An Unnecessarily Exhaustive Guide To The Euroleague Final Eight
[...] Domestic players fill out the bench. Tall wing player Guy Pnini brings size, energy, shooting and defensive effort, as does his veteran colleague Tal Burstein. When not injured, backup big man Yaniv Green clogs up the paint, fights hard, fouls harder, and chips in with the rebounding. Naturalised Israeli forward David Blu - formerly of USC, and formerly called Bluthental - is a jumpshooting big man option with great touch and who is always an option to get a shot away, although shooting is also about all of what he does. And Maccabi great Derrick Sharp is still with the team after an astounding fifteen seasons - now 40 years of age, Sharp is around more for his wisdom than his play, and has recorded only 11 Euroleague minutes all season. But if they ever call upon his services, he'll know what needs to be done.
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