{"id":23455,"date":"2020-12-08T08:56:19","date_gmt":"2020-12-08T08:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/?p=23455"},"modified":"2020-12-09T20:49:52","modified_gmt":"2020-12-09T20:49:52","slug":"benders-day-browns-back-de-zeeuw-fits-basketballs-maradona-all-the-latest-israel-basketball-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/benders-day-browns-back-de-zeeuw-fits-basketballs-maradona-all-the-latest-israel-basketball-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Bender&#8217;s Day, Brown&#8217;s Back, De Zeeuw Fits, Basketball&#8217;s Maradona &#8211; All the Latest Israel Basketball News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u05d3\u05d0\u05d1\u05dc-\u05d3\u05d0\u05d1\u05dc \u05de\u05e8\u05e9\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05d3\u05e8\u05d2\u05d0\u05df \u05d1\u05e0\u05d3\u05e8\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hVIuPnEf910?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n1) <strong>Maccabi Tel Aviv picked up the win against Nes Ziona but it wasn\u2019t easy<\/strong>. After cruising to a 17 point, 42-25 halftime lead Brad Greenberg\u2019s squad came back big time and even took the lead in the final frame, but the Yellow &amp; Blue were able to compose themselves and take the win. One of the players who notched his career high in points was <strong>Dragan Bender<\/strong> who was instrumental in the victory. The big question is can he be dominant in the Euroleague as well, \u201cHe can,\u201d said a relieved Ioannis Sfairopoulos following the game. \u201cHe has the abilities and it\u2019s not easy to come from the NBA and play here. All of a sudden he has 2-3 players defending him and it takes time to make the proper adjustments.\u201d Bender\u2019s teammate Ante Zizic also spoke about the collaboration with his fellow Croatian, Dragan is a very talented player, we are both tall, and we help one another on the defensive end. Today we opened the game aggressively, closing the paint really well.\u201d<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u05d2&#039;\u05d9\u05d9\u05e7\u05d5\u05d1\u05df \u05d1\u05e8\u05d0\u05d5\u05df \u05d7\u05d6\u05e8 \u05dc\u05de\u05d2\u05e8\u05e9\u05d9\u05dd \u05d1\u05e1\u05e2\u05e8\u05d4\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qSLwCSl4e7c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n2) <strong>Jerusalem travelled down to Eilat and not only came back with a win but also with a healthy J\u2019Covan Brown who scored 14 points in 15 minutes after recovering from an injury<\/strong>. The captain is back and that\u2019s excellent news for Jerusalem as they continued on their winning ways who were able to have 8 players on the floor for at least 15 minutes a piece. If you recall just before the international break Jerusalem won 3 games in 7 days with a very, very, very short roster. So to have Brown back, the Reds are in better shape than they were but with a busy month ahead including two games in Bosnia is Champions League action, Jerusalem still needs to widen the rotation a bit and hopefully Edvinas Seskus who will probably make his debut in Balkan League action on Wednesday night will be that missing ingredient. \u201cFeels great to be out there with my guys,\u201d said Brown. \u201cI\u2019m happy to be back and be able to be a leader during the game and put a spark in the team in the first half. I\u2019m taking it one step at a time. It\u2019s a process and I\u2019ll enjoy it. We had our mistakes but we finally have the whole team back and we will enjoy this win and take the long bus ride home.\u201d Coach Oded Katash was also content about Brown\u2019s return, \u201cWe\u2019re happy to have J\u2019Covan back and we\u2019re even happier that we were able to get through the game and take the win against a very tough Eilat team\u201d<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u05d1\u05db\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4 \u05de\u05d5\u05e6\u05dc\u05d7\u05ea \u05dc\u05de\u05e7\u05e1\u05d9\u05dd \u05d3\u05d4 \u05d6\u05d0\u05d5\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sPo3RgRt5kI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n3) <strong>Hapoel Holon were also a bunch of happy campers after beating Maccabi Tel Aviv as Maxime De Zeeuw is fitting in very nicely<\/strong>. However, over at Maccabi Ante Zizic is not. The Croatian center looks to be having issues after suffering an injury a few weeks ago against Milan in Euroleague. I had asked Sfairopoulos about his fitness after Zizic had only played 10 minutes in the win over Red Star and he said that Othello Hunter was playing well and that he just ran with him. But after a subpar performance against Holon the coach was asked if Zizic\u2019s issues were related to the style of play or just the center not playing up to expectations, \u201cBoth. The style of small ball of the opponent if fit our defensive system to play Hunter, and second maybe he is not right now at his best game rhythm.