BENDIGO Braves coach Ben Harvey insists his players will take nothing for granted when they host Nunawading in Saturday night's SEABL east conference grand final.
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The Braves enter the game on a 14-game winning streak, with a league best win-loss record, including a perfect 2-0 ratio in games played against the Spectres this season.
They also boast the SEABL's number on ranked defence.
But Harvey insists all that will count for nothing come tip-off at 7pm Saturday.
The former champion point guard says his side's sole focus is on beating Nunawading and not what has already gone down in a stellar season.
Nor have the Braves thoughts turned to what might lie ahead after the showdown against the Spectres.
That includes a potential national championship grand final berth the following week against south conference rivals Mount Gambier Pioneers or Hobart Chargers.
"We haven't talked at all about what can happen the following weeks, we are just focusing on the job and the job right now is to beat Nunawading," he said.
"We respect our opponent, they are a good team, well coached.
"(But) they have to come up here and play us in Bendigo and we are ready for that.
"We've had a great year and we are very confident we can win.
"I'm very pleased where the playing group are at, we're very excited for the challenge and we are ready."
The Spectres earned the right to challenge the Braves with a pair of stirring finals wins over Dandenong Rangers and Brisbane Spartans.
They are coached by SEABL legend Dave Biwer, who was a championship teammate of Harvey's in 1996 with North West Tasmania.
Biwer has guided the Spectres through arguably their most successful period in the league, claiming the national championship in his first year in 2011 and a conference title in 2014.
Harvey, who has led the Braves to the conference final five times in his seven years at the helm, said he was looking forward to locking horns with his former teammate turned coaching rival.
He said the Spectres were peaking at the right time and had some definite offensive weapons, evidenced by their finals wins against higher-ranked opposition.
But he backed his league's best defence be able to nullify the likes of the experienced Simon Conn (21 points per game) and Shane McDonald (14.4 points per game).
We're very excited for the challenge and we are ready.
- Ben Harvey
"There's a couple of slight changes we need to implement, but we know exactly what we need to do at the defensive end," he said.
"We have a plan and we'll activate that.
"But to be honest all our focus is on us - how we defend and and how we play on the offensive end - and that's what we've done all season."
The Braves will be refreshed after earning a direct passage into the grand final after an 83-60 semi-final win against Brisbane in Bendigo on August 20.
Import Jeremy Kendle led the Braves with 33 points and eight rebounds.
The American looms as a grand final key after scoring 35 in the Braves’ 93-73 win over the Spectres in July.