Great frustration for Bnei Herzliya after the loss to Hapoel Holon in the playoff final and missing the opportunity for a historic and unforgettable double.
"We made a historic season for the club, we reached high peaks in Israeli basketball with a budget from the lowest in the league. Our identity and good game was there, with a bunch of players who trained hard and brought the club to extraordinary peaks. I am proud of our entire team," said Oren Aharoni.
"We reached the first game in the final after a very high pick with the victory over Maccabi Tel Aviv. For the first game we did not come focused and focused enough. There is no doubt that the home loss more or less overwhelmed this series, because winning here is very difficult. "Holon, they were better than us. The home loss decided the series," the season coach added.
Aharoni.
Coach of the season, Photo: Alan Schieber
Chris Bab said: "We had a great season, we have no reason to lower our heads. I'm really happy with how this season went for us. In this game their game plan was to get me out of the game as much as possible. I tried to be aggressive and make the right moves, but we did not find the The pace and we did not catch momentum. "
The group made serious allegations to the judging panel, which they claimed deprived them and aggravated them unilaterally.
"The judgment did not match the class and the level and it is jarring," they said in Herzliya.
"They tried to control the game more than they needed to. When you are on a stage like this no one comes to see the referees and their show."
Bnei Herzliya is the team that made the most moves for the next season.
The team from Sharon will play in the Champions League next season, so it is interested in keeping as many players as possible from the current squad, which has been unusually successful.
Coach Oren Aharoni holds a contract for another season with exit options for both sides, and it is estimated that the parties will agree on continuity soon, as well as the esteemed assistant coach Yoav Shamir.
Quinton Hooker and Chris Bab have already officially extended their contracts, and as we announced the next in line are Sandy Cohen and Morris Kemp.
Andy van Wallit holds a contract for another season, but both sides have an exit option, and the future of the talented Belgian forward is still unclear.
Yair Kravitz also holds a contract for another season and is expected to continue.
Chinano Onoako and apparently Sean Dawson are also not expected to continue.
Sandy Cohen.
Will probably continue in the group, Photo: Alan Shiber
If Guy Pnini does not continue in Holon next season, Herzliya will make an effort to add him and return him to a special retirement season at the club where it all started for one of the players of the decade.
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