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Guy Goodes complimented Shahar Amir: "He proved that he belongs at this level" | Israel today

2022-11-20T06:18:22.460Z


The coach of Hapoel Holon is satisfied with the victory over Ness Ziona, after the national team break: "You never know how the team comes back" • On his player, who replaced Sean Dawson and looked great: "Buy his chance" • On the fourth: Will the Purples get closer to the next stage in the Champions League?


Hapoel Holon came back in style yesterday (Saturday) from the national teams' backlog and despite not playing an official game for almost two weeks, recorded a convincing offensive display and prevailed in the Totu Hall 92:107 over Irini Nes Ziona, with Eric Green and Joe Ragland standing out with 46 points together and leading five purple scorers in double figures On the way to an impressive victory.

"I'm happy about the victory after two weeks of break, you never know how the team comes back from the break, what the players did on a few days off, it was an important home win that will establish us at the top towards the end of the first round. Offensively we did the job, defensively we have a lot to improve ", noted at the end the team's coach Guy Goodes.

The champions had to face the game without the injured Sean Dawson who sprained his ankle and did not take part in the match.

In his absence Shahar Amir was thrown into the fray who looked great, recorded his best game of the season and won compliments from the team members.

"As far as I'm concerned, I'm leaving this game with Shahar Amir. He's an amazing kid, very positive, we integrated him into the five in training.

"He was great, did an amazing job in defense. He scored an important three-pointer, these are the games that give the coach the confidence. I like guys like that. When you buy these minutes, you will buy more minutes in the next game as well, that way you will get a chance as a legitimate player in the Premier League , and Shahar fits that. He proved that he belongs at that level," praised Goudes. 

Amir, who contributed four points along with wonderful minutes of fighting in defense, shared his feelings at the end: "I was happy that I had the opportunity to contribute to the team, I waited a long time for it and enjoyed it very much. I always have fun playing basketball. I strongly believe in my abilities and hope to contribute as much as possible, but the goal in the end is for the team to win And that's the main thing."

The club expressed satisfaction with the performance of Green and Ragland, who once again presented a great game together when the center finished the game with 18 points and a career high of 16 assists while the scorer scored 28 points of his own.

"The combination of Eric here is a blessing for us. He and Joe are players at a very high level and we see it. They are experienced enough to know when to take the game on them," the club stated.

Now the Purples will start preparing for the important game on Wednesday against the Turkish Galatasaray in the Champions League, knowing that a win can bring them significantly closer to promotion to the next level. 

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Source: israelhayom

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