"Vujicic needs to think outside the box": the coaches that Maccabi Tel Aviv can sign

The AskNews website offered surprising candidates, Arik McCollum claimed: "If there is one team that needs to bet on an American coach, it is Maccabi Tel Aviv"

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15/06/2022

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After the talks for the appointment of Xavi Pascual did not go well, Maccabi Tel Aviv is actively looking for its next coach.

Oded Katash is the leading candidate, but there are other voices in the management who are not convinced that he is the right man for the job.

So who might fit anyway?

In a podcast on the Basket News website, Lithuanian reporter Donatas Urbanas and experienced guard Eric McCollum discussed candidates that the Yellows can and may even need to mark, even though they are not necessarily in the regular round of names.

According to McCollum, Maccabi Tel Aviv should consider squinting into the American market.

"If there is a team that should try to sign an American coach, it is Maccabi Tel Aviv. American coaches are not often seen in the Euroleague, but Maccabi Tel Aviv - with the basketball style it plays that is more reminiscent of the NBA, with its player material that includes Americans. It's almost required. "

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Is it time for an American coach at the gym?

John Patrick (Photo: GettyImages, Alex Grimm / Bongart)

According to Urbanas, one such potential candidate is John Patrick, an American coach who has coached Ludwigsburg for the past nine years, won with Gottingen at EuroChallenge in 2010 and was crowned coach of the year in Germany three times in the past.

Patrick is known as a creative coach with an offensive orientation and according to Urbanas can fit for the Yellows, although he is expected to sign soon with a top team from the Japanese league.

"There are not many American coaches at the highest levels of European basketball, they usually do not get real respect in Europe. But John Patrick is definitely a name that was missed in the Euroleague," he says.

"He worked in Ludwigsburg for years, he has his own identity, he built a very American team there and specializes in finding players with great potential from the market in the United States. Royce O'Neill (now Utah Jazz) started breaking into him, also Thomas Wakup, Nick Wheeler Bab. "A bit of a crazy basketball game, but very modern. He knows this culture that Maccabi needs. He can easily adapt to this culture. He did not get a chance in the Euroleague, and that's a shame."

Brilliant basketball mind.

Pedro Martinez (Photo: Bernie Ardov)

Another candidate who presented Urbanas is the Spanish Pedro Martins, who is known as the one who gets the most out of his teams.

He recently coached Menersa and marched her to impressive successes relative to her budget, and his future is currently unclear.

Valencia whom he successfully coached in the previous decade want to bring him back, but the parties have not yet reached an agreement.

"Martinez is a very experienced coach, he did a great job at Manresa. His team scored the most points in Spain, although it was limited in talent. His teams are always offensive but also very disciplined, with players who like to share the ball. It's a style that can suit Maccabi. "It's clear where he will go. Instead of Nikola Vujicic, I would think of him as a candidate. Vujicic should start thinking outside the box."

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