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Who said there is no snow in Jerusalem?
The trophy holder reaches the semi-finals in a crisis atmosphere
The dismissals, the losses, Kramer's injury, the renewed search for a foreign reinforcement and the black sheep that is once again waiting in Money Time.
Just before they go on a mini-break, the Reds will try to minimize damage against Maccabi Rishon Lezion (18:30).
Zalmanson: "This is a super critical game, which could change our season"
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Ahrela Weisberg
Thursday, February 11, 2021, 11:30 p.m.
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And he thought he would reach the team in the middle of the season with positive momentum.
Edomitis (Photo: Lilach Weiss)
6:44 minutes to the end of Oded Katash's farewell game from Hapoel Jerusalem, 29 days ago.
Chris Kramer fired a three-pointer that stopped Turk Telecom Ankara's mini-momentum, and his team escaped again for a double-digit 61:72 advantage.
The ticket to the top 16 had already been put in his pocket, and then everything collapsed.
While there was only one more field goal left, the Turks flew to 5:17, won 77:78 and since then the Jerusalem snowball has not stopped and has not stopped rolling.
Dainius Adumatis, on his first day in Israel, sat in the stands and watched the first, but not the last, glorious collapse.
Power since: relegation from the Balkans, unnecessary loss also to Limoges that led to relegation from the European campaign, two league losses and a renewed shortening of the squad, with Kramer's injury.
The Lithuanian must have hesitated whether to try and get into the shoes of someone who left under positive circumstances, and did not assume that like most coaches who come to a new team in the middle of the season - he too will find himself at the heart of a crisis.
With this exceeding load, the Reds will line up tonight (Thursday, 18:30, live broadcast on Sports 5 and here Network B) for the State Cup semi-final against the opponent who has already become an expert in their relegation;
And even if we leave the last experience from the Balkans aside, Maccabi Rishon Lezion has something to boast about in the knockout games against Jerusalem: it has beaten them in the Final Four of the Premier League in the last two years, and also in the 2016 championship final.
With one small difference.
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Depend on him again, this time perhaps more than ever.
Jacoben Brown (Photo: Danny Maron)
The difference lies in the Jerusalem momentum that has suddenly been reversed.
This past summer, the Reds came into this encounter after three straight wins, and a 1-5 balance in six games;
And a year earlier, they had a 0: 3 and 1: 7 streak.
This time, they are allowed to see themselves as an underdog, given the negative streak in which the team finds itself.
The only reason for their optimism is that Rishon Lezion is not in a better position;
Since the return of the league lags behind the Corona closure, it itself stands at three losses in four games.
Jerusalem will once again find itself completely dependent on the fitness and fitness of Jacoben Brown, who missed the loss to Gilboa / Galil but returned to training fully with his teammates.
Kramer's injury left the captain and Tamir Blatt as the only two senior guards, but not for long.
Although the initial assessment speaks of a six-week absence, the club is working on finding another foreign guard to thicken the rotation.
In a sense, the situation in which Jerusalem finds itself is reminiscent of what happened three years ago - the last time it suffered from instability in the position of coach.
So, in the days when Potis Katzikaris was replaced by Modi Maor, who himself was later replaced by Katsch, an atmosphere of end of season was already created in the corresponding period of time, coming in February;
It would be more correct to say - an atmosphere of desire to reach the end of the season already.
Final Four 2020, Final Four 2019, Championship Final 2016. Tishman vs. Blatt (Photo: Berni Ardov)
Since arriving, Adomitis has repeatedly talked about a mental problem in his team.
A mental problem that leads to the loss of significant advantages, a mental problem that causes his players to give up on defense and allow opponents to score as much as they please, a mental problem that leads to extreme ups and downs during a game.
The relationship between him and the actors is, naturally, different from the one they had with Katsch.
The Lithuanian is less patient with the mistakes they make, and often scolds them more than his predecessor.
In Jerusalem, patience is expressed towards the new coach, and no responsibility is placed on him for the negative process that began in the days of the previous coach.
They believe he can produce the required chemistry with his players, and assimilate his method of play.
In order to do this, he will need as much training time as possible - and he will not lack one soon.
After tonight's meeting, the team will go on vacation during the season, and its next game will be in two and a half weeks in Nahariya.
The Reds felt buds of awakening within the team this week, perhaps because of the opportunity to compensate themselves for another moment of Money Time, right after the recent disappointments;
And perhaps due to the fact that they are still the incumbent trophy holders.
After the loss at Gan Ner, the players gathered for a conversation, and the choice of words used by the team's representatives at the official press conference prior to the event was not accidental.
"We have to fight for every ball," Adomitis said.
"It's a super critical game that could change our season, and you'll see it on the pitch," Idan Zalmanson added.
During the previous round, exactly one year ago, the team's fans will be proud that each team's win of the cup led to another consecutive win (in 1996 and 1997, in 2007 and 2008, in 2019 and 2020).
Tonight, they would rather forget about this figure.
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