In his youth, Yuval Sussman was considered not only a promising defensive player, but also a not-so-bad three-pointer at all. But in his four seasons as a Maccabi Tel Aviv player, this ability was hardly expressed, especially not in the Euroleague. He only had 34 threes in four seasons in the yellow-blue uniform, but since replacing them with the yellow-blue uniform of Alba Berlin, something has come loose.
After setting a career-high 20 points yesterday (Tuesday) including 5 threes in a 57:66 victory over Fenerbahce in Istanbul, Sussman stands this season on 31 threes in the Euroleague. For comparison, in the previous three years at Maccabi Tel Aviv he composed only 30 threes.
Although Sussman’s numbers are still not very impressive and in 28 Euroleague appearances in the Alba uniform he scores 6.9 points per game, but when it comes to outside shooting, the handle seems to have been reset. He is accurate in 42 percent of the three in the Euroleague, and with the same percentage in the German league.
Yesterday, as mentioned, he was at his best and set not only a career record of points in the Euroleague, but also a record of threes. The Turkish media complimented Sussman and even noted that “he looks like a young version of David Blue. His baskets came at important moments.”
Sussman said at the end that “the thing that makes me happiest is the victory. In my opinion, this is my first victory over Fenerbahce in an away game. It is a very home arena, the fans make it difficult for you, it is never easy to play here. This victory may be a little surprising, but I I think we executed our game plan in a great way, and we won rightly. “