{"id":125178,"date":"2024-11-24T16:35:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-24T16:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/?p=125178"},"modified":"2024-11-28T15:22:33","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T15:22:33","slug":"its-a-big-challenge-to-bring-hapoel-tel-aviv-to-the-level-of-cska-and-fenerbahce-dimitrios-itoudis-unveiled-as-the-reds-new-head-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/its-a-big-challenge-to-bring-hapoel-tel-aviv-to-the-level-of-cska-and-fenerbahce-dimitrios-itoudis-unveiled-as-the-reds-new-head-coach\/","title":{"rendered":"“It\u2019s a big challenge to bring Hapoel Tel Aviv to the level of CSKA and Fenerbahce” – Dimitrios Itoudis unveiled as the Reds new head coach"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hapoel Tel Aviv built a powerful squad over the summer and one that was ticketed to compete for all of the available titles whether it\u2019s the EuroCup, Israeli League or State Cup. Owner Ofer Yannay brought in many pieces from NBA star Patrick Beverley to Ish Wainwright, Marcus Foster and Johnathan Motley to go along with Israeli stalwarts Tomer Ginat and Bar Timor. <\/p>\n

However, after a number of months and some success on the domestic front, Yannay added perhaps the most important ingredient in one of the great basketball coaches of our time in Dimitrios Itoudis. The Greek tactician joined the staff this week and will take over the head coaching role from Stefanos Dedas who will remain on as Itoudis\u2019s top assistant. <\/p>\n

The 54-year old bench boss signed a 3-year deal which has been reported to be worth roughly one million dollars per season. Itoudis joins the Reds after having been in charge of CSKA Moscow where he captured two Euroleague titles in 2016 and 2019 and most recently was at Fenerbahce where he parted ways during last season.
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Ofer Yannay and Dimitrios Itoudis – Photo credit: Sports Rabbi<\/p><\/div>
\nItoudis is arguably the most successful foreign coach to arrive in the Holy Land as expectations are now sky high for the club and its owner Ofer Yannay, \u201cHapoel always had the best fan base and what we did in the summer we built a pretty good roster and now we have the best coaching staff. These are all important, if you want to be competitive and build something for the long term. I\u2019m very happy to have Coach Itoudis with us and I am looking forward to see what will happen next.\u201d<\/p>\n

The romance between Yannay and Itoudis began last year in Berlin at the Euroleague Final Four when they met and stayed in touch. So much so that Itoudis took Yannay up on his offer to attend game two of the Israel league finals at the Drive In Arena less than a month later in Tel Aviv which left a lasting impression on the coach. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a pleasure to meet Ofer last year in Berlin and dive into his vision and his passion,\u201d Itoudis began. \u201cIt matches my expectations of trying to build something great. When we talk about building, on a personal level, I have just constructed a new house and it\u2019s a process that takes quite a lot of time but it\u2019s very interesting and motivating to try and create something from scratch. Although the team has already been established both in Israel and in Europe, hopefully together with health, vision and hard work that\u2019s the way I know to accomplish things. I am here to learn the whole story of Hapoel and all the associates and group to put in extra effort to match expectations of management and the fans in Israel and all over the world.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cOfer and I started talking about life in general and his achievements in the business world speaks for itself. We spoke about basketball in Europe and what steps can be made to get to the top level. Basketball in Europe is a giant that sleeps and needs to be woken up in many ways. Basketball is the most exciting sport, interactive, fans, players and coach. We never stopped talking, not just about Hapoel but about basketball and what we can get from overseas and the NBA. Just two nights ago we spoke about basketball for three hours and that motivates me a lot. When a person is successful in his area and gives something to a sport that I love then I have to listen.\u201d
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Dimitrios Itoudis and Ofer Yannay – Photo credit: Sports Rabbi<\/p><\/div>
\nThe new bench boss spoke about his relationship with the man he is replacing at the top of the Hapoel coaching tree and one who moved back down to be Itoudis\u2019s assistant, \u201cSteph [Stephanos Dedas] was one of my assistant coaches while he was with me at both CSKA and Fenerbahce and we have been in contact throughout. We decided to stay together and it was his decisions as well to remain at the club. Basketball is about synergy and someone has to make decisions as well when you have people that are accountable. All of the assistants will help me. I\u2019m here now during the international break so I haven\u2019t met all the players yet but we can start building.\u201d <\/p>\n

With a trio of titles available including the EuroCup which should Hapoel Tel Aviv win will send the Reds to The Euroleagie for the following campaign, Itoudis doesn\u2019t want to take too big a bite off of what he will be able to do just yet because he hasn\u2019t even seen his entire team in person.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe haven\u2019t spoken about the targets and I can\u2019t get into the details yet because I haven\u2019t seen the team in action. I spoke to Steph many times but if I haven\u2019t coached the team I can\u2019t get into so many details. We have great opponents and we have to respect the opponents. I need to watch the team and get a feeling. We travel to Sofia on Wednesday and we won\u2019t have a practice with the complete roster as Bruno Caboclo will only arrive that day. But I can promise that we will be a motivated team, that delves into the details and that has much interaction.\u201d
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Dimitrios Itoudis – Photo credit: Sports Rabbi<\/p><\/div>
\nAccountability is one of the most important words in Itoudis\u2019s vocabulary and once he gets rolling, he will set targets day by day as he begins to mold and build the team into his own, \u201cHapoel is in a process of rebranding and rebuilding. When you are building things you will meet some obstacles and we are here to put targets. I\u2019m someone who puts targets and likes to say that we had a successful day at the end of the day. I go to sleep and I rewind and review my day and I can say that we accomplished something at the end of the day. If we accomplish that target then we will go to the next one and next one. We have a clear chain of command and each person has to be accountable as to what they are building. I\u2019ve learned hard work commitments and sacrifice, we all have to do that, I\u2019m keen by leading by example.\u201d <\/p>\n

