That's already seldom enough that the 4th team manages to win 2 away games in order to reach the finals. Congratulations on that ! No doubt that next season you're prone to finishing higher than you did this season.
It sems very likely that all 4 teams joining BBBL next season will be those already used to BBBL, which basically means the red conference could turn out to be a bloodbath, especially if Stonestars starts recruiting.
With Zhi Cheng and Barabash, Ventola has considerably reinforced their squad, and needless to say that Cup winner Mizu Arlon will finish much better than this season.
Avoiding play-downs will be very complicated for the Spartans next season, unless I fanilly manage to find the player I'm looking for. Then, perhaps, we could try going for more than the "avoiding relegation" thing.