our oponents scored 100 points so I have many complains to how we played defense tonight. we need to analyze the balance of power against Holon. When we’ll get to a specific play we’ll hope to win it”.
Hapoel Holon beat tonight (Monday) Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv for the second time this season with a 101-99 exciting triumph in a game loaded with offensive plays and not as many defensive. Miki Dorsman’s team captured the second spot in the league, taking advantage of Bnei HaSharon’s home loss to Ironi Ramat Gan. Dorsman stayed away from providing big headlines at the end of the game: “We’re very happy about this win, but you and we know that there’s still a long way and the money is being counted only when it enters the bank, inside the vault.”
“I really hope Maccabi won’t stop us this season. My players are very competitive, true winners that want to win every game. Today in the last three minutes our defense made the difference. Where we are at only Hapoel Holon can stop Hapoel Holon.
“All the people of Hapoel Holon and me want to send good luck wishes to Maccabi Tel Aviv in their Euroleague Final Four.”
At the other side coach Zvika Sherf said: “It was a good game, and we held a small lead throughout most of it, but we couldn’t make a run. It was a very athletic and offensive game, in a very high level. In the last minutes we couldn’t stop Holon on defense and we paid for that. Only one team can win a game, and sadly it wasn’t my team so I’m sad. There was a great basketball experience here. Everything we practiced on this week worked great in the beginning but not in the end.”
“If we allowed 101 then I’m not happy with our defense. We don’t need to discuss our match-up issues with Holon now. When we arrive to the specific game we’ll hope to win it. Montepaschi also lost last week.”
Regarding benching Nikola Vujcic for 40 minutes commented Sherf: “Nikola will arrive to the Final Four in good shape. Not in every game all 12 players can play.”
