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"It's hard to think of a group less suitable for Sapropolos than the one that Wojciech built for him" - Walla! sport

2022-02-18T11:02:27.577Z


In Europe, the management of Maccabi Tel Aviv continues to be killed: "Makes irrational decisions." Sapropolus was mentioned as a candidate for Fenerbahce and Basconia


"It's hard to think of a group less suited to Sapropolos than the one Vujicic built for him."

In Europe, the management of Maccabi Tel Aviv continues to be killed: "Makes illogical decisions."

Sapropolus was mentioned as a candidate for Fenerbahce and Basconia

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18/02/2022

Friday, February 18, 2022, 12:40 p.m.

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James Nanley, Jaylen Reynolds and Derek Williams after the loss in the derby (from Instagram)

Maccabi Tel Aviv continues to look for a coach who will end the season after the dismissal of Yannis Sapropoulos, and at the same time the criticism of its management continues, both among fans and among commentators and media people in European basketball.



In the podcast "TheBackdoor" covering the Euroleague, the Yellows' decision was sharply criticized.

"His dismissals were in the air for a long time, but the problems started even before that, at the team building stage," they said.

"Nikola Vujicic's decisions violated the most basic rule of a professional manager. It's hard to find a roster that is less suitable for a coach than the roster that Vujicic built for Sapropolos. Looking for players with a defensive identity to help him instill the method. Did anyone really think that the moves made at Maccabi Tel Aviv this summer matched Yannis' magic formula? "Close to being a reasonable defensive player. Even bad guards like Keenan Evans and Kyrie Thomas are not able to really change the picture."

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The accusations are also leveled against him.

Vujicic (Photo: Danny Maron)

"Along with the horrific defense, Maccabi Tel Aviv's attack is based on talented but unstable players," they added.

"It could not work in the first place, and Sapropolos paid the price. Maccabi Tel Aviv will regret it. Unfortunately, its managerial decisions sometimes seem illogical. Such was the decision to fire Sapropolos, and of course this is not the first time. It seems to lie with Maccabi Tel Aviv. "Curse coaches, and he's just the last coach in the chain. In recent years, the team has left valued basketball minds all over the world - David Blatt, Pini Gershon, Nevan Spahija. Now it's also Sapropoulos' turn. So maybe they were not the team's real problem?"

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Sapropoulos (Photo: Danny Maron)

Meanwhile, Greece is dealing with the future of Sapropolus, and estimates that it will not be available for a long time.

One of the sites reviewed the options available to the 54-year-old coach, and apart from the option to coach the Greek team (if the preferred candidate Dimitris Itudis does not reach agreements with the Greek union), he was also mentioned as a candidate for several Euroleague teams.



It is estimated that Sapropoulos' chances of coaching Olympiacos or Panathinaikos in the foreseeable future.

The ex-Olympiacos is successfully coached by Yorgos Bratzokas, who is in any case signed until next summer.

Panathinaikos is coached by Dimitris Priptis, who is expected to continue for another season at the club.



But other Euroleague teams are definitely keeping an eye on Sapropoulos, perhaps the top available coaches on the continent at the moment.

Fenerbahce is the "immediate suspect" in light of only the partial success of coach Sasha Georgevic, but other options mentioned ahead of this coming summer are Bayern Munich and Basconia.

If he comes to Basconia, Sapropoulos may replace the same coach he replaced at Maccabi Tel Aviv, Nevan Spahija, who returned to the Basque team during the season but has not been very successful so far.

At Bayern he may replace Andrea Trinkieri, who has signed with the club for another two years but is attracting interest from other Euroleague teams.

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Source: walla

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