Fenerbahce have opened the 2026-27 EuroLeague season with a 3-1 record, but head coach Sarunas Jasikevicius is urging patience. Ahead of the matchup against Zalgiris Kaunas, the Lithuanian coach stressed that his revamped roster needs more time to establish consistency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe have more experienced players, but we practice and play with ups and downs. Maybe it\u2019s somewhat logical that this is happening,\u201d Saras explained, also pointing to players sometimes stepping outside the team structure in an effort to make individual plays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jasikevicius also defended the club\u2019s recruitment strategy, including the additions of veterans with injury histories such as Shane Larkin, Shavon Shields, and Will Clyburn. \u201cAs Tomas Masiulis would say: what would be better? Who could we have gotten that would be better than the players we got?\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The coach also criticized the extremely short preseason, complicated by the team\u2019s participation in two Super Cups, calling the situation \u201cnonsense.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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