1. Smiles were visible among Danny Avdia's entourage who sat in the lobby of the Marriott Hotel in Prague until late at night.
The agent of the player Matan Simentov, the GM of the Washington Wizards Tommy Shepherd, the personal trainer of the player and of course his father Zofi, waited patiently until the talent finished dinner with his teammates and went down to them.
As soon as he arrived, Shepard took him for a short conversation and then connected him to a conversation in the United States, probably with a professional representative of the Wizards.
Abadiah's people can certainly be made to smile.
Avdia has so far carried the team on his back to two victories in games in which it did not impress too much, especially not yesterday (Saturday) in 67:74 against the humble Netherlands.
But the Israeli talent rose up on both sides of the field and made the difference for Guy Goodes.
Danny Avdia.
Arrived on time again, photo: FIBA
"I need this day of rest and must get a few hours of sleep," the player told the Israeli journalists with a smile after the game, not before making time to speak with the Dutch media as well.
Avdia certainly looked exhausted in the last minutes of the game, and in Israel they will have to guard him with cotton wool for the rest of the home games.
2. Yam Medar was the team's X factor against the Dutch.
After the weak defensive display against Finland, the professional team gave more playing minutes to the young guard of Partizan Belgrade, who is one of the two best defensive players on the roster.
Madar is not always easy to digest for his coaches, and Goodes also caught his head after one of the losses, but he knew not to lose his head and left the player on the floor.
Meder rewarded him in a big way with big defensive moves and of course some huge clutch baskets.
"Not everything depends on me," he said at the end, "but as far as I'm concerned, I give everything every moment I'm on the field. Except for Avdia, Medar's plus-minus index was the highest in the team.
Dani Avdia and Yam Madar celebrate against the Netherlands.
Tomorrow against Poland,
3. "They missed that I wouldn't have celebrated my birthday with a victory," said Guy Panini after the game, who celebrates his 39th birthday today and laughed.
We don't know how it ended, but Avdia promised an ice bath on the veteran forward's head as an original birthday present.
"After Finland, I knew it would not be easy for us against the Netherlands, which is considered at least strong, but they play in a style we don't like and make it very difficult for us," Panini commented on the professional side.
"I'm happy that we knew how to find the right lineups in the second half and win. We'll have to start stronger and more aggressively in the next games."
By the way, also in EuroBasket in Tel Aviv in 2017, Israel beat (Germany) on Panini's birthday, but then it was not enough for promotion.
Let's hope that this time the gift will be perfect and the next Saturday will be celebrated by the team in Berlin and not in Tel Aviv.
Avdia
Yesterday against the Netherlands, photo: FIBA
4. "A big miss for us", they said in disappointment in the Dutch camp at the end of the game.
"We could have won and achieved victory in the European Championship, but you have Danny Avdia and we don't. He made all the difference for you."
Even before the match, Avdia met Kay van der Vorst de Vries, perhaps the player with the longest name in the tournament, and the player with the most talent and potential in the Dutch squad.
The two played together in one of the NBA camps for young talents in recent years and have remained in touch ever since.
De Vries is currently playing in Ostend and according to sources in the Dutch national team, he may reach the Euroleague in the coming years.
Yesterday he scored 7 points and gave 5 assists.
A stick celebrates at the end, photo: FIBA
5. Guy Panini is responsible for the calculations of what will be enough and what will happen in three-way houses, who in his many years of experience has already learned all the intricacies and intricacies of the FIBA rules and has already experienced all the possible scenarios. ) the advancement to the round of 16. "If we lose to Poland, we may reach Thursday against the Czech Republic with 15,000 fans behind it for the game that determines the advancement.
It's better to avoid it," say the team.
Yam Madar in action against the Netherlands, photo: FIBA
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