Jump to content

  • Current Donation Goals

    • Monthly Donations
      Raised $390 of $700 target

information on Cenk Akyol (#59)

f_town

By f_town
in Homecourt

 Share

Recommended Posts

f_town Newbie

f_town

Posted
  • Author
Posted

"Cenk Akyol played phenomenal in the last few weeks, especially for the Turkish national team in the European championship qualifications. He played good in the preparation games too. It is amazing to see how easily the game comes to him, he can contribute everywhere on the court. The largest area of improvement needed is on the defensive end, where he needs to be more physical. Akyol will get playing time (coach Mahmuti has already said this), so he will have a chance to prove himself."

i guess Billy decided to get him a 6'5" Euro PG for sh*ts and giggles smile.gif

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Blunt91 Community Regular

Blunt91

Posted
Posted

Is it just me or does anyone else think Roko Ukic may not have been that much better than this Akyol? Maybe Knight thinks Akyol has as much potential plus he doesn't have to bring him over right now. Billy Knight mentioned in a interview this past friday how the 31stpick is someone who they think can come in and help the team right away and that is what Stoudamire is going to do. I don't know if Roko would have been ready to contribute as much right now.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Brxa Newbie

Brxa

Posted
Posted

I take that back that was Hakan Demirel with the moves, but Akyol was good too.

But, couple of game recaps from those games last year

A magnificent team of Turkey got a surprise blowout of a lackluster Serbia & Montenegro 76-56. They trailed in only the first quarter and were carried on the big shoulders of their center, Oguz Savas, who scored his tournament-high 19 points on 8/10 shooting. Cenk Akyol contributed big as well with 17 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. It was a good beginning for the Serbians, as they led by 5 after a few (14-9, 6 by Aleksandrov): there, Polat Kaya exploded driving an 11-0 run covering the first and the second quarter: Semih Erden bolstered the defense, Cenk Akyol ran the offense (12 with 5/8 in first half) and Turkey began to break away 22-30. Aleksandrov got two buckets in the fastbreak, so SCG could end with just a 9-point deficit the first 20 minutes (26-35). Turkey accelerated again in the third, reaching +13 leads twice and +14 with Kaya (38-52). Aleksandrov converted a triple and two ft’s (16+9 overall), but after Serbia cut the deficit to 6 points (47-53), Akyol scored an inside shot at 24-sec buzzer and Kaya sank a three (47-58, min 33). So it’s over, Serbian gave up definitively closing the match with a 0-14 run, guided by Hakan Demirel (12, 6 assists, 6 steals). Tomorrow Turkey will face France in front of their NT coach Bogdan Tanjevic.

----------------------------------------------------------

Turkey managed 40 minutes and took a handy 73-64 win over Bulgaria. The first quarter was the key, with Izic’s band leading with a score of 36 and allowing 17. That was Hakan Demirel’s time as he finished with 15 (5/6) in first half. Bulgaria resisted with Deian Ivanov only (14 in 20’) but needed a second-shooter: he appeared in only the second half, as Slaveykov scored 11, but Turkey’s guard Cenk Akyol sank all the clutch shots finishing with a game-high 23 points.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Inside_Man Newbie

Inside_Man

Posted
Posted

Quote:

A special, different player. Behind the boyish appearance hides a born winner, a leader who set the standard for runner-up Turkey. He is a natural shooting guard, although he also has become a good point guard thanks to his excellent vision and capacity of leadership, and despite not having great leaping ability and certain lack of speed, which perhaps restricts to him to being a SG in the future. Leader in assists of the tournament, he's very adept at creating baskets for teammates on the break or off the dribble drive (he is of the few players that when driving, even in the air, thinks more about passing than scoring). He is a streaky shooter, but he connects on the most important and difficult shots. His defense is suspect and it he's not too good in 1-on-1, but he has a special ability to anticipate passes and to turn them easy baskets on the counterattack.

link

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Nicholasp27 Newbie

Nicholasp27

Posted
Posted

it's not wasted

at 59 u want a euro player to stash away...how do u think San Antonio got so good? parker/ginobili/etc

we can still get morris/gilchrist/bynum/etc next month...but we couldn't sign cenk next month to leave in europe

in a few years we may be talking about him like we do about andersen...

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Final_quest Grand Master

Final_quest

Posted
Posted

Exactly Nick. I've been trying to make the same point all morning.

If we picked at #45 maybe we should have taken a college or HS player, but knowing that we can bring in any undrafted player we want to signing a foreign player to retain their rights was the correct move.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Nicholasp27 Newbie

Nicholasp27

Posted
Posted

Quote:

we always pick horrible foreigners though.

who?

diaw is the only one that bk has chosen...and he's talented and still has potential; it just depends on his attitude and willingness to take more shots

so even if u don't like him, how is that 'always?'

even babcock got us david andersen, who is a good foreigner that we may bring over this year

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Please sign in to comment

You will be able to leave a comment after signing in



Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...