“First of all, I would like to congratulate Trabzonspor on their victory.

The decisive moment for us came in the first seven or eight minutes of the game, when our opponents extended their lead from 16–9 to 29–9. After that, it became much more difficult for us to get back into the game and play the basketball we wanted to play.

I don’t know why we started the game that way. It seemed like we showed our opponents too much respect and failed to perform at the required level defensively.

We knew we were facing a team with strong offensive potential. If we want to beat a team like this away from home, we must first control their pick-and-roll plays and one-on-one situations.

Unfortunately, we didn’t defend well enough against their pick-and-roll plays or in individual matchups. That was the main reason for our defeat.

After that, we also lost our offensive discipline and struggled to make the right decisions.

Whenever we tried to reduce the gap, Trabzonspor showed their experience. Their players made difficult shots and found ways to score. We, on the other hand, couldn’t find the right solutions to turn the game around.

Now we need to go back, analyze our performance, work on our mistakes, and prepare for our next game against Nanterre.

Group A of the Basketball Champions League is one of the strongest groups in the competition, perhaps even the strongest. We certainly can’t say we were lucky with the draw.

However, we have only played two games so far, and we must remember that both were away from home.

We need to get good results in our upcoming home games. Then we will see how things develop.”