Post by Tel Aviv on Feb 3, 2017 22:22:43 GMT
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - With the curtain closing on the 10th regular season and Tel Aviv missing out on the playoffs, we thought it was a good time to look back on a decade long history for the franchise in the Ultimate ABCA. There have been some ups and downs for the team throughout the years but they have been one of the more successful teams during the leagues 10 year exsistence. We take a look at the teams history, their accomplishments, their franchise leaders, a starting five as voted for by the fans and a look at the numbers. Thanks for reading.
Overview:
Overall Record: 494-326
Playoff Record: 71-48
Playoff Appearances: 7
Final Appearances: 4
Championships: 1
Accomplishments:
Mediterranean Division Champion x4 (01,02,03,04)
Eurasia Conference Champion x4 (01,02,03,04)
ABCA Champion (01)
The Tel Aviv Championship ring that the players
and staff were presented with back in 2001
Franchise Leaders:
Points:
Elgin Baylor: 12,670
Ranked 10th all time in scoring
Rebounds:
Ben Wallace: 6646
Ranked 13th all time in rebounds
Assists:
Pierluigi Marzorati: 3121
Steals:
Ben Wallace: 1103
Ranked 22nd all time in steals
Blocks:
Ben Wallace: 1844
Ranked 6th all time in blocks
Double Doubles:
Ben Wallace: 227
Ben Wallace leads the franchise in 4 key categories
including blocked shots where he ranks 6th in league history
Best Starting Five: as voted by the fans
Center: Ben Wallace
The first player ever officially signed to the roster, Ben Wallace was a fan favorite the moment he stepped onto the floor, and was loved throughout his 9 year stay at the team. Drafted with the #3 pick in the 2nd round of the creation draft he went on to become one of the best defensive players in the ABCA. Here is a look at his achievements, Championships x1, Defensive Player of the Year x2, Playoff MVP, All-Defensive First Team x3, All-Defensive Second Team x3. He leads the franchise in rebounds, steals, blocks and double doubles.
Forward: Julius Erving
A big free agent signing for Tel Aviv on a 4 year $80,703,000 contract, after they had been to two consecutive final appearances, which caused a lot of talk around the league. He went on to help the team reach two more final appearances during his two seasons with the team. After 3 great seasons with Harlem he signed with Tel Aviv to form a great partnership with Elgin Baylor. He had a bit of everything in his game, his explosive scoring, rebounding, passing, he was an exciting player to watch. Amir Johnson came close in the voting here, his decline in recent seasons probably saw him receive fewer votes.
Forward: Elgin Baylor
Tel Aviv drafted Elgin Baylor with the 2nd overall pick in the first rookie draft in league history and he went on to make an immediate impact. He took the team from the lottery to a championship in his first season with the team, picking up rookie of the year, an all star appearance and an all league 3rd team along the way. He led the team in scoring through all 6 seasons with the team becoming the franchise leader in points in the process. He picked up 5 all star, 1 All-League 1st team and 3 All-League 3rd team while playing for Tel Aviv. Viewed as the best player to have played for the franchise.
Guard: Pete Maravich
Another player selected with a 2nd overall pick, Tel Aviv fans are hopeful he can make an impact on the franchise like Baylor did before him. Only played 1 season, a disappointing one overall for the team but a good rookie year for him and fans are hopeful that he can kick on next season. Not a great position for the team historically, Bruce Bowen played here when the team won a championship and received some votes, Baylor also spent time here when Erving was around.
Guard: Pierluigi Marzorati
Drafted at the end of the 3rd round during the creation draft, Marzorati is one of those players you can't fully judge just by looking at the stat sheet. A great leader for the team and floor general, his tough play particularly on the defensive end of the floor really helped the team during his 6 seasons with the team. Wasn't expected to score much but his defense, passing and his winning mentality is what fans remember him for.
Elgin Baylor was greatest the best player to ever play for the franchise
By the Numbers
1 - The amount of Championships that Tel Aviv have won. Tel Aviv won the 2nd ABCA title, back in the 2001 season. Defeating the Timberwolves 4-3 in the finals.
90.65 - The amount of points allowed by Tel Aviv during the 2000 season, a record low number through the 10 year history of the league.
.868 - The win percentage Tel Aviv hold over Real Madrid, with a 33-5 record. No team have more wins over a single opponent that Tel Aviv do over Madrid.
