the initial situation
One win, one defeat – that’s the German record after the first two games. So to be in the second phase of qualifying for the 2023 World Cup, you need a few more wins. Especially since all results will be taken into the second group phase. The defeat at the start against outsiders Estonia still hurts twice as much.
The staff
As in the first two games, Herbert has to do without his players from the NBA and the Euroleague. The German team is therefore again very inexperienced. A lot will depend on the very talented, but also only 20-year-old Justus Hollatz from the Hamburg Towers. The German team is again led by Captain Robin Benzing, who is about to make his 164th international appearance.
The outlook
On Monday in Heidelberg again against Israel. Then Herbert hopes for one or the other player from Alba Berlin and Bayern Munich. Since Bayern’s game against CSKA Moscow on Thursday was postponed because of the war in Ukraine, Andreas Obst could join the team rested, for example. Maodo Lo and Johannes Thiemann would be candidates from Berlin.
Source: dpa