Saras highlights Fenerbahce's problems: 'It's not so amazing inside' / News - Basketnews.com

Despite the recent wins, things are not so good inside the team, Jasikevicius proclaimed.

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Sarunas Jasikevicius returned to his hometown for the first time as the head coach of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul. After a staggering loss to Zalgiris Kaunas, the Lithuanian specialist was candid about the reality.

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"The loss was very clear for me during the shootaround this morning," Jasikevicius said during the post-game press conference.

Despite handily winning the offensive rebounding battle, Fenerbahce players missed a plethora of wide-open shots and layups. The Turkish club lost all four quarters, allowing Zalgiiris to score at least 20 points in all of them.

"There's no point in talking about tactics or strategies from my side. When you don't prepare the team to play, look at it. 20, 23, 23, 32 [points scored by Zalgiris]. Of course, it was even a little embarrassing in the end," he said. "One wants to get out of Zalgirio Arena and forget everything, so to speak."

It was the second loss for Jasikevicius in the EuroLeague after taking over the club. Before arriving in Kaunas, Saras had won seven of the last eight games. Asked whether the winning streak had an impact on Friday's loss, the coach was open.

"It's hard to tell. There were some problems all the time. I said it yesterday at the airport - I always pay attention to effort, to professionalism. There are a lot of things to work on for us. The good stretch can't put me asleep as a coach. There are some matters here, and they will be there. Overall, I'm not satisfied with the professionalism. If the results are good, it doesn't mean everything's good inside. The team is moving forward, it's nice to win, but it's so amazing inside [the club]," the coach concluded.

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