{"id":93825,"date":"2023-08-25T12:14:11","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T12:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/?p=93825"},"modified":"2023-08-25T15:48:46","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T15:48:46","slug":"im-excited-for-the-new-year-and-excited-to-see-the-new-guys-maccabi-duo-brown-baldwin-arrive-in-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/im-excited-for-the-new-year-and-excited-to-see-the-new-guys-maccabi-duo-brown-baldwin-arrive-in-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cI\u2019m excited for the new year and excited to see the new guys&#8221; &#8211; Maccabi duo Brown &#038; Baldwin arrive in Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Maccabi Tel Aviv joined the airport parade this week as one player after the next landed in Israel for the upcoming 23\/24 season and what was clear as day is that the yellow-and-blue are back and better than ever.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli league champs made some cosmetic changes to its roster for the campaign ahead and hope that those moves will not only allow them to keep them at the top of the heap in the Holy Land but will be able to help them take them next step in the Euroleague. Last season, head coach Oded Katash\u2019s team succumbed to Monaco in a tight five game quarterfinal series which was ultimately decided on home court advantage. With the new recruits it\u2019s clear that Maccabi will want to do better and punch their ticket to the Final Four for the first time since they last won the crown back in 2014.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_93840\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93840\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1897.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" class=\"size-full wp-image-93840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1897.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1897-610x407.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-93840\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lorenzo Brown &#8211; Photo Credit: Yehuda Halickman<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nWith a first season in Tel Aviv under their belts, the stars of the show Lorenzo Baldwin and Wade Baldwin returned for year two, rested and ready to go as they were both greeted by swarms of Maccabi fans at Ben Gurion airport to the delight of the duo. Both were serenaded with song, dance, flags flowing in the air and optimism abound that this will be the year that the yellow-and-blue gets to the promised land.<\/p>\n<p>As the players stepped into the arrivals area at the airport, The Sports Rabbi was able to get their first words and thoughts about the excitement oozing from the supporters along with the expectations, new faces and even about a new addition to the coaching staff. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ZO IS BACK!\ud83d\udfe1\ud83d\udeec\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf1 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pXInGMbSUC\">pic.twitter.com\/pXInGMbSUC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sports Rabbi (@thesportsrabbi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thesportsrabbi\/status\/1694392589313606069?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 23, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n\u201dI didn\u2019t get a chance to do this last year so this is a pretty big deal and amazing, I appreciate the love,\u201d Brown said after experiencing the scene for the first time due to the fact that he returned late for the preseason last year after having been an instrumental piece of the Spain National Team who captured the European title. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m excited for the new year and excited to see the new guys, see some old faces as well. I\u2019m just ready to get things going.\u201d<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_93836\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93836\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1895.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" class=\"size-full wp-image-93836\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1895.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1895-610x407.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-93836\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wade Baldwin &#8211; Photo Credit: Yehuda Halickman<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nBaldwin on the other hand arrived as a veteran of the airport arrival but nonetheless was thrilled with the fans chanting his name to the awe of the other visitors to the Holy Land who couldn\u2019t believe the scene that had descended on Ben Gurion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI expected this as it\u2019s my second year,\u201d Baldwin began. \u201cIt\u2019s a tradition and the Israeli fan base is always doing this and show the love and support for their team. It\u2019s good to be back and it\u2019s time to go to work.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">MACCABI FANS are ALL OVER WADE BALDWIN!\ud83d\udfe1\ud83d\udeec\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf1 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/The_Fourth_Wade?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@The_Fourth_Wade<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CApt13VDht\">pic.twitter.com\/CApt13VDht<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sports Rabbi (@thesportsrabbi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thesportsrabbi\/status\/1694379870946463828?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 23, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nMaccabi brought in a number of new players that coach Katash will be happy to get acclimated to the squad as soon as possible while both Baldwin and Brown feel that they may be the right personnel to help the team succeed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we got Euroleague experienced guys,\u201d Baldwin said. \u201cTamir Blatt has two years of experience, Jasiel Rivero has two years, James Webb was at Valencia last year, a respectable ACB Spanish Club. There\u2019s also Antonius Cleveland who is coming up from Eilat and it\u2019s a big jump for him, he a great player and then we have the returning guys. I\u2019m happy that we got the majority of the lockerroom back and we\u2019re ready to get this thing rolling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe few new pieces we have I think that they will be a great fit for our team and it\u2019s just about meshing. That\u2019s what we had last year and I think that momentum will carry on into this season as well,\u201d Brown noted.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_93844\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93844\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1903.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" class=\"size-full wp-image-93844\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1903.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1903-610x407.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-93844\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lorenzo Brown &#8211; Photo Credit: Yehuda Halickman<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nThe summer is always a time to rest, relax and reflect on the prior campaign while also looking ahead to the coming campaign,&#8221; Brown explained, \u201cI got a chance to rest my body a little, get back healthy, stronger, a little better. It\u2019s part of the game. That\u2019s always the goal to get better as an individual and as a team. I\u2019m sure Wade Baldwin has been doing his thing at home over the summer, we\u2019ll see where it goes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Baldwin also looked ahead to the goals for the new season, \u201cWhen you finish the year off with a championship and you get back for the next season it\u2019s exciting and we want to try to do it again. This time we want to try and get three titles. As for the Euroleague we\u2019re trying to make the Top 8 first and then once the series start we can see what happens.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s still room to grow, room for improvement, let\u2019s take the championship game where we were up big and lost the lead but finally won it. We have some things to work on, we\u2019ll figure it out and we have the preseason coming up in September and we\u2019ll be ready for Partizan on October 6th.\u201d<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_68168\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-68168\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/0946831C-EA43-4B09-A376-5AEDAB8D04E0.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" class=\"size-full wp-image-68168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/0946831C-EA43-4B09-A376-5AEDAB8D04E0.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/0946831C-EA43-4B09-A376-5AEDAB8D04E0-610x407.jpeg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-68168\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Guy Pnini &#8211; Photo Credit: Yehuda Halickman<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nOver the summer veteran Israeli forward Guy Pnini decided to retire as an active player but couldn\u2019t totally step away from the game as he moves into an assistant coach role in place of the departed Doron Perkins. The Brown and Baldwin duo both had big smiles on their faces when they spoke about who was going to be putting them to work.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019m excited what Guy does,\u201d Brown said. \u201cHe was always a coach from the jump and rooting for us on the side, giving us a little pointers to do now and then. He has an opportunity to show what he can do as a real coach this year and take it to the next level.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAh man, that\u2019s going to be a smile and a hug waiting for Guy,\u201d said Baldwin with a huge grin on his face.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_93832\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93832\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1885.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" class=\"size-full wp-image-93832\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1885.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1885-610x407.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-93832\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wade Baldwin &#8211; Photo Credit: Yehuda Halickman<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nBrown who represented Spain at last year\u2019s EuroBasket his first since obtaining a Spanish passport, did not take part in the World Cup as he recovered from some nagging injuries but that doesn\u2019t mean he\u2019s not excited to see how his adopted national team will fare without him while he also made a prediction about Maccabi\u2019s Euroleague season ahead.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI always root for Spain, every since last year. As for a winner of the World Cup my prediction is Spain. For Maccabi, a championship. For sure, we\u2019re trying to take it to the next level. We fell a little bit short last year but this year should be better.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maccabi Tel Aviv joined the airport parade this week as one player after the next landed in Israel for the upcoming 23\/24 season and what was clear as day is that the yellow-and-blue are back and better than ever. 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