By Dionysis Aravantinos / info@eurohoops.net
In his first ever game in Europe, Rick Pitino was the absolute star. Panathinaikos got a much-needed victory in Athens against CSKA Moscow and the presence of the 66-year old coach definitely affected the mindset of the players.
After the game he also talked about how his players approached the game, with incredible defense, and here is a snippet of his work on the time-outs down below:
Rick Pitino is not messing around!#GameON pic.twitter.com/jeDCSLoPVj
— EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) 28 Δεκεμβρίου 2018
He also named Luka Lekavicius, the Skywalker of Panathinaikos:
Coach Pitino halftime quotes about Luka “Skywalker” Lekavicius #GameON pic.twitter.com/QaxotpT2Ql
— Eurohoops.net (@Eurohoopsnet) 28 Δεκεμβρίου 2018
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