{"id":8749,"date":"2017-10-03T09:50:51","date_gmt":"2017-10-03T09:50:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sportsrabbi.agpwebdesign.com\/?p=8749"},"modified":"2017-10-03T09:50:51","modified_gmt":"2017-10-03T09:50:51","slug":"under-construction-israel-basketball-winner-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/under-construction-israel-basketball-winner-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Under Construction &#8211; Israel Basketball Winner Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There was plenty of Winner Cup Quarterfinal action so far this week with some surprises as well. Hapoel Jerusalem fell to Nahariya, Gilboa\/Galil shocked Holon and Maccabi Tel Aviv had to make a big comeback to escape against Hapoel Tel Aviv in a Derby matchup.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ironi Nahariya 87-84 Hapoel Jerusalem<\/strong><br \/>\nNahariya defeated Hapoel Jerusalem 87-84 to advance to the Winner Cup semifinals after coming back from an 8-point half time deficit. Nahariya Head Coach Arik Alfasi wished that this win would have come a few months earlier when the two teams tipped off in the decisive game 5 of their quarterfinal playoff series. Corey Webster scored 26 points going 10\/21 from the field, Alex Young dropped 23 points and Stu Douglass finished with 7 points including 2 clutch free throws to help win the game. Curtis Jerrells scored 16 points, Jerome Dyson ended the game with 14 points and Richard Howell dropped 13 points in the defeat.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_8754\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_0741.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8754\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_0741-1024x764.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"764\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_0741-1024x764.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_0741-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_0741-768x573.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_0741-1536x1146.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_0741-1080x806.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_0741.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8754\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dov Halickman Photography<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<strong>Hapoel Gilboa\/Galil 82-73 Hapoel Holon<\/strong><br \/>\nThe tournament hosts were sent packing by the upstart Gilboa\/Galil Team as Ariel Beit Halachmi squad shocked Dan Shamir\u2019s Hapoel Holon. Tyler Stone recorded a double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds, St. John\u2019s product D\u2019Angelo Harrison dropped 17 points while J\u2019Cavon Brown finished the night with 15 points in the wire to wire win. Joe Alexander scored 13 points and pulled down 8 boards while Tu Holloway also dropped 8 points in the disappointing loss.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u05e8\u05d1\u05e2 \u05d2\u05de\u05e8 \u05d2\u05d1\u05d9\u05e2 \u05d5\u05d5\u05d9\u05e0\u05e8 \u05e1\u05dc 2017. \u05de\u05db\u05d1\u05d9 \u05ea\u05dc-\u05d0\u05d1\u05d9\u05d1 - \u05d4\u05e4\u05d5\u05e2\u05dc \u05ea\u05dc-\u05d0\u05d1\u05d9\u05d1 80:81\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UwmOSLS4UE0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<strong>Maccabi Tel Aviv 81-80 Hapoel Tel Aviv<\/strong><br \/>\nMaccabi Tel Aviv squeaked by Hapoel Tel Aviv 81-80 as John Dibartolomeo scored 16 points and had 6 assists in the win for Maccabi while DeShaun Thomas recorded 17 points and 7 rebounds. Tywain McKee led Hapoel with 23 points and 4 rebounds in the loss and Tomer Giant added 17 points and 5 rebounds. Maccabi was down by 12 points at the end of the first quarter but rallied back by outscoring Hapoel by 10 points in the second quarter however, Hapoel still led 45-43. The teams were neck and neck until a late second free throw by Artisom Parakhouski put the final nail in the coffin putting Maccabi in the lead for good 81-80.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u05e8\u05d1\u05e2 \u05d2\u05de\u05e8 \u05d2\u05d1\u05d9\u05e2 \u05d5\u05d5\u05d9\u05e0\u05e8 \u05e1\u05dc 2017. \u05d4\u05e4\u05d5\u05e2\u05dc \u05d0\u05d9\u05dc\u05ea - \u05de\u05db\u05d1\u05d9 \u05e8\u05d0\u05e9\u05d5\u05df \u05dc\u05e6\u05d9\u05d5\u05df 77:71\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pmrOfl52XxU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<strong>Maccabi Rishon Le\u2019Zion 77-71 Hapoel Eilat<\/strong><br \/>\nMaccabi Rishon Le\u2019Zion beat Hapoel Eilat 77-71 as Mark Tollefsen headed Maccabi Rishon Le\u2019Zion scoring 18 points while adding 10 rebounds. Idan Zalmanson and Jason Siggers both had 16 points a piece as Drew Crawford and Avi Ben Shimol each dropped 10 points with the latter adding 14 assists for a double double as well. Jordan Loyd did most of the damage for Hapoel Eilat scoring 17 points while collecting 6 rebounds and Demetrius Treadwell had a double double recording 10 points and 14 rebounds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3 Pointers<\/strong><br \/>\n1) It\u2019s clear that most of the teams are still \u201cUnder Construction\u201d with some in better shape than others. Maccabi Tel Aviv was missing both of their main ball-handlers in Norris Cole and Pierre Jackson, Eilat certainly has plenty of work to do and Nahariya has an almost brand new squad. Alex Young spoke about just that, \u201cIt\u2019s been an interesting and fun process. The lockerroom is close and that everyone gets along. We came all came out wanting to win.\u201d Alfasi also commented about the process, \u201cIt\u2019s hard and our budget is lower because we aren\u2019t playing in Europe. We weren\u2019t able to keep our foreigners, Scotty Hopson for example signed a big contract with Galatasaray. So we had to go find new ones while also keeping a good base of Israeli players to which we added Iftach Ziv.\u201d<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_8755\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_0744.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8755\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_0744-1024x1008.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1008\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8755\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_0744-1024x1008.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_0744-300x295.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_0744-768x756.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_0744-1536x1511.