"I can't change what happens off the court, but we've met every performance mark they've laid down and we believe we're entitled to our rightful spot by the way we've played. I'm really proud of what our guys have done" he said.
It's been five years of success for GB, having gained promotion from Division B at the first attempt and then qualified for back-to-back European Championships, Finch looked back with satisfaction at his side's achievement:
"This one is more satisfying than the last one. No one outside the GB organisation expected us to be here, but I said to the guys that we had to prove ourselves all over again."
"We've show it wasn't a fluke two years ago, we've had a taste of it and we think that we belong at that level. We learned a lot last year, and hopefully we'll build on that this time."
Finch also had praise for GB women who reached their first finals with a 77-59 hammering of Germany:
"Congratulations to the women, it's an amazing accomplishment to have turned the programme around. They're like us now, they expect to win every time they step on the floor."
GB's victory was watched by Detroit Pistons star Ben Gordon, and Finch remains hopeful that he will up with the squad next summer: "We're looking forward to Ben playing for us. It's a fantastic show of support from him.
"We've been courting him for years, and Luol [Deng] has helped us a lot. He's gone from saying the right things to sending an email and saying he wants to come and watch us. I hope he'll be with us next summer, but there's a long time between now and then."
