{"id":31546,"date":"2021-03-19T15:17:48","date_gmt":"2021-03-19T15:17:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/?p=31546"},"modified":"2021-03-19T15:20:02","modified_gmt":"2021-03-19T15:20:02","slug":"rishons-adjustments-zizic-inside-agada-again-gilboa-back-on-track-the-latest-in-holy-land-hoops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/rishons-adjustments-zizic-inside-agada-again-gilboa-back-on-track-the-latest-in-holy-land-hoops\/","title":{"rendered":"Rishon’s adjustments, Zizic inside, Agada again, Gilboa back on track: The latest in Holy Land Hoops"},"content":{"rendered":"

Maccabi Tel Aviv was the superior team by far at Maccabi Rishon Le\u2019Zion as they oucked up the 89-72 win<\/a><\/strong> and it never seemed as if Guy Goodes\u2019s squad was going to threaten the Yellow & Blue. Right from the tip, it was all Ioannis Sfairopoulos. Granted, Rishon was without Jamil Wilson who had a minor knee issue as well as Egor Koulechov who had hasn\u2019t yet arrived, plus Jeremy Pargo is new to the team while the two guards the club has played with for most of the season Isaiah Taylor and Trey Lewis are no longer with the team. So there is some roster turnover going on that Goodes hopes will be rectified on the sooner side and by the time the teams meet again on May 13th in the Israel State Cup Final. \u201cWe are dealing with these changes on a daily basis,\u201d explained Goodes. \u201cWe talk about it and we have to make adjustments. Wilson will give us size that we haven\u2019t had to date. We had a lot of leaks the past few months.\u201d Noam Avivi, who was the high scorer for the hosts with 16 points put it bluntly when asked about it as well, \u201cThat\u2019s life and we have to adjust quickly. For sure we will be better. They are 3-0 on us and we are looking to surprise them at the State Cup Final.\u201d
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