1. There is a lot of concern at Hapoel Jerusalem following the injury of Tamir Blatt during last night’s (Thursday) 101: 80 loss to Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Remember, the young quarterback groaned in pain in his knee during the last minute of the game and was brought down to the locker room as he was carried by his teammates after he could not step on his leg from the intensity of the pain.
“I very much hope it is not something serious,” Oded Katash said after the game, “it is a wish, because everyone knows how important it is to us.”
However, the team says that Blatt walked around the locker room on his own after the game and his pain subsided. The player will be examined today and then the severity of the injury will become clear.
2. Along with worrying about Blatt’s condition, the team is troubled by the last two games, or in fact by the weak ability in three of the last four games that has come up with painful losses.
“This is a second game that defensively we are not doing a good enough job,” Katsch analyzed, “not aggressive enough. “That, rules that we had clearer are less implemented, maybe it’s a combination of players, maybe a minority of training, something in our defensive coordination did not work.”
The concern is mainly ahead of the important game on Monday against Hapoel Gilboa / Galil in Gan Ner. “There is a fear,” India in Jerusalem, “certainly when the game is in Gan Ner. One game and you could be eliminated. We will not have it easy.”
3. The team debated whether to give a shot to Jacoben Brown and share the game, but in the end decided to let him rest to keep him for the cup game. If the quarterback does not feel any new pain in the next few days he is expected to be on the squad for the game, and may come up to play after receiving a shot.