The wiha Panthers Schwenningen reacted personally after their clear 31: 101 defeat in the test match at the Bundesliga club MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg. The previous point guard Lamonte Bearden will be replaced by the US Israeli David Cohn, who last played in Israel. The performance of the new addition Bearden did not meet the expectations of those responsible in the preparation period.
“Unfortunately, Lamonte Bearden was unable to confirm what we expected from him after the scouting,” said Panthers coach Alen Velcic, explaining the change. And further: “From our point of view, Lamonte is mentally not yet ready to play in a physically strong league like the ProA and to lead a team as a game designer. The position of the ball player and leading point guard is far too important. to wait here even longer. So a separation was inevitable. “
The 26-year-old David Cohn is a player who, according to Velcic, “suits us a lot better and is much more mature than Bearden. David Cohn’s talents remind me a lot of Steve Nash. He’s a classic playmaker with a great understanding of the game and an excellent litter. If he had been available to us earlier, we would have grabbed it right away, “Alen Velcic continues.
Two home games on the weekend
Cohn, who was born in Chicago, was last active for two years in the 1st Israeli League for Hapoel Eilat and Maccabi Haifa. The playmaker caused a national stir during his time at the College of William & Mary (2014-2018). In his final year of study, Cohn scored 14.5 points, 6.7 assists and 3.0 rebounds on average and put on the side of the current NBA professional Nathan Knight (Minnesota Timberwolves) on excellent throwing rates. As the only player of all 351 Division 1 colleges, he cracked the magic limit of over 50 percent hit rate from the field (52.9 percent, over 40 percent in the three-point throws (42.6 percent and over 90 percent) in the 2017/2018 season Free throw rate (91.2 percent.
This makes Cohn part of the illustrious 50/40/90 club, which in the long history of American college basketball has only had ten other players.
The Panthers will test in two home games over the weekend – for the first time again with spectators. On Saturday (3 p.m.) the ProA competitor Kirchheim will come to the Deutenberghalle – on Sunday (3 p.m.) the Starwings from Karlsruhe will be guests.
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