Before the second match of "Prometey" in the international tournament "Pinar Cup2022"

Перед другим матчем "Прометея" у міжнародному турнірі "Pinar Сup 2022"

BC "Prometey" - BC "Pinar Karshiyaka" (Izmir, Turkey). September 24. 15:30. International tournament "Pinar Cup 2022". The third game day. Izmir (Turkey). "Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Karshiyaka Spor Salonu". Broadcast - "DIVISPORT BASKETBALL" YouTube channel.


On the last game day of "Pinar Сup 2022", "Prometey" will play with the hosts of the tournament, club "Pinar Karsiyaka" from Izmir. After yesterday's victory over “Fenerbahce”, the tournament schedules for our team are very simple. Victory with any score will ensure Ronen Ginzburg's squad obtaining the top prize. At the same time, any failure will not allow them to do this. In this case, each of the three teams will have one victory and then the ratio of points will come into effect. For "Fenerbahce" it is already "+7" and will not change in any way. The Istanbul team has certain chances to become the winner of "Pinar Сup 2022". As for the "red-whites", a possible failure with a difference of 1 to 7 points will take them to 2nd place, a bigger one - to 3rd.


Today's opponent of "Prometey" "Pinar Karsiyaka" is one of those Turkish clubs that are not directly related to the elite of local basketball, like "Fenerbahce"; but they have considerable authority both in their homeland and in European basketball in general. Thanks to such clubs like "Pinar Karsiyaka", you can generally judge the strength of the Turkish Superleague (BSL). Opponent of “Prometey” is a two-time champion of Turkey and winner of the 2014 National Cup. The second success of "Pinar Karshiyaka" refers to the next season. The club from Izmir was able to get close to it in recent years: in the regular season 2019/2020, before it was stopped due to the coronavirus pandemic, the club from Izmir was in second place. The next season in the main part of the championship, it finished third, and then at the semi-final stage of the playoffs with a score of 1 :3 conceded to "Fenerbahce". At the same time, there was a tense struggle in all the semi-final matches: none of the opponents ever managed to win with a crushing score.


In the same 2020/2021 season, "Pinar Karsiyaka" achieved their most significant success in the European arena, reaching the final of the Champions League, but losing there to the Spanish "Burgos" 59:64. Current “Prometey” player DJ Kennedy was involved in “Pinar Karsiyaka” two successful seasons since 2019. Last season, the team fell from high positions: 7th place according to the results of the regular season and a 1:2 loss in the quarterfinals of the playoffs against “Anadolu Efes”. But it must be remembered that "Anadolu Efes" became the winner of the Euroleague in the spring of this year.


In the offseason, the composition of the team changed drastically. Almost half of the current roster is made up of local players. There are 4 performers in the American part of the composition. They are Jaylon Brown (previous club - German "Hamburg"), his namesake forward Vitto Brown, experienced 34-year-old guard Eric McCollum, number 3 Skyler Flatten. The presence of heavy forward Angel Delgado from the exotic Dominican Republic in the "Karshyaka" roster attracts attention. This week, the club signed his counterpart, 32-year-old Lithuanian forward Mindaugas Kuzminskas. Kuzminskas played for his country's National team at the last EuroBasket and did it quite well, averaging 10 points per game.


Of course, a lot of newbies need some time to adjust to each other. This is the current main task of the coaching staff of the team, which should start in the group tour of the Champions League at the beginning of October. The same goals (setting the game and finding optimal game connections) will be pursued today during the match with "Prometey". At the same time, the Turkish team will surely try to please their fans with a victory. "Prometey" has absolutely the same goals, so in any case, a very interesting match awaits us all.


It will be possible to follow the course of events in the match thanks to the video broadcast on the "DIVISPORT BASKETBALL" YouTube channel, starting at 15:30.