Summary of Hapoel Tel Aviv's 85:91 victory in Badalona/Sport1
Hapoel Tel Aviv model 2022/23 probably possessed greater raw talent than the Reds in their current version.
With Chenano Onuaku in the paint, Jordan McRae as a scorer and with Jacob Brown healthy and fit for almost an entire season (rarely), last season's Hapoel Tel Aviv was a talent bomb.
On the eve of the opening of the 2023/24 season, Dani Franco's team was marked as a more solid team, perhaps also more complete, but certainly less explosive, for better or for worse - both in the dressing room, and in the points column.
28 games later, you can throw away the starting assumption.
After defeating Hapoel Haifa last night (Sunday) 84:103 as part of a make-up game from the 13th round in the Premier League, Hapoel Tel Aviv has almost imaginary offensive numbers this season in the two establishments where it plays.
It was her ninth game of the season with 100 points or more;
In the league games, it dropped from 90 points only twice (and even then it settled at 87 and 89);
In all the frames this season, she did not drop below 80 points even once;
has become a deadly weapon.
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These are rare numbers on an Israeli scale, and even on a European scale.
From a brief examination, it appears that, at least statistically, Hapoel Tel Aviv is one of the best attacking teams in Europe.
It scores 96.1 points per 40 minutes, which puts it in third place on the continent, with two teams from Scandinavian leagues in front of it.
She scores 2.4 points per minute, second place in Europe.
Even when it comes to efficiency, Dani Franco's team is placed very high compared to its counterparts on the continent.
Its offensive efficiency (points per 100 possessions) - 123.2 points - places it fourth in Europe;
It also ranks fourth in the continent in true shooting percentage (TS%) with 63.3%, and sixth in effective shooting percentage (EFG) with 59.4%.
The virtue units that are ranked above Hapoel Tel Aviv in the aforementioned dimensions come, as mentioned, from negligible and weak leagues, while the Reds reach these numbers in medium and higher scale leagues in Europe, who are more (Eurocup) and who are less (the Premier League). Therefore, it is possible roughly (and perhaps a little provocative) To define Hapoel Tel Aviv as the best attacking team in Europe at this point in the season.
The comparison with Real Madrid, the best team in Europe this season (by a huge margin), is a bit far-fetched, but necessary. The Blancos do play in much stronger and high-quality leagues, but it is nevertheless worth noting that they score an average of 88.2 Points per 40 minutes - almost 6 points less than Hapoel Tel Aviv.
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If Hapoel Tel Aviv continues at the same pace until the end of the season, it may challenge even the legendary Maccabi Tel Aviv's status as a one-time attacking team.
At that time, 20 years ago, Maccabi Tel Aviv of Sharas, Parker and Vecic scored 90.7 points per 40 minutes, ranking second in Europe.
Her offensive efficiency (points per 100 possessions) was 122.5.
In both cases, the current Hapoel Tel Aviv shows improved numbers, at least for now.
Will Danny Franco's machine continue to function as such for a long time?
Even so, they will need to be dominant and win titles to establish themselves as a team on a truly historic scale, and not just on paper.
Is there an alternative to Maccabi the Great?
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The best attacking teams in Europe in the 2023/24 season (points per 40 minutes)
1. Fleingen Basket (Norway) - 99.2
2. Nestbau (Denmark) - 96.8
3. Hapoel Tel Aviv - 96.1 4.
Bakken Bears (Denmark) - 94.9
5. Grodno 93 (Belarus) - 94.7
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18. Real Madrid - 88.2
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53. Maccabi Tel Aviv - 86.9
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