{"id":85394,"date":"2023-04-22T00:42:45","date_gmt":"2023-04-22T00:42:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/?p=85394"},"modified":"2023-04-23T14:41:22","modified_gmt":"2023-04-23T14:41:22","slug":"im-very-excited-to-be-playing-in-the-euroleague-playoffs-for-the-first-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/im-very-excited-to-be-playing-in-the-euroleague-playoffs-for-the-first-time\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;I\u2019m very excited to be playing in the Euroleague playoffs for the first time&#8221; Nebo readies for Maccabi vs Monaco"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Maccabi Tel Aviv kicks off its Euroleague playoff campaign on the road against AS Monaco on Tuesday night in a best of five quarterfinal series between the 4th- and 5th-placed teams.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podomatic.com\/embed\/html5\/episode\/10521443?style=normal&#038;width=504&#038;height=208\" width=\"504\" height=\"208\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allow=\"encrypted-media\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>While Maccabi defeated Monaco in their first meet this season in October, in their last contest at the beginning of March \u2013 a disappointing 67-86 loss \u2013 Maccabi found itself in 10th place with 13 wins and 13 losses. However, since that game, things have come together for the yellow-and&#8211;blue going 7-1 for the rest of the regular season to finish in 5th place and come into the playoffs as one of the hottest teams.<\/p>\n<p>One of the players whose improvement has been key to Maccabi\u2019s run is starting center, Josh Nebo, who sat down with The Jerusalem Post to discuss the team, his basketball journey from college to Eilat under new Israeli national team coach Ariel Beit Halachmi and Maccabi\u2019s year to date.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_84673\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84673\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/D732F6FA-3B29-459A-B10E-33EEFDE011AE.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-84673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/D732F6FA-3B29-459A-B10E-33EEFDE011AE.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/D732F6FA-3B29-459A-B10E-33EEFDE011AE-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/D732F6FA-3B29-459A-B10E-33EEFDE011AE-610x610.jpeg 610w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/D732F6FA-3B29-459A-B10E-33EEFDE011AE-440x440.jpeg 440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-84673\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Josh Nebo &#8211; Photo Credit: Dov Halickman<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n\u201cFor me personally, I\u2019m very excited to be playing in the Euroleague playoffs for the first time,\u201d Nebo began. \u201cIt\u2019s a great experience for me to go through and as a team we\u2019re also very excited \u2013 but we\u2019re also not complacent and we want to be able to give ourselves the best chance to be able to win, so we\u2019re very focused and trying to see what we can do in the first round.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Maccabi hovered around a 50% winning percentage for most of the season, the team has found their form in the last couple of months. What the team lacks in budget and continuity, it has made up for in other ways, which has helped everything coming together at the right time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not sure if there\u2019s a specific secret, but I would say that for sure that team camaraderie is good both on and off the court. We have a group of high-character guys that are unselfish and that care about each other. I think that translates to the court and what you guys see us doing well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen things don\u2019t go well, we\u2019re not going to start blaming each other,\u201d Nebo continued. \u201cWe\u2019re not going to start giving attitude, we\u2019re not going to start pointing the finger. We\u2019re just going to man up and persevere through it. We don\u2019t give in to all the feelings and emotions that it\u2019s easy to give into.\u201d<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_83609\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-83609\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/25DB6A1E-471A-4D33-B00F-247180ECDD62.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-83609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/25DB6A1E-471A-4D33-B00F-247180ECDD62.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/25DB6A1E-471A-4D33-B00F-247180ECDD62-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/25DB6A1E-471A-4D33-B00F-247180ECDD62-610x610.jpeg 610w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/25DB6A1E-471A-4D33-B00F-247180ECDD62-440x440.jpeg 440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-83609\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oded Katash &#8211; Photo Credit: Dov Halickman<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nKatash has been a key to both Maccabi\u2019s and Nebo\u2019s personal success the big man explained, \u201cI feel like with coach, one of the biggest things with him is that he\u2019s very consistent with what he does, his approach, his demeanor, he doesn\u2019t change. You never see him too excited, you never see him too down \u2013 he\u2019s very even-keeled, so I think that translates to our team. It gives us a sense of stability so that we know what we expect with him. With me, I think he just tries to put me in the best position as possible to be successful during the games.