Sarunas Jasikevicius Assesses the Match After Olympiacos
Fenerbahçe Tarfin head coach Sarunas Jasikevicius stated that the defeat in the Super Cup semi-final was painful and that they would learn lessons from their mistakes.
Following the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Super Cup semi-final match where Fenerbahçe Tarfin was defeated 92-90 by Olympiacos, head coach Sarunas Jasikevicius made statements at the post-match press conference at Etihad Arena.
A Painful Loss After the Match
Fenerbahçe Tarfin head coach Sarunas Jasikevicius stated at the press conference held at Etihad Arena that they are a good team, but they need to learn lessons from this defeat.
Jasikevicius congratulated the opponent team Olympiacos and Georgios Bartzokas, emphasizing that losing a game in this manner is extremely painful.
Defensive Weaknesses and Turnovers
Stating that they could not maintain their superiority during the match despite taking a lead of over 10 points multiple times, the experienced coach expressed that he was not satisfied with the team's defensive performance.
The Lithuanian head coach noted that they allowed very easy points throughout the match, committed 19 turnovers, and needed to fight harder in rebounding.
Statements from the Olympiacos Camp
Olympiacos Head Coach Georgios Bartzokas stated that they played a high-level match and aimed to win the cup.
Bartzokas added that they were unable to field important players of their team, Milutinov and Papanikolaou, in this match.