{"id":128623,"date":"2025-01-02T22:05:54","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T22:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/?p=128623"},"modified":"2025-01-03T09:53:35","modified_gmt":"2025-01-03T09:53:35","slug":"things-are-starting-to-come-together-rayman-and-maccabi-tel-aviv-ready-for-partizan-following-zalgiris-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/things-are-starting-to-come-together-rayman-and-maccabi-tel-aviv-ready-for-partizan-following-zalgiris-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Things are starting to come together: Rayman and Maccabi Tel Aviv ready for Partizan following Zalgiris win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Maccabi Tel Aviv visits Partizan Belgrade on Friday (21:30) in Euroleague Round 19 action as the yellow-and-blue will look to continue their positive momentum after last week\u2019s victory over Zalgiris. Serbia is a familiar place for Oded Katash\u2019s squad as they have played their home games over the past two seasons in the country, but a trip to the Belgrade Arena to tip-off against legendary coach Zeljko Obradovic is always going to be thrilling as more than 20,000 fans will pack into the facility.<\/p>\n<p>Obradovic was once upon a time Katash\u2019s own head coach back when he played guard for Panathinaikos and won a European championship which is obviously something that Maccabi\u2019s bench boss would like to do in charge of the yellow-and-blue. While this season most probably won\u2019t be the year that the Israeli finds his way to the Final Four but nonetheless this something that he is focusing on as he sees some similarities between the two squads.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_76613\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76613\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/C93CA34F-6900-4E9A-8A36-3F06AEEEB32F.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" class=\"size-full wp-image-76613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/C93CA34F-6900-4E9A-8A36-3F06AEEEB32F.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/C93CA34F-6900-4E9A-8A36-3F06AEEEB32F-610x407.jpeg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-76613\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zeljko Obradovic &#8211; Photo Credit: Dov Halickman<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n\u201cI have different relationships with every coach in the Euroleague and it&#8217;s always exciting to meet Obradovic,\u201d Katash said. \u201cHe continues to show immense passion for what he does. Like us, he also built a team from scratch and made significant moves. His teams always improve significantly in the second half of the season, and that only indicates how precise and correct his work is. Playing against him is always especially exciting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Partizan are having bit more success than Maccabi is this season as the black-and-white are 8-10 good for 13th place while the yellow-and-blue are 5-13 an are in 17th place overall but after last week\u2019s win over Zalgiris, Will Rayman hopes that the tide is going to begin to turn.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_120155\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-120155\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5451.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" class=\"size-full wp-image-120155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5451.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5451-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5451-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5451-610x407.jpg 610w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5451-1080x720.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-120155\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Will Rayman &#8211; Photo credit: Yehuda Halickman<\/p><\/div>\u00a0<br \/>\n\u201cI think it was a great step in the right direction,\u201d the forward began at Ben Gurion Airport ahead of the team flight to Serbia. \u201cIt was good to have Trevion Williams here, that was huge and I feel like he is fitting in with the team really well. I know we are getting Rivero back soon so step by step the team is coming together and I am feeling good about this next one as we build momentum into the second round.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery game is a learning experience whether it\u2019s in Israel or in the Euroleague. It\u2019s been awesome and obviously we would like to win a lot more but we are a young team and we are all learning, not just me.\u00a0 We are headed in the right direction so it\u2019s fun.\u201d<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_121232\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-121232\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_5539.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_5539.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_5539-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_5539-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_5539-610x407.jpeg 610w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_5539-1080x720.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-121232\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Levi Randolph- Photo credit: Yehuda Halickman<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nMaccabi had a bit of time to over the past week to reset and take a deep breath as they enter the new year with goals set Levi Randolph explained, \u201cWe had a team dinner and got to be with the guys and talk about some of the goals in 2025. It\u2019s always good to have the holiday off and be with friends as my teammates are my family right now, it was good to spend some time together.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u201cAs a team it was good to refresh, clear your mind and get some practice days in. Go over some things, watch some film and try to correct some of the mistakes that you don\u2019t have the time to do it with a lot of games in a row. It\u2019s important and it\u2019s good for us. Hopefully we can get better.&#8221;<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_123820\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-123820\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_20241110_215700_351.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" class=\"size-full wp-image-123820\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_20241110_215700_351.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_20241110_215700_351-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_20241110_215700_351-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_20241110_215700_351-610x407.jpg 610w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_20241110_215700_351-1080x720.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-123820\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oded Katash &#8211; Photo credit: Yehuda Halickman<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nPartzian plays a but like Zalgiris does and Katash is hoping this will platy to their advantage, \u201cThere will be many similar elements, especially when it comes to two key scorers on the opposing team. They play relatively simply, but perform at a high level, as you would expect from Obradovi\u0107&#8217;s team. Our defense will be critical. In the game against \u017dalgiris, we managed to present an exceptional defense and we worked well according to the plan with a lot of energy. That is exactly what we will need to bring to this game as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Defense will for sure be the name of the game for Maccabi Randolph said, \u201cCoach has been preaching a lot about principles on defense and how defending will always give us a chance to win. I think we did a good job coming together and focusing on getting stops and rebounding.\u201d<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_126895\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-126895\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_20241214_211325_329.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" class=\"size-full wp-image-126895\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_20241214_211325_329.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_20241214_211325_329-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_20241214_211325_329-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_20241214_211325_329-610x407.jpg 610w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_20241214_211325_329-1080x720.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-126895\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Levi Randolph &#8211; Photo credit: Yehuda Halickman<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nRayman agreed with his teammate in reference to Maccabi\u2019s defense being very key to their success, \u201cThey have a lot of talent. They switch a lot and the main thing is our defense, sticking together. They are similar to Zalgiris in that way. It should be a good one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With that, Katash\u2019s team has relished the time they have had just trying to bring the team together as they are also aware as to the problems they had against Partizan last season, \u201cWe are coming into this game with a lot anticipation. We have been there before and we remember well what happened last season. This time, we had a little more space between games, which allowed us to have a training session and a half, even though Roman had a day and a half off and Jaylen came back after an illness. It was not a full training session, but we had a chance to relax and prepare.\u201d<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_120159\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-120159\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5583.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" class=\"size-full wp-image-120159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5583.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5583-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5583-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5583-610x407.jpg 610w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5583-1080x720.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-120159\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Will Rayman &#8211; Photo credit: Yehuda Halickman<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n\u201cWe got healthy,\u201d Rayman stated. \u201cPlayers came back as well as getting in some good practices. We had time between gams to practice. This week we actually practiced 4 times and we did that last week as well which is really big. The travel has been tough for us and difficult. But things are starting to come together. It\u2019s working.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maccabi Tel Aviv visits Partizan Belgrade on Friday (21:30) in Euroleague Round 19 action as the yellow-and-blue will look to continue their positive momentum after last week\u2019s victory over Zalgiris. 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