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There is no substitute for Noam Dovrat: Hapoel Jerusalem in Flounter | Israel today

2022-12-20T06:05:02.236Z


Until an Israeli guard is found in place of the talented young man who finished the season, the team from the capital is in trouble • The cycle of surprises continues with the loss of Holon, which puts more weight on games in Europe • And in a season like this, Nes Ziona has one big problem that is still looking for a solution


If you sign up the new foreigner Brandon Brown to play in the league, it will gain another point guard.

On the other hand, she will lose an outside player.

Like what happened when Kadeem Carrington was not registered for the game in Beer Sheva.

If you leave Brown out, she will be left with only one point guard on the roster - Speedy Smith.

Jerusalem makes great efforts to find the Israeli guard, but as we know there is a great shortage and it is not the only one looking.

There is no solution yet and until then she will have a big problem.

The surprising loss in Be'er Sheva came a lot also as a result of the hole that opened up in the squad with the injury of Dovrat, which ended the season.

Speedy Smith.

Alone in the campaign, photo: Liron Moldovan

2. This loss of Jerusalem is not the only surprise in the cycle.

It was the surprising turn of the season because Holon also lost in the Galilee.

Last round, Maccabi Tel Aviv lost to Herzliya.

Until the last two cycles there seemed to be a clear barrier between the top and the bottom of the table.

It seemed that the big four clubs (Maccabi, Holon, Jerusalem and Hapoel Tel Aviv) would lose only among themselves.

So what changed?

Groups connected and improved.

Take for example the defensive progress of Beer Sheva/Dimona.

On the other hand, the majors need a division of attention between the European framework and the league, which is not easy.

There are prices that must be paid.

We saw it well when most of Holon and Jerusalem's attention was on their critical games this week in the Champions Cup.

The question is always - if there will be a negative effect of losing the league to the game in Europe.

Hapoel Holon.

The head in Europe, photo: Maor Alxalsi

3. You choose the title about the urban miracle of Ziona.

The hit of the league, the attractive team of the season, the hottest team of Israeli basketball.

The best place to watch basketball so far is the place where it plays, because along with the victories and placing in second place in the league, it is the team that is the most fun to watch.

Choosing foreigners is a profession, and as of today, Elad Hassin is the best in the league.

Hitting bingo on four out of five of your strangers - 80 percent success - is rare.

An excellent connection of the Israelis to them (Golan Gut is coming back to himself, Tomer Levinson is progressing) and of course above all a rare coordinator with numbers of assists that were not here.

9 league games passed and DJ Cooper passed the 150 passes for baskets.

On the other hand, this also happened this season in the team: suspension for one game of a player twice in less than a round of games is a rare event.

Golan Gut was the first and Raz Adam the second.

Both after incidents with Cooper.

Ness Ziona does everything right this season except for one thing - to explain this story.

Hossein, after all the compliments he rightfully received, cannot say after a game, "I coach basketball and that's all I do."

Such an unusual event requires explanations as to why things happened and why such measures were taken.

DJ Cooper.

All the spotlight is on him, photo: Liron Moldovan

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Source: israelhayom

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