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Hapoel Holon captured the 2018 Israel State Cup by defeating Maccabi Tel Aviv at Yad Eliyahu 86-84. Glen Rice Jr. dropped the wining shot with one second left on the clock and won MVP honors by scoring 28 points, pulling down 8 rebounds and dishing out 7 assists in a dominant performance for Dan Shamir\u2019s squad. Holon\u2019s win ended Maccabi\u2019s streak of 8 State Cups in a row and leaves Yellow & Blue coach Neven Spahija empty handed for the second time in his career in the tournament after being knocked out in the 2006\/07 campaign by Bnei HaSharon. This is Shamir\u2019s third Cup, wining back to back titles in 2007 and 2008 when he guided Hapoel Jerusalem to the crown.
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\nHolon ran out to an early 18-10 lead midway in the first quarter thanks to sharp shooting by Tu Holloway, but Maccabi cut the advantage to only 3 points, 25-22 by the end of the first frame. Michael Roll scored 8 second quarter points while Norris Cole added 6 of his own to take a slim 44-42 Yellow & Blue lead into halftime. However, Rice began to take control of the contest with 18 second half points, none bigger than his last second winner over DeAndre Kane to give Holon the 2018 State Cup.
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\n3-Pointers<\/strong>
\n1)<\/strong> Glen. Rice. Jr. The. Best. Player. Period.<\/strong> There\u2019s no question that Glen Rice Jr. is the best player in Israel right now after his dominant State Cup performance leading Holon to the Cup. Rice can do it all. He can control a game from beginning to end, hit shots in every which direction whether it\u2019s off balance jumpers or bank shot 3-pointers. We haven\u2019t seen a player like this in the Holy Land since perhaps Nate Robinson a couple of seasons ago with Hapoel Tel Aviv. To think that many teams passed up on this NBA talent is surprising but of course it\u2019s not what happens on the court but off of it also. There\u2019s no question Rice is shall we say a bit unorthodox from his M&M cravings to his pregame rituals but at the end of the day what\u2019s most important is if he can put up to shut everyone else up. Rice spoke about the keys to the win, \u201cI kept shooting and defending. It was a good team win but I was able to string a couple of buckets at the end when we really needed it.\u201d He also talked about the fact that he actually had little pressure on the last possession, \u201cWe had to win. I was lucky that we were going to overtime even if we missed because we weren\u2019t down one. The pressure wasn\u2019t that great. I knew we had overtime.\u201d
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\n2) The question of Rice being given too much respect by the referees came to the forefront after the game as Spahija and his players felt that he was definitely given more leeway than others to the point that Alex Tyus and Kane went after them on Twitter while Norris Cole<\/strong> also chimed in with a few choice words on the zebras, \u201cBoth teams competed hard and it was a tough game. There were things that happened out there that shouldn\u2019t have on behalf of the officials. I don\u2019t want to take anything away from Holon, but the referees did some things that they should be ashamed of.\u201d Cole continued about Rice, \u201cHe\u2019s a very talented players and one of the best in the league but he shot a ton of free throws; that\u2019s just bad officiating. The refs controlled everything and we couldn\u2019t play competitive basketball. The players need to dictate the game.\u201d The calls on the court also affected the game played out according to Cole, \u201cEvery time we went on a run a foul was called or something fluky happened. It\u2019s not really professional basketball when the officials control the game like that. The Israeli officiating is terrible.\u201d <\/p>\n

3)<\/strong> DeAndre Kane<\/strong> also reacted about the refereeing to the media that remained at 1am, \u201cIt\u2019s ridiculous how they call the game against Maccabi. We go to the basket and get fouled 10 times and Glen Rice gets three straight fouls and Alex is blocking his shot. We can\u2019t win against 8 people. Give them credit but we can\u2019t win when the refs.\u201d Kane continued on, \u201cOne guy shoots 14 free throws more than almost our whole team. They don\u2019t call a foul. Rice is holding Pierre and they don\u2019t call a foul. It\u2019s tough for us. We go out and play hard, it\u2019s frustrating, every game.\u201d Terrible refs, \u201cThe refs are terrible, we\u2019re tired of it, we just want to play basketball. We go out there and compete hard. Holon competed hard. It was a great game and the refs don\u2019t have to dictate the game. It\u2019s ridiculous.\u201d And yet more on the Israeli officials, \u201cEvery game in the Israeli league you\u2019ve got to kill some one for them to call the foul. Right now they are cheating. Point blank, period. They are cheating. There\u2019s nothing else to say.\u201d What will be on Sunday against Ashdod? \u201cIt will be the same, they will always cheat.\u201d
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\nAnd 1<\/strong>
\nHow much does Dan Shamir<\/strong> mean to Holon and what\u2019s the secret coaching a player of Rice\u2019s caliber in such an important game? The MVP spoke about his coach, \u201cHe\u2019s been a really good coach. He always puts me in good positions to be able to strive and play the best I can. He does a really good job and has good defensive schemes. It always makes things easier when you have a good coach. He knows how to get the best out of the guys.\u201d And Shamir\u2019s secret? \u201cHe\u2019s comfortable in any situation. But it would never work if we didn\u2019t have a team in all sense of the word. The players do so many things both on and off of the court and if there\u2019s a secret then that\u2019s it.\u201d <\/p>\n

Overtime<\/strong>
\nHolon forward Joe Alexander<\/strong> who was the NBA Milwaukee Bucks 8th pick overall in the 2008 draft, stood in the downstairs corridors of Yad Eliyahu after the game wearing a red shirt, sporting a smirk on his face after he won his 2nd straight State Cup and his third overall, this year defeating the team that off loaded him at the end of last season. He leered at the Maccabi personnel when they exited and spoke about his feelings winning the Cup against the Yellow & Blue, \u201cGetting the Cup is huge. Getting it against the team that told me to get lost; that\u2019s big too.\u201d
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