Yotam Halperin awaits Nano Ginzburg: “Feels confident”

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About two months ago, when Yotam Halperin made his debut as a coach in the Champions League, none of Hapoel Jerusalem’s members – not even its fans – could have imagined that 2022 the team would open in play, and more with the home advantage. Tomorrow (Wednesday, 21:00) it will happen, when the Reds will host Nano Ginzburg’s Promitee in the first game of the best of three series.

The home advantage is at stake. Yotam Halperin | Danny Maron

In a few words: The series will move to Ukraine next Tuesday, and if a decisive third game is needed – it is expected to take place in the arena, probably as early as next Friday. The winner will be placed at home in the top 16 where Onikaha Malaga and Cluj Napoca will play, while the last team at home will come from the series between Igoka and Ostend.

“We finished the house in the best situation we could,” said coach Yotam Halperin. “We will face a super quality team, with an excellent coach we all know, and do a thing or two. The work will be Sisyphean. Our locker room is healthy, and that’s most important – because when you go to the series you have to react. I feel very confident going to war with such a team.”

The game will host the owner’s representative, Michael Davis, who visited Israel and today held a working meeting with CEO Guy Harel.

Retin Obsuhan Hapoel Jerusalem player
The true leader. Retin Obsuhan | Bernie Ardov

At the center of the struggle: Retin Obsuhan. Ginzburg admitted today in an interview with Walla! A sport that Jaylen Adams surprised him this season, and the Cinderella of Jerusalem is also its leading scorer (17.8 points). But in moments of truth, for better or worse, as proven in Manresa – the real leader of the group is Martin Obsuhan. The Ukrainians will try to pull him to his suspicious areas, ie the shots from outside (17.2% for three seasons), and the Reds need him at his peak.

Rival: The Ukrainian champion brought with her to Israel quite a few familiar faces, and not just because of her Israeli coach. The four foreigners you landed in Dnipro are ex-league exes, led by Diangelo Harrison (15.4 points per game). DJ Kennedy (13.6 points and 7.4 rebounds) and Chris Duo (13.6 points, 6.2 rebounds and 4.2 assists) score less than him, but contribute in other aspects, and besides Ginzburg also has Sean Evans (6.3 points and seven rebounds) .

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