The judges claim that Dadas cursed and almost attacked them, will stand before a disciplinary committee

Anyone who has followed Hapoel Holon since Stefanos Dadas was appointed to the position last season knew that at some point the Greek coach will be removed. The emotions, theatricality and changing moods, are a recipe for judges to whistle it for technicality and eventually also send it to the locker room. But it is doubtful if anyone thought that his dismissal last night (Wednesday) in his team’s 88:96 victory over Hapoel Holon would be so dramatic.

During the third quarter, Max de Zhao suffered a foul, which put Dadas out of the game. The coach burst onto the floor, shouted at the referees and was first given a technical foul. He kept yelling frantically and then referee Suns just told him to leave the field because he was sent off.

Dadas did not calm down, approached the sun and claimed that the judge told him “I will send you back to Greece”. In response, the coach replied, “This is a racist remark, I will report to you.” Holon CEO Roi Devorah tried to reassure Dadas, moved him out of the incident and took him to the locker room. It should be noted that Shemesh refused to comment on the serious matters.

Dadas of course did not calm down, and went up the stairs towards the fan stand and from there continued his shouts, plus a few curses in Greek. “With all due respect no one can tell me to send me back to Greece,” Dadas said after the incident. “The referee told me he would send me to Athens, but I’m from Thessaloniki in general. Of course what happened is sexier than the win, but I don’t want to talk about it anymore because it hurts the effort the players put on the hardwood.”

Dadas also said of the incident: “Everyone told me that the whistle for Max de Zhao’s offense (which is why Dadas erupted and was sent off) was wrong. It’s just unbelievable, I went crazy over this whistle. “

On the fact that from the moment he was sent off, his team turned a 73:64 lag into a 78:83 advantage (5:19 run), Dadas added: “Sometimes I try in my behavior to influence the players, these tricks sometimes work, it’s not an exact science. At the same time, Sun noted the The incident was unusual in the report and claimed to his associates that Dadas even cursed him and almost physically attacked him, but removed him from the scene a moment before. The Holon coach is expected to stand before the disciplinary committee for the dismissal.

It should be noted that Dadas has felt since the beginning of the season that the referees, and in Israeli basketball in general, do not appreciate and look for him. For example, the decision on the new criteria for foreign coaches, which do not apply to him but with new professionals who want to coach in the Premier League, but on paper he does not meet them, or the feeling that media commentators kill him because of his background and forget his resume, including as coach in Turkey, League A little stronger than the Israeli one.

Whoever excelled yesterday is Willie Workman, who scored a career-high 21 points. The main reason for the citizen’s good performance is the fact that Chris Johnson, who plays for the same position, was not registered on the form because Holon has five foreigners, but she registers only four on the form to avoid a fine from the league administration. By the way, Johnson was supposed to play, but he stretched the back thigh muscle.

“Willie’s performance was outstanding. There is a connection between the fact that Chris was not on the form and his ability. He had more minutes and he scored 21 points. Haifa were afraid of our threes and went out to the players, so Willie cut to the basket and scored 9 of 11 from two points.” Said Dadas.

Also returning to his best ability is Tyros Maggie, who is with a foot and a half out of the group. The American Guard also scored 21 points. “I’m trying to play with Tire, and that’s why I was positive with him all the time,” Dadas noted. “In Minsk I gave him minutes and he was not good, which is why in the cup he got 30 minutes. If you look at the amount of games, he only has one appearance less this season than C.J. Harris. He made a statement today with his performance, and it caused me a headache. I have five good strangers, and I can not make everyone happy every time. “

On Saturday, a title game is waiting for Holon – Winner’s Cup final against Maccabi Tel Aviv. The two teams have already met this season in the league, Holon has won and from there it went on to its eight consecutive victories in all the competitions it is in. We play against a team that knows us well. It’s a knockout game and we have an advantage because a trophy is traditionally an underdog. Maccabi Tel Aviv lost to us in the league, but that means they will come to us more seriously. They have improved in the Euroleague, and I will have to mentally prepare my players. “It’s funny and strange that we have less time to prepare for the final than Maccabi Tel Aviv. They played in the Euroleague on Tuesday and we in the league on Wednesday. I’m excited, I came to Holon to fight for titles. On Saturday we have the opportunity to show everyone that we are not one of the best teams in Israel.”

Outstanding in the game, Workman, dedicated the victory to someone surprising: “A lot of credit goes to our assistant Amit Sharaf, who replaced Dadas after he was thrown out of the game. He managed to unite us, made some good moves that helped us. He is a great professional. Coach assistants do not get enough “Credit, and they are the ones who work the hardest of all. Every time he wants to see the kids after training, I ask him to stay back to give me balls. So that the team wins a lot thanks to him it makes me happy.”

On the fact that he excelled today because Johnson did not play, Workman said: “Chris Johnson is a Euroleague player, and I want him on the pitch all the time. What you do not see about Chris is the leadership and the media. He is the player who in free throws at every end of training tells us. “Stop laughing and take the shots seriously. I tried to be our Chris Johnson today. I knew that if I focused on leadership and defense, the rest of things would come. It’s always nice to play more minutes, but we owe Chris on the field.”

By the way, during the game there was a strange incident when a policeman arrived at Toto Hall after someone, it is not clear who, reported that Taylor Rochesti, the new player of Hapoel Haifa, who only landed in Israel on Tuesday, violated his isolation conditions. When they explained to the policeman that Rochesti was an athlete who had undergone a corona test, and was in home isolation and was allowed to come to training and games according to the outline of the Ministry of Sports and the Ministry of Health, he relented and left the place.