Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv completed their preparations for their first EuroLeague game of the season against Panathinaikos at the OAKA. The game will be broadcasted on Sport5, 21:00 local. Coach Neven Spahija will miss Kendrick Ray (Knee) and Nimrod Levi (ankle).
"I’m very excited", said Tarik Black, who's looking forward for his EuroLeague debut. "Especially going to this first trip get the first taste of what it actually feels like to be in an away atmosphere and just see the crowd going crazy and see what they are made off".
"The whole team is good I think that everybody is as talented as me, I was very fortunate to have had the opportunity to play in that level. We’re just going out there to play basketball, play hard enjoy the game and win".
"My entire career I didn’t find out what is the best for me", Coach Neven Spahija replied when asked about what is the best way to start off the season, in a home or an away game. "The best is to win whenever you play and who are you playing against, but to play first game away or at home I still don’t know".
When asked about the matchup between Scottie and Calathes Coach Spahija replied: "I think it will be interesting to see, Calathes is there with this team a long time and he is an established player, Scottie is a new player in the team, match up wise I don’t think he will be on him".
Maccabi have already faced Panathinaikos in the preseason with the later having the upper-hand as they got the 81:87 win against a very thin roster in yellow and blue due to NT obligations (Maccabi were without 7 players in Nicosia). Johnny O'Bryant led the scorers with 26PJeremy Pargo had 16P and DeAndre Kane scored 13.
After the game in Athens Maccabi will return to Israel and will play on Saturday against Eilat, then they will start their preparations for their first EuroLeague home game of the season versus CSKA Moscow.
"I’m very excited", said Tarik Black, who's looking forward for his EuroLeague debut. "Especially going to this first trip get the first taste of what it actually feels like to be in an away atmosphere and just see the crowd going crazy and see what they are made off".
"The whole team is good I think that everybody is as talented as me, I was very fortunate to have had the opportunity to play in that level. We’re just going out there to play basketball, play hard enjoy the game and win".
"My entire career I didn’t find out what is the best for me", Coach Neven Spahija replied when asked about what is the best way to start off the season, in a home or an away game. "The best is to win whenever you play and who are you playing against, but to play first game away or at home I still don’t know".
When asked about the matchup between Scottie and Calathes Coach Spahija replied: "I think it will be interesting to see, Calathes is there with this team a long time and he is an established player, Scottie is a new player in the team, match up wise I don’t think he will be on him".
Maccabi have already faced Panathinaikos in the preseason with the later having the upper-hand as they got the 81:87 win against a very thin roster in yellow and blue due to NT obligations (Maccabi were without 7 players in Nicosia). Johnny O'Bryant led the scorers with 26PJeremy Pargo had 16P and DeAndre Kane scored 13.
After the game in Athens Maccabi will return to Israel and will play on Saturday against Eilat, then they will start their preparations for their first EuroLeague home game of the season versus CSKA Moscow.