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2020-10-16T06:04:00.016Z


| Israeli basketballThe games that have become a chemical laboratory • The stars who must get involved • The automatic exchanges that allow rivals to produce points • The attack that gets stuck because of the pick-and-roll • and the Israeli who is able to concentrate better than Dorsey or Scottish • Maccabi Tel Aviv meets Olympiacos Sapropoulos briefs his players against Bayern. Is a change expected? Photography: 


The games that have become a chemical laboratory • The stars who must get involved • The automatic exchanges that allow rivals to produce points • The attack that gets stuck because of the pick-and-roll • and the Israeli who is able to concentrate better than Dorsey or Scottish • Maccabi Tel Aviv meets Olympiacos

  • Sapropoulos briefs his players against Bayern.

    Is a change expected?

    Photography: 

    Alan Shiver

Pre-game

The small number of training matches and the non-registration for the Balkan League prevent Maccabi Tel Aviv from joining and forming an orderly quintet, hierarchy and rotation, and the official games in the Euroleague become a chemistry lab. CSKA Moscow and Bayern Munich time and comeback just were not enough.

Tonight in Athens the Yellows will meet Olympiacos, who comes in momentum (two wins) and looks connected and dangerous.

The failed experiment: Bendrijic

Basically, I am happy to see European players on the roster as well, not only because they do not have excessive tax relief, but because they are able to serve as a more suitable role model for local youth.

Only in this case, it is difficult to teach to be 2.10 meters.

Bender and Žižić in one quintet is an introduction to the fall: both with weak hands and general lethargy in the aggression complex.

A lot of balls passing through them put the bench in tension, and sometimes require the road prayer.

Bender does not solve for Maccabi the stretch problem 1) 4 out of 5 for three in 38 minutes of play so far), and Zizic, despite the solid game in the first half against Bayern, manages to remind me of Alex Marich , Who came near Elijah with a loud shout and ended in embarrassment.

Hopefully the sequel will be an antithesis. Printzis, Papanicolaou and Hassan Martin will not make it any easier tonight.

Zizic and Bender are frustrated with Bayern // Photo: Alan Schieber 

The price of exchange protection

The automatic substitutions in defense, especially at the end of games, allow the opponent's shots to get a comfortable miss-match (Zijic, Bender, Hunter), snipe threes and prevent Maccabi from taking advantage of the momentum it is building.

Against Erickson and Siba (Alba) it was barely enough to win, but Claiborne and James (CSKA), as well as Zipperer and Lucic (Bayern), got a high and slow guard after a lazy block, which does not justify a substitution, thus maintaining their team advantage. Until the end.

Bayern demonstrated a move beyond power with a delay and return of the high, which not only keeps the ball more correct, but also encourages defensive aggression from the whole team and connects it.

Tonight, Harrison and Salukas will endanger Maccabi's exchanges.

And in the decisive minutes they have an eternal and deadly young man named Spanoulis.

Mess without a run

The problem with the attack is even more serious.

In the absence of glue, the dominant exercise is the eternal pick-and-roll, which fails when it happens at the beginning of the attack because the defense is still concentrated and handles it easily.

Zizic is not a good pick-and-roll blocker, nor is he a talented low-post player.

Hunter is much better in both elements, and must be Maccabi's leading high.

At the same time, Maccabi must add dedication (passing game, flex) to the attack, and especially must run at every opportunity.

Chris Jones must get more credit, because he's the only natural coordinator, while Wilbkin and Dorsey dribble themselves to know.

Dibertolomeo.

Maccabi needs him // Photo: Alan Shiber 

go go Israel

Last season, the main justification that Maccabi had to add "Tel Aviv" to its name was the Caspi-Sussman-Abdia triangle.

Three fine Israelis who joined the rotation and brought us Israeli pleasure and pride.

But we only got to see Caspi in 6 Euroleague games ... Sussman is also injured, and Abdia in Atlanta is preparing for the draft.

We are left with only the courage of a laser, which is great in itself, like an Israeli fig leaf.

Beyond patriotism, Caspi can solve the problem in position, 4 and Yuval will close the corner for keeping the opposing scenes.

And if you will, Dibertolomao can concentrate better than Dorsey or Scottish.

Come on, come back already.

Source: israelhayom

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