{"id":8777,"date":"2017-10-05T23:03:11","date_gmt":"2017-10-05T23:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sportsrabbi.agpwebdesign.com\/?p=8777"},"modified":"2017-10-05T23:03:11","modified_gmt":"2017-10-05T23:03:11","slug":"dawn-of-a-new-era-maccabi-takes-home-the-winner-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/dawn-of-a-new-era-maccabi-takes-home-the-winner-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Dawn of a new era. Maccabi takes home the Winner Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Maccabi Tel Aviv took home the Winner Cup for a record 7th time with a convincing 93-79 win over an overmatched Nahariya. Alex Tyus led the way with 18 points and 12 rebounds while Deshaun Thomas dropped 20 points in the win. Alex Young scored 23 points for Nahariya as Denzel Livingstone added 13 points in the defeat. <\/p>\n<p>Both teams started off slowly but when Coach Neven Spahija inserted Yovel Zoosman and he hit the Yellow &#038; Blue\u2019s first 3 pointer of the game Maccabi was off and running thanks in part to 6 points by Alex Tyus to take a 22-15 lead after 10 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>With the offense beginning to click on all cylinders, Maccabi pulled out to a 13 point lead, 49-36 after 20 minutes thanks to sharp shooting by John DiBartolomeo and Deshaun Thomas while Tyus, Bolden and Mashour controlled the boards.<\/p>\n<p>The 3rd frame was more of the same from the Spahija\u2019s squad as Michael Roll and Bolden provided the offense to give Maccabi a 73-57 advantage following 30 minutes. Nahariya tried to reel in the Yellow &#038; Blue over the final quarter but Maccabi was able to quell the threat as they wrapped up the first domestic title of the season with a 93-79 win.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3-Pointers<\/strong><br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_8778\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/F45CFFC0-CC47-427E-9244-71103EAAA591.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8778\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/F45CFFC0-CC47-427E-9244-71103EAAA591-686x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"686\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8778\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/F45CFFC0-CC47-427E-9244-71103EAAA591-686x1024.jpeg 686w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/F45CFFC0-CC47-427E-9244-71103EAAA591-201x300.jpeg 201w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/F45CFFC0-CC47-427E-9244-71103EAAA591-768x1146.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/F45CFFC0-CC47-427E-9244-71103EAAA591-1029x1536.jpeg 1029w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/F45CFFC0-CC47-427E-9244-71103EAAA591-1080x1612.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/F45CFFC0-CC47-427E-9244-71103EAAA591.jpeg 1372w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 686px) 100vw, 686px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8778\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dov Halickman Photography<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<strong>1) <\/strong>The first quarter began slow and sluggish until Coach Neven Spahija made his first substitutions of the game inserting Alex Tyus and Yovel Zoosman as the latter nailed the first 3-pointer of the game sending Maccabi on their way. Tyus was unstoppable all game long as Nahariya couldn\u2019t find an answer for the athletic center. But let\u2019s go back to Zoosman. The 17-year old played over 25 minutes and was on the court during crunch time during the final 5 minutes of the contest when the northern side pulled to within 8 points. Now that\u2019s earning your coach\u2019s trust. Not bad for the youngster who has a very, very bright future ahead of him.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_8781\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/1B5A3E1A-CAD3-4A8E-8BDC-1F3F8EE01724.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8781\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/1B5A3E1A-CAD3-4A8E-8BDC-1F3F8EE01724-1024x876.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"876\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8781\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/1B5A3E1A-CAD3-4A8E-8BDC-1F3F8EE01724-1024x876.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/1B5A3E1A-CAD3-4A8E-8BDC-1F3F8EE01724-300x256.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/1B5A3E1A-CAD3-4A8E-8BDC-1F3F8EE01724-768x657.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/1B5A3E1A-CAD3-4A8E-8BDC-1F3F8EE01724-1536x1313.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/1B5A3E1A-CAD3-4A8E-8BDC-1F3F8EE01724-1080x923.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/1B5A3E1A-CAD3-4A8E-8BDC-1F3F8EE01724.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8781\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dov Halickman Photography<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n\u201cWe want to develop young players and we have to out him into trouble, Spahija said. \u201cWe want to let him be a decision maker. He had some great minutes and some bad minutes but that\u2019s the way to develop. If you ask me how he played over the 3 games, what he did was impressive for such a young player that has never played at this level.\u201d Zoosman himself also spoke about his performance, \u201cOnce the first couple went in I gained confidence but I have to give credit to my teammates as well. I was very happy that the coach gave me so many minutes but I have to defend better and I know that\u2019s something that I can do and will be key in my development and for me continuing to play. I\u2019m happy to be in these big games and I\u2019m happy that I have this opportunity.\u201d I have a feeling that this is not going to be the only time that Zoosman will be playing in the do or die moments of a game.