It measures only 1.75 meters. Even so, TJ Shorts (24 / USA) is a giant on the basketball floor. Last season the playmaker swirled for the Towers. But in the summer the people of Hamburg let him move to the Crailsheim Merlins …
When they met again, Masked Man Shorts conjured up the towers with 23 points despite a broken nose. After five wins in a row, they received a slap from the hottest team in the BBL – 73:90 (30:51).
“We didn’t look good in this game,” admitted coach Pedro Calles (38).
The fact that first place is gone was also due to the fact that his team had to do without a center: Maik Kotsar (24 / 2.11 meters) was absent due to shoulder problems. In the final training session, Eddy Edigin (26 / 2.03 meters) broke his nose …
The towers only kept up a quarter. Then the best offensive, thanks to shorts, destroyed the best defensive up to now. “That wasn’t extra motivation for me,” the youngest protested. “I only have love for the Towers.”
The only bright spot: Justus Hollatz (20), who set a new record with 18 points. Nevertheless, the international was angry: “It was the attitude. We didn’t fight, we hung our heads. We can’t do that. “
Hollatz travels on to the DBB team, playing in the World Cup qualifying against Estonia (25.11./Nuremberg) and in Poland (28.11./Lublin). The towers use the break until December 5th to relax, vaccinate and train.
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