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Slight change - the Immortals would become the second team to win the title in their first ABBL season.

The Eagles won the first ever ABBL title, which of course was their first ABBL season ;). (They won a title after only playing two games in the ABBL, which is a record I doubt will ever be broken!)

The other interesting part about this series is it is only the second time there will not be a number 1 seed in the finals. The other time was season 8 when two number 2 seeds played off. So there you go...

lol that is interesting good addition 2 the history

& dont some of these players have a history w u?

Yups (32426138). That was such a pivotal game 3. Loser was bound to be stuck in the desolate lands for div2 for a long time. Winner would bask in the glory of the ABBL.

All I can say was Wazza, who was purchased for 3.9mil in that very season same was the difference =P. Came up with big plays in the crucial stages of the game.

Another fun fact is that in that season, 3-19 by Koops was the least amount of regular season games won by a team who did not get relegated from the ABBL. All thanks to HP Tigers who went bot half way through the season with a record of 2-20*.

lol didnt u get an abbl bot 2 seasons in a row 2 keep u in the abbl while banking $500k a week in the good old days before the salary floor?

Season 2 doesn't count! GM's gave the Eagles the freakin title!

@abigfishy... yeah when you put it that way, Koop has had his fair share of good luck to offset the bad. Still, I'd kind of like to see Duffill, Mansfield and Bogan come together and win a ring before it's too late, all 3 of them are likely first ballot hall of famers in Australian BB...

Last edited by Jay (OTT) at 9/8/2013 1:36:19 AM

Oh, and we shouldn't have any sympathy for Koop for the Radford thing, because I still maintain I would have won anyway, right? ;)

In that finals series, Hahi bin Awang was probably my best player, scoring 20 points and 10 assists in game one, and 14 points and 10 assists in game 3. Now he is on the Immortals, can lightning strike twice?

True there were 2 consecutive bots in my first two seasons in the ABBL.
But I was the only one who exploited it.
I still had to fight off other teams in relegation battles and to avoid 6th/7th.

$500k a week is an overstatement. Common it was more like $450k =P

Every team, no matter how good they are, needs some degree of good fortune on their way to winning the championship. And this good fortune always seems to spark the question 'what if?'... especially when mllama's team is involved because his finals appearances have always been filled with drama.

Season 8 (CoolCats defeated Black Label): What if Felborg didn't disappear and go scoreless for BLS? What if CoolCats Isaac never got injured in the first quarter to begin with? And what if BLS's overall offence didn't choke in the final minute (two TO's, two bricked threes)

Season 11 (Pancakes defeated Lewisham): What if Couto Costa bricked 'The Shot'? What if Pancakes rookie Raines never made the steal leading to it? What if Gafa and Long never got injured? And what if Lewisham had one more win that regular season?

Season 14 (WA defeated Lewisham): What if Goodall made the go-ahead basket after WA's Ropela choked (6 straight misses at the FT line)? What if Lewisham don't give away the 17 point first quarter lead? And again, what if Lewisham had one more win!?

Season 19 (Lewisham defeated Koop): What if Whitebeard never temporarily sold up? What if Radford didn't get injured in the semi-final? What if Lewisham's Leszek doesn't find his shooting form in time for game 3? And what if Koop's Wazza didn't choke!?

Season 20 (Whitebeard defeated Lewisham): What if Lewisham's Hahi made the buzzer-beater shot at the end of game 3? WHAT IF LEWISHAM HAD ONE, MORE, WIN!?

And now, Season 24: What if Koop never changes his mind about selling up? What if Chelsea's Melmeth doesn't go 0-5 and get injured in the semi-finals? What if Koopasaurus doesn't have an outstanding night at the free throw line (33-38)? And what if Hahi didn't light the old flame and record a double-double against Stone Slashers?

Last edited by Jay (OTT) at 9/9/2013 6:18:54 AM

Season 9: Coolcats versus Lewisham Wombats - What if my only decent big hadn't got injured in the first minutes of the opening game of the series, ruling him out for the series and costing me any chance of a win.

I have a lot of luck when it comes to these series don't I?

Wow those are absolutely gold. Snap shots of each finals series.

What ifs and what nots... Which is why is imperative that we take our advantage of every opportunity that comes our way.

We have 2 more firsts. The first all Islamic team in the finals. The first team that may be declared bankrupt immediately after the finals conclude.

9/9/2013 Total Persepolis Immortals cash reserves: $ -946 152

Let no man say we Immortals did not put everything into this championship run but it shall be worth it when we are victorious insh'Allah.