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_8779\" style=\"width: 1027px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/A54BC86F-ACC4-4F4F-AEA3-51B0A4DBB552.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8779\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/A54BC86F-ACC4-4F4F-AEA3-51B0A4DBB552-1017x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1017\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/A54BC86F-ACC4-4F4F-AEA3-51B0A4DBB552-1017x1024.jpeg 1017w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/A54BC86F-ACC4-4F4F-AEA3-51B0A4DBB552-298x300.jpeg 298w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/A54BC86F-ACC4-4F4F-AEA3-51B0A4DBB552-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/A54BC86F-ACC4-4F4F-AEA3-51B0A4DBB552-768x773.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/A54BC86F-ACC4-4F4F-AEA3-51B0A4DBB552-1526x1536.jpeg 1526w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/A54BC86F-ACC4-4F4F-AEA3-51B0A4DBB552-1080x1087.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/A54BC86F-ACC4-4F4F-AEA3-51B0A4DBB552.jpeg 2034w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1017px) 100vw, 1017px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8779\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dov Halickman Photography<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<strong>2)<\/strong> Winner Cup Tournament MVP John Dibartolomeo may not have had the biggest game of his career with 11 points and 3 assists but his lockdown defense on Corey Webster helped put the game to bed. JDB didn\u2019t give the New Zealand native any room to breathe for a second and closed up shop on #9. The ever humble JDB wouldn\u2019t take credit and of course complimented his team, \u201cHe was a focus of ours, but no one is playing defense by themselves.\u201d Picking up his first piece of Israeli hardware, the Rochester University graduate couldn&#8217;t have looked more natural when hoisting the Cup with Captain Itay Segev. \u201cIt feels good to win a championship, but I think we have to keep things in perspective as it\u2019s just the preseason and there is a lot of work to do.\u201d It may be early, very, very early but it\u2019s akwsys good to take home a title and the case is no different. Maccabi hopes that this will be the first of many this coming campaign.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3)<\/strong> I\u2019m not quite sure who is going to beat Maccabi in the Israeli league this season if the past few games is any indication. The Yellow &#038; Blue couldn\u2019t have played much better basketball and that was with without 3 key players in DeAndre Kane, Pierre Jackson and Norris Cole. Controlling the boards (54-28), keeping the turnovers down, good passing and solid defending was the winning formula for Maccabi. The real question will be how the will play in the Euroleague. How will Israel\u2019s lone representative fare in continental action when they face the likes of Barcelona, Real Madrid, Olympiacos, Red Star&#8230; that\u2019s a question that still remains as the Yellow &#038; Blue kick off the Euroleague season next Thursday night on the road against Bamberg in Germany. The following week they\u2019ll welcome Baskonia and then Olympiacos. Spahija has said that patience will be key and that certainly rings true as everything me tried to keep the Winner Cup title in perspective. We all have to remember that both the Israel and continental seasons are marathons and not sprints.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_8780\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/CEF8BA70-53AA-486A-9095-DD976474AA6E.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8780\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/CEF8BA70-53AA-486A-9095-DD976474AA6E-1024x852.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"852\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/CEF8BA70-53AA-486A-9095-DD976474AA6E-1024x852.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/CEF8BA70-53AA-486A-9095-DD976474AA6E-300x250.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/CEF8BA70-53AA-486A-9095-DD976474AA6E-768x639.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/CEF8BA70-53AA-486A-9095-DD976474AA6E-1536x1278.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/CEF8BA70-53AA-486A-9095-DD976474AA6E-1080x899.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/CEF8BA70-53AA-486A-9095-DD976474AA6E.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8780\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dov Halickman Photography<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<strong>Overtime<\/strong><br \/>\nIt will be interesting to see his Nahariya will play at home this coming Sunday when they host their arch nemesis and defending champs Hapoel Jerusalem. Stu Douglass discussed playing another game after 3 this past week, \u201cI guess we\u2019ll see and time will tell. We are pretty beat up and we are in used to the type of schedule. I\u2019m sure we will be prepared for Sunday and I\u2019ll be able to answer the question better then.\u201d On one hand it\u2019s great to play a bunch of games to get into the rhythm, but the amount of action can definitely tire you out especially if you don\u2019t have a deep bench. That is going to be something that Coach Arik Alfasi will have to address going into the season. They now have only a few days to rest and recover to get ready for Jerusalem, a team they just beat this week and one that is a wounded animal. That is when they are most dangerous. Nahariya has a tough task ahead if them regardless of the situation Hapoel Jerusalem is in.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maccabi Tel Aviv took home the Winner Cup for a record 7th time with a convincing 93-79 win over an overmatched Nahariya. Alex Tyus led the way with 18 points and 12 rebounds while Deshaun Thomas dropped 20 points in the win. 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