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Efes Anadolu coach Ergin Ataman gave an interview to ERA SPORTS and spoke about his career with the Turkish team, Shane Larkin, but also the restart of the Euroleague.
At the same time, he made a special mention of Vassilis Spanoulis and Zeljko Obradovic, revealed that he likes Antonis Remos, while also dropping his … bomb, saying that he is open in the future to work in Greece.
Detailed what he said:
For Greece: “I like Greek music and Oars. I like and Greece is close to Turkey, just an hour away. I hope the coronation will be over soon and that all European countries will recover and we can travel safely soon. I like Athens and the Greek islands. But first of all, the year in the Euroleague must end. “
For the Euroleague plan to restart games: “The Euroleague plan is realistic, it is the best that could be done under the current conditions. However, everything must be done with safety conditions for the players, the coaches and for all participants in general. I agree with this plan “.
On whether he feels unfortunate that the virus has come in a very good year for Efes: “We really have a very good team, all the GMs told us that we have a very good team.” Even if we don’t get the trophy this year, we will get it next year. Many people have died, others have fallen ill, they have lost their jobs and that is the main thing we have to deal with now. “
For the titles he has won in his career: “The most important thing is not the titles, it is that we have always been the ones below and we have faced teams with higher budgets and we have managed to beat them.”
On Obradovic’s presence at Fener: “Obradovich’s presence at Fener gave me extra motivation, of course. He is the best coach in Europe and it is a good feeling to play against the best and improve as a coach. He made me read more, improve and improve in order to beat him.”
Because of the fact that he likes Spanoulis as a player and if you compare him to Larkin: “They are completely different players. Spanoulis is the leader, he is the winner, he is one of the leaders of the event. Larkin is also a winner and he can be the best player in the Euroleague in the last two years.”
On whether Larkin has renewed with Efes: “Before the quarantine started, he had a conversation with Efes management and was very close, I don’t know if he has signed or not. The only way to stay away from Efes is to find a contract in the NBA, but have a key role that is, play 20-25 minutes, be the main point guard or even the second. Otherwise, I think he will probably play another two years at Efes. But those numbers, which sound like 7.7 million, are not true. Of course, He deserves one of the team’s biggest contracts because he’s an outstanding player, but to my knowledge these numbers are not real. “
For the key pieces a coach should focus on at this level: “Building the team, preparing for the games and training during. I don’t tire the players, I don’t do them … buzz all day from basketball, I don’t do long-term meetings, I give my players freedom.”
On whether the teams will be affected by the pandemic: “I think that after the pandemic, all markets will be affected, not just Turkish. We need to be wiser and learn from all this, be wiser when it comes to budgets. Budgets need to be balanced against revenue. And the Euroleague. You must find a way to have a balance.
The Euroleague needs to implement a salary cap to maximize the budget. A way must be found for all teams to have a salary cap. It is not possible for some teams to have such high budgets and even after a pandemic that it will cost everyone financially. The problem with different taxes can be solved. In the West and East in the NBA, for example, there are different tax systems, but they have managed to find the … golden section. “
On whether he would join a Greek team as a coach: Who knows? I love Greece, I have another one-year contract with Efes. I have a lot of respect for all the Greek teams. The main thing is to end this adventure for all of us, end the Euroleague, win the cup with Efes and we’ll see in the future. “
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