By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
Turkey lost a big chance to beat Team USA in the first round of the FIBA World Cup 2019, though played with heart and pushed the game to overtime.
Furkan Korkmaz spoke about Turkey’s effort and how the team has to take pride in their effort that nearly pushed the USA over the edge today.
“For us, it doesn’t matter who our opponent is, because we are trying to be ourselves. We have a lot of young players, a lot of experienced players, when we step into the court we wanna beat whoever we play against. The USA has a lot of players who can change the game. Today, the game was in our hands. We need to build confidence and be proud of this game”, said Korkmaz.
“It really hurts. When the game goes to overtime, it doesn’t matter with how many points you lose. For us the most important thing is to put this game behind and focus on the game against the Czech Republic”, he added.