Blazer played only once, Simhon was not called up and Dawson simply did not fit the style • The players who did not find themselves in Oded Katash's Israeli team
Simchon and Blazer.
Did not get the opportunity
Photo:
Oded Karni
The Israeli team will meet Romania tonight (Friday, 18:30) in the EuroBasket qualifiers, in one of Oded Katash's last games as the team's coach.
Towards the end of the term, we selected the five players who did not find themselves on the team under Katsch.
Oz Blazer
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Was on the squad for the 2017 European Championships with Erez Edelstein and looks like the team's next opening power forward after Lior Eliyahu.
It did not happen.
During the Katash period he played one game.
One of the most prominent Israelis was off the coach's lists, and this stood out even more this season when he joined Maccabi Tel Aviv and has so far competed well in the Euroleague.
Amit Simhon
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One of the most prominent Israelis and leading scorers in the league in recent years did not really find his way into the team even before Katsch.
With the latter he was not in the plans at all and was not summoned even once.
It turns out that not every prominent league player is automatically a national team player.
At the age of 31, he is once again having an excellent season in the Hapoel Haifa uniform.
Maybe get a chance at the next coach.
Bar Timor
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At the 2017 European Championships he played an average of 20 minutes.
With the arrival of Katsch he was included in the squad, but was very non-dominant.
In this campaign he participates in one game (seven minutes) and is later deleted from the lists.
This did not surprise anyone, because the credit he received from Katsch was also limited at Hapoel Jerusalem, and last summer he gave it up.
Sean Dawson
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Even before he was injured, the athletic and talented guard who plays in the best league in Europe (Spain) was not Katsch's cup of tea.
The former rotation player and sometimes a five-man player back in 2017, did not suit Katsch in terms of his style of play.
Before the injuries he played ten games for Katsch, but did not really show up.
Igor Kolsob
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After the colleges, he is considered one of the next stars in Israeli basketball, and when he returned from the United States, Maccabi Tel Aviv wanted to sign him.
He did not live up to expectations nor was he in Katsch's plans.
At the beginning of coach Kolshov's career he was on the roster, but did not play a single game.
Today he is in Kazan, has received permission to play in Russia as a local player and will be able to play there in the national team if invited.