Argyris Pedoulakis was pleased by the way his team performed in the second half against Rethymno and he stated during the press conference after the end of the game.
"We started off on the right foot. We had a good passing game, a lot of open shots but we didn't make them all and we were focused in defense. After minute 9 our defense got a little loose and we didn't play well. In the second half we improved in defense, we read their defense and traps better and it was the point the game really ended. We had a lot of energy, but we have to improve in turnovers".
Mike Bramos stated: "It was a difficult game for us. Rethymno likes to run and we let them impose their game in the beginning. In the second half we got better reading their offense better. I want to wish Rethymno all the best for the rest of the season".
Thanassis Yaples (coach, Rethymno) stated: "I wish to wish happy new year to everybody. For us it was an open game. We wanted to prove to ourselves that we can be competitive in some parts of the game. We set up some goals per quarter and we achieved them. You cannot leave any Panathinaikos' player in one on one situations. We tried and I believe that we had energy for 25 minutes. We missed our new player. He is coming tomorrow and of course we missed Kalampokis. he had an injury and we preferred to give his the day off, since our next game against Ilissiakos is a final for us. Congratulations to Panathinaikos and I wish them all the best in Greece and in Euroleague".
Justin Hurt (player, Rethymno) stated: "It was a really good game for us. After the defeats we have experienced we came out on the court with energy. We know that we had to face one of the best teams in Europe, we didn't win, but I believe that we performed really well today".
