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Hall of Peace and Goodbye: Tyler Dorsey is waiting for Maccabi Tel Aviv in Piraeus

The promise to play as a coordinator (which was not fulfilled), the instability, the breach of isolation and the departure in Operation Wall Guard.

Maccabi Tel Aviv did not hesitate before releasing Dorsey, and do not miss even when he thrives at Olympiacos: "Maybe he will beat us, but we made the right decision"

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Friday, November 19, 2021, 1 p.m.

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Doron Sheffer and Oded Katash, The Union (Photo: Danny Maron, Editing: Nir Chen)

Operation The Guardian of the Walls caught Maccabi Tel Aviv in a sensitive situation. On the one hand, the team has already finished its games in the Euroleague, and the motivation of the players to continue until the end of the season was not high. On the other hand, just before the outbreak of hostilities the Yellows completed the release of Elijah Bryant to Milwaukee, having already lost part of the puzzle.

During the operation, there were quite a few players who expressed resilience and solidarity with the country, with Scotty Wilbkin standing out above them all, sharing posts that support Israel and presenting her flags at home. On the other hand, there were also those who did not cope with the situation. Most of the foreigners 'families left, and Chris Jones' situation was fine, but he stayed in the country. Othello Hunter, too, was not pleased, nor did he leave.

The only one who finally chose to leave was Tyler Dorsey, who left the team with a hole in the shooting guard and small forward positions.

Maccabi understood his heart and said that it was impossible to come to him with complaints, and did not address his possible return to Israel.

They realized that it was better for both sides to end the engagement that was about to end anyway at the end of the season.

Tonight (Friday, 21:00) Dorsey will meet the ex in the uniform of his new team Olympiacos, where he is scoring 12.4 points per game in the Euroleague this season.

"Yannis Sapropoulos did not give me opportunities like I get from Yorgos Bratzokas," he told the Greek media, provoking anger among some of Maccabi Tel Aviv's men.

"The understanding and inclusion we demonstrated towards Tyler was at the highest level. The comparison he made was out of place."

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"The comparison he made about Sapropolus was out of place."

Dorsey (Photo: Official Website, Olympiacos on Twitter)

In Dorsey's first interview in Israel, which he gave to Walla! Sports at the start of the 2019/20 season, he said that "people do not know it, but throughout most of my career, in high school and also in colleges, I played as a coordinator. The coach saw that I could score so well, so he diverted me to position number 2, so I definitely Can play both roles. "

The main problem did not concern the question of whether or not Dorsey could concentrate (in practice, he failed to do so). He was brought to Maccabi Tel Aviv as someone who might receive Israeli citizenship, but the team soon discovered that he would not give up his Greek citizenship, and their dream vanished. His absorption was not easy, and in the beginning he did not register for the league and did not function in the Euroleague, until he got into things in the middle of the first season.

The really big troubles came during the Corona period. After it was decided that the players should return to Israel for the renewal of the Premier League in the summer of 2020, he found it difficult to find himself in his apartment, was caught violating the isolation the players undertook, and even went into solitary confinement shortly after being exposed to a verified patient. . In the end, he was an important part of winning the state championship, but even then the problems were not over.

Under Dorsey's original contract, he could have found a contract in the NBA pitcher in mid-July 2020, but the Corona changed the terms and caused a postponement of overseas schedules. Maccabi Tel Aviv believed that the player would continue, but they had to cut his salary, and if he refused, he would be released. In the end, Dorsey surprised and reduced a little over $ 100,000 from his salary. "It was a move that made many believe that Tyler would come with a different approach to the second season," says a Maccabi source.

"He can score 30 points on us." Dorsey in a Maccabi Tel Aviv uniform (Photo: Maor Elkelsi)

Still, Dorsey arrived last season in exactly the same way. He sniped eight threes and 26 points against Moscow Khimki early in the game, and was also good against Zalgiris Kaunas, Anadolu Efes and CSKA Moscow, but mostly showed incredible instability. In nine games he scored 15 points or more, and in nine others got stuck at seven and below. .

"early in the season, in the region semifinals Cup, it was clear to everyone that the story with Tyler finished," says a member of Maccabi Tel Aviv. "he did not dress the same period in several games in the league, and although he returned and played until he left, also Yannis - really believe In him and pushed him through all his difficult times - he had already given up and preferred to go with other players.

"To say he's getting more opportunities now is perhaps a fact, but it's not at all related to Yannis," the same source continues, "it has to do with the fact that Tyler is a child, who may be growing up now, but here he was not mature at all.See this and he will have such periods in Olympiacos as well. "

"Instead of Jones, Bryant and Dorsey we got Evans, Taylor and Nanley."

In the Hall of Peace and Brotherhood (Photo: Official Website, Olympiacos on Twitter)

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In Piraeus Dorsey enjoys a completely different status.

He is a five-man player in a team of stars that is also successful, falling only once from 20 minutes, and until the defeat on Tuesday in Istanbul (where he stopped at two points against zero) stood at 13.5 points on average.

"It's going to be nice to meet Tyler, he's playing very well this season and I'm happy for him," said Scotty Wilbkin.

"I hope we can do a good job on him because he is able to score 30 points. We need to focus on him on defense and not let him get into the game."

longing?

Not this time.

"Instead of Chris Jones, Elijah and Tyler, we got Keenan Evans, Cameron Taylor and James Nanley. It's a much more complete trio," concludes a senior at the club.

"It may be that Dorsey will beat us alone tonight, but over time we are sure we made the right decision."

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