.361 - The win percentage Tel Aviv hold over Aisin Seahorses. No team has fared better against Tel Aviv than the Seahorses who hold a 23-13 record against Maccabi.
12,670 - The amount of points Elgin Baylor scored for the Tel Aviv, only five players have scored more for one franchise than that throughout the league.
494 - The amount of wins for Tel Aviv over league history, only 5 teams have more wins than that.
4 - The amount of times Tel Aviv have appeared in the finals, more than any other team.
52 - The most points ever scored by a single player in a game for Tel Aviv. Elgin Baylor scored 52 points against the Vikings in 2003.
21 - During the 2004 season Tel Aviv went on a 21 game winning streak, the biggest streak in franchise history.
28.77 - The amount of points Elgin Baylor averaged over the 2002 season for Tel Aviv, he led the team in scoring for 6 seasons but this was his best.
63 - The highest amount of wins during a single season for Tel Aviv, in both 2003 and 2004, the best regular season record for the franchise.
7 - The amount of seasons that Tel Aviv have made the postseason in the leagues 10 year history.
18 - The most assists ever made in a single game for the franchise by a single player, Pierluigi Marzorati dished out 18 assists against the Jazz back in 2004.
9 - The most blocks ever made in a single game by a single player for the franchise. Ben Wallace managed this on 6 different occasions.
148 - The highest amount of points scored by the team in a single game. A relatively low number compared to the rest of the league, only 3 franchises have managed to score less in a game and only 1 of those is a current team in the league, the Portland Trailblazers whose high is 147.
5 - The number of all star appearances the franchise have had, all 5 were from Elgin Baylor. No other player has been named an allstar for the team.
117.2 - The number of ppg the team averaged in the 2004 season, the team's best output through the leagues 10 year history.
12 - The number of playoff wins the team hold over the New Orleans Jazz. Tel Aviv hold 3 playoff season victories over the team from New Orleans.
2 - The number of times that Ben Wallace was named the Defensive Player of the Year while playing for Tel Aviv.
8 - The number of times a Tel Aviv player has been named to an All-Defensive team. Ben Wallace was named to the All-Defensive 1st team 3 times and also the All-Defensive 2nd team 3 times. Amir Johnson was named to the All-Defensive 1st team twice.
Elgin Baylor is the franchise's leading scorer with 12,670 points
That's it for the Tel Aviv Maccabi - A Decade In Review, Thank you for reading.
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| Tel Aviv Maccabi |
Overall Record: 494-326
Playoff Record: 71-48
Playoff Appearances: 7
Final Appearances: 4
Championships: 1
Accomplishments:
Mediterranean Division Champion x4 (01,02,03,04)
Eurasia Conference Champion x4 (01,02,03,04)
ABCA Champion (01)
The Tel Aviv Championship ring that the players
and staff were presented with back in 2001
Franchise Leaders:
Points:
Elgin Baylor: 12,670
Ranked 10th all time in scoring
Rebounds:
Ben Wallace: 6646
Ranked 13th all time in rebounds
Assists:
Pierluigi Marzorati: 3121
Steals:
Ben Wallace: 1103
Ranked 22nd all time in steals
Blocks:
Ben Wallace: 1844
Ranked 6th all time in blocks
Double Doubles:
Ben Wallace: 227
Ben Wallace leads the franchise in 4 key categories
including blocked shots where he ranks 6th in league history
Best Starting Five: as voted by the fans
Center: Ben Wallace
The first player ever officially signed to the roster, Ben Wallace was a fan favorite the moment he stepped onto the floor, and was loved throughout his 9 year stay at the team. Drafted with the #3 pick in the 2nd round of the creation draft he went on to become one of the best defensive players in the ABCA. Here is a look at his achievements, Championships x1, Defensive Player of the Year x2, Playoff MVP, All-Defensive First Team x3, All-Defensive Second Team x3. He leads the franchise in rebounds, steals, blocks and double doubles.
Forward: Julius Erving
A big free agent signing for Tel Aviv on a 4 year $80,703,000 contract, after they had been to two consecutive final appearances, which caused a lot of talk around the league. He went on to help the team reach two more final appearances during his two seasons with the team. After 3 great seasons with Harlem he signed with Tel Aviv to form a great partnership with Elgin Baylor. He had a bit of everything in his game, his explosive scoring, rebounding, passing, he was an exciting player to watch. Amir Johnson came close in the voting here, his decline in recent seasons probably saw him receive fewer votes.
