Alexander Dzikic's renewed Hapoel Jerusalem successfully made its official debut for the season yesterday (Friday), beating Hapoel Eilat 74:82 in the quarterfinals of the Winner Cup.
The team from the capital struggled against the team of Ariel Beit Lahemi for four quarters, but a wonderful game by Kadin Carrington (27 pts) and Or Cornelius (21 pts) in the debut, gave Dzikic a start on the right foot and the ticket to the semi-finals.
In the Red Club, they complimented the pair of guards, Cornelius and Carrington, who knew how to step up and lead their team in the moments when the Eilats narrowed the gap and blew in the rear of the Jerusalemites.
"As long as he plays defense and fights, he will play for me and he knows it, he is a guy who accepts my authority as a coach, there are other guys who have problems with that. I like his attitude and believe he will be an important part this year," commented Dzi'kic to the appearance of the Israeli guard.
Carrington also received compliments from the Serbian coach: "Today he stepped up. He played well and other teams will try to do more things against him to stop him."
Carrington.
Opponents will have a hard time stopping him.
At the end of the game, Cornelius shared his feelings: "We are a deep team that every day someone else can explode, they found me today and I'm happy about it. The coach makes sure to get down to the ground quickly. It feels natural to me and that I've arrived at home and there's no one happy about me. Fortunately, I'm getting a stage right now. I feel something This year is special, I've been through several teams in my career, each of the people here is special on a crazy level."
The club loved to see the team play demonstrated by the players.
The one you will express in 16 assists and 4 players who scored in double figures.
"I like the fact that in every game someone else excels, I believe it's a product of the way we want to play basketball."
Dzi'kich noted.
The team will now have a few days for the holiday break and preparation for the semi-finals of the Winner Cup, where they will meet the winner of the other quarter-final between Hapoel Tel Aviv and Beni Herzliya on Wednesday, in a match that will be a repeat of last year's cup final.
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