Efes players seek reaction before another EuroLeague season slips away / News - Basketnews.com

After missing the EuroLeague playoffs last year, Anadolu Efes find themselves in a tough position this season as well. Veterans Tibor Pleiss and Rodrigue Beaubois, as well as rookies Derek Willis and Mike Daum, explain to BasketNews how the team can recover from a 7-game losing slump.

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What started as a promising season forAnadolu Efes Istanbulhas turned into an ongoing nightmare over the past month. The Turkish side's initial 7-6 record looked promising, as the squad coached by Erdem Can had been able to bounce back from some bad nights and make up for lost ground.

Tibor Pleiss

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But since EuroLeague Round 14 came along, things changed rapidly. Efes had faced struggles in the regular season, even in their most glorious campaigns, but suffering seven straight losses renders the problem alarmingly acute.

A 7-13 balance after 20 games indicates that the Turkish champions will need to flip the script as soon as possible to at least make the Play-Ins.

Efes have been plagued by several injuries during the season. Star forwardWill ClyburnandTyrique Jonesremain sidelined, while big menTibor PleissandDerek Willishad to miss 22 games combined.Dan OturuandMike Daumcame in to bolster the undermanned frontcourt, but their team is still to find consistency.

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