Aleksandar Džikić said in an interview for the "Vijesti" supplement about the Euroleague that he does not like to look at the schedule and points out where he is in the plus and where in the minus, to write down wins and losses in advance. But fans as fans, public as public - calculations cannot be avoided.
One of them is related to tonight's rival of basketball player Buducnost Voli, Darušafaka.
The club that knocked out Podgorica in the quarterfinals of the previous edition of the Eurocup, and then won the second highest quality European competition, is weaker this season than last, if for no other reason than because of the leader on the field, Scotty Wilbekin, and the one on the bench, David Blatt. That's why it is said in basketball circles that the biggest chance for the triumph of the "blues" away from home is tonight's duel in Istanbul (19.15:XNUMX p.m.).
"Our opponent earned a place in the Euroleague by winning the Eurocup, we have a lot of respect for that. The team is quite different from the previous season, but it is a very good team. It is a mix of experienced foreign players, as well as older Turkish players, who are known to the basketball public. as well as very talented young people," emphasized Džikić.
In the 1st round, Darušafaka scored as many as 91 points for the first three quarters in Madrid, where the European champions eventually won 109:93. Ahmet Džaki's team also suffered two defeats at the start of the Turkish Super League, albeit very close - to Gaziantep (62:63) and Anadolu Efes (72:75) - which shows that Buducnost has a chance in the "Volkswagen Arena".
The popular Dačka has not yet been integrated, but neither is Budućnost.
"Both we and they are in a similar situation - new teams, the players need time to get used to playing together, to understand how to be the best they can be in the new system. On top of that, the schedule is extremely difficult. It is very important that we play in rhythm that will put us in the best possible situation to win. We have some minor injuries, but I hope we will be complete for the game," said Džikić.
Nemanja Gordić scored 10 points in Istanbul last season, where Budućnost made up minus 11 in the last quarter and equalized at 52:52, but still lost 57:54.
"We are training hard and you can see the progress in the game. The schedule is very difficult, the game with Darušafak will be our third in five days, and the second away game. I believe that we will play with a lot of energy and that we will do our best," the defender emphasized. blue ones".
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