Noam Dovrat is one of the smart and intelligent players who has emerged in Israeli basketball for many years.
After the start of a bad individual and team season at Maccabi Rishon LeZion, the young talent is adapting to Hapoel Jerusalem, and is slowly showing his great abilities, and especially the potential that lies within him.
The speaker, not yet 20, has big dreams.
He does not hide them, nor is he afraid to state that he aspires to reach the Euroleague as well as the NBA.
Evidence of this is the fact that his contract has exit clauses for only the two best leagues in the world.
Modern basketball requires versatility.
Players who can play in several positions are in demand in every league and at every level.
However, it is important that the player, especially at a young age, have the position in which he specializes, that it be his main role on the field, which will allow him to develop unique abilities and characteristics.
In Rishon LeZion, Dovrat played mainly as a second ball carrier and played many times in position 2, partly due to the nature of the guards who have played in the team in the last two years, such as Jeremy Fargo and TJ Williams. In Jerusalem, Yotam Halperin And expects him to make decisions on offense.
"Noam has ambitions to go very far," said the Jerusalem coach, who played in two guard positions during his career.
"If Noam wants to get where he expects from himself, he has to play in position 1 and control the game every second he is on the field. He can also play in position 2, because with what he has mentally and his ability to play basketball at a high level - he will express his qualities. "In this position as well. In any case, in order to get to where he is aiming, he will have to play in the position of coordinator and control it much better than he controls it today."
Meir Tapiro, one of the greatest coordinators in the history of Israeli basketball, completely agrees with Halperin, and details what a speaker should do: "Noam should develop in position No. 1 and grow in this position, because it is precisely in this position that he has great potential. "You have to hold a game better and develop the ability to make others around him better. It starts in the head. You go up to play knowing that you come to make the players next to you better, and then that is reflected on the pitch as well."
Tapiro adds: "This is expressed in controlling the pace of the game, knowing when to press the gas and kill the game and when to slow down, identify the hot player, when to start the exercise. And get better. "
Speaks in action.
On the way to the NBA ?, Photo: Liron Moldovan
"Features of Modern Coordinator"
The success of Danny Abdia and Yam Madar in recent years has led scouts from around the world to keep an eye on Israeli basketball, and Dovrat is one of the prominent names facing them.
"Noam's big advantages are his size, versatility and ability to play with and without the ball," a scout from one of the NBA teams tells Israel Today.
"He is definitely suitable for modern basketball, which requires adjustment to several positions and players who can play several roles, and gives his coach flexibility in choosing the top five on the court. Noam has all the qualities of a modern coordinator, who on the one hand can handle the ball and on the other hand be aggressive and score."
What else does he need to improve?
"His ability to finish inside the ring after contact with players, especially big players in color, and the shots after dribbling."
Halperin.
Gives the speaker the freedom, Photo: Liron Moldovan
"I can just fly forward"
Hapoel Jerusalem is investing in training to make Dovrat a better player and a better coordinator.
Apart from Halperin, assistant coach Goni Yizraeli, a past coordinator himself, works with the young talent and guides him.
This work was reflected in the last game against Hapoel Holon, when Dovrat took over the game in many minutes, defensively and offensively, and Haifa on the absence of Martin Obasohan against one of the strongest teams in the league, and against high-level players like Tyros Maggie, Joe Ragland and Chris Johnson.
"I and the coach are in the same mind about the position," a spokeswoman said after the game.
"In the coordinator position I can give my best and just fly forward."
Tonight, against Maccabi Tel Aviv, Dovrat will face the biggest test that our league provides. It will be interesting to see how he handles the position of coordinator against guards from the elite of Europe.
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