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2020-01-17T11:00:58.950Z


Shalvin Mack joined Hapoel Jerusalem just in time, and if he shakes up the rest of the roster, the chance of conquering the Champions League will grow into Israeli basketball


Shalvin Mack joined Hapoel Jerusalem just in time, and if he shakes the rest of the roster, he will be most likely to conquer the Champions League. • And: Atatura Messina's insights and Jeliko Overdovich's mind • Jacob Meir closes in on the parquet

  • Shelvin Mack (left). Can I go back to the BBC?

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Tie break. In recent months, we have written several times in this section that Hapoel Jerusalem should find the equality voucher that will make it a good and talented team for the champion, one that wins the title.

Shelvin Mack's combination meets the definition. The 29-year-old American Guard (1.91m) is a legitimate NBC player. Just last season, he played 53 games in the Memphis Grizzlies uniform and averaged 7.9 points, causing Latura Messina to pour big sums of money on him this summer to bring him to Milan.

In addition to being a quality player who will upgrade Jerusalem on several levels and on paper will be one of the best players in the Champions League (and in the Israeli league, of course), Mack fits very well in the back line of the team from the capital. He can play with and without the ball, so he can be in the lineup with any of the other guards, and even play alongside two of them. He is also an excellent defensive player who can cover up the deficiencies of the other players in the guard positions (other than Bar Timor) on this side of the field.

The fact that Jacob Brown, James Paladin and Tamir Blatt knew from the opening season that their place in the rotation was guaranteed and their game minutes would hardly be hurt - even on their bad days - certainly did not contribute to their ability and level of effort in training, even if intentionally, at least subconsciously.

The biggest pros, too, are humans, and the knowledge that they have no replacement is unhealthy. The new acquisition, certainly such a high-level player, should wake everyone up.

Mack himself is highly motivated. The bad season in Milan (4.9 points in Euroleague average) has hurt his status, and in his attempt to return to the best league in the world this summer. He knows that winning the FIBA ​​Champions League, and possibly another title in Israel at the expense of the Maccabi Tel Aviv, will work wonders for the summer.

The Torah Messina. In an exclusive interview with Attura Messina - one of the greatest coaches in European basketball history - published yesterday on the website and applet of "Israel Today," I asked him what was special about Greg Popovich, who has worked in San Antonio for the past five seasons.
After telling how much Coach Pop is a special personality that cares about all the staff at the club, Messina added something else: "He understands that this is just basketball. True, it is very important, but not as important as the meaningful and important things in life." Recommended insight for all sports practitioners.

Attura Messina and Jacob Meyer. "Popovich realizes it's just basketball" // Photo by Danny Maron

Don't doubt it. The mythical sentence of legendary coach Rudy Tomanovich, "Never doubt the hearts of champions," as accurately describes the situation of Zeliko Overdovich and Panarbachcha. The Serbian coach and his team looked very bad in the first part of the season and rumors of a possible resignation have already spread.

But Overdowitz, who has already gone through everything in his career, picked up the players (and himself), got back Jan Wesley (the best high at Euroleague, when he was fit) and made a roster change to get the team on track, and if anyone had any doubts - he succeeded.

Before the game against Barcelona, ​​which ended after the issue was closed, the Turks won the last three games in Euroleague, two of them out, at an average of 18.3 points, and are just one game away from the eighth place leading to the playoffs.

In the Turkish league, they have won in the last four cycles, ranking two with the same balance as Kreshika, just below Anadolu Zero.
Despite opening the worst season, Overdovich and Fenner will eventually make it to the quarterfinals, and no one wants to meet them for a five-game series

Source: israelhayom

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