Head coach David Blatt talked about the game and about parting ways with Farmar: “We had several opportunities to take the lead, and we simply couldn’t do it. I want to thank Jordan, who gave us his body, his soul, and his heart.”
By Amy Samin
In addition to summing up his team’s 74 – 71 loss to Partizan mt:s Belgrade, Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv’s head coach David Blatt also thanked Jordan Farmar, who is currently on his way back to the U.S. to rejoin his NBA team. “This is a very difficult place to play [Pionir Arena in Belgrade]. In order to win in Belgrade you have to be completely focused and at the top of your form – two things we were not tonight. No excuses: we simply weren’t good enough to win tonight.”
“We tried a few things, but too many times we lost our focus and messed up. We had several opportunities to take the lead, and we simply couldn’t do it. One bright spot came at the end when Jordan scored that great three pointer that ensured that we lost by a lower point difference than the one by which we beat Partizan in Tel Aviv; that could really help us down the road.”
“I want to thank Jordan Farmar and Nikola Pekovic, two great players from the NBA, who proved that first and foremost they are basketball players, and not businessmen. Tonight they played one last game for their fans and their clubs and they deserve our appreciation for that.”
“I especially want to thank Jordan, who gave us his body, his soul, and his heart. Although he was only with us for a relatively short time, he led us to the top in each of the three leagues we play in, put us in an excellent position from which to move forward for the rest of the season, and provided an excellent personal example. For everything he has done for Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv in the last three months, he deserves a lot of credit, appreciation, and love from our club and fans – and I know he will get it.”
