{"id":63681,"date":"2022-08-10T20:55:35","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T20:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/?p=63681"},"modified":"2022-08-10T20:57:31","modified_gmt":"2022-08-10T20:57:31","slug":"well-play-with-each-other-for-each-other-jerusalems-new-coach-aleksandar-dzikic-arrives-in-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/well-play-with-each-other-for-each-other-jerusalems-new-coach-aleksandar-dzikic-arrives-in-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"“We’ll play with each other for each other” Jerusalem’s new coach Aleksandar D\u017eiki\u0107 arrives in Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hapoel Jerusalem\u2019s brand new head coach Aleksandar D\u017eiki\u0107<\/strong> landed in Israel after a day of travel from Belgrade and was greeted by a number of the club\u2019s supporters who serenaded the bench boss upon his arrival. <\/p>\n

The Reds have had a busy summer bringing in six new import players along with adding a number of Israelis to the squad and the coach was excited to share his initial thoughts as the fans snag his name while banging on drums.
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Aleksandar D\u017eiki\u0107 with the Jerusalem fans – Photo Credit: The Sports Rabbi<\/p><\/div>
\n“My flight was long, we had some delays in Belgrade, then in Istanbul, but finally here, so its ok,\u201d the ever entertaining D\u017eiki\u0107 began. \u201cDo I look surprised or something like that (on the crowd at Ben Gurion Airport), I was trying to convince them (the club) to keep super low profile. But it\u2019s part of the job, it\u2019s great to be honest.\u201d<\/p>\n

The bench boss continued discussing the positive affect they can have on the team, \u201dI hope they will recognize our passion, we know, me and my guys who they are so hopefully they will figure out who we are and then we will work together. There is a thing about fans, it was always funny for me, players asking for energy from the stands but we will try to give them energy and then they will give it back to us. It\u2019s a two way street.”<\/p>\n

Jerusalem spent the last month and change putting together a squad that includes a number of Americans as well was European players that aren\u2019t household names which was a different approach than last season when the club signed there high profile players who had spent serious time in the NBA but didn\u2019t even make it to the end of the Israeli season.
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Aleksandar D\u017eiki\u0107 – Photo Credit: The Sports Rabbi<\/p><\/div>
\n\u201dWhat we were trying to do based on what we can do, I think that we did a good job and this is not the time and the place that I will try and convince you that you should believe in the team. I think we will have a group of players who will play with each other for each other, some kind of unselfish, competitive basketball, maybe you guys are not satisfied because there are not too many fancy names but it is what it is.\u201d <\/p>\n

“I am expecting that you, fans and media, will be patient and just give us a chance to prove ourselves. I think that we have a team that wants to work and a team that wants to fight on the floor every game and that’s what we can promise. Other than that, I do not believe in talking now about anything else.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Hapoel Jerusalem Coach Aleksandar D\u017eiki\u0107 arrives in Israel! pic.twitter.com\/QOFVkRQolh<\/a><\/p>\n

— Sports Rabbi (@thesportsrabbi) August 10, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n