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you are right that those plays are not very good ones but this is only the first week. euroleague doe not filled with athleticism. for this reason, they are all selecting dunks. cenk's play is pretty good but i think he starts it with an offensive foul(hook). he is such a brave kid for an 18 yo guy.

hi guys, I know you are having bad days. Maybe this video makes your day a bit better. he is playing a bigger role in his team(efes pilsen) this year. he was the hero of the game in the first euroleague game. one of his assists is play of the week. watch the #1 play of the week. the guard is your guy the guy that dunks is kerem gonlum. http://files.24sec.org/movies/EL/Top%205%20EL%20(1).WMV

hi guys, cenk is in the national team's training camp with okur and hedo now. our national team will play in the eurobasket which starts september 16th and cenk will have some backup minutes in that big tournament(biggest nt tournament in europe) zaza is another turkish product.(he learned playing bb in turkiye) orlando fans regret letting him go, buck fans regret letting him go. and he will worth every penny. I still remember his words about being drafter in the second round: "the teams that draft in the first round will regret for not drafting me. I will prove them wrong!" maybe you guys have already read it but i want to add the link of the article mentions about cenk: http://www.draftexpress.com/viewarticle.php?a=1072

he is not a pg. he plays sg and sf but he is not a pg.

my translation is not perfect but i tried not to create a misunderstanding. that question bugged me also. question was not about the environment but he talks about it. maybe interviewer cut some parts. he is a 17 years old kid and he looks younger than that. i think, he did not mean to say atlanta is a crappy team. maybe he thinks that he has 2 more years and he does not interested today's hawks team so much. he thinks, all he must do for now is getting improved.i think, atlanta can be a good team in the future but they were really bad last year and their record shows it. Quote: thanks for the post. feels kinda wierd, but my whole impression of the guy is based solely on the quality of your translation! sounds like akyol knows everything he needs to about the hawks. we're not that good, we need big men, if he can hold his own, he'll get plenty of PT. will be fun watching him develop.... flava

http://www.basketbolseverler.com/tbfweb/Ba...58?OpenDocument it is turkish but let me translate some parts q- last year, you were a member of the national A team. was it a surprise for you? cenk- It was a surprise because I was not even play for the efes pilsen A team. I was shocked but teammates who are older than me helped me a lot q- does playing along with hedo and memo help your improvement? cenk- mehmet okur is my roommate in the n.t. camp. he teaches me during trainings and after the games. they all help me. they support me even I make mistakes. q- hawks drafted you in the 59th place. what is your plans in the nba? cenk- atlanta, have no quality big men. they are trying to make things with their forwards. I am planning to stay with efes pilsen for two more years. I want to improve physically. I did not attend try-outs. for this reason, i was not expecting to be drafted. I have got the news 6am in the morning and I was surprised. q- atlanta gm billy knoght is hopeful about you. they have athletic and fast players in your position. will it be a problem for your place in the roster? cenk- I have never been to atlanta. I dont know anything about the place, people. i don't think much about the situation there. I am focusing on myself. I am confident about myself. I will do my best in there. playing in the nba is a dream for all young players. they had the worst record last year. i think i could have at least playing time in such a team. on day, they will tell me: go out and prove yourself. if i will use that opporunity well, i will take my part.

hi again. cenk is the only under 18 turkish player that has serious pt in our national team. he played with okur, turkoglu and some other grown-ups last year. I do not think he will be fully ready before 2007-2008 season but he is improving fast. he is playing for turkey's top team(efes pilsen) which is also memo's and hedo's former team. he has a great attitude. he plays sf and sg in here. he is not the fastest guy, he is not the most athletic guy but he is the smartest guy. i always think that if hedo had his attutude, he would be an all star in kings now. this is his last tournament in the U18 team. he plays for all national teams. I think, he should have wait 1-2 years before entering the draft. our national team coach tanjevic said that he has the best bb fundamental in our team. (this team has memo okur, turkoglu and some other good players)

hi guys, I know you are not interested in him YET but he will be a decent player in 3-4 years. he is playing for our U18 national team in European U18 championship. They played the first game against croatia today and he was the MVP of the game with 29 pts. http://www.epu18belgrade.com/