{"id":26960,"date":"2021-01-02T05:39:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-02T05:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/?p=26960"},"modified":"2021-01-06T15:40:19","modified_gmt":"2021-01-06T15:40:19","slug":"theres-never-any-doubt-about-omris-effort-i-admire-israel-and-the-israeli-people-so-much-paul-westphal-on-casspi-and-the-holy-land-to-the-sports-rabbi-in-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/theres-never-any-doubt-about-omris-effort-i-admire-israel-and-the-israeli-people-so-much-paul-westphal-on-casspi-and-the-holy-land-to-the-sports-rabbi-in-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThere\u2019s never any doubt about Omri\u2019s effort; I admire Israel and the Israeli people so much&#8221; Paul Westphal on Casspi and the Holy Land to The Sports Rabbi in 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Paul Westphal, Omri Casspi\u2019s first head coach in the NBA passed away today after a lengthy battle with cancer. I had the privilege to meet and speak with Paul Westphal in November of 2010 before Sacramento played the Memphis while covering Casspi, the first Israeli in the NBA when he was playing for the Kings. Westphal spoke about Casspi as well as his admiration for Israel.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_26602\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26602\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Omri-Casspi-in-action-against-Holon-in-Winner-Cup-play.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Omri-Casspi-in-action-against-Holon-in-Winner-Cup-play.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Omri-Casspi-in-action-against-Holon-in-Winner-Cup-play-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Omri-Casspi-in-action-against-Holon-in-Winner-Cup-play-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-26602\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Omri Casspi &#8211; Photo Credit Dov Halickman<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n\u201cThere\u2019s never any doubt about Omri\u2019s effort. His level of achievement is higher than anyone ever expected it to be at this time of his career, or at least anybody in the Kings organization. What he\u2019s done is fantastic compared to what other 23rd players in the draft where he was picked in the first round. He\u2019s achieved so much but he\u2019s just scratching the surface because he\u2019s such a hard worker and because of his desire to improve, he\u2019s improved quicker than we expected him to. When you come to the NBA you have to learn what you\u2019re capable of doing, what your strengths and weaknesses are, but you have to learn how it fits into the team concept, compete with players on your team for playing time, against players you might not know their strengths or weaknesses. The learning curve is unbelievable. We\u2019re really happy Omri\u2019s here as a King.\u201d<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_26598\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26598\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Omri-Casspi-scored-14-points-in-the-Winner-Cup-Final.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"435\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Omri-Casspi-scored-14-points-in-the-Winner-Cup-Final.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Omri-Casspi-scored-14-points-in-the-Winner-Cup-Final-300x127.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Omri-Casspi-scored-14-points-in-the-Winner-Cup-Final-768x326.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-26598\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Omri Casspi &#8211; Photo Credit Dov Halickman<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<strong>Westphal on Israel:<\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cI just couldn\u2019t have more admiration for Israel. To be persecuted throughout world history, to be dispersed and then come back and not only exist but thrive with enemies everywhere is just nothing short of miraculous. I admire Israel and the Israeli people so much, words can\u2019t even say what has been achieved and what will be achieved in the center of our world.\u201d<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/DSCN0775-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26966\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/DSCN0775-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/DSCN0775-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/DSCN0775-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/DSCN0775-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/DSCN0775-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/DSCN0775-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/DSCN0775-1080x810.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paul Westphal, Omri Casspi\u2019s first head coach in the NBA passed away today after a lengthy battle with cancer. 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