Miki Berkovich and Tal Brody were the most admired players, Motti Aroesti was the engine, and Aulcie Perry the main attraction, but the most important player on the Maccabi Tel Aviv team that won the European title in 1977 and 1981 was Jim Boatwright, who passed away on Tuesday. When we were in seventh grade, back in 1977 we had yet to be familiar with the term “pure shooter,” but we already knew the best...
Remembering Maccabi Tel Aviv's quiet American
He wasn't the biggest star, but the legendary shooter who died this week was the most important player on Maccabi's best basketball team ever.
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