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Maccabi Tel Aviv won its 55th championship
Omri Caspi: "It could have been the last game of my career"
After the Maccabi Tel Aviv championship, the veteran player admitted: "It will be difficult for me to continue with such an injury."
Sapropoulos boasted, Sussman hinted at leaving, Wilbkin breathed a sigh of relief and Hunter revealed that Caspi had persuaded him to stay
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Hapoel Gilboa / Galil
Scotty Wilbkin
Yannis Sapropoulos
Yuval Sussman
Omri Caspi
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Thursday, June 17, 2021, 11:20 p.m.
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Tonight (Thursday), Maccabi Tel Aviv celebrated the 55th championship in its history and the fourth in a row.
The Yellows defeated Hapoel Gilboa Galil 67:73 in the third game of the final series, completed 1: 2 over the modest opponent and cut nets.
First local treble for the Yellows since 2014, after they also won the National Cup and the Winner's Cup this year.
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Omri Caspi
said at the end: "It was a difficult year in many ways. I had five mentally difficult months. Coming back from injuries and falling into a period of absence again. I went through a lot in basketball, a year like this year I did not have. I need to find out where I am physically. "I don't know if I can continue for another season. I will have a hard time continuing for another season with an injury. I had a virus, and a groin injury - it was very difficult, especially mentally. It could have been my last game of my career."
On the importance of this win in his eyes: "It's a very important championship, to finish a season with the three local titles is to finish it in good taste. We made adjustments from yesterday's game which was terrible and I think it's a good championship. I'm glad we did the right thing. "We had injuries. We should have shown better on the pitch."
Undecided about the sequel.
Omri Caspi (Photo: Udi Citiat)
Coach
Yannis Sapropoulos was
proud: "This win is really special. We played 79 games this season, it was a very difficult season with a lot of games and all the Corona mess - a very difficult season. We had a goal to invest and not lose any title in Israel, and we really won the championship, cup and winner. "I am proud of our players for the way they played in difficult conditions. I do not like to talk about myself, the game is for the players - they are the heroes. All the credit goes to them."
Of Wilbkin, the coach said: "I told him now was his time to rest. It was hard for him with all the stops during the season. He did very big things, and now he deserves his rest." On the question of how he would describe the season briefly: "A season with a lot of games."
On dealing with the pressure at Maccabi Tel Aviv he said: "I live with pressure, I have been in big clubs already. The pressure I put on myself is greater than the pressure of the club. I want to succeed and do the best job I can. Maybe I do not get degrees, but I want to "To do the best for the team, the pressure I put on myself is higher than the pressure of the club. This is my life, I like working under pressure. I do not want to work without pressure."
"The goal was not to lose any degree in Israel."
Yannis Sapropoulos with Shimon Mizrahi (Photo: Udi Citiat)
Scotty Wilbkin
concluded: "The defense brought the championship and that we scored more. We fought, we showed character and we finally got the win. We wanted to win there to get home earlier, but it was more fun to celebrate the championship here with us. It was the longest season of my career."
Yuval Sussman
: "It is impossible to put into words this season. It was very difficult mentally, but to be at these levels you need a strong character and show who you are. I went through a lot this season, with the injury. I want to thank fitness coach Regev Fanan. I am a stronger person, "I grew up - it was a forging season. I'm ending a contract after six years, I know that in time I will have good news. Omri Caspi is an amazing man, this year we were very connected and talked a lot."
Othello Hunter
: "It was not too tense at the end. We believed all along that we could do it. We played hard and did what we had to do. At the end of the day, each of us knows what he is supposed to do. Once we tightened the defense, everything was on our side "I feel great, I don't know if this is my last game on the team, but I'm just happy with the win and the win. Omri Caspi is the reason I stayed here."
"We wanted to get home earlier."
Scotty Wilbkin with his partner (Photo: Udi Citation)
"I do not know if this is my last game here."
Othello Hunter with Ante Žižić (Photo: Udi Citiat)
Avishai Gordon
, Hapoel Gilboa / Galil coach: "You always dream and imagine all sorts of things. I can say one hundred percent that I am first and foremost proud of the way and the vision of Haim Ohayon that he is a special person, I want to thank him for this chance. The back we got from Nur the head of the council, it goes down to my country the general manager of the team, all the professional staff, Guy who did an amazing job, Jordan the fitness coach, Itai, Ron the physiotherapist. Everyone. This is one whole family. The crowd that grows from game to game and pushes us all the time, we come out with frustration because this is a team with a budget among the lowest in the league that competes equally with teams of many millions of shekels. I can only be proud of the way, the progress of the players. In character, in their commitment. With their love and passion for the game. "
The coach added: "I'm sure a lot of players will advance to bigger teams. That's the beauty of the place, you start from the beginning, bring in young players, hungry Israelis, young foreigners. This is the place to be. A special place that raises the next generation of basketball for many years. There. For me it was a piece of opportunity. I'm still not one hundred percent ready, I constantly want to learn and be a part. I'm not ashamed to step aside and let those who have the knowledge help, what matters is the team and the players. I do not know what will happen next season, see how "Nothing will burn. We have to go through the process. There was a special season, which we will remember for many years to come. The better team won, it was a dream and that's it. I am very proud of the players."
Joe Thomason
Was excited at the end: "We had an amazing season. We went through so much to get here, that's why I'm disappointed. Sometimes you succeed and sometimes you lose, I gave everything I have, I'm competitive. We're all competitive. Everything we did this year, it's something people "They will remember. I did what they asked me to do, I'm disappointed we lost but I'm proud. We have nothing to be ashamed of, we lost to a great team."
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