Forward: Elgin Baylor
Tel Aviv drafted Elgin Baylor with the 2nd overall pick in the first rookie draft in league history and he went on to make an immediate impact. He took the team from the lottery to a championship in his first season with the team, picking up rookie of the year, an all star appearance and an all league 3rd team along the way. He led the team in scoring through all 6 seasons with the team becoming the franchise leader in points in the process. He picked up 5 all star, 1 All-League 1st team and 3 All-League 3rd team while playing for Tel Aviv. Viewed as the best player to have played for the franchise.
Guard: Pete Maravich
Another player selected with a 2nd overall pick, Tel Aviv fans are hopeful he can make an impact on the franchise like Baylor did before him. Only played 1 season, a disappointing one overall for the team but a good rookie year for him and fans are hopeful that he can kick on next season. Not a great position for the team historically, Bruce Bowen played here when the team won a championship and received some votes, Baylor also spent time here when Erving was around.
Guard: Pierluigi Marzorati
Drafted at the end of the 3rd round during the creation draft, Marzorati is one of those players you can't fully judge just by looking at the stat sheet. A great leader for the team and floor general, his tough play particularly on the defensive end of the floor really helped the team during his 6 seasons with the team. Wasn't expected to score much but his defense, passing and his winning mentality is what fans remember him for.
Elgin Baylor was greatest the best player to ever play for the franchise
By the Numbers
1 - The amount of Championships that Tel Aviv have won. Tel Aviv won the 2nd ABCA title, back in the 2001 season. Defeating the Timberwolves 4-3 in the finals.
90.65 - The amount of points allowed by Tel Aviv during the 2000 season, a record low number through the 10 year history of the league.
.868 - The win percentage Tel Aviv hold over Real Madrid, with a 33-5 record. No team have more wins over a single opponent that Tel Aviv do over Madrid.
.361 - The win percentage Tel Aviv hold over Aisin Seahorses. No team has fared better against Tel Aviv than the Seahorses who hold a 23-13 record against Maccabi.
12,670 - The amount of points Elgin Baylor scored for the Tel Aviv, only five players have scored more for one franchise than that throughout the league.
494 - The amount of wins for Tel Aviv over league history, only 5 teams have more wins than that.
4 - The amount of times Tel Aviv have appeared in the finals, more than any other team.
52 - The most points ever scored by a single player in a game for Tel Aviv. Elgin Baylor scored 52 points against the Vikings in 2003.
21 - During the 2004 season Tel Aviv went on a 21 game winning streak, the biggest streak in franchise history.
28.77 - The amount of points Elgin Baylor averaged over the 2002 season for Tel Aviv, he led the team in scoring for 6 seasons but this was his best.
63 - The highest amount of wins during a single season for Tel Aviv, in both 2003 and 2004, the best regular season record for the franchise.
7 - The amount of seasons that Tel Aviv have made the postseason in the leagues 10 year history.
18 - The most assists ever made in a single game for the franchise by a single player, Pierluigi Marzorati dished out 18 assists against the Jazz back in 2004.
9 - The most blocks ever made in a single game by a single player for the franchise. Ben Wallace managed this on 6 different occasions.
148 - The highest amount of points scored by the team in a single game. A relatively low number compared to the rest of the league, only 3 franchises have managed to score less in a game and only 1 of those is a current team in the league, the Portland Trailblazers whose high is 147.
5 - The number of all star appearances the franchise have had, all 5 were from Elgin Baylor. No other player has been named an allstar for the team.
117.2 - The number of ppg the team averaged in the 2004 season, the team's best output through the leagues 10 year history.
12 - The number of playoff wins the team hold over the New Orleans Jazz. Tel Aviv hold 3 playoff season victories over the team from New Orleans.
2 - The number of times that Ben Wallace was named the Defensive Player of the Year while playing for Tel Aviv.
8 - The number of times a Tel Aviv player has been named to an All-Defensive team. Ben Wallace was named to the All-Defensive 1st team 3 times and also the All-Defensive 2nd team 3 times. Amir Johnson was named to the All-Defensive 1st team twice.
Elgin Baylor is the franchise's leading scorer with 12,670 points
That's it for the Tel Aviv Maccabi - A Decade In Review, Thank you for reading.