\u201d<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u05e2\u05e8\u05d1 \u05e7\u05dc\u05d9\u05e2\u05d4 \u05d0\u05d3\u05d9\u05e8 \u05e0\u05d5\u05e1\u05e3 \u05dc\u05e7\u05d9\u05d9\u05dc\u05d9\u05df \u05dc\u05d5\u05e7\u05d0\u05e1\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4hPGg6fMHDE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n4) strong&gt;Nahariya picked up their first win of the season by downing Maccabi Haifa in a tight overtime contest. Things haven\u2019t been easy on Danny Franco and his squad but one constant has been the stellar play of Kalin Lucas. The one-time Jerusalem guard put up tremendous numbers in the G-League showing what Detroit, Michigan native can really do. This season so far, Lucas is averaging over 21 points to go along with 4 boards and 4 assists per game. Against the Greens he out up another incredible performance with 31 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists with a 40 efficiency rating while leading the team to the big overtime win. Lucas however, wanted to pass the credit along to his teammates, \u201cBig win for us collectively everyone chipped in and played their role which was needed. I knew I needed to be aggressive on both ends of the floor and continue to lead my guys. They made my job easy and I\u2019m glad we were able to get the W.\u201d<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Q4Xmswe2.jpg-large.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Q4Xmswe2.jpg-large.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2048\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Q4Xmswe2.jpg-large.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Q4Xmswe2.jpg-large-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Q4Xmswe2.jpg-large-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Q4Xmswe2.jpg-large-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Q4Xmswe2.jpg-large-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Q4Xmswe2.jpg-large-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Q4Xmswe2.jpg-large-600x600.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Q4Xmswe2.jpg-large-100x100.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n5) <strong>Are we talking about Caleb Agada again? I can\u2019t believe it, but yes we are<\/strong>. Agada scored 27 points making it look easy, very easy at times as he is just so smooth when he goes to the hoop or when he takes a jumper, or when he launches it from deep. In fact, he is such a cool cat one of the media members called him \u201cThe Maradona of Basketball\u201d! Ok, we won\u2019t go there, but boy can Agada take a team on his back and just find one bucket after the next form every impossible angle as well. \u201cI would be happy to coach Caleb as long as possible,\u201d said Beer Sheva coach Rami Hadar. When \u201cMaradona\u201d was asked about his showing, Agada as usual showed how humble a person he is, \u201cI am just focusing on what I need to do in order for us to reach the highest of heights. We have a great staff and I\u2019m with a terrific club that gives us whatever we need. It\u2019s easy to play for this team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>6) <strong>Over at Hapoel Tel Aviv things haven\u2019t been easy for coach Ioannis Kastritis with injury, after injury, after injury<\/strong>. Talib Zanna &#8211; out. JP Tokoto &#8211; down with a foot injury. Jon Diebler &#8211; coming back from and injury. Although they lost to Beer Sheva, they arguably played their best game of the season showing a ton of character, passion and fight. Of course in sports there are no moral victories, but they\u2019ve got to be at least content with the fight that the Reds showed on the court. Add to that the addition of Gabe York who looked superb in his debut scoring 14 points and there is something for the club to build on but they\u2019ll need to continue to retool the roster. One of Hapoel\u2019s big men Jonathan Mor spoke about the free throw issues down the stretch going 3\/11 in the final frame which led to the defeat, \u201cWe couldn\u2019t hit our shots and each one of us has to stand on the free throw line during practice and hit them. Of course pressure played a part because Hapoel is a big club and there is a big responsibility that you have for the club and its fans.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1) Maccabi Tel Aviv picked up the win against Nes Ziona but it wasn\u2019t easy. After cruising to a 17 point, 42-25 halftime lead Brad Greenberg\u2019s squad came back big time and even took the lead in the final frame, but the Yellow &amp; Blue were able to compose themselves and take the win. 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