Tyler Dorsey moves non-stop between ups and downs • In one game he breaks a record of threes, and in that he gets stuck on a point • Tonight, against Basconia, Maccabi Tel Aviv needs him to push the swing up
Taylor Dorsey.
Significant differences between home games in the Euroleague and away games
Photography:
Alan Shiver
When Tyler Dorsey is good, good things happen to Maccabi Tel Aviv. When Tyler Dorsey does not hit, the Yellows usually lose. Problem: In most games this year he was not good. The result: 11: 8 balance in the Euroleague and a significant distance from the first eight Dorsey's main problem is instability.To get to the root of the problem we used the recommended Facebook page Pick and Roll.
The data show that in Maccabi Tel Aviv's victories, Dorsey's averages 14.1 points, 48.8% for 3 and 3.7 fouls, while in losses he scores only 7.5 points with 26.5% for 3 and draws only 2.7 fouls per game.
In 8 games he scored in double digits and in 11 he finished in single digits.
Only twice this season has he put together two consecutive games with over 10 points.
In addition, you can see significant differences between the home games in the Euroleague and the away games.
At home he scores 7.5 points at 24.3% for 3 and gives only 1.4 assists, while outside the numbers climb to 12.8 points at 45.6% for 13 and 1.8 assists.
In all probability it can be assumed that this has an effect on the negative balance of the Yellows in the home games this season (5: 4).
"In the current reality, without the advantage of homeliness, with the Corona and the fact that there is no crowd it is natural that there will be instability in players," assistant coach Tim Fanning tries to explain, "with what is happening this year it makes sense for many players to be like that. I think he will be good in the second half of the season. "
Last week is actually a mirror image for the season of both Dorsey and Maccabi Tel Aviv. Just five days after excelling in the victory over Alba Berlin with 25 points (5 from 7 to 3), he dropped to 8 in 1 from 5 for 3 and Index-5 in the loss to Olympiacos. "I have to work on my stability," Dorsey admitted this week, "I put pressure on myself, I have to score those shots.
I will be better in the next game. "
Triplets and I
During the pre-season, Dorsey asked Maccabi Tel Aviv to obtain the club's all-time three-point record for him. When asked what he needed the data for and if he intended to set a new record of his own, he replied briefly: "We'll see."
He has already broken the record for threes in one Euroleague game, when he rained 8 of them on Himki's head in Moscow in October.
Game after that he finished with just one point against Fenerbahce.
At home, of course.
This contrast on the pitch can also be linked to the contrast in character off the pitch.
On the one hand he is a shy person and one of the quietest players on the team in the last two years.
On the other hand, the slang he uses, the conduct and even the style of dress are reminiscent of other stars who have played yellow in recent years.
The team says that sometimes Dorsey enters the zone in training and scores 30-20 threes in a row without a miss, with the players standing around and counting as in the videos that come out of the big star training in that league overseas.
Dorsey, the shy one, actually enjoys the situation.
A matter of classes
Now it remains to try to understand why Dorsey fails to put together a streak of good games and be the second most important player in the back line next to Scotty Wilbkin, befitting the player who earns the most from the guards, other than the big star.
Since joining Maccabi Tel Aviv in the summer of 2019, Dorsey has started in the top five only four times out of 46 Euroleague games. This season he has started in just three out of 19. It can be said that this is a professional decision and the professional team wants to bring firepower off the bench. The most important games in Israeli basketball until January - the Winner's Cup final, the State Cup quarter-final against Hapoel Tel Aviv and the Clasico in the league against Hapoel Jerusalem, that says a lot about his status.
During this time, Elijah Bryant overtook him and became the second most important guard on the team.
The professional team tries to help the player stabilize and become a key screw.
Before the game against Alba last week, Sapropoulos prepared specific exercises for him and even succeeded, but unfortunately this had no continuity.
"Tyler is a very important player for us," says Fanning, "one of the players who is very good both in the open field and in difficult situations. He contributes to the team dynamics and helps us. He is a player who is hard to keep and play against, so we need him well and do what we need to do. .
Tonight against Basconia the Yellows will need Dorsey at his peak, otherwise they could lose the game and possibly the entire season as well.
Assist in data collection: Pick and Roll Facebook page.
