Guy Goodes: "We don't have complete chemistry, but we came back from a critical situation and we were lucky"

Hapoel Holon returned from Warsaw with an important away victory in the opening of the Champions League, a volatile 81:84 at the end of extra time over Legia Warsaw.

The coach referred to his future in the Israeli national team: "My contract will end after the next few windows and we'll see. I need rest"

Ehrle Weisberg

04/10/2022

Tuesday, 04 October 2022, 08:05

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Summary clip of the day in sports, 4.10 (Sport1)

there are things that do not change.

Every time Guy Goodes arrives at a European campaign, whether he starts it from the beginning or joins it on the fly, he opens with a dramatic victory.

Last season he led Hapoel Holon to 70:72 over Besiktas in the play-in of the Champions League, in the summer he won with the Israeli national team over Finland 87:89 at the end of extra time in the first Eurobasket game, and yesterday (Monday) he won with Holon in Warsaw 81:84 - again after extra time - In the opening round of the Champions League.

The national champion stunned the Poles in the opening, when she made 6 of 7 three-pointers and flew to 25 points in less than seven minutes.

At its peak, its advantage was 14 points, but the Purples found themselves behind in the 13th minute.

Down 12 at the start of the fourth quarter, they pulled off a turnaround of their own that was secured by two free throws from Freddie Bourdion.

Eric Green, who came with a rich resume on a temporary contract and only had time to practice twice with the team, led it in points (19) and shots from the field (17).

Joe Ragland signaled that he intends to threaten again the title of king of assists in the factory with 13 (along with ten points and seven rebounds) and Marvin Jones produced an excellent debut with 11 points, nine rebounds and six assists.

A transformation of character.

Ragland yesterday (photo: official website, FIBA)

The tone was set as usual by Chris Johnson, who recorded a double-double of 18 points and ten rebounds.

"A win is a win, especially away," said the captain.

"We started well, but we started losing balls and the momentum. We found a way to make easy moves in the last minutes and get the victory."

"We came back from a critical situation, and we found the way to make the comeback, step by step," analyzed Goodes.

"We put two big men on the court, after we failed to score a basket. In the first half we conceded 14 points from turnovers, and in the second half we improved and reduced that number to two points.

"We still don't have full chemistry, and the new players have yet to integrate into the team.

There are no easy games in the Champions League, and it doesn't matter who you play against.

Last season was great, but it remains in the past.

It's a new season with new goals, and we have expectations.

We need to be sharper, because we had a lot of ups and downs.

Before the match, Goodes had an interesting meeting with veteran Lukasz Kucharek, who serves as the manager of the Polish national team, which defeated Israel in the European Championship.

He only scored five points in 28 minutes last night, but while he was on the court, Legia Warsaw defeated Holon by 22 points.

"I approached him before the game and told him, 'I thought you retired,' but he laughed and said that he only retired from the national uniform," Goodes said.

"He did a good job. He reminds me of Guy Panini, who may not score much and doesn't have the speed anymore, but his wisdom and the decisions he makes bring results. This victory is not revenge, because these are two different frameworks."

Coach Holon also referred to his future in the Israeli national team: "I have a contract until the end of the World Cup qualifiers, in the two remaining windows of the season. We'll see what happens after that. I also need some rest, because working in the summer is very tiring."

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