he could not remember how many trophies he won in his 5-year Anadolu Efes adventure, and said:
“My conscience is at peace, I am at peace. It is not easy for me, it is a challenge. This will be difficult for Sarp (his son). Sarp went through this process with us, he is a very hardcore Anadolu Efes fan, Anadolu Efes supporter. He is most upset by this separation. There are these in this profession, in this job. We will go, maybe we will come back one day, maybe we will return from there with a trophy, maybe we will go to another place, but we have a new mission with the Turkish National Team, there are Olympic qualifications. That’s why I’m still here, I am here. I’m going alone, Sarp will continue to represent me here.”