Mixed feelings in Hapoel Jerusalem after the team's first loss in the preseason.
Alexander Dzikic's team met the resurgent Hapoel Tel Aviv for the second time this summer, but this time they left the field defeated 76:71 in the semi-finals of the Winner Cup.
In the club, we marked the poor concentration and decision-making in the attack as the main cause of the loss.
"I'm not satisfied with the way we played in attack, we're a better team. It's my fault, we didn't find the balance between the inside game and the outside game. It's not that we were surprised by their pressure on the ball, they were very, very close to us, we'll try to play more inside and outside. Even "We didn't play well enough offensively, we had a lot of free throws but missed them," noted the team's coach, Aleksandar Džikić.
The poor concentration that the Serbian coach spoke of was manifested in the 19 turnovers the team recorded compared to only 12 assists.
"I want us to control what we do in attack better. To reduce the number of uncommitted turnovers. With all due respect to the opponent, some of the mistakes did not happen because of their aggressiveness, but we simply lost the balls. I want us to have better communication on the floor," concluded Dez Yakich
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Satisfied with him, photo: Oded Karni
Despite the loss, the reds from the capital also took bright points from the game and noted favorably the performance of Kadin Carrington, who recorded a record performance of 27 points.
"That's Kadin's job, to get on the field and score points and a lot. That's what he was brought in for and I'm sure he'll do it a lot more this season," Oz Blazer complimented his teammate.
The Jerusalemites don't have much time to prepare because in four days they will meet the Turkish Druzhapka in the Hafis Arena Lottery Hall, for the first round of the FIBA Champions League, in a game that the Jerusalemites must win if they want to avoid an early entanglement. "In the FIBA system, every game is critical, Especially at home. This is the most important game for us so far," the club concluded.
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