{"id":31610,"date":"2021-03-22T08:55:22","date_gmt":"2021-03-22T08:55:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/?p=31610"},"modified":"2021-03-22T18:37:22","modified_gmt":"2021-03-22T18:37:22","slug":"chris-kramer-leader-floor-general-extraordinaire-holds-court-following-jerusalems-win-over-herzliya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/chris-kramer-leader-floor-general-extraordinaire-holds-court-following-jerusalems-win-over-herzliya\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Kramer, Leader, Floor General Extraordinaire holds court following Jerusalem’s win over Herzliya"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chris Kramer held court on the basketball court following Hapoel Jerusalem\u2019s 88-80 victory over Bnei Herzliya<\/a><\/strong>. In fact, it was Kramer\u2019s first time back playing in a competitive game since February 7th when he came up a bit limp in the Galilee against Hapoel Gilboa Galil. With the wonders of modern technology Kramer was back and better than ever just 41 days later as he raced around the Herzliya floor without a worry as he dove for balls, made his way between defenders and sliced his way to the hoop as if nothing had ever happened. <\/p>\n

The Purdue Boilermakers product arrived in Jerusalem back in September right before the Champions League Final 8, but it took a bit of time for Kramer to get into the groove and make an impact on his new team. The Reds have had a lot of ups and downs this season with unfortunately a number of real downers hen they were knocked out of the Champions League, Balkan League and Israel State Cup. Now there\u2019s just one thing to play for, the Israeli league championship and the guard is going to make sure that he along with the rest of the team do their utmost with coach Dainius Adomaitis to challenge for the title.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think as a team we need to make a decision and I think this is a great first step,\u201d Kramer who scored 9 points, dished out 5 assists and played 24 minutes, said. \u201cAfter the Haifa game we said we will either fold it up and go through the motions and just live with the results and half ass it, or are we gonna come out and play like the first 25 minutes against Herzliya and leave it on the court and live with the results that way. If we come and leave it all on the court I can live with the results personally.\u201d
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Hapoel Jerusalem – Photo Credit: Basket.co.il<\/p><\/div>
\nKramer is never one to mince words and that is why he excelled in Germany, Lithuania and Russia; because he cares. Not only does he care, he wants all of his teammates to care as well as he understands full well what it takes to be a professional.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe gave everything we have. Maybe a team is better that night or we miss shots or whatever it may be, but if we don\u2019t play hard and give everything we can then we\u2019re doing ourselves a disservice, the club a disservice, the fans a disservice and everyone a disservice. At the end of the day this is our livelihood, and if we don\u2019t win games, salary wise you’re gonna take a hit it\u2019s just the harsh reality of it and we as professionals need to do everything we can to win games. Everybody\u2019s role may change it may be somebody\u2019s night one night and not the next, but as a team we have to be ok with that. Winning is good enough. Winning makes everyone look good. That\u2019s the biggest thing we need to take.\u201d<\/p>\n

The floor general spoke the truth that everyone in the Hapoel Jerusalem lockerroom has got to get on the same page from A to Z. When coach Oded Katash left, his departure also effected many of the players in the lockerroom, because of the relationship that had been built over the past few years. Trust was immaculate and the players and coach were like family. With coach Dainius Adomaitis coming in, those growing pains have been extremely evident, but maybe, just maybe, the players are finally over the hump. The bench looked more than active throughout the 40 minutes as the team perhaps has finally moved on and now understands the harsh reality of the business as Kramer so succinctly put it, \u201cAt the end of the day this is our livelihood, and if we don\u2019t win games, salary wise you’re gonna take a hit it\u2019s just the harsh reality of it and we as professionals need to do everything we can to win games.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Felt great to be back out on the court tonight with my guys!! We gotta be better at playing with a lead and closing the game but, nonetheless, it was a good win. See y\u2019all on Thursday in the arena!! #YallaHapoel<\/a><\/p>\n

— Chris Kramer (@C_K_3) March 21, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n