Before last season, Maccabi Tel Aviv considered signing Bonzi Coulson after a great season in Strasbourg.
Considered, but decided that the guy was not yet experienced enough.
The name was not erased from the yellow notebooks and this summer, after three seasons in Europe in the Champions League and four seasons in professional basketball, Maccabi decided that the player was mature and he signed with Elijah.
Coulson chooses Notre Dame College, who started his professional rank in eight games in Milwaukee will make his Euroleague debut this season and this of course will also be his big test.
The name Coulson immediately reminds us of one of his qualities - a lack of fear of taking the last ball when we all remember his winning basket this season in the arena against Hapoel Jerusalem.
This is not the first time he has done so: two seasons ago in the Strasbourg uniform he scored one of the most talked about baskets of the season in the Champions League.
The trio of victory in the last second away against Riga after his team closed a big gap.
Coulson.
Has proven himself so far in the places he has played, Photo: EPI
You said Coulson - you said kind of an energizer.
A player of energies and pace of play.
On the other hand, he is only 26 years old and still needs polishing and direction, as his coach last season in Karsiyaka - Ofok Saricha said: "He's still kind of a project."
On the other hand, he still has a lot of room for progress and he can grow with Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Last season in Karsiaka was his third in a row in the FIFA Champions League and Saricha is sure: "He is ready to move to the Euroleague."
Last season was certainly reasonable in terms of numbers (in the 15-point zone and 5 rebounds per game), but not quite as a team when Karsiaka was eliminated in the playoffs of the Champions Cup and only reached the quarter-finals in the playoffs.
One season before that he had a big season for him and the team with reaching the semi-finals of a European factory when he finished as the player of the season of the factory and as the king of his baskets.
Coulson is a scorer, he is a very diverse forward who can score points from the outside, penetrating the basket, in a post-up game, he contributes a lot on the rebound and loves the running game very much.
Saricha.
Congratulations to his trainee last season, Photo: Getty Images
Saricha, who recently signed for another three years in Turkish uniform, continued his surgery.
"He plays in the small forward position, but can also play as a power forward and sometimes even a chin. Basketball of very low teams suits him. He is very diverse. He is a very athletic player who can score in several forms. He needs a lot of space in the game to get the best out of him. It is doubtful that he is already due for the Euroleague. '
Another thing Sarica enjoys telling is about Coulson's character: "He's a good guy with a good character, a player who works hard. A player who also fights in training."
Regarding three-point shooting, which sometimes seems unstable, the Turkish coach says: "He sometimes has instability, but this is not due to a shooting problem, but to the choice of shots and their timing.
It needs to be improved. '
How suitable is he for Maccabi?
'Obviously I would like him to stay with me for another season, but it's impossible.
Maccabi Tel Aviv?
It's good for Bonzi.
I think he made a great choice, the most suitable place for him.
If he asked me whether to go to an Italian, Spanish or Maccabi team, I would tell him to go to Maccabi because its curfew style of play suits him. "
How does his defense play?
"Incomplete.
Hand him all the data - athleticism, long arms, he can certainly keep, but still needs to improve his defense. "
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