Joy in Maccabi Tel Aviv after the first victory in the preparatory games last night (Tuesday) 78:85 over Prometheus at the Dimitris Topalos Hall, in a game set as an alternative to the canceled practice game against Olympiakos, as part of the training camp held by the Yellows in Greece.
The club liked to see the rapid integration of the national team players into the flow of the team, for them it was a debut for the season in the yellow uniform.
The team complimented Rafi Manko, who looked great in his unofficial debut in yellow, when he contributed 14 points and led the Tel Aviv scorers along with Alex Poithers.
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The group connects, photo: Kostas Petsas
The inside player was also praised for his performance, since in addition to the 14 points contributed by the American, he shows stability and a nice contribution so far in the preparatory games, and is not afraid to initiate and take on the burden on the offensive side of the field as well.
DiBartholomew always contributes
The Yellows also noted the leadership of John DiBartholomew who, as usual, always finds ways to contribute, even if they don't show up on the statistics pages.
Last night the guard finished with only 6 points, but he had good minutes in the last quarter where he took command of the attack, found his teammates for free shots and recorded five consecutive assists that helped secure the victory, in a game that was close throughout.
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He excelled at the end, photo: Kostas Petsas
For the first time in the pre-season, the Yellows received three players from the Israeli national team - Guy Panini, Rafi Manko, and Roman Sorkin.
But they still didn't get to play and train with a full squad because Lorenzo Brown - the new European champion, landed last night late in the evening in Israel, and the date of his joining his friends is still unknown.
Jake Cohen was also missing last night to encourage Ketsch.
The veteran infielder did not participate in the match, and took part at the same time in the meeting of the players' organization of the Euroleague.
The Yellows don't have much time to prepare for the next game and they will meet in two days the Olympia Milano of Ettore Messina and Dan Shamir, in a game that is expected to be held at the famous Ouaka hall in Greece, as part of the traditional Yanakopoulos tournament in which Maccabi Tel Aviv takes part.
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