Moshe Barda
Ante Žižić celebrates with Elijah Bryant (Itzik Belnitsky)
Oded Katash and Panathinaikos will host Maccabi Tel Aviv tonight (Thursday, 21:00) in the Euroleague as part of the 29th round of the Euroleague. Yannis Sapropoulos and his team landed last night in Athens when the next round will actually be the Yellows’ first game in Athens since October 2018, since that game that ended in a loss, the national champion has won the last three games held at Menora Mivtachim Hall.
Nemanja Nadovic, who was absent from Pau’s last games due to injury, will continue to be absent this time as well, as mentioned in the previous meeting between the teams this season. One of them. The past will continue to haunt both clubs tonight as well, as beyond the picantry that Oded Katash brings to the game against Maccabi Tel Aviv as Pau’s coach, Othello Hunter who is ranked 12th on the all-time Euroleague rebound list (1123) needs one rebound to equal Antonis Potassis (1124), who won with Panathinaikos three Euroleague championships.
Oded Katash Said ahead of the game: “We are getting better, I believe Mario (the prostitute) is a key player for us but he needs more time to understand things, but he is getting better. We are in better shape after what we experienced with the Corona. All teams have weaknesses, especially against “Maccabi we will have to cut the cheap points. They are aggressive on defense and like to run. In recent games we have had a lot of ball losses and that is a key for us. It is another Euroleague game for us and the preparation is the same preparation.”
From the yellow to the blue side, Elijah Bryant He said ahead of the game: “They are a good team so we will get focused and do the things we need to do to win the game. We understand that they play similar to the way Katsh coached in Jerusalem, and we played against them several times so most players know the method.”
Ante Žižić He added: “Panathinaikos are a very good team that has been playing well lately since Katsch arrived, they have a great lineup in every position and not just in terms of face positions, so everyone is ready and needs to stop their attacking rebound and their outburst, We’ll have a good chance but if we get them rebounds on offense and burst then we will have a long night.It’s all up to us, he did a great job in Jerusalem and they played very well with him and now Panathinaikos plays very well but it like any other game has to be mentally prepared and focused The first until recently. “
On the addition of Mario the prostitute: “I’ve known Mario personally for a long time. He’s a great player and if you allow him some easy baskets he can ruin you, so we have to be focused from the start and try to stop him.”
The game against Rishon LeZion: next Thursday
Following the postponement of the game against Wheelerban to April 4, Maccabi Tel Aviv’s game against Maccabi Rishon Lezion was brought forward to next Thursday, March 18. If Hapoel Holon’s game against Karsiyaka scheduled for March 17 does not take place, Hapoel Holon will be assigned a league game and there may be changes in the other games.