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While there\u2019s naturally going to be a focus on the elite backcourt matchup between Maccabi\u2019s Lorenzo Brown and Wade Baldwin against Monaco\u2019s Mike James, Jordan Lloyd and Elie Okobo, the battle under the basket will be a key to winning the series. In the Euroleague, Maccabi ranks third in total rebounds while Monaco ranks seventh. Considering that the team which won the battle of the boards in their two previous games this season also won the game, it will be critical for Maccabi\u2019s bigs to get the edge over their counterparts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re very tight, we have each other\u2019s back,\u201d Nebo said of his frontcourt teammates, Roman Sorkin, Jake Cohen and Alex Poythress. \u201cWe want to see each other do well and we want to see each other execute as best as possible. In regards to Alex [who last week returned from a wrist injury in Israeli league action], everyone is excited to have him back. I know it was a long three or four months for him sitting out. It\u2019s going to be a great boost for our team to have him back or the playoffs.\u201d<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_83395\" style=\"width: 1070px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-83395\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG-20230328-WA0022.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1060\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-83395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG-20230328-WA0022.jpg 1060w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG-20230328-WA0022-610x737.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1060px) 100vw, 1060px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-83395\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Josh Nebo &#8211; Photo Credit: Dov Halickman<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nOne of the central matchups in the series will be Nebo against Donta Hall. While Nebo had 10 rebounds in the last game between the two teams, Hall himself had a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds. This season is not the first time that they\u2019ve come up against each other, with Nebo\u2019s Texas A&#038;M coming up against Hall\u2019s Alabama in college.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been playing against Donta for a while now, since college, so I\u2019m pretty familiar with his game. I kind of know what he\u2019s doing, I\u2019m pretty sure they know what I\u2019m doing as well. It\u2019s going to be a great matchup \u2013 he\u2019s a great player. I\u2019m looking forward to the matchup and the playoff series against him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nebo, a Houston, Texas native, credits his early passion for basketball to his older sister, Kim Nebo, who played college basketball at Southern Illinois University, \u201cI really got into basketball because my sister played \u2013 she was very good. She\u2019s my older sister, so I followed her around and I really got into basketball. Ever since then, it\u2019s been history.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nebo began his college career at Saint Francis in Pennsylvania. However, the move away was tough for the center, who transferred to Texas A&#038;M after his sophomore season in order to be close to home. Due to the NCAA transfer rules, Nebo was ineligible to play competitively in his first season at his new school.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_73973\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-73973\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/8E67A2FD-EF5D-4610-B5DB-463013C600FD.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" class=\"size-full wp-image-73973\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/8E67A2FD-EF5D-4610-B5DB-463013C600FD.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/8E67A2FD-EF5D-4610-B5DB-463013C600FD-610x407.jpeg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-73973\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Josh Nebo &#8211; Photo Credit: Yehuda Halickman<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n\u201cSitting out a full year is very tough. Every basketball player wants to be playing every game. For the sit-out year, it was very good for me, just being able to work on my body and I think that\u2019s the year where my body transformed and I was able to really fill out and get stronger. So that year was really good for me, for my development as a player and I don\u2019t regret it and I wouldn\u2019t want to change it, because that was really a decisive year for me and my career, even though I didn\u2019t play. The two years there, it was good, I enjoyed it, a lot of ups and downs, but overall, I really enjoyed the experience of playing at Texas A&#038;M.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After college, Nebo\u2019s first destination was a lot farther away than Pennsylvania, but only 350 kilometers away from his current location, when he suited up for Hapoel Eilat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe first year in Eilat was for sure tough. I think any college player coming straight to Europe is very hard, just to get used to being in a different country by yourself. For me that was the COVID year, so everything was closed down, you couldn\u2019t really leave your apartment and obviously not being able to see your family is also very difficult, so that year for sure was tough.\u201d<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_82048\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-82048\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/B6C51EC7-87DF-4011-AC86-8751A651278C.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" class=\"size-full wp-image-82048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/B6C51EC7-87DF-4011-AC86-8751A651278C.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/B6C51EC7-87DF-4011-AC86-8751A651278C-610x407.jpeg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-82048\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joe Ragland &#8211; Photo Credit: Yehuda Halickman<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nWhile it may have been challenging to be without family, Nebo credits his teammates for helping him get through the year, including current Hapoel Holon star, Joe Ragland, \u201cMan, playing with Joe was amazing. He really took me under his wings and really worked with me every day. I can\u2019t thank Joe enough, because that year he really helped me get better, he really helped my game. He was almost like a coach, he was always on me constantly, showing me different things, showing me film, showing me how I should do certain things and continue to motivate me and encourage me. So that year, for sure he helped me out a lot that year and playing against him is cool, just being able to compete against him because he\u2019s a great player, so it\u2019s always fun.