When delving into a number of subjects regarding Anadolu Efes and the offseason, Shane Larkin’s central goal revolves round profitable video games. In an unique interview with Eurohoops in regards to the 2023-24 season, his sixth with the Istanbul group, Larkin highlighted a significant departure from earlier seasons: the absence of each Ergin Ataman and Vasilije Micic.
Q: As you talked about, you had 5 profitable years with coach Ataman. Now he is in Panathinaikos. Do you think he will have success over there?
A: I do know he goes to go there and implement his system, performs. He goes to demand what he expects out of his gamers. If they don’t do what he expects, he goes to inform them straight to their face. He will inform the media, to all people that they aren’t doing their job, they aren’t dwelling as much as the requirements that he set for them. He has carried out that to me, he has carried out that to Vasa, he has carried out that to all people. At the tip of the day, it doesn’t matter which participant it’s. It is simply how he goes about his enterprise. If these guys and that locker room come collectively, discover continuity and chemistry, and gel properly, I think he can have success.
There are a bunch of recent gamers on that group with a bunch of recent performs and a brand new system. It just isn’t going to be about how nice of a coach he is. It goes to be in regards to the system he carried out. If his gamers can go in there and make that system work – identical to once we got here right here. We had our gamers, we had the performs, he ended up making it work and saved that very same group for a lot of the 5 years and he had numerous success in it. If they can discover that very same type of success stage with the gamers’ abilities, skills, minds, and wills; then positive, they can have success. It isn’t just on him to have success. He can’t go on the market and make a three-point shot by himself. If he goes in there and has success, you can’t say ‘Ataman did it’. It goes to be Ataman and his group.
If we have success right here, it isn’t going to be like ‘Erdem Can do it’. It will probably be Erdem Can and the gamers that we have. I think all people needs to level their finger in a method and say ‘Can Ataman do it? Can Erdem Can do it?’. It has by no means been Ataman by himself. It has by no means been Erdem Can by himself. I haven’t received the EuroLeague on my own, Vasa hasn’t received the EuroLeague by himself. None of us misplaced these video games final yr by ourselves both. It is basically all one, however all people likes to level fingers and provides success to people. Basketball has by no means been particular person. I’ve by no means seen one particular person beat 5 individuals. At the tip of the day, that’s the way it will at all times be. That’s how I really feel about it.
Shane Larkin shares his view on Anadolu Efes, the brand new challenges of Vasilije Micic and Ergin Ataman, and the Turkey NT
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