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"How stupid can things be?"
When the Israeli team gave up on David Blatt
The coach still does not forget the saga that finally brought him to the Russian team, "and the rest is history."
And also: the mistakes in the NBA and the differences compared to the Euroleague
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Monday, 26 October 2020, 07:04
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David Blatt gave an extensive interview to the Serbian media, in which he also addressed at length the affair that prevented him from becoming the coach of the Israeli national team.
"It was one of those unpleasant memories," he told the Block podcast.
"In 2004 I was chosen to be the national coach, and they just changed the law, that coaches must have a coaching certificate from one of the colleges. By that time I was already head coach for quite a few years, and had already worked as an assistant coach for 4-5 years. I was in the process of getting The certificate, even though I had a degree from Princeton and worked in the field. "
According to Blatt, the people who pushed for the disqualification of his appointment were "some Hapoel Tel Aviv lawyers who wanted to fight a battle that was more political than anything else. The union chairman, who was not the most powerful man in the world, said David Blatt could not enter the court until he had a coaching certificate.
As you can imagine, I was not happy about this, and announced that I was no longer interested in the job.
A year later I became the coach of the Russian national team, and the rest is history.
Ironically, one of my first games for the team was against Israel, and we won by 35 points.
I stood in front of the audience and they played the Israeli national anthem, I had tears in my eyes, and then there was the Russian national anthem.
I asked myself - how stupid can things be, and what should be done in such a situation? "
When asked about the differences between Maccabi and Hapoel Tel Aviv, he replied:" These are two different political organizations from the 1940s and 1950s, which have become sports associations.
The difference in attitudes and perceptions always goes into sports as well, the rivalry is tough.
Sometimes it gets worse and goes in the wrong directions, just the opposite of how the sport should look.
There should never be hatred in sports - need passion, excitement, up to a certain point.
You do not want it to become violent or hateful. "
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Still do not forget.
Blatt celebrates winning Eurobasket with Russia in 2007 (Photo: AP)
The Israeli coach was even asked how he managed to recover from disappointments in his career: "If you coached for so many years, like me, and were not fired - you probably did not really work. This is the field. It is not an easy profession, and you will probably find yourself in situations that do not work. In Fall, the shame is if you fail to get back in. The first question to ask is where I went wrong. My team in the NBA reached the final, and if we had two of our best players, we might have won the championship. In the middle of the following season I was fired, and it's not. "It was simple. You have to believe in yourself, and I made mistakes in the NBA - I know I did. I did not do the best job I could, for a variety of reasons. What I did not do was pity myself, blame others or make excuses. I thought how I could get better."
As for the differences between the NBA and Europe, he said: "These are two completely different worlds. And I'm not just talking about the rules, the length of the season or the players. There is a whole game outside of the game that is completely different from what we know in Europe. , And in the NBA it's more of an out - of - the - game game. It's a big difference. It's a very, very, very different game. I have no complaints, I had an experience I will never forget. I coached the best player in the 21st century, I was part of a team that reached the finals, these There were special times. "
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Game within game.
Blatt and LeBron (Photo: AP)
Finally, when asked what's most important to him when trying to build a team, he said: "One season, when I did not have a coaching job, I was invited to San Antonio, ahead of the opening of the NBA season. I had the opportunity to talk to RC Beauford and Greg Popovich, and ask what They're looking for players. They all said the same thing - character. Every time I built teams, I always tried to start with character. You can work around a lot of things - if someone does not know how to deliver, you can deal. The same goes for rebounds.
If he does not keep well, hide him.
But if someone has no character, there is nothing to do. "
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