{"id":15873,"date":"2019-10-27T10:06:53","date_gmt":"2019-10-27T10:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sportsrabbi.agpwebdesign.com\/?p=15873"},"modified":"2019-10-27T10:06:53","modified_gmt":"2019-10-27T10:06:53","slug":"maccabi-commits-to-dorsey-registers-guard-as-foreigner-for-classico-against-jerusalem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/maccabi-commits-to-dorsey-registers-guard-as-foreigner-for-classico-against-jerusalem\/","title":{"rendered":"Maccabi commits to Dorsey; registers guard as foreigner for Classico against Jerusalem"},"content":{"rendered":"

Maccabi Tel Aviv is going all in on Tyler Dorsey after registering the guard as a foreigner for tonight\u2019s Israeli Classico against Hapoel Jerusalem (21:00 Yad Eliyahu). By submitting his name for the contest, the Yellow & Blue have given up on Dorsey receiving Israeli citizenship while also using up their 7th foreigner slot of eight for the 2019\/20 Israel Winner League. Of course, there are no limitations on how many foreigners can play in the Euroleague.<\/p>\n

It was quite surprising to see Maccabi make this move especially after his display this past Thursday night against Valencia and the fact that Coach Ioannis Sfairpoulos said outright the reason the Pasadena, California native played only four minutes was because he didn\u2019t like what he saw, how he played and that he would need to play better if he wanted more opportunities.
\nWell it looks like Dorsey will be getting his opportunity.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have a scorer\u2019s mentality first and foremost,\u201d Dorsey told me during the preseason. \u201cDefensively I want to be a great on the ball defender and apply pressure full court and play both sides at a high level.\u201d
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\nOne can\u2019t blame Dorsey for his poor showing thus far in the Euroleague because he really hasn\u2019t been given a tremendous amount of minutes in order to show his wares. Having played an average of only 9 minutes in four games and scoring just two points per contest, Dorsey hasn\u2019t exactly set the house on fire. The club had been waiting to see if he would receive Israeli citizenship to go along with his American and Greek passports but apparently that option has been taken off the table even though his mother was born in Jerusalem.<\/p>\n

Dorsey didn\u2019t play in the Winner Cup Final against Hapoel Jerusalem in September, a game that the Reds won and Head Coach Oded Katash doesn\u2019t think that his insertion now will make a difference in his preparations for the game, \u201cIt didn\u2019t change how we are getting ready for the game. All of their guards including the ones not registered are all dangerous.\u201d
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