"I can't say it was more than I expected or that I was surprised, but yes I was very, very excited and happy that we made it to the quarterfinals. This is a very, very big success for Dynamo since it's in the Euroleague for the first time this year. The only way for us to play in the Euroleague at all this year was to win the ULEB Cup last year. So that was our first target, and we did it. This year we wanted to show to everyone in the Euroleague that we can play with good teams, beat some and compete against anybody. Our first target was to play in the Top 16. In the first half of the regular season, we played so-so, but we got better enough to make it to the Top 16, maybe surprising everybody and maybe ourselves by finishing second in our group. Let's call it a small surprise, but we earned that second place by working hard to get it during the second half of the regular season. We wanted to show our best when it counted, and we did. We got some good victories, especially on the road. The Top 16, of course, was more difficult. You cannot expect anything else with just six games to play and all so important. We were able to get second in our group even though we were seeded first in the Top 16 draw. But we knew it would be a hard job, and after some tough games, we did what we did. The last game with... more