After the Würzburg Baskets’ clear 64:78 defeat at FC Bayern Munich, which was less than three weeks ago, coach Sasa Filipovski said somewhat contritely that we had to learn from this game and then “meet ourselves with the opponents we are against “can measure”. However, if you measure it carefully, you can see that you are almost on a level playing field with the current league leader, and he will be a guest at the “Turnhölle” on Sunday (6.30 p.m.). The Würzburg team only narrowly lost against Ratiopharm Ulm in the cup round of 16, and Würzburg also won by 33 points in Heidelberg last weekend. By the way, Bayern are currently only eighth, just ahead of Würzburg. So, despite a slip-up, Würzburg started the season relatively well. And the Bundesliga is currently incredibly balanced; clear favorites have not yet been identified – teams with a good run could take advantage of this.
The future of the Baskets was quite uncertain for a while, but it was an extremely positive signal in June that head coach Filipovski could be retained despite interested competition. Four months earlier it had been said that there was a lack of around 1.5 million euros in the budget in order to be able to maintain the level “to offer our successful coaching team around head coach Sasa Filipovski a reliable perspective for the coming season.” But there also remained the long-running favorite Felix Hoffmann, whom the fans only call the “Warrior”. The warrior is now in his eighth season in the Würzburg squad.
The Würzburg basketball players are still entitled to 150,000 euros from the relief fund, at least from their perspective
On top of that, Würzburg benefited from the relegation of their Upper Franconian rival Bayreuth. They brought Otis Livingston II from there, and it quickly became clear why they had wanted to bring him to Lower Franconia the year before: The 27-year-old development player averages 16.2 points. And there’s something else for the eye: The American Zachary Seljaas sports such a magnificent mullet that it is always a topic of conversation in the Bundesliga halls and has probably upset one or two opponents. The forward also has an average of just under ten points.
The budget may still be one of the smallest in the league, but the playoffs are still the goal for Würzburg, especially since they only missed them on the last matchday last season. But of course additional income would be welcome. The Baskets, together with the local handball players, now want to go to court to obtain additional payment for Corona aid, as the BR reports. While the Wolves Würzburg, a third division handball team, are said to be aiming for 90,000 euros to survive, according to the report, the basketball players are hoping for an additional payment of up to 150,000 euros because they were only granted part of the money they applied for at the time. One point of criticism from the clubs is that hall rents that continued to be paid during the pandemic were not recognized as fixed costs.
The basketball players could also provide themselves with financial help: by making it to the playoffs. This would mean they would have more games in a full hall.
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