Joaquin Schuchman would give up the GOP with Ginobili for another season with Tomer Ginat: "We Become One Family" • Captain Believes that Hapoel Tel Aviv Will Not Stay Outside of the Playoffs: "We Have Confidence" • And Corona: "We Need to Keep Playing, Even without an audience ”• In honor of Purim, watch the special interview

• Ginot and Schukman. "A succession of wins, could put us elsewhere"

  Photo:

  Marco

Tomer Ginat and Joaquin Schuchman, Tel Aviv players, are not exactly opposite but very different from each other. The first is quiet, well thought out and the captain of the Reds, the second is much more extroverted, energetic and loud - and this is precisely why they complement each other perfectly, and friends Very good from their childhood up north.

In honor of Purim, we asked the two to "dress up for interviewers" and prepare questions for each other. But even before the cameras were turned on and the questions were pulled out, their unique dynamics and differences between the two could not be ignored.

Reporter: Jacob Meir // Photo: Moshe Ben Simhon

"Are you filming the interview in one or several parts?" Shochman curiously approached the video photographer and tried to figure out exactly what was going to happen, but Ginat burst into the conversation "Push, Joaquin I understand that you have also become an expert in photography, come, come, leave it", and the two roll with laughter. Of course, the first to catch the microphone and interviewer role was, how not, Schuchman.

SCHUCHMAN: Because of the Corona, does playing without an audience is an option for you?

Ginat: "It loses the meaning of the game, but I actually think that in these situations that an audience cannot reach and there are those who are stuck at home, playing even without an audience shows that the world continues to exist. It is precisely for those sick and isolated people that we have to keep playing, probably until we get an instruction that is poor Us, and then of course we'll have to stop. "

We are going through a season with many ups and downs, what do you take with you from such a season for years to come?

"At the beginning of the year, I was very confident in the group and what we were building, and I realized that you know nothing. A group needs to connect, and although we did everything to succeed, things didn't work out and we didn't get a situation we didn't want. The main thing I take is that you have to live day by day and even if there is insecurity you need Let time do its thing and take you forward. "

You are one of the leading Israeli players, and everyone asks you where you will play next season, but I really want to ask you how do you see Hapoel finishing this season?

"We finally have a roster that is scheduled to run until the end of the season, and we have a lot of confidence and stability. I feel the team is stabilizing and that we are on the right path to building something. Fortunately, the league goes a long way, and a succession of wins can put us somewhere else. Playoffs in a good place and in a good situation so we get to the places we are aiming for. "

Schuchman and Ginat. Cautious optimism about the continuation of the season // Photo: Marco

We are good friends from an early age, but we never played together in alumni until this year. I wonder if you found out about me during this time that you didn't know before.

"What surprised me is your cooking abilities. In the days of the 'Shochi' game, preparing Argentinean stews, beef, all kinds of things that make good on your heart and get you ready for the games. He bakes this morning, puts things in the oven, and we just have to come and eat."

With which basketball player from around the world, including past players, would you most like to play?

"There are many, but I will choose Dirk Nowitzki precisely. His story is amazing, the things he did on the field and the way he played inspire me (Ginat wears the number 41 like Novitzky; YM). I really appreciate him as a person, and if I had the opportunity, I would be very happy to learn from him closely. "

"All fears are gone"

Schuchman passes the microphone to Ginet, who seriously enters the interviewer character, and says, "Joaquin, I also prepared some questions for you," and chooses to start in a much more personal direction.

Ginat: What is it that you haven't gotten used to in Tel Aviv yet?

Schuchman: "The buildings and the density. I'm not used to this from the north, I lack the trees and the spaces, but overall I'm very pleased here."

Shochmon interviews Ginat. So how in the big city? // Photo: Marco

Tell me a little about your experience in Tel Aviv in general and Hapoel in particular.

"I really enjoy the city. From the first moment I arrived at the club, the people, and you, wrapped me up and gave me a feeling of home and helped me acclimate. I love the atmosphere in the hall, the audience. About this experience. "

If you had the option of changing one person a week, who would you replace?

"My parents are the strongest people I know, and I would exchange with one of them to figure out what it is to cultivate, raise, and hold a family that has made aliyah and has been through a lot of difficulties. They have gone through a lot of situations that I'm sure you are gathering a toolbox for life, and I would love to change and experience what it is like to be they".

Ginot and Schukman. Good friends also outside the parquet // Photo: Marco

What was most surprising to find out about me?

"First of all, you have become completely Tel Aviv. I was very surprised to see your relationship with your spouse, and I am glad that we have grown closer and together with my spouse into one family. The relationship you foster is a model for many couples."

I know the answer, but I'll still ask - who is the player you would most like to play with? Manu Ginobili?

"I will surprise you, and my answer will be a good summary of the interview: I would very much like to play with Tomer Ginat in 2021. For that, I am ready to give up the pleasure of playing with Manu Ginobili."