f_town Posted June 29, 2005 Report Share Posted June 29, 2005 http://www.euroleague.net/plantillas/jugador.jsp?id=BXK http://www.draftcity.com/viewarticle.php?a=73 i waited an extra hour for this? it is now the stroke of midnight lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plainview1981 Posted June 29, 2005 Report Share Posted June 29, 2005 Oh shyt! How did Billy come away with talent like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f_town Posted June 29, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2005 "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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blunt91 Posted June 29, 2005 Report Share Posted June 29, 2005 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 More sharing options...
OGRat Posted June 29, 2005 Report Share Posted June 29, 2005 He will not be ready for a while. The guy has been playing on Junior League teams. Also, isn't he a SG? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brxa Posted June 29, 2005 Report Share Posted June 29, 2005 i'we seen a game from a european under 18 tournament where he played for turkey. he was nuts. he's got mad handle and can break out some and1 moves easy. great prospect for couple of years down the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brxa Posted June 29, 2005 Report Share Posted June 29, 2005 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 More sharing options...
BloodMoney Posted June 29, 2005 Report Share Posted June 29, 2005 Anyone named f***in "Sink" is destined to fail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inside_Man Posted June 29, 2005 Report Share Posted June 29, 2005 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 More sharing options...
gohawks11 Posted June 29, 2005 Report Share Posted June 29, 2005 what a wasted pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholasp27 Posted June 29, 2005 Report Share Posted June 29, 2005 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 More sharing options...
Final_quest Posted June 29, 2005 Report Share Posted June 29, 2005 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 More sharing options...
karesk Posted June 30, 2005 Report Share Posted June 30, 2005 Quote: Anyone named f***in "Sink" is destined to fail He is not named sink. It is pronounced Gengk, as in Genghis Khan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gohawks11 Posted June 30, 2005 Report Share Posted June 30, 2005 we always pick horrible foreigners though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karesk Posted June 30, 2005 Report Share Posted June 30, 2005 I don't know about that. I have never seen him play. Maybe I can catch some games of him when I go to Turkey at the end of August. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholasp27 Posted June 30, 2005 Report Share Posted June 30, 2005 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 More sharing options...
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