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The evening of the rejected Maccabi Tel Aviv: "Everyone is trying to prove that they deserve to stay" - Walla! sport

2021-03-05T06:43:40.629Z


Chris Jones started in the top five and excelled, Dibertolomao came in early, Caspi recorded his best game in the last year and even the Croats stood out. The Yellows are back smiling, but worried about Wilbkin's fall ("he doesn't respond well to the situation") and don't really believe in the chance of advancing to the playoffs


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Tonight of Maccabi Tel Aviv rejects: "Everyone is trying to prove that they deserve to stay"

Chris Jones started in the top five and excelled, Dibertolomao came in early, Caspi recorded his best game in the last year and even the Croats stood out.

The Yellows are back smiling, but worried about Wilbkin's fall ("he doesn't respond well to the situation") and don't really believe in the chance of advancing to the playoffs

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Friday, 05 March 2021, 08:15 Updated: 08:36

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Chris Jones (Photo: Danny Maron)

1. Maccabi Tel Aviv admits: It is much easier when we are not under pressure

A month and a half after its last Euroleague victory, last night (Thursday) Maccabi Tel Aviv came back to win when they defeated Valencia 72:84 at home in the 28th round of the Euroleague.

The win raised the Yellows' balance to 11 wins from 26 games and left them with little chance of making it to the playoffs.

To do so, she will likely have to win all the games by the end of the season.



Compared to the recent fall displays, the game against the tired Spaniards, who arrived near Elijah after nine days outside Valencia, was much better.

Maccabi Tel Aviv played a strong defense, stopping a talented offensive team with 35 points in the first half and 37 in the second half.

She won the second half by 14 points, finishing the game with a score of 107 points, her second-highest this season.



Tyler Dorsey got on the right side this time and sniped 17 points, and the surprising contribution came from Omri Caspi and Chris Jones who scored 14 points each.

Caspi did it in less than 14 minutes as he added 5 rebounds while Jones got 22 minutes and continued his good ability from recent games.



"I was not surprised. You have to be ready when you are called," Jones said of the choice to start with him in the top five, "I took advantage of that today, and I'm glad we kept very well. We think about losses all the time. As a team we were not always consistent this season, not always "We have implemented the coach's game plan, and we see it in our balance sheet. It is a lesson for life and we need to learn from it."



The team admitted that the drop in tension and low expectations after the recent losses, helped them play more freely.

"What stood out most was that it was our loosest game in months," admitted one of the team members, "players also jumped on the floor for balls and also made good basketball moves. This can be attributed to a drop in pressure."

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Euroleague: Maccabi Tel Aviv defeated Valencia 72:84 and kept a chance to finish among the top eight

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Got a point to think about?

Sapropoulos (Photo: Danny Maron)

highlights

  • The drop in tension helps Maccabi Tel Aviv to show improved ability: "Much easier when there is no pressure"

  • "Rejected" Sapropolus presented improved ability: "Everyone wants to prove they deserve to stay"

  • Sapropoulos sent a message to Wilbkin, who worries the team members: "He does not respond well to the situation"

  • The team admits: We are no longer aiming for the playoffs, we just want to end the season in good taste

2. The game of "rejected" Sapropoulos: "Everyone wants to prove they have to stay"

It was the evening of the players who did not get credit throughout most of the season for the Yellows.

Chris Jones went up in the top five and stood out, Tyler Dorsey Lahat, Omri Caspi recorded his best game in the last year, Dragon Bender who played only 4 minutes against CSKA, got more than 23 minutes, Ante Zizic recorded an effective game Also and even John Dibertolomao who scored 4 points got 16 minutes from Populus.However, apart from Scotty Wilbkin who did not score, Othello Hunter also recorded his weakest game of the season with just 2 points as he finished with 1 of 6 from the



field.John Dibertolomao admitted : "It was nice to get into the game earlier and run with the team.

My job and everyone's job is to play hard and give what is possible. "Chris Jones refrained from criticizing Sapropolos for the few opportunities he has had in the past and said:" The coach makes the right decisions.

I do not think about my minutes, I am a team player.

But when I'm on the field, I want to help the team.



"" See the different energy, "they told the club," Yannis went with a different rotation, raised Jondi early, Chris in the top five, he changed things.

Everyone who got the stage, proved himself.

"Maybe it's too late, but it's still important to finish well and there are players here who want to prove their place in the team for next season."

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Yannis Sapropoulos: "We will continue to fight to the end"

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Looks off.

Wilbkin (Photo: Danny Maron)

Sapropolos sends a message to Wilbkin, in the team admits: "The season is lost, and he does not respond well"

And while the sub-players flourished, Scotty Wilbkin had a hard time again.

The guard recorded just one shot in 12 minutes, and has not played in the last 14 minutes.

Wilbkin sat with a sealed face in the center of the bench until the end, clapping during the team’s moves, and at the end went to greet the players and also thanked the crowd for not showing signs of dissatisfaction due to his lack of minutes.



Coach Yannis Sapropoulos surprised when he said of Wilbkin: "I try to use all the players. I saw who the players are at a better pace, and I went with them."

The surprise came mainly in light of the criticism of Wilbkin's return to the floor in the game against CSKA Moscow two days earlier, even though he was far from his peak in this game



as well. The team this season has an impact. "Scotty is a player whose motivation and emotions are seen in his game.

When he comes for revenge or when he is in a big game and the team is successful, he is at his peak.

In the current situation, when the season is pretty lost, he is not responding well.

The injury also prevents him from being dominant and feeling good with his shooting. "

Just want to end the season in peace.

Caspi last night (Photo: Danny Maron)

4. "Do not think about the playoffs. The goal - not to attract bad feelings from the Euroleague to the league"

After stopping the losing streak, Maccabi Tel Aviv said they had stopped calculating their chances of promotion.

"It would be funny if we now talk about advancing to the playoffs," said one of the team members outside Eliyahu. "We have bad feelings into the league this season. We know that breakdowns at the end of the season in the Euroleague sometimes cost us the championship, and we will not want that."



Captain Dibertolomao shared: "We are doing the best as a team, we are not looking at the playoffs at all, but trying to grow together. We will take every game as a final and do the best we can."



The following weeks will be very interesting for the Yellows.

Next Thursday will be a spicy match against Oded Katash and Panathinaikos, after which the team is set to play two Euroleague games at home - a rematch against the fiery Anadolu Zero and another game against Villarban which is currently in doubt.

Maccabi believes that already in these pair of home games, the atmosphere in the hall will be much better thanks to the approval to admit a thousand spectators.

Will the derby keep them sharp?

Maccabi Tel Aviv players (Photo: Danny Maron)

5. Will the crowd return en masse in the derby?

probably not

After last week's emotional turmoil, Maccabi returns to the league for a game that is perhaps most important to its fans - the Tel Aviv derby.

The Yellows have already defeated the city rival twice this season - in the quarterfinals of the state cup at Yad Eliyahu, and in a league game a month ago that opened an impressive winning streak in the local framework.



One of the questions that will stand before this game will be the decision whether to dress the injured Scotty Wilbkin or not, and whether to go with Chris Jones who is in momentum.

The team will make the decision over the weekend, with one thing clear according to club officials: "After a week like this, if we had a sleepy league game, there was a good chance we would get involved with him. Because it's a derby and the players know what a derby is for us, there is no chance it will happen."



Maccabi hopes that they will be able to get the approval to bring in 1,000 spectators today, but it is estimated that only 300 fans will be allowed to enter in the end.

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