Hapoel Holon concluded last night (Saturday) its appearance in the prestigious Kandraotis preparatory tournament in Cyprus with another loss 87:82, this time to the Greek Prestri, the future opponent of Bnei Herzliya in the group stage of the FIBA Champions League, guided by the legendary former player Vasilis Spanoulis.
Despite the loss, the club praised the performance of Joe Ragland who once again stood out with an impressive game of 18 points and 9 assists, which were almost enough for the Purples to make a comeback.
"Joe is our engine, this is not new. He is getting in shape and pushing himself every time," the team said.
The club noted favorably the appearance of the team's new center, Marvin Jones, who contributed 19 points along with 7 rebounds and added presence on both sides of the court.
"We have other and different elements from last year that add diversity," Goodes testified about the contribution of the American center.
Guy Goodes
Not excited by another loss in Cyprus, photo: Oded Karni
"We had two good training games in terms of the opponent and the quality," noted Hapoel Holon coach Guy Goudes. The club is taking the positive points from the preparation period and moving on. "Even though we lost both games, we are taking the good things and looking forward," the club concluded.
In Holonia, we marked as a point to improve the concentration and defense in the first and third quarter, the opening of the game and the second half, which were poor and allowed the Greek opponent to go on two different runs and open a double-digit gap that cost the champion in the game.
Now the Purples will return to Israel and prepare for the semi-finals of the Winner Cup, where they will meet the winner of the match between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Gilboa/Galil on Thursday at the Enerbox hall, which will be held on Tuesday.
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