By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Rick Pitino talked about his first days at the helm of Panathinaikos, saying that coaching the six-time EuroLeague champion feels to him like his days with such franchises as the New York Knicks or the Boston Celtics.
“I’m honored to be here. I’ve coached at a lot of places. And to me, this is just as important as coaching the New York Knicks or the Boston Celtics. Or the Kentucky Wildcats. It’s very, very important to me,” Pitino said during an interview for the YouTube channel of Panathinaikos.
“You see videos and you don’t get the true experience. The tradition of this place is like I coach the Boston Celtics. It’s great tradition. One of the best in all of EuroLeague basketball,” Pitino also mentioned.