{"id":79207,"date":"2023-02-12T07:27:10","date_gmt":"2023-02-12T07:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/?p=79207"},"modified":"2023-02-12T07:27:10","modified_gmt":"2023-02-12T07:27:10","slug":"maccabi-looks-ahead-to-state-cup-with-or-without-lorenzo-brown-as-baldwin-picks-up-slack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/maccabi-looks-ahead-to-state-cup-with-or-without-lorenzo-brown-as-baldwin-picks-up-slack\/","title":{"rendered":"Maccabi looks ahead to State Cup with or without Lorenzo Brown as Baldwin picks up slack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While Maccabi Tel Aviv are licking their wounds following a thoroughly disappointing 89-86 home loss to Red Star Belgrade in Euroleague action this past weekend, the yellow-and-blue right now have to refocus and ready for their next challenge on tap in what will hopefully be a busy week ahead. <\/p>\n<p>With the Israel State Cup Final Four about to descend on Jerusalem, Oded Katash\u2019s squad have some pretty big fish to fry with the first title of the season up for grabs. Maccabi will take on Nes Ziona in the first semifinal while Hapoel Jerusalem will host Hapoel Haifa in the nightcap in what will surely be a super display and celebration of Israeli basketball.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_77354\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-77354\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/90CFE855-CD72-4E7E-87E2-9BC48CDC8592.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" class=\"size-full wp-image-77354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/90CFE855-CD72-4E7E-87E2-9BC48CDC8592.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/90CFE855-CD72-4E7E-87E2-9BC48CDC8592-610x407.jpeg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-77354\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oded Katash &#8211; Photo Credit: Dov Halickman<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nKatash, who won a pair of State Cups with Hapoel Jerusalem in both 2019 and 2020 will look to add another piece of hardware to his trophy case this time with Maccabi in an arena that he is not only very familiar with but also won his fair share of games in.<\/p>\n<p>However, there are a number of big questions surrounding the yellow-and-blue as they prepare to tip-off against Nes Ziona. Will star guard Lorenzo Brown be available after having been out of action for a couple of weeks with an injury and can Maccabi recover quickly from a brutal continental loss in front of their faithful just a few days ago.<\/p>\n<p>Wade Baldwin, who set the Maccabi Tel Aviv Euroleague record for most points in a game with 38, was superb and almost single-handedly helped the club to a victory that they had no business even being close to sniffing after a poor display against the Serbian squad. In a game that Katash was unable to jumpstart his team against Dusko Ivanovic\u2019s charges, Baldwin was able to take the bull by the horns and helped will Maccabi all the way back into a contest that they had been down by 16 points on a number of occasions.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_79170\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-79170\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/BF15C1EA-D576-4C6C-8DD7-4990BDF70946.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-79170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/BF15C1EA-D576-4C6C-8DD7-4990BDF70946.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/BF15C1EA-D576-4C6C-8DD7-4990BDF70946-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/BF15C1EA-D576-4C6C-8DD7-4990BDF70946-610x610.jpeg 610w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/BF15C1EA-D576-4C6C-8DD7-4990BDF70946-440x440.jpeg 440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-79170\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wade Baldwin &#8211; Photo Credit: Dov Halickman<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n\u201cI think Red Star was the tougher team and they dominated us on the boards, in the paint for 34 minutes of the game,\u201d Baldwin said after the game. \u201cOur engine in the last six minutes of the games is how we should have played from the start. We are fighting for playoff position and this is a tough loss.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I am happy that our will made it a game down 16 multiple times as it\u2019s easy to give up. I\u2019m happy we found a way to compete until the end and it came down to a free throw match and they made it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Katash understands that the game itself was lost much earlier on when his team gave up points a plenty and a 12-0 second quarter run, \u201cEven though we came back from 16 points down and we had a chance to win the game, we lost it in the first half. We were too nervous, they controlled the game both offensively and defensively and we had a plan but we couldn\u2019t execute it. They made many easy baskets and in the second half they punished us on the offensive rebounds.\u201d<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_75618\" style=\"width: 1289px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-75618\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/F31D5FA5-E591-4105-8BB1-AB2AFEE029EA.