{"id":503922,"date":"2019-06-13T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-13T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8080\/sfairopoulos-made-us-a-successful-team\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T10:54:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T07:54:43","slug":"sfairopoulos-made-us-a-successful-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maccabi.co.il\/en\/sfairopoulos-made-us-a-successful-team\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cSfairopoulos made us a successful team\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"responsive-video-container\" style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; margin-bottom: 20px;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-jD0VWDPH-g\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div style=\"direction: ltr;\">\n<div> \t\t<span style=\"font-size:14px;\">Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv won its 53rd championship making it back to back titles. The yellows were focused from the tip-off ok getting the job done and that\u2019s exactly what they did. Rishon managed to get back into the game and event tie it (44:44) at the beginning of the third quarter but the squad of coach Giannis Sfairopoulos remained calm as they delivered one blow after another to secure the 89:75 win and the 2018\/19 championship.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> \t\t<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\u201cWe had a lot of ups and downs and I\u2019m happy with the way we reacted and from our win in the last game of the season\u201d, said the championship game MVP <strong>John DiBartolomeo<\/strong>. \u201cWe wanted that this will be our DNA in our game. When you\u2019re successful in getting stops the game becomes easier on both ends. We\u2019ve been through a process with Giannis Sfairopoulos, he was very positive and he made us a successful team. We\u2019re here to win titles and I\u2019m glad we did it\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p> \t\t<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><strong>DeAndre Kane<\/strong> who also had a terrific game showed a lot of love for his Greek coach: \u201cI\u2019m happy for Giannis Sfairopoulos. He came in and changed our entire season. He\u2019s a great coach and an even better person\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p> \t\t<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">On a personal level, Kane\u2019s year has been a roller coaster on which he said: \u201cI know my mom is proud of me, I\u2019ll come back home in a few days and I\u2019ll see her. It was a tough season for me, I got injured and also with what happened with my mom in the United States, I\u2019ve dealt with a lot of mental difficulties, but the staff, the management and the fans helped me go through it. It was a long season and a tough season but at the of it we\u2019re the champs and that\u2019s what matters\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p> \t\t<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><strong>Tarik Black<\/strong> added: \u201cI trusted my friends and it gave us confidence. We knew that we will play well, it\u2019s huge with all the fans. We did what we had to do and we took care of business, especially against a good team like Maccabi Rishon LeZion. The future? I\u2019m grateful for this moment and I will cherish it, I live the moment and I enjoy it\u201d.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DiBartolomeo complimented his coach after Maccabi won its 53rd championship. 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