YES! WE DID IT!!! what amazing achievement! after just 3.5 seasons we are the national champions. All the players, even those that are playing only on the scrimmages gave there everything. Chavez proved that with a good PG next to him can be a great player, and proved me wrong when i wanted to sell him. After all he is not a creator, he is assassin. Zingaretti, couldn't handle the starting role, but after 1 years with the team had his best game on the finals!, handling the backup PG/SG role with perfection. Kritikos, a wasted talent from the manager, scored some clutch points where the team needed him most. Jaworek: the steady veteran percentage that every team needs, giving help everywhere. Scoring? there! rebounds? there of course! Assists? his best!Karalikos, proved that he is 1 of the best PF's in Cyprus. Scoring and rebounding, proved that the decision to be our 1st player on the HOF was very good. Gagalatos: He gave the most memorable play of the team history. From those FT's started our crazy run to the title, but unlike Argyris Kampouris back to 87, he make much more on the finals. Almost triple double. Yiannakakos didnt have his best games, but he is young and the future belongs to him!Cyprus Fighters and the NT expecting great things from him in the future.
Last but not least, our new leader Hansbernd Leberecht. He was by far the best player on the play offs, and big reason for the success.
Closing that long press release i want to give a special thanks to Steve Makis, and thecippis, the 2 Cyprus NT coaches. They are my mentors. They spend so many hours with me on the MSN talking about the game, helping me with my tactics, without complaining even once. Thank you guys. I love you both! :) the half trophy belongs to you :)
Edit: We promised to our funs that we will work even harder, from now on to get even better. Reaching the top is hard, but to stay there is even harder.
Edited 05/09/2009 13:35:22 by JohnnyB