Itoudis has been to Israel many times as a head coach and as an assistant and wants to create that special feeling between the fans and the club but also looks at himself first and foremost as that leader of the pack.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy first visit to Tel Aviv was back in the 1990\u2019s and what I will try to do is to procure a highly competitive sports atmosphere. A lot of time I compete with myself. I know that I have potential and when I don\u2019t meet that potential I am sad, so I want to start with that. We can\u2019t believe that we are not something that we are yet, I need to feel the team and challenge the team to see how they will react under pressure.\u201d
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Hapoel Tel Aviv fans – Photo Credit: Yehuda Halickman<\/p><\/div>
\nHapoel Tel Aviv will be playing a few more games at the 3,200 seat Drive In Arena before moving to the larger 11,000 seat Menora Mivtachim Arena where Maccabi Tel Aviv plays at the beginning of 2025. While this has been the source of much controversy amongst the fanbase due to losing a perceived real home crowd atmosphere, Itoudis thinks that the move is absolute no-brainer for a team like Hapoel Tel Aviv as they strive to reach the top of the top.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you\u2019re a devoted and dedicated fan of one team, you want your team to succeed. I have heard the project of building a great arena over here, Menora is a great arena to fill up with all of our fans who are devoted and want the team succeed. It\u2019s great to help the team succeed, make it 24k with a giant screen outdoors, it\u2019s great to have this type of devotion. All the movements that are being made are how we can become better, the atmosphere was great here but the capacity is only 3500 and we want to go to 11k.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to do the job and the players need to attract them and players need to give an honest effort and make the fans trust us. We are going to do our job and this is our commitment and we have to have great habits. It won\u2019t happen overnight, lots of times players and business men get awards for what they got behind closed doors and in the shadows. We want to talk to our fans and be over there and work and be ready to meet the challenges.\u201d
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Dimitrios Itoudis – Photo credit: Sports Rabbi<\/p><\/div>
\nOn the topic of challenges, Itoudis understands that he is heading into a project that will truly be a very big undertaking but one that will also be very rewarding, \u201cIt\u2019s a big challenge to bring Hapoel to the level of CSKA and Fenerbahce. I am with an owner in Ofer Yannay that has a vision, power and strength to help Hapoel so I have my back covered. We have people that will support that and it will be a challenge but we hope to establish a good collaboration and meet the expectations of this challenge. I\u2019m here for the challenge.\u201d <\/p>\n

The new head coach also is aware of the security situation is coming into as the war between Israel, Hamas and Hezbollah is still raging on, \u201cThat\u2019s the reality and I don\u2019t know all the details but I am following the news. I spoke to my family and people in charge in different areas but I was also here last year when the team tied the series with Maccabi. But players will be one of the challenges that we will have to face.\u201d <\/p>\n

One player in particular is Johnathan Motley who left departed the team a few weeks ago when there were rumors he was going to sign with a Euroleague team and one that would be paying more than his current contract with Hapoel. The big man petitioned FIBA for his release due to the conflict, but it was not granted as he joined the team knowing what the security situation and climate was in Israel.
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Johnathan Motley – Photo Credit: Yehuda Halickman<\/p><\/div>
\nThat being said, Yannay made his standing on the matter very clear, \u201cWe had dinner Friday night and the agent was in communication with general manager George Hinas during dinner. Johnathan Motley is a good guy, his contract is valid. We expect him to return soon, his representative talked with us on Friday and we expect him to come back soon.\u201d<\/p>\n

Itoudis shared his thoughts on the matter as well, \u201cMot is a point of emphasis and it\u2019s a completely different team when he is in and contributes both in offense and defense.\u201d <\/p>\n

While Itoudis will be trying to steer the Reds to the Euroleague by winning the EuroCup, Yannay explained that there may be yet another option that will feature a top level competition and also wants to be prepared for anything that may come the club\u2019s way.
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Ofer Yannay – Photo credit: Sports Rabbi<\/p><\/div>
\n\u201cI don\u2019t think the owners are happy to see someone like me who wants to compete. We have always had problems with the refs and when coach Itoudis was here as my guest we got the best refereeing in the final game and he will have the respect of the system around. We will try to win the EuroCup and it\u2019s the hardest competition to win and we saw it last year when we were leading by 21 points and we saw the car crash in slow motion.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI think there is a good chance that next summer European basketball is going to have more options than the EuroLeague for teams that want to compete and teams that want to invest a lot of money. I’m not sure the EuroLeague is going to be the only option for us. I want us to be ready for all the options we will have in the summer, ready in terms of having a great team, great coach and a great fanbase, all of this together will make us an attractive team for a league if there is a competition between leagues, and I think that the competition between leagues is coming.\u201d<\/p>\n

The bottom line is, Yannay seems to have gotten his man in Itoudis and the club\u2019s direction is now in his good hands, \u201cI feel very motivated and honored to be the choice of Ofer to be the head coach of Hapoel Tel Aviv. We\u2019re going to work hard and we are going to know if we lose a game we will know why it happened. We will know why this lineup or coverage doesn\u2019t work and why. In life you got to find the whys. The how, you\u2019re going to find it after, but you need to find your why. Why are you doing this? Why did you come here? Why are you a journalist? Think a little bit. If you find your why in life and I had a big struggle to find my why, believe me, you will find the how on the way. So we are going to find our whys, why we are here and then we will find the how.\u201d
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Ofer Yannay and Dimitrios Itoudis – Photo credit: Sports Rabbi<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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