Match between Kumanovo and KTP Kotka Basket - FIBA Europe Cup (Preliminary), basketball. Well, in my opinion Kumanovo is much better team and at home ground I expect Kumanovo to win this game.
Kumanovo is a team from Macedonia. In local league, they are one of main candidates for the finals (together with MZT Skopje). In last season they were in the finals and lost exactly from MZT. Now, in this season the target is the same. They will try to reach the finals and of course they will try to show good performance in this european competition.
I will say something about their roster. They have two players who are playing for macedonian national team: Kostovski and Janevski. Kostovski is one very good player. He was bad in first few games in local league, but we should expect much better performance from him during the season. Another players who are in the roster are: Lukovic (best center in macedonian league), Mandic (good shooter), Karadzovski (great team player), Lee-Ingram (another great player), Bjelic, Negovanovic, etc. All in all, one solid team. In my opinion they need 1-2 players (power-forward and shooting guard) more in rotation, because the season will be long.
Also I must to say that Kumanovo is much better at home. Their performance from away games and home games are really different. At home they are always highly motivated. Their hall is always full (about 6000-7000 fans). They are having big support from the fans in all home matches. That is really big boost for the players. All fans are waiting this first european match and the atmosphere in the hall will be very "hot" for the visitors.
KTP Kotka Basket is a team from Finland. Their national team is making big progress in this sport. But, this team is nothing special. They are on the bottom on the table with just one win and seven losses. I checked their roster and they are very short. They have 8 players, plus few young players who probably will not have chance to play. In their roster they have 4 players from Finland, 3 american players and 1 player from Canada. I am not impressed from them and I doubt that they can do something in this match.
It is hard to find more informations about this team, but when you see all their results from this season, I can say that they are one weak team and for me without chances in this match.
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