Which team is the highest • Which of them still needs to accumulate mileage • And in whose roster the average age is the highest • Avi Segal and Yaakov Meir with Euroleague data
Sapropolus briefs.
Maccabi Tel Aviv is the second youngest team in the Euroleague
Photography:
Alan Shiver
"Israel Today" takes a short break from the corona problems that have befallen European basketball, and analyzes the Euroleague, the top factory on the continent, from different angles.
To this end, we examined the data of the 12 senior players in each of the 18 participating teams this season (2020/21), those who in our opinion, if the final game takes place tomorrow, will surely be on the roster for the game.
The old lady.
The age of an athlete is a deceptive matter.
On the one hand, every team wants experienced players who have already gone through several things in their careers.
On the other hand, with the increasing game load in modern sports and the high intensity of training, there are coaches who prefer young and fresh players.
Other than that, it is common to say that players aged 29-26 are at their peak.
They are not too young and have already gained experience, but are not yet in the last part of their careers, where a significant setback in their ability is already beginning.
A survey we conducted shows that Milan is the oldest group in the factory, with an average age of 30.4 years.
The youngest is Basconia, whose players hold an average age of 25.2.
Maccabi Tel Aviv is the second youngest team (25.5).
Experience is not bought at the grocery store.
Age does not always indicate experience, especially not in a quality factory like the Euroleague. There may be a young and talented player who played many games in the factory, To the high levels, we often hear coaches or professionals pointing out the seniority and familiarity of players with the Euroleague as an important parameter for success.
Real Madrid, one of the most successful teams in Europe, is ranked first in the number of times its players have played in the Euroleague (1,774).
In contrast, the players of Wheelerban - the new company in the European top - played the least number of games (253).
In this parameter, too, Maccabi Tel Aviv is ranked in the penultimate place, with only 544 Euroleague games.
Fear of heights.
The trend in the NBA in the last decade is a preference for athletic and diverse forwards over tall and heavy chins. It's no coincidence that some of last summer's big deals in European basketball were for domestic players.
A test we conducted shows that Basconia is the highest team in the Euroleague, and the average height of its players is no less than 2.02 m. Zenit St. Petersburg is the lowest team, with an average height of 1.97 m. Here too Maccabi Tel Aviv is ranked at the bottom. : In 15th place (together with Milan), with an average height of 1.99 m.
The goal: the recovery of
Maccabi Tel Aviv, the second young team in the Euroleague for those who managed to forget, will be hosted tonight (20:00) by Himki Moscow, the second oldest
team
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After two consecutive losses.
