The "flash windows" method, with the help of which FIBA tries its best to preserve the glamor of the national team games, makes each window different from its predecessor in terms of the mental and physical condition of the players. Some just finished the league two weeks ago, Here they must once again be at the height of their power to represent the homeland in the games leading up to the Mondbasket, a strange and unimportant framework in itself.
And if playing at the height of summer in a small, non-air-conditioned hall is Fiba's idea for Zohar, they should think about it again. .
At least seven Euroleague players and two Eurocup players (according to their team for next season) represented us last night, and together they managed to present a series of mental mistakes and failed decision-making, which begins to remind the football team of the discouragement at every important class.
And no, this is not about the coach, who meets them for two and a half training sessions before the trip.
It's just about the players.
Absolute lack of concentration of the boys in blue and white, Photo: FIBA, official website
The June-July window showcases the progress of the players, and especially the Legionnaires from Europe, in the previous season.
And our team should be helped by the fact that even now, most of them are already under a new contract at their next stop.
Pnini and Manko took a championship in Holon and moved to Maccabi, Tomer Ginat excelled in France and returned to Hapoel, Blatt and Sussman won the championship with Berlin and also contributed to the Euroleague.
That's why the disappointment is so great.
Lead 6 minute difference to finish and lose?
Lose 19 balls?
Not to commit an offense in advantage 3?
To score only 50% of the penalties?
Except for Sussman and Pnini who were relatively stable, all the players contributed to the collection of poor decisions and failed performances, which together led us to lose to a mediocre and down-to-earth basketball team, and jeopardize the very rise to the next stage.
The Poles are a "nice" team with an excellent coach who fuels them all game.
Against him Guy Goodes did it great this year in Holon, but looked a bit exhausted, and yesterday unfortunately, his team was more reminiscent of Maccabi Rishon of the beginning of the season and not of Holon of Sufa.
And if the Poles have a leader and anchor in the form of the aggressive Ponitka, who went to the line more than any other Israeli team combined, Goodes was looking for the boss on the field the whole game.
Sussman.
Big disappointment in the team, Photo: FIBA, official website
Tamir Blatt arrived very scattered and lost balls galore (8), and looks like he is trying to show how much he has progressed this year in the Euroleague through overly sophisticated dedication.
Wim Madar with all the talent and guidance of the Serbian fox actually scored a reasonable percentage, but did not lead or manage, and threw an airball in the wrong personal course at the critical moment in the game.
And if I have one argument for Goodes, it's about the drying up of a stick wave.
After all, the exchange method was trial and error, and all 11 played in the first half.
And it's true that Stick was injured and did not play much this season, but you have already brought him, and our two coordinators do not concentrate but scatter, should try the captain for a few minutes, because at least his experience and composure are worth checking under our messy game (unless he was injured or can not Had to play for another reason).
In the last loss to Germany the main criticism was about our inability to throw from three.
We threw only 14 and scored only 6. So the very throwing of 47 threes is a true trend change, but of course just shelling threes is not a method of play.
I'm sure Goodes asked them to throw when there is a free look, but players who did not hit continued to throw Katyushas, and the only one who managed to score at 40% from there is Pnini.
Goodes won the championship this year with 14 threes in both finals, but not with 29%, and especially not with a handball game around the arc.
What was missing was a penetration and touch of color before the three-pointer, and here we needed a face-to-face game, and suffered mostly from the lack of utilization of Ginat and Sorkin in the depths of the enemy.
We trailed 9: 1 and chased most of the game, under the feeling that we were much better than them, so the lag behind and the mental exhaustion led to the easy solution of the bombs without orderly movement.
For many moments it looks like a summer league and not like an important team game.
The Poles are celebrating.
And they have what, Photo: FIBA, official website
The game started 7 and a half minutes to the end when Goodes decided to move to a high lineup with one coordinator.
And it is amazing to discover that Guy Pnini, at the age of 39, is still the most stable and important player on the team.
Peace of mind, right decisions, accurate shooting, penetration and thrashing when needed.
The defense stabilized, the dedication moved, Manco scored quietly, and we managed to move to the lead.
But then again a series of mental league errors for the boys: Ginat loses his player in a simple back generation, Sorkin does not know what to do with the ball so throws a three, Madar penetrates and loses a critical ball in the delivery in the jump.
And even Pnini misses two critical free throws.
And in the end, as mentioned a strange move of Yam Madar with Airball, and no one commits an offense in the situation of plus 3.
Is it a Euroleague?
Even during the final part of the game I expected Manko to go to the basket for two easy and not throw a three for maybe a win.
But when the head is not in order, it is impossible to beat Poland either.
Guy Goodes and Moti Daniel went crazy on the bench.
In their days of such a game we win by walking.
Tragedy of mistakes.
Clean up.
Why try by force ?, Photo: FIBA, official website
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