World Basketball

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what are the results of the matches

Istanbul University joined the tournament instead of Beşiktaş.
Nadezhda 88- 25 İstanbul Üniversitesi
Galatasaray 61 - 57 Cras Basket Taranto
Cras Basket Taranto 54 - 72 Nadezhda
Galatasaray 79 - 54 İstanbul Üniversitesi
İstanbul Üniversitesi 62 - 85 Cras Basket Taranto
Galatasaray 72 - 68 Nadezhda

Galatasaray MP won the President Cup Tina Charles was amazing

Wisla

Fenerbahce played very bad IMO but we won easily the match against Polkowice 86-66

Penny 14, Angel and Matovic 19, Tamane had 11 rebaund

FIBA Europe has announced that the EuroLeague Women 2012 Final Eight will be organised by the club Galatasaray Medical Park in Istanbul, 28th March to 1st April 2012.
The venue for the tournament, which will feature Europe's top-eight women's teams, will be Abdi Ipekci, the home of Galatasaray.

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FIBA Europe has announced that the EuroLeague Women 2012 Final Eight will be organised by the club Galatasaray Medical Park in Istanbul, 28th March to 1st April 2012.
The venue for the tournament, which will feature Europe's top-eight women's teams, will be Abdi Ipekci, the home of Galatasaray.

Their second participation to EL in last 10 years but they will organize Final 8. Turkish Basketball Federation must have worked hard for this.

Today's results
Seat Unisze Györ 86 - 76 Lotos Gdynia
CB Taranto 78 - 63 Gospic CO

Bartek

Galatasaray Medical Park 84 - 65 UMMC Ekaterinburg
Rivas Ecopolis 75-73 Spartak Moscow Region

Bartek won't be happy with these results! By the way Galatasaray MP had a great match! Taurasi (27) and Charles(24 points, 14 rebounds) led the team but we played really well as a team. Işıl had a good match as well with 8 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists And I have to specify that Epiphanny Prince didn't play in this match.

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Bartek is very calm because He knows that the most important will be Play-Offs.
I'm curious whether Galatasaray will have chance to win the EuroLeague this year because Their game remind Me Fenerbahce with Gamova so far.
Success loves Stability.

But if we consider that Galatasaray will transfer 2 European players(one of guard and the other center), we won't have rotation problem! I hope the players will be Celine Dumerc and Eva Viteckova

Katie Douglas has signed a one-year deal with Nadezdha Orenburg for the 2011-2 season.
She played at the game against Tarbes GB
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_…_8580.playerID_42594.html

News from Turkish Women Basketball League(2nd week):

Kayseri Kaski* 80-84 Galatasaray MP
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Fenerbahçe 77-84 Optimum Ted Ankara Kolejliler
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*The team's old name was Panküp Kayseri Şekerspor

Both Kayseri Kaski and Ted Ankara Kolejliler will participate to Eurocup. They have really good rosters and I think they are gonna make some surprise:D Especially Kayseri Kaski has a nice hall and their spectators are really effective. They have experienced foreign players like Anna De Forge, Nakia Sanford(Phoenix), Doneeka Hodges(ex Galatasaray's player) and Latoya Pringle!

Ted Ankara has a nice roster as well! Matee Ajovon, Victoria Dunlap, Gülşah Akkaya (Turkey NT player) and young Özge Yavaş are the most important players for the team.Demya Walker who scored 22 points against Fenerbahçe seems to be a good one as well.

Good luck to both teams

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Make some suprises You mean to lose all matches?
I remember when Starnight wrote that Eczacibasi will make some suprises and was one oh was in 3rd set against Fenerbahce

It is possible that both teams can lose their all matches! I just tell my thoughts about them, and tried to give some informations about their rosters.