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Dynamo Moscow
Head Coach
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PESIC, SVETISLAV
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"This was a very difficult game for us. Difficult and important, to finish the tournament with a good feeling to take back to Moscow. It was very difficult because we wanted to make, if possible, more than we did here. This kind of experience is always difficult, but today we showed very good team spirit and concentration. Of course, the third place game is not easy, nor for Galatasaray, but the game was important to bring us a place for the ULEB Cup next season. We don't know what will be the evolution between Joventut and Girona after this, but if we are a little lucky we now have a small chance to get a place for the Euroleague with today's victory. We played today like in the semifinal, up and down, with the third quarter again not very good. The other parts of the game, I think, were very good. We played our first half like yesterday's and the end like yesterday's, but yesterday it wasn't good enough, today it was.
"Like all the season, we didn't find continuity here in Turin. There are objective reasons, because our physical situation before the season, during and now stops our illusion during the game, and from game to game. You can play on a high level against a team that is a little bit better, or a little less, if you are first in good physical shape. We've had many, many problems with injury. Many problems. They are not very big injuries, but we've had them with the most important players during the season missing a minimum of eight or ten weeks. I don't like to look for excuses, but this is the situation. This is only one point that doesn't bring us confidence. Second, we don't play defense on the level that a team with ambitions like my team must play defense. Continuity on defense puts you on a high level of basketball. We don't have high-level defense. We work, fight, the players want, but we play five minutes of excellent defense and five minutes we don't play defense. You don't have potential to play with passes behind the back and such, unless you first play defense. We must first play defense, and after that everything is possible."
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Dynamo Moscow
Forward
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KOROLEV, YAROSLAV
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"We came here to win the tournament but we had what we had tonight. It is hard to play three games in a row, especially in European basketball, when there usually is so much time between games. We have to play two games in a row and it win was very important for us and I am happy that we got it. We didn't do a good job yet in the Russian League so now we have the playoffs and we have to pick it up. This was a good ending before the Russian League playoffs because we won our ULEB Cup game this season. We will have a little rest right now and come ready for the playoffs."
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Dynamo Moscow
Guard
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VUJANIC, MILOS
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"This was a very good win for us after yesterday's loss. It was a difficult situation because no team that made it to the semifinals wants to end up playing the third place game. We were a bit tired but managed to control the game, play tough and deserved to win it. I don't know what is going on for next season and I hope that maybe we will have some chance to play in the Euroleague, but we will see. This is basketball, there is only one ball and we had a good season, but we didn't play well last night. We have to forget about that loss and focused on the Russian League playoffs."
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Dynamo Moscow
Guard
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HANSEN, TRAVIS
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"It was a tough game to play, because the third place game is not what we came here for. It was tough to concentrate. We wanted to win, played tough and stick to out game plan. Of course, we played three games in three days, we were tired and both teams were up-and-down, but we figured out the way to win and that's the most important thing. I think we had a good ULEB Cup season. We won our group, made it to the Final Eight and had the chance to win the competition, but finished in the third place. It wasn't what we wanted because we always want to win. We have to go back to the Russian League and see what we do in the playoffs. We have to show our basketball and play better than ever."
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Dynamo Moscow
Guard
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DOMERCANT, HENRY
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"Galatasaray Cafe Crown is a good team, but we managed to fight through and were lucky to get out rhythm. We have a good start and they had to use their whole energy to come back and that is very difficult. I am glad that we capped our ULEB Cup season with this win. We made them go scoreless for 10 minutes, making each other stay motivated. We are disappointed because our goal is to win everything. Hopefully we will do even better in the Russian League playoffs."
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Galatasaray Cafe Crown
Head Coach
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OZYER, MURAT
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"First of all, I congratulate Moscow for finishing in the third spot and getting the ticket for the ULEB Cup next season. I hope that we, too, can compete again next season in this very important Cup, because I think that we deserve it. When we look over the whole season, we did a very good job, but small mistakes made us finish fourth. For our club, for Turkish basketball and for our sponsors, it is very important for us to compete again in the ULEB Cup so we can use our experience from the last four of this weekend. If you check the game, technically speaking, it is not easy to give some comments, Our team was mentally and physically very down after the last game we played yesterday. We played very nervous and out of control in the first period. We came back and remembered our game, and tied it until beginning of the fourth quarter. Then our legs, our arms and our brains stopped. So the game finished then, too. I get from this tournament something very important. As Galatasaray Cafe Crown, we have to make investments in the junior and cadet levels to have some players like Girona and Badalona have. This is a very important thing in our budget, to have some young kids from your junior teams. We will work on that. Secondly, we have to bring our experience from Turin back to the Turkish League. I wish good luck all four teams in their national leagues, and for the two finalists and the fans, I hope it will be a very good show on the floor."
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Galatasaray Cafe Crown
Forward
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AKYOL, CENK
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"They started the game very strong and soon got a 20-point lead and then in the second half we tried to come back and played better. We got as close as something as 4 points but we made easy mistakes and their two three-pointers in a row broke the game open for them. Nobody was expecting us to be here and reach the semifinals, everybody thought it would be Besiktas. It was even a surprise for us, but we always believed in ourselves. Now we'll be in the Turkish League playoffs and we'll try our best there."
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Galatasaray Cafe Crown
Forward
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GAINES, CHARLES
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"It was a tough loss. We fought hard and even came back but anyway it ended as a 20-point game. We learn how to play better, how to execute better. Now we have to focus on the Turkish League and try to finish among the first four to get a top seed. This is our main goal now, and once there try to do fine going straight to the end."
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