Maccabi Tel Aviv Coach Admits Team Lacks Guards After EuroLeague Loss
Translated & summarized from Mako by baba
Maccabi Tel Aviv lost to Paris 99-94 in the EuroLeague, falling to a 2-7 record. Coach Oded Kattash cited a shortage of guards and insufficient team quality as reasons for the defeat. He stated the team is "not good enough right now" and needs to improve. Player Keaton Wallace agreed the team fought but acknowledged the need to learn from the loss.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Maccabi Tel Aviv lost to Paris 99-94, dropping their EuroLeague record to 2-7.
- Coach Oded Kattash stated the team is "missing guards" and "not good enough right now."
- Jamie Clark scored 21 points, with Bonzie Colson and Roman Sorkin adding 16 each for Maccabi.
- Paris's Nadiir Hifi led all scorers with 26 points.
- Kattash noted a lack of quality and depth compared to the opposing team.
Maccabi Tel Aviv suffered a 99-94 defeat to Paris on Thursday, dropping their EuroLeague record to 2-7 after nine rounds and continuing a negative trend from the start of the European season. Jamie Clark led the yellow-and-blue scorers with 21 points, while Bonzie Colson and Roman Sorkin each contributed 16. Paris's Nadiir Hifi proved unstoppable, scoring 26 points.
Following the game, Maccabi coach Oded Kattash spoke about the team's struggles, stating, "We are missing guards, we are not good enough right now." He acknowledged the team's better energy at the start and their fight, but noted the difficulty caused by their shortage of guards. Kattash described Paris as an intense and deep team, admitting, "We are not good enough at this stage as we should be." He highlighted that while there were more minutes of commitment, "the small details ultimately decided it."
Kattash also commented on the team's body language improving from the previous game, but pointed to a lack of quality and depth compared to their opponents. "It's not good enough for our expectations, obviously, we need to find a way to improve," he stated. Player Keaton Wallace added, "We fought but it wasn't enough. It's a game we can learn from. We did many good things offensively." He expressed belief that reviewing the game would help them improve going forward.
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