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nebo, who acknowledged the role Beit Halachmi, his coach in Eilat, in his introduction to European basketball, also talked about his recent appointment as Israeli national team coach. \u201cI\u2019m very excited for him to be able to get the national team job. I really enjoyed playing for him. He was very important for me as well, just being able to help me through my low moments. He was always there for me whenever I struggled on the court, off the court, homesick, whatever. He was like a father figure for me that year, just mentoring me and guiding me through that year, because I didn\u2019t know anything about Europe going into that situation, but he really helped me and guided me along.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The naturalization of foreign players is a hot topic in international competition, especially after Nebo\u2019s teammate, Brown, lifted the EuroBasket trophy with Spain only months after becoming a Spanish citizen. When asked as to whether he would consider taking a similar path if given the same opportunity by the Israeli national team, Nebo said, \u201cFor sure, it would be something that I would consider. A European passport is always something that\u2019s positive and being able to play for another country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After one season with Eilat, Nebo made the jump to the Euroleague for the 2021\/22 campaign, when he played for Lithuanian side, Zalgiris Kaunas. Finishing last in the Euroleague that season, Nebo noted, \u201cIt was a tough and challenging year for the team. For myself personally, I feel like I was able to do a good job and showcase what I can do on the Euroleague level and show that I can play with the best of them.\u201d<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_60881\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-60881\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_0559.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"544\" class=\"size-full wp-image-60881\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_0559.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_0559-610x259.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-60881\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Josh Nebo &#8211; Photo Credit: Dov Halickman<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nThat season brought him back to Israel during the past summer, a destination which was attractive to him because of his prior experience with Eilat and the prospect of playing with a side with a rich history such as Maccabi.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d played here my first year in Israel, so I already knew what the country\u2019s about, I knew what Maccabi was about. So during the offseason, just for me personally I wanted to come back. I enjoyed my time in Israel in my first year and playing for Maccabi at the EuroLeague level, it was kind of one of the reasons I came back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a great place for an American to be and play, the weather is great, the food is great, the people speak English, so it\u2019s an easy transition for Americans to live and to play. So for sure that helps every American that\u2019s considering coming to Israel, to see the living conditions and that has helped, because when you\u2019re happy it translates on the court.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While his contract status for the next season is still unclear, Nebo said, \u201cI love playing here, so obviously I would love to be here as long as possible, but we\u2019ll see what happens.\u201d<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_72933\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-72933\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/81A295E2-F460-405C-B437-D4CECCB0C06F.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" class=\"size-full wp-image-72933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/81A295E2-F460-405C-B437-D4CECCB0C06F.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/81A295E2-F460-405C-B437-D4CECCB0C06F-610x407.jpeg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-72933\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Josh Nebo &#8211; Photo Credit: Dov Halickman<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nIn any event, he and the team are motivated to end the season in winning style, especially after the disappointment of the State Cup final loss to Hapoel Jerusalem in February.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think everybody took it very personally, very hard, because we know how much the Cup means to the club, to the organization, the history of winning. So for us it was very tough losing the game against Jerusalem and it definitely left a bitter taste in our mouth and we don\u2019t want to have to experience again. So I think it\u2019s something that\u2019s been fueling us going forward and giving us motivation to finish the EuroLeague well, to finish the playoffs and then the domestic league well, so it\u2019s something that\u2019s motivating us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Whatever is in store for Maccabi in the series against Monaco, is clear in what he wants to achieve while in Tel Aviv, \u201cAs for me personally, I want to win everything. I want to win the EuroLeague, I want to win the domestic league and have a successful season just winning. For me, I want to be known as a winner, known as a great teammate, somebody with a high character and a great basketball player.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maccabi Tel Aviv kicks off its Euroleague playoff campaign on the road against AS Monaco on Tuesday night in a best of five quarterfinal series between the 4th- and 5th-placed teams. 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