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Honorary Proposal: Summary of Hapoel Holon's Final Four in the Champions League Israel today

2022-05-09T07:10:41.656Z


What Hapoel Holon did on the floor does not matter at all, because the big prize was won by the fans - who reached the Final Four by flights and buses via Jordan, Vienna and Santander • and also: the star who makes life difficult for rivals at 39, and the biggest surprise in European basketball • Summary of the trip to Bilbao


crowd.

Hapoel Holon's biggest victory is actually off the floor.

Over the past weekend, about a thousand of the team's fans have painted Bilbao, Spain, purple.

Due to the high costs (the direct flights organized by the group cost about $ 900 per ticket), many fans opted for connection flights, which stopped at various and odd destinations.

Some in Jordan, from there they continued to Barcelona, ​​and from there boarded a flight to Bilbao.

Some traveled to Warsaw, continued to Madrid, and from there to Bilbao.

And there are those who even went through Vienna, from there to Santander, and then got on a bus to Bilbao.

"I have been with the team for more than 40 years, and I do not remember anything like that," said one of the team's veteran fans excitedly after the noisy procession towards the semi-final hall, which left the locals in shock.

The organizers of the tournament also really liked the crowd in purple and the colorful atmosphere around it, and did not object to the final between Holon and Menersa, which also brought many fans.

What to do that Tenerife scored seven more points.

"Next time we come to an event like this - we will bring a larger number of fans and get them back on the field," they promised in Holon.

Horatts.

Example and role model,

Legend.

"Once you do not get on the floor with a smile and a desire to get better every day, it is a sign for you to stop," the great Marcelino Huartz told me before the semi-final against Holon.

Tenerife's Brazilian center is already 39 years old, and still enjoys basketball as a player who has only just started playing.

This is seen in training, when he hands balls to the young players, shouts enthusiastically after scoring from half a court, and of course during the games.

Ask the high guards of Holon, who are still looking for a way to stop him.

Hoartes has played for the biggest teams in Europe, won prestigious titles and even moved on to the NBA.

He has every reason to be condescending, but he remains humble.

He treats every fan, answers journalists with respect and respects the opposing players and coaches.

If I have to gamble - in the future he will be a successful coach.

In the meantime, let's enjoy it as long as it's playing.

Because he enjoys.

The sensation.

With a budget estimated at only 2.7 million euros, the second lowest in the Spanish league, and estimated to be about the same as Hapoel Tel Aviv's budget, Manresa is one of the surprises this year in European basketball. The champions will be talked about a lot more.

Its success is not at all similar to the success of Andorra, who surprised in two or three EuroCup games and reached the semi-finals, but in Spain are about to relegate.

Pedro Martinez Manrasa (must coach in senior teams in Spain) maintains stability throughout the season, plays intense and attractive basketball, and enjoys the record-breaking ability of Nigerian forward Chima Monca, who has been named Outstanding Player of the Season.

We will not be surprised if in the coming years we see him star in senior teams on the continent.

Bilbao will not forget Holonia, Photo: FIBA ​​website

Her future is still ahead of her

The Final Four of the Champions League ended in a slightly sour taste for Holon, which lost in the semi-finals and was also defeated 88:68 by Ludwigsburg in a game for 4-3 places.

After the disappointment passes, the Purple Club can be very proud of the way it went in the 2021/22 season.

Until two years ago, Holonia suffered disappointments time and time again in the European arena - and was eliminated in the first phase.

Last season the dam was breached with the promotion to the quarter-finals, and this year it has already qualified for the semi-finals.

The gradual progress indicates a great deal of progress the club has made in recent years.

No one promises that next season the Purples will rise again to the decisive stages, but they certainly have many reasons for optimism.

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Source: israelhayom

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