Hapoel Tel Aviv Coach Blames Hunger for EuroLeague Loss to Barcelona
Translated & summarized from N12 by baba
Hapoel Tel Aviv lost their second straight EuroLeague game, falling 93-90 to Barcelona on Thursday. The defeat brings their record to 4-6, placing them in the middle of the standings. Coach Dimitris Itoudis attributed the loss to playing against a "hungrier opponent" and highlighted issues with rebounding missed shots. The team's performance in the third quarter was particularly criticized by the coach.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Hapoel Tel Aviv lost to Barcelona 93-90 in a EuroLeague game on Thursday.
- The loss marks Hapoel's second consecutive defeat in the EuroLeague.
- Hapoel Tel Aviv's current record stands at 4-6 in the league.
- Coach Dimitris Itoudis cited a lack of hunger compared to the opponent as a key factor.
- Itoudis also pointed to rebounding offensive misses as a significant problem.
Hapoel Tel Aviv suffered a second consecutive EuroLeague defeat on Thursday, losing a dramatic 93-90 game to Barcelona. The loss drops the Israeli team to a 4-6 record, placing them in the middle of the league standings. Following the game, Hapoel's coach, Dimitris Itoudis, reflected on the team's performance. "We started the third quarter well, but ultimately we were punished quickly," Itoudis stated. He acknowledged Barcelona's effort, saying, "Congratulations to Barcelona, unfortunately, we lost this game. We wanted to win, like every game."
Itoudis specifically pointed to his team's lack of intensity compared to their opponents. "We played against a hungrier opponent," he explained. "40% of their missed shots were rebounded back, and that hurt us a lot. We can summarize and draw many conclusions, but this third quarter was too much."
