Maccabi Tel Aviv Falls to Paris, Coach Cites Guard Shortage
Translated & summarized from Sport5 by baba
Maccabi Tel Aviv lost 99-94 to Paris in a EuroLeague game, falling to a 2-7 record. Coach Oded Katash cited a shortage of guards and a lack of quality and depth as key factors in the defeat. The team needs to improve to meet expectations. The loss continues Maccabi's negative trend in the European season.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Maccabi Tel Aviv lost 99-94 to Paris, dropping their EuroLeague record to 2-7.
- Coach Oded Katash cited a shortage of guards as a major difficulty for the team.
- Katash stated Maccabi is not currently good enough and needs to improve.
- Paris's Nadiir Hifi scored 26 points, proving hard to stop.
- Jamie Clark led Maccabi with 21 points in the loss.
Maccabi Tel Aviv suffered a 99-94 defeat to Paris on Thursday, dropping their EuroLeague record to 2-7 after nine rounds and continuing their negative trend from the start of the European season. Jamie Clark led the Yellows in scoring with 21 points, while Bonzie Colson and Roman Sorkin each contributed 16 points. Paris's Nadiir Hifi was a key player for the opposing team, scoring 26 points and proving difficult for Maccabi to contain.
Following the game, Maccabi coach Oded Katash discussed the team's performance. He noted that while the team started with good energy and fought hard, they were hampered by a shortage of guards. "We were short on guards and it made things difficult for us," Katash stated. He acknowledged that Paris is an intense and deep team, and that Maccabi is not currently playing at the required level. "We are not good enough at this stage as we should be, we need to find a way but there were many more good minutes of commitment," he added.
Katash attributed the loss to small details, emphasizing that despite the team's improved body language and fight compared to the previous game, a lack of quality and depth was evident. "Their depth is better than ours," he commented. "It's not good enough for our expectations, obviously, we need to find a way to improve."
A player, identified only as "קיטון וואלאס" in the source, also commented on the game, stating, "We fought but it wasn't enough. It's a game we can learn from. We had many good things offensively. I believe if we watch the game again it will help us be better going forward."
