Pitino: “It is very disheartening to play that hard and to lose”

The head coach of Panathinakos BC OPAP, Rick Pitino stated after the game against Barcelona Lassa:

"It is very disheartening to play that hard and give a great effort like that and not only to lose, but to get dominated like that on the glass, 24-10 in the second half. They missed 14 shots and got 10 back. There is no tactics, there is no strategy with that, it is just total domination of getting the ball back on the glass. It was very disappointing to play such a good game in other areas and let that happen. I was brought here to just improve the team, not to look at the standings. We are getting better in certain areas but have some major issues physically. We have two starters out, we are getting dominated on the glass, so I don't think you worry about the standings when you lose the backboard like that."