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Dream part 1
Semifinals. After ages: 8 seasons without any medal (it was a silver in S19). Have I told you I hate Al Jazair tactics mix up? Yes, I did. Well, no way to risk a GP, too easy to fail. How to afford those guys? They will expect my internal attack and could spend GP, but usually they don't. TS is likely to be similar, may be we have a bit more, not enough to bridge salary gap.

Let's play inside. We don't have enough power outside, despite attractiveness. If they predict my tactics, good to them. And may be... may be their attitude to mix tactics could bring them to a defeat. I trust my internal attack. Let's push it ahead. Let's use a Low Post, as our hidden circulation is a great boost. Let's rely on our forwards. M2M. No prediction. MOTS.

WTF!?!?! That stupid tablet did a mess again and I don't have Mokitimi!!! He's not the critical guy, luckily we have Lekoelea, but ... stupid of me, let's just hope.

Tactics and strategies. Al Jazair played bold. PIC to take a chance against Misr. And Isolation. A suiciide. A deadly combination. To them. SOUTH AFRICA MOVES TO FINALS!

Dream part 2
Excuses about Mokitimi. Done.
When we play? Monday? Gosh, I am away. Let's set up the match now. Done.
We loose? We overachieved our goal and topped our best ever. Nothing to be sad.

What about Misr. Strong. Powerful. Able to compete in WC. Flat LI+M2M, no GP, ever, why risking? Apart SF. May be a MOTS spent in SF (why???).

How surprising them? All-in, no chance. I know this team has a number of hidden skills that made the difference and brought us here. Then zone, double prediction, LP. All-in.

Again, not by hazard, the age of Forwards. Galvin, Motihala, Sebe, Lekoelea. Big problems in outside attacks, some great and bad performances at FTs, but my key is rebounding, boosted by GP and zone. I know that could open a wound to shooters. but it's an all-in isn't it? Assists almost kill us, but we are there. A chance to win, but it's an epic final.

Overtime.

One point after the other, incredibly balanced. Mokitimi, the forgotten guy, scores 93-91 with 0.18. Omar shoots against Sebe with 0.10, missed, but Sebe doesn't grab the ball. Again a chance to second OT. Again Omar. Scored. 0.02. What else?

Motihala is there. A forward. The symbol of our team. He has the ball. Omar gets crazy. Foul. Motihala to shoot two FTs entering with 8/8. First, scored. SOUTH AFRICA IS AFRICAN CHAMPION, S29.

Don't wake me up.

Motihala. A wonderful performer. The archetype of this SA, a team with unprecedented set of skills, with hidden tricks but with a destiny of pain against 200K$ T-rex. You scored our last two points for the first golden cup of SA, dethronizing Misr after 3 victories in a row, 6 overall. Thank you Motihala, you wrote the history.

Mokitimi The Forgotten Guy. The one who sat in a SF insulting his coach, and being wrong. The one that scored a key 2p that could have closed the final in Q4. We will not forget you anymore.

Sebe Defense? What's that? Ah, what somebody tries against me without success? I understand. You are not my perfect SF, but I loved you when you regularly scored... and insulted you when you just left Omar or other scoring against you. A zero sum player. Well, not so much!

Lekoelea The added value. The player we hadn't in last seasons. A great guard/forward, almost perfect for this team. Precious resource.

Galvin, Hlomelang & Mazibuko Somebody has to defend and grab rebounds. If other tall men are just looking at other's boards, they work on our side. Pillars.

Gulch Donald Duck. A point guard we needed, with an incredible series of injuries, bad gameshape and transfers. This was the first real season. A bit below expectations, but solid.

Mosheua the man that never exit. 48 MPG, every game. 96 when lucky. Not a perfect player, but SA needs him.

Motsamay, Maselesele, Moonsamy, Hijdra, Cotton, Reerink More than just "fillers". Nobody of them can make the difference, but we need all of them, with their strenghts and weaknesses. While starters take a break, they don't open black holes. Thank you for you contribution.

Legodi The last call. Trying to confuse a bit Misr (well not much expectation), but why not trying. Not ready yet to play, close enough.

Last edited by GM-BlackMouse at 07/09/2014 18:22:30

Last but not least.

A big thank to all managers who prepared these guys.

A big thank to all those who followed this team along the seasons.

A big thank to whom elected me three times and trusted.

A big thank to my staff that worked with me in South Africa ages ago, when I started my adventure as coach.

and let's make the cup shiny!

BTW, we are #34 in world ranking. Highest was 25 at beginning of S12 (ranking started in S11). The little difference is ... THE GOLD CUP!!

A magnificent and historic achievement! Thanks again!
I am very happy with how my players performed in NT. :)

I am also very happy with the performance of Sebe hehe
Now I do very well in the World Cup.Good luck

I have sticked this thread. it's an historical result, isn't it? However, if anybody would argue, I would simply remove from sticked list, let me know in case.