GM Heyder: Bamberg thinking concessions for Euroleague, focus on Germany

Brose Baskets Bamberg general manager Wolfgang Heyder admitted the freshly-crown German basketball league and cup winners may be nearing their ceiling and that management will be focusing on excelling in Germany next season and even making concessions in regards to the Euroleague as they lack the money to seriously challenge internationally.

“We definitely believe that we need to put together a team that can play for the title in the league and the German Cup in our own gym. And under circumstances we will have to make concessions in regards to the Euroleague. We will definitely not have the necessary money to challenge with the really big teams,” Heyder told the Brose Baskets TV Magazine Insight

“We can comfortably deal with taking a step back under certain circumstances. That is not a problem.”

Heyder, who has been at the helm of Bamberg since 1999, made sure hopes of Brose fans for the 2010-11 season were kept at a realistic level.

“For me, it would be a great story if we can have a reasonable showing in the Euroleague, meaning winning the odd game here or there,” he said in the video interview.

“We can’t believe that we will be in the mix with the big teams. Talking about a treble (German BBL, German Cup and Euroleague title) is absolutely excessive and out of the question.”

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