He may not have been able to drive him Panathinaikos in the Final Four, but one of the most quality foreigners who passed from OAKA to post-Obradovic era was definitely the Jonas Matsioulis.
The veteran Lithuanian forward, who played in green from 2012 to 2014 and also in AEK from 2018 to 2021, he gave a long interview to Mundo Deportivo, during which he deified Argyris Pedoulakis.
Specifically, Mr Matsioulis spoke in the best words about his technician to Panathinaikosemphasizing that he was one of the two coaches who most influenced his way of playing.
In detail what he said:
“Probably the coach who influenced me the most was the coach of Zalgiris Junior, Rimadas Grigas. And then, another was Argyris Pedoulakis, at Panathinaikos. He really influenced my basketball knowledge, my basketball skills and so on. I could say that those two coaches established most of the way I understand basketball. And of course, the first coach at my basketball school, who basically trained me and gave me a chance and taught me everything I know today.” .
Source: Sport Fm
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