By John Rammas/ irammas@eurohoops.net
So far, 32 Rounds have been completed, and two more are left to finish the regular season. Four teams have qualified for the playoffs, Olympiacos (23-9), Barcelona (22-10), Real Madrid (22-10), and Monaco (21-11). At this point, then, there are four spots left for six candidates, of whom some have more chances, others have less.
If there were ever a time for a player to step up and give his team what the occasion calls for, that little bit extra, it is now.
Eurohoops presents six hidden aces from Maccabi Tel Aviv (19-13), Fenerbahce (18-14), Partizan (18-14), Baskonia (17-15), Zalgiris Kaunas (17-15) and Anadolu Efes (16-16) who can make a difference.
BONZIE COLSON
Maccabi | Forward | January 12, 1996 | USA
11 pts | 5.6 reb | 0.6 ast| 1.3 stl | 0.7 blk | 0.6 tr | 25:42 min | 13.6 PIR
“We play like the best (guard-guard) duo in the EuroLeague.” That’s what Wade Baldwin recently said about Lorenzo Brown and himself. If Bonzie Coulson was a guard, Baldwin would have to rephrase that statement.
The American forward is the third and last player scoring in double figures for Maccabi Tel Aviv and also the second-best rebounder on the team. All this in his first year in the Euroleague. It’s no coincidence that his coach, Oded Kattash, has used him as a starter in 25 out of the 32 games played so far.
He had 29 points in his best game and the first of his three double-doubles (14 rebounds), although that was not enough to prevent a loss to Panathinaikos (88-86 R19).
Remaining games: @ Zalgiris Kaunas 6/4 | vs. Real Madrid 13/4