The European basketball in full swing and the blues come the
final examinations. After the first phase, Israel faces with Italy in the
second round in a match with no return. The new regulation for the FIBA EuroBasket stipulates races knockout in the second round.
Schedule
Italy vs. Israel
EuroBasket 2015
Sunday; 13 September
Time: 16:30 (GMT 0)
A vital crossroads try to get in the top eight teams to
continue journey to the Olympic Games in Rio EuroBasket 2016. The finalists
will go directly to the Olympics while the teams ranked from 3rd to 7th place
played a tournament pre -Olimpico "Israel is a team that plays a
basketball particular - warns the coach of the Blues, Simone Pianigiani -
different, of great racing and great transition.
The continuous movement of men in attack and ball creates
abnormal situations that make you crazy. Defensively, as usual, mix and change
very holding area always full. It 'a style of play and clear other than that no
one is accustomed to facing. "The Israelis, coached by coach Edelshtein,
they finished second behind France's Montpellier the group with three wins
(Russia, Finland and Poland) and two defeats (Bosnia and Herzegovina and
France).
The top scorer at the moment is the Israeli Omri Casspi,
future mate Belinelli to the Sacramento Kings, with 74 total points (18.5
average with 4 games played). Behind him, the guns are called Gal Mekel and
Lior Eliyahu. The best result ever in a European Israel it remains in second
place in 1979, when Mickey Berkowitz led the team into the finals, then lost
against the Soviet Union (98-76).