Hapoel Holon can make history tonight and advance to the Final Four of the Champions League for the first time, if they beat Strasbourg in France in game number 2. Loss - and the series returns to the Toto Hall in Holon for a third and decisive game.
The injury of Adam Smith, who sidelined him against Maccabi Tel Aviv on Saturday, worried the people of Holon, but tonight he is supposed to return to play and may also do the work for her again.
In a big European season, Holon has quite a few partners on the way to a possible history, but above all the stars is actually Smith.
Without him she might not have been in this class at all.
To emphasize the magnitude of his contribution, we note that he is a player who until recently fought for his position in Holon.
That with the arrival of Tire Maggie thought he would not be expressed, might even be released.
A player who was automatically out of the league, because up to five foreigners can be registered and Holon has seven.
He dealt with these figures, proving that a good player is not only measured by his ability to score, but especially by a strong mentality.
Holon owes him a lot.
He was there in the important moments, in moments of crisis, in situations that needed a change of momentum and in the decisive moments of games.
For example: the Purples trailed 1-0 in the play-in series against Besiktas after a home loss.
If Smith does not get them back on track after a bad start to the second game in Istanbul, they will not even reach the top 16 of the factory.
And there are quite a few more examples.
"He's a pro, not complaining, calm and calm, and very confident in himself. He's focused and locked in on what he needs to do and radiates a lot of confidence," said his coach Guy Goodes, who admitted he was surprised by his shooting level and even compared it to Scotty Wilbkin.
Thanks to Smith, the three guards' weapons were created for Holon, along with Joe Ragland and Tyros Maggie.
He is in great shape.
In the last four league games he scored almost 100 points and 21 threes, including a 38-point performance against Hapoel Tel Aviv.
It seems that even in Holon they were surprised by his great contribution.
His status has completely changed.
Now Goodes is ready to stay with only one high, the main thing is that Smith will be on the roster.
From the first that can be given up, Smith is now the one without whom it is impossible.
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