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Tel Aviv’s Maccabi was one of the strongest forces on the Old Continent last season, but stalls at the start of the season.
The only victory in the Israeli championship in a game played, but in the Euroleague, only two wins in the first seven games.
In the first round, Ioannis Sfairopoulos’s pupils broke ALBA in Berlin 80:73, and in the fifth round in Mytiščiai they escaped against the coronavir-affected Chimki in the Moscow region led by Rima Kurtinaitis during overtime of 89:87 .
In the duel with Kaunas “Žalgiris”, the court hosts will basically rotate seven players: Omri Casspi, Yovel Zoosman, John DiBartolomeo are still unable to compete.
Othello Hunter, Maccabi’s main strength and muscle on his side of the field, looks set to join the trio this week.
“Trauma, self-search and playful rhythm. Ordinary things, Martin Schiller explained the problems of rivals. – We still do not know exactly if Othello will play or not, but there may be changes in the opponent’s game. We are preparing for him to play. This is the smart thing to do in this situation. If he doesn’t play, it will definitely affect the game, because other basketball players will play more. “
The bad start is reflected in the stats: last season’s defensive Maccabi is only 15th in the league this year (113.2 points missed in 100 attacks) and 11th in attack (108.3 points scored in 100 attacks).
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Defender Scottie Wilbekin, who extended his cooperation with Maccabi last spring for three years, should become the main target of Žalgiris’ defense.
An American of Turkish nationality competes in the Euroleague for 30 minutes this season, wins by 17.6 points, bounces after 2.7 and takes over after 1.3 balls, makes 4.3 assists, makes a mistake in 2.4 times and scores after 16.6 utility score.
“We will focus on that. He is not the only one, but he is the main weapon of attack. A lot of attention to him, we will look for the right person in defense. We have already faced such situations. We will try to find out,” Schiller said.
Euroleague.net nuotr./Scottie Wilbekinas
In the duel with Maccabi, the Verdiblanco will try to recover after last week’s failure against Real Madrid.
Martin Schiller’s pupils, who started a great attack, once again demonstrated an elite attack, scoring 90 points, but allowed the royal club to throw 93.
The MVP of the duel became a 221 cm tall giant from Cape Verde: Walter Tavares. The center recorded career records on personal charts of points earned (22) and utility scores (34).
“The main thing is the defense. It was a different game than we would play in Tel Aviv. A different team, a different philosophy, the statistics are also different. We analyze defensive tactical details. We have to work on it and improve,” said the coach of the “Žalgiris”.
In this match, Žalgiris will not be able to help Patricio Garinas, who has not been debated in the Euroleague with the green jersey of the Kaunas team, and Rokas Jokubaitis, who has not received a green light from the Euroleague and has contracted the coronavirus.
Rock workouts look good enough. The first two exercises were a bit washed out. He didn’t train at full capacity because we had to supervise him. The situation is exceptional. The doctors examined him, everything should be fine, “said M. Schiller.
Thursday match in Tel Aviv – 9:05 pm Lithuanian time
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