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1279\" height=\"853\" class=\"size-full wp-image-75618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/F31D5FA5-E591-4105-8BB1-AB2AFEE029EA.jpeg 1279w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/F31D5FA5-E591-4105-8BB1-AB2AFEE029EA-610x407.jpeg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1279px) 100vw, 1279px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-75618\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lorenzo Brown &#8211; Photo Credit: Dov Halickman<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nLorenzo Brown, who inked a 3-year extension with the yellow-and-blue just prior to the Red Star clash was supposed to already be back for Katash, but he was\u2019t 100% ready to go and the bench boss hopes that he will be in the lineup on Monday for the State Cup semifinal. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have been dealing with injured players for some time and the need to have Brown back in the lineup is clear. We don\u2019t know if he will play [in the State Cup] and the plan originally was for him to play against Red Star. We hope he will be fine but he felt some pain just ahead of the game and hopefully he will be ok for Monday.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Baldwin, who has taken most of the offensive load and point guard duties due to Brown\u2019s absence, has filled in admirably but he is also well aware that having the Eurobasket champion back in the lineup will be helpful to not just him but for the entire team. From his comments, it looks more likely that Brown will be available but the final decision will only be closer to game time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe whole team needs a guy like Lorenzo. He has been the best player on the team the entire season. He is a very important player for us and we are going to need everybody, battling some injuries but that its every team in the league and it\u2019s no excuse. You can\u2019t not smile having Lorenzo back that\u2019s as good as it gets.\u201d<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_73003\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-73003\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/6CF7A1B1-7A4E-497B-91FC-C20CA1AD1BD0.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-full wp-image-73003\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/6CF7A1B1-7A4E-497B-91FC-C20CA1AD1BD0.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/6CF7A1B1-7A4E-497B-91FC-C20CA1AD1BD0-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/6CF7A1B1-7A4E-497B-91FC-C20CA1AD1BD0-610x610.jpeg 610w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/6CF7A1B1-7A4E-497B-91FC-C20CA1AD1BD0-440x440.jpeg 440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-73003\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">John Dibartolomeo &#8211; Photo Credit: Dov Halickman<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nMaccabi captain John Dibartolomeo has been a part of the State Cup festivities on numerous occasions but has only captured the prize just once back in 2020 and despite falling to Red Star, the guard feels that the club is well prepared in knowing how to handle multiple games during a short period of time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not new for us to be playing a couple of games in a week. We understand each game is its own and unfortunately we lost this one. When we prepare for the Cup we have to get over it but it\u2019s not forgotten as we have to learn from it. We need to come into the State Cup with full focus, full energy and full attention to detail.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As the season hits February, Baldwin knows that this is the proverbial money time month of the campaign and wants to see Maccabi make the most out of the opportunity in front of them.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_70230\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70230\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/294700A7-0A51-43BB-B1DC-9FCFA8E8B750.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"884\" class=\"size-full wp-image-70230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/294700A7-0A51-43BB-B1DC-9FCFA8E8B750.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/294700A7-0A51-43BB-B1DC-9FCFA8E8B750-610x421.jpeg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-70230\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wade Baldwin &#8211; Photo Credit: Dov Halickman<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n\u201cThis is the chance to compete for 3 titles. The Cup title, the Euroleague title and the Israeli championship title. This is one step in order to receive our first title of the year and it\u2019s important. This stretch in February and March is the heart of the season, this is it. This is where the teams separate and teams progress and teams digress.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have to keep pushing, but I\u2019m really happy as to how we ended this game. We fought until the end and we did not give up. That takes a lot of heart and a lot of passion and I want that to carry on for the remainder of the season, because we are capable of doing that. Each game is very different and the Cup game is a totally different game than this one. We will continue to switch gears mentally and we will find a way to win games.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While Maccabi Tel Aviv are licking their wounds following a thoroughly disappointing 89-86 home loss to Red Star Belgrade in Euroleague action this past weekend, the yellow-and-blue right now have to refocus and ready for their next challenge on tap in what will hopefully be a busy week ahead. 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