The presentation that was also printed and was put into binders was given away to all so that the two rosters plan and the reason for choosing this path could be explained. The assumption leading to the decision (i.e. the two roster plan) was explained on slide 21 of the presentation: “Maccabi had to come to acceptance with the fact that the current rules and regulations being applied in Israel will remain in one way or another”.
During this period of time a few changes have already been made such as the cancellation of the “Russian Rule”, changes within the foreign players quota and the formation of the Sharabi committee who has yet to release its report and conclusions. In addition the league administration is reevaluating the rules and regulations that are under its responsibility.
Under these circumstances, it will only be right for us to wait for the results of all discussions of both the committee and the league administration out of faith that all parties involved are acting for the same purpose – in favor of the Israeli basketball. Therefor, for the time being, the decision that was made and announced on April the 8th 2018 is on hold.
