Offer Rahimi: It's a success that we made it to the Final 4 but now we want to win

Maccabi Next Urban Haifa has had a season with some ups and downs but the team is where it matters - at the Final 4 of Delasport Balkan League. They will play Balkan in the second semifinal on Friday evening and here is what the head coach of the team - Offer Rahimi, had to say hours before the game:

- How are you coming to the Finals also given the fact that the season has been tough all along?
- After we finished the playoff in the local league, we're very happy that we made it to the Final 4. We are coming with a new roster compared to how we started. The management takes the Balkan League very seriosly and we brought in new players because we had lots of injures in Israeli league. I don't want to rate the team, I think that obviously Hapoel, which plays in the first divison, has a lot of experience and talent, but it's a Final 4, it's a trophy and anything is possible.

- Generally how do you rate the team's participation so far and how big of a success for you is to reach the F4?
- For us it's a success that we made it to the Final 4 but of course the players and we the coaches want to win. 

- What can you say about your opponent and what will be the key in the game in order to qualify for the final?
- I truly respect Balkan, We did scouting and we can see that they have a very good coach, that they are a balanced team with talent and experience and we respect them a lot.