The Israel men’s national basketball team is off to a 2-0 start in EuroBasket 2022 Group D play in Prague, Czech Republic. Tomorrow at 8 a.m., they will play Poland. The Poles are 1-1 in Group play, beating the Czech Republic, 99-84 in their first game and losing to Finland 89-59 yesterday.
The Israelis may co-lead the group with Serbia, but their win against the Netherlands last night required Washington Wizards forward Deni Avdija’s heroics.
It was great for narratives and social media gloating. But not so much if the team’s shooting is off sync against better opponents.