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Jasikevicius urges patience with Fenerbahce after 3-1 EuroLeague start
Fenerbahce have started the 2026-27 EuroLeague season with three wins and one loss.
Coach Sarunas Jasikevicius says the team still needs time to become consistent.
The Istanbul club has a revamped roster, including veterans Shane Larkin, Shavon Shields and Will Clyburn.
Jasikevicius defended those signings, including players with injury histories.
He said players sometimes stray from the team plan while trying to make individual plays.
He also criticized a short preseason disrupted by the club playing in two Super Cups.
Fenerbahce are due to face Zalgiris Kaunas next.
Fenerbahce head coach Sarunas Jasikevicius has urged patience despite the team’s 3-1 start to the 2026-27 EuroLeague season.
He said the revamped roster needs more time to build consistency.
Jasikevicius defended the club’s veteran signings, including players with injury histories.
He also criticized a short preseason disrupted by the team’s participation in two Super Cups.
Fenerbahce were preparing to face Zalgiris Kaunas.
- Who
- Fenerbahce head coach Sarunas Jasikevicius and his team.
- What
- Jasikevicius urged patience with the team’s revamped roster and defended its veteran signings.
- When
- Ahead of Fenerbahce’s matchup against Zalgiris Kaunas in the 2026-27 EuroLeague season.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- He said the team needed more time to establish consistency and pointed to a short preseason and uneven play.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
We have more experienced players, but we practice and play with ups and downs. Maybe it’s somewhat logical that this is happening
As Tomas Masiulis would say: what would be better? Who could we have gotten that would be better than the players we got?
nonsense
Fenerbahce opened the season with a 3-1 record.
Jasikevicius urged patience with the revamped roster and criticized the short preseason.
- EuroLeague record
- 3-1 to start the 2026-27 season
- Head coach
- Sarunas Jasikevicius
- Upcoming matchup
- Zalgiris Kaunas
- Veteran signings cited
- Shane Larkin, Shavon Shields and Will Clyburn
- Preseason disruption
- Participation in two Super Cups
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