Past club games are an important part of Euroleague history.
Films were produced about the great finals between them from the beginning of the millennium.
The series between them in 2012 is considered one of the best in the history of the Euroleague.
But nothing remained of the great Panathinaikos.
Desolation and desolation.
Its big stars manning the management positions (Diamantidis and Alvertis) were dead set to come in and play.
And they released Oded Katash from the position of coach?
for this?
They seem to have done a favor to encourage and released him from the yoke.
The problem is that Maccabi was carried away by Pau's style and rush, and after a reasonable three quarters was once again dragged into a game from Burdeck, and most importantly, too dependent on Scotty Wilbkin.
It's time to change priorities.
In the previous game in France, Wilbkin was mediocre and scored only 13 with 0: 8 from three, and Maccabi won and played excellently.
Last season, too, an inverse relationship was observed between Wilbkin's ability and the team's ability.
Is he the opposite marker of Maccabi?
When is Maccabi good?
And can Yannis arrange the inversion?
Wilbkin still leads most of the attacks when he is on the field, not a coordinator next to him.
He gets entangled and dribbles himself to know, and his shooting percentage accordingly (5-14).
The truth is that Maccabi plays basketball more correctly, even if not always more efficiently, when it is on the bench.
When he scores from group exercises it looks great, but it happens too little.
The mistake is made by Sperpoulos who does not insist that another coordinator lead the ball.
Evans, or John Dee, or Yiftach Ziv.
Sapropolus and Yiftach Ziv behind him.
The Israeli needs to be told more, Photo: Alan Shiber,
As mentioned Pau is not a real measure of improvement, but Evans is unable to break through and take responsibility if the ball is not in his possession on a regular basis.
And no, the loss at Gilboa should not change the trend of giving him the responsibility.
When this happened at the Willerban, all of Maccabi flourished with it.
Last night, with every little fall, Scotty immediately goes down and takes the ball (or jumps off the bench), and returns to the theme "We'll live and die with Scotty".
His loss a minute to the finish that led to an instant three and a drop to four points is the embodiment of the whole symptom.
And it's not comforting that he scored the last points from the line.
Maccabi should not have gone there.
Pao pressed a little, and Maccabi disbanded without justification.
This is not how you build a leading coordinator.
And credit can also be given to the Maccabi coach, who, as against Bayern, tried some social exchanges that led to a quick and sharp fall.
Yannis' main luck is that Nanali becomes Maccabi's axis.
Actually functions as a coordinator, Point Forward, and in the minutes that the ball passes through it, Maccabi looked like a team.
Is the one that allows the flexibility between high and low vehicles.
He knows how to lead a ball, removes wisely, plays with his back, leads eruptions.
What's bothering you?
He is not stable enough (almost perfect first half, shallow second half), and most importantly - he is the only one in this position.
He has no replacement, and when he is on the bench, Maccabi goes down a level.
Maccabi even finished such a game with fewer assists than losses (14-15).
Luckily Pau woke up half a minute too late.
And the Israeli angle -
Yiftach Ziv pays for the bad game against the Red Star and dropped from 42 seconds, to 6 seconds, to 0.
It is currently out of rotation in Europe.
Roman Sorkin becomes a senior Israeli, and precisely with the load in the high positions, he is prominent and successful, mainly because he has no requirements.
Doing black work, accepting everything happily, having fun and being active.
In every five it is important to have at least one such.
Along with Caliro.
Maccabi has a balanced five.
But Taylor takes Yiftach and Jundi's minutes.
There is always one unnecessary stranger.
One that does not really improve the group, hurts rotation and forces social exchanges.
Every season Maccabi brings one, "for safety".
Roman Sorkin (right).
Became a Senior Israeli, Photo: Alan Shiber,
Taylor is a good player, perhaps better than Ziv developer at the moment, but Maccabi Tel Aviv also has a role as a home for Israeli players as part of its role as the sole representative in the Euroleague.
And I'm dying for Jake Cohen.
And trying to think from his head: Why did I come back?
I had a good life in Spain.
I came to the team.
Now I do not dress in Europe regularly.
I may not make the team either.
for what?
Maccabi before a series of games that will define its season.
Hapoel Jerusalem is improving on Saturday, the injured Zalgiris with zero wins on Tuesday, and Sharas' Barcelona another week.
This will be the real test of Maccabi's Final Four ambitions.
The excuses for the pre-season that were not over are over, Zhezic is already here, Maccabi in a positive balance.
That's it, the season has begun.
Maccabi has the talent to compete for a place in the playoffs, but Sapropolus must make a profound change in the hierarchy, and especially in the position of coordinator.
This is what Maccabi's season will be about.
Or fall deep, as in the fourth quarter.