The month of January has arrived and the halfway point of the season is approaching in Europe's top leagues and so is the Euroleague.
Maccabi Tel Aviv will host Real Madrid tonight (21:45) in Spain in a match that will conclude the first round, ahead of the double week that will mark the middle of the season and the start of the second round.
In honor of the milestone, we distributed halftime certificates and grades to each of the 14 yellow players who participated this year in the continent's top enterprise.
Guards
Jaylen Adams, Grade: 6.5
Averages:
6.1 points, 1.3 rebounds, 1.5, 34.5%
on threes The guard who was signed without Euroleague experience in mid-October on a temporary contract for three following the injury of Darren Hilliard, had trouble getting into the rhythm at first after many months without a team but As the days went by he went from the ninth foreigner in the rotation to the third in his thinking in terms of producing points in many games.
Adams, whose signing surprised many and was seen as a gamble, is expected to continue with the team until the end of the season when both sides seem to be satisfied with the match.
Lorenzo Brown, Grade: 8.5
Averages:
18.1 points, 3.5 rebounds, 6.6 assists, 37.5% for threes
Brown is the main reason why the Yellows will finish the first round with a positive balance and in the picture of the first eight regardless of the result of tonight's game.
Throughout the stammering start of the season, the center's name was an island of stability for Oded Ketch, and he showed impressive dominance on the offensive side of the field.
Wade Baldwin, grade: 7.5
averages:
15.0 points, 3.3 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 31.8% for the three
The numbers are impressive and unlike his friend on the back line he also provides solutions for his coach on the defensive side of the field, but the lack of stability between games and sometimes even during them, prevents the combination between The two realize their full potential.
Before the injury, the scorer played great games, but also those in which he seemed to be taking on too much.
Lorenzo Brown.
The best in Maccabi, photo: Alan Shiver
John DiBartholomew, Grade: 6.5
Averages:
5.5 points, 1.7 rebounds, 0.9 assists, 43.9% from three
After several difficult years, the frenetic guard has reinvented himself this year and is doing his job on both ends of the court night after night.
The numbers and playing minutes are not high, but his contribution is felt and his ability to change games by adding energy from the bench is critical and has already won several games for his team this year.
Darren Hilliard, grade: 3.5
averages:
4.8 points, 1.5 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 42.9% for three
without a doubt the biggest disappointment so far in the current roster of the yellows.
The one who was brought in to be the third leg in the impressive attacking triangle in the back line at the Menorah Mivathim Hall is having trouble recreating the ability from his days at Bayern Munich and CSKA Moscow, and looks like a shadow of the player he used to be. Restlessness off the field, an injury and a well-publicized suspension didn't help the shattering exit either.
Austin Hollins, score: 4
averages:
2.1 points, 1.5 rebounds, 0.3 assists, 23.1% for threes
He who started the season with a question mark and rumors surrounding his status is not impressive and records very disappointing numbers, but tries to contribute every fraction of an opportunity he gets.
Unlike Hilliard, who is having trouble impressing as well, Hollins was not signed to a star standard and is not destined to be a point provider, but the fact that he did not register at all for the local league games along with the paucity of minutes makes it difficult for him to leave a mark on the team.
Hilliard.
disappointing,
Yeftah Ziv, Zion:
The Israeli guard has not been completely erased this season in the Euroleague and recorded a total of nine minutes of play in two games in which he participated this season.
Tomer Agmon, Zion: The
young guard is not yet a participant in the EuroLeague.
Forwards
Jarel Martin, score: 5
averages:
6.6 points, 3.6 rebounds, 0.5 assists, 35.1%
The inexperienced forward in the EuroLeague did show some improvement in his ability since the injury of Alex Poythers, but in general he had trouble maintaining stability, which also affected His frequently changing minutes column.
Rafi Manko, Zion:
Unlike his Israeli friend in the back line, the forward is also not a real part of Oded Ketch's rotation in the European arena and has so far spent a total of 45 minutes on the floor in the EuroLeague since the beginning of the season, in which he had difficulty contributing.
Guy Panini, Zion: No
The veteran forward did not play in the Euroleague this season.
Roman Sorkin, Score: 7
Averages:
6.6 points, 3.6 rebounds, 1.1 assists
The Israeli interior player who started the season as the fourth highest in the Yellows' rotation, soon became Ketch's senior Israeli and his most significant, with a breakout season in his second year at the factory.
The forward has long since smashed his overall numbers from last season in points and minutes played.
Sorkin.
Continues to improve, photo: Maccabi Tel Aviv official website
Bonzi Coulson, grade: 6.5
averages:
9.0 points, 4.1 rebounds, 0.4 assists, 38.3% for
threes Who was chosen last season as the outstanding player in the FIBA Champions League and was one of the best scorers in the factory and in the Turkish league, assumed the niche role of the energy player And the war is in Ketch's formation and does his best to carry it out and with exemplary silence. Used correctly, one can and should accept more responsibility and even contribute more.
Chins
Jake Cohen, Grade: 4
Averages:
2.9 points, 2.0 rebounds, 0.4 assists, 28.6% for
threes Cohen was practically not counted in the rotation until Poythers' injury, after which he started getting a small share of minutes but struggled to contribute.
Always committed and fighting, but rarely playing.
Alex Poithers, score: 5
averages:
8.2 points, 3.7 rebounds, 1.1 assists
before he had to undergo surgery and effectively ended the season, the center was one of the main victims of the yellows' method of play.
The use of the American in the number 4 position in many games took him out of his living areas and turned one of the most effective centers in the Euroleague into one who plays very far from the ring.
He did not live up to early expectations and found it difficult to justify the astronomical salary he received.
Josh Nibo, score: 6
averages:
8.3 points, 5.4 rebounds, 0.4 assists
The one who reluctantly became the only center left on Maccabi Tel Aviv's roster contributes to the best of his ability on both sides of the court, but is not a threat in the offensive game and has a very limited offensive skill set .
Effective and solid in the minutes he gets, for too many minutes has little effect.
Nivu on the way to the basket, photo: EPA
Oded Ketch, score 6
Despite a plague of injuries and opening conditions that do not add peace, the Israeli managed to finish the first round with a positive balance.
The basketball is not brilliant and the use of the wide squad is far from ideal and leaves too many on the sidelines, but in the test of the result it meets expectations.
Management, Zion: 4
long weeks have passed since the injury of Alex Poithers, but the expected reinforcement has not yet arrived in Israel, the battle for additional players throughout the season was also decided in favor of the opponents, mostly due to financial reasons.
Baldwin's injury was also not addressed.
catch
Standing the test of the result, photo: Alan Shiver
were we wrong
We will fix it!
If you found an error in the article, we would appreciate it if you shared it with us