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_0744-1080x1063.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_0744.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8755\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dov Halickman Photography<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n2) Hapoel Jerusalem is apparently most definitely under construction as the defending Winner Cup Champs were knocked out by Nahariya after leading by double digits. The Reds looked good throughout the first half as Austin Daye hit his 3\u2019s, Howell kept busy in the paint and Curtis Jerrells did what Curtis Jerrells does. However, the second half was a much, much different story. Head Coach Fotios Katsikaris spoke about how the team had only been together for a couple of weeks and needs time to jell as a unit. But he also called out his team criticizing the energy, intensity and defensive commitment, especially late in the game. Following the loss, it took the Jerusalem a long time to appear from the lockerroom. It\u2019s early, very early, but the Reds have already given up one title and owner Ori Allon who was in attendance didn\u2019t look to happy about being 0\/1 in the title department for 2017\/18. Will this be a sign of things to come?<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_8756\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1133.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8756\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1133-1024x792.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"792\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1133-1024x792.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1133-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1133-768x594.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1133-1536x1188.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1133-2048x1584.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1133-1080x835.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8756\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dov Halickman Photography<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n3) With all that being said above, Jerusalem opens up the season on Sunday night with a visit to you guessed it, Nahariya. With a convincing win up north, the Winner Cup will be long forgotten with the new campaign opening up on the right foot. However, a second loss in a row to the same Nahariya will put the pressure squarely on the shoulders of Coach Katsikaris and the bullseye on Jerusalem will be even bigger the following week when they head to Lithuania for the EuroCup opener against Panev\u0117\u017eys and host their first league game on Saturday night against a tricky Rishon Le\u2019Zion. Katsikaris spoke about now having some time to spend on the court for practice and to clear things up. I certainly hope that he does as Jerusalem has a ton of talent.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_8757\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1148.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8757\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1148-1024x886.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"886\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1148-1024x886.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1148-300x260.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1148-768x665.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1148-1536x1330.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1148-2048x1773.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1148-1080x935.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8757\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dov Halickman Photography<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<strong>Overtime<\/strong><br \/>\nI\u2019ve got to hand it to Ariel Beit Halachmi, the coach of of Hapoel Gilboa\/Galil for again putting together a fun and run and gun offensive team that plays upbeat and entertaining basketball. He spoke about how his scouts have been able to bring in quality players and that they look for young and hungry players that can take the next step. He spoke about how Eric Griffin ended up with an NBA contract with the Utah Jazz and how other players have stepped up to the next level in their careers, be it in other countries and with better financial contracts. On top of that his players outplayed, out-hustled and led wire to wire against a Hapoel Holon team that will be playing in the FIBA Champions League.<\/p>\n<p><strong>And Finally&#8230;<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Yellow &#038; Blue just escaped against Hapoel Tel Aviv in their quarterfinal matchup. Maccabi coach Neven Spahija spoke about patience and the fans will certainly need some of that after seeing Hapoel give them a run for their money. It should be noted though that Pierre Jackson and Norris both didn&#8217;t play due to injuries and without a floor general it&#8217;s certainly not easy for any team to play proper basketball. With Holon and Jerusalem both knocked out, Maccabi is the clear favorite. They take on Rishon in the early semifinal and Shmulik Brenner their coach will definitely have something in store for Maccabi. Tune in to find out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There was plenty of Winner Cup Quarterfinal action so far this week with some surprises as well. Hapoel Jerusalem fell to Nahariya, Gilboa\/Galil shocked Holon and Maccabi Tel Aviv had to make a big comeback to escape against Hapoel Tel Aviv in a Derby matchup. Ironi Nahariya 87-84 Hapoel Jerusalem Nahariya defeated Hapoel Jerusalem 87-84 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":8753,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[247,14,9],"tags":[1163,1164,53,96,97,4],"class_list":["post-8749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-2017-18-game-reviews","category-game-reviews","category-holy-land-hoops","tag-fotios-katsikaras","tag-gilboagalil","tag-hapoel-holon","tag-hapoel-jerusalem","tag-hapoel-tel-aviv","tag-maccabi-tel-aviv","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Under Construction - Israel Basketball Winner Cup - Sports Rabbi<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/under-construction-israel-basketball-winner-cup\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Under Construction - Israel Basketball Winner Cup - Sports Rabbi\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"There was plenty of Winner Cup Quarterfinal action so far this week with some surprises as well. 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