Holmes: “I’ve never met a crowd like Panathinaikos – Nan made me go forward, he’s a leader”

After his great performance in Panathinaikos’ victory over Villerban, o Rhyshon Holmes he spoke about the importance of the result, the support he has received from his coach, Ergin Atamanand the coaching team, but also for the need to improve the defensive part of the team.

THE American forward dwelt on the role played by Kendrick Nunn as a leader, while he did not fail to deify his world Panathinaikouemphasizing that he is living his basketball dream.

In detail what he said:

On his appearance and the win: “Winning is always the most important thing in basketball. That’s all I care about. So far I have had no influence on the games until today. It’s not something I was used to. I’m glad that tonight I was able to help my team to win.”

For Ataman’s comment and the work of the coaching team: “I have spoken to him. The coaching team has helped me to understand what and how I can help. I worked constantly. He also helped me where I should be on the floor, but also mentally.”

On Panathinaikos’ poor defense so far: “It’s a lot of technical issues. Now we learn them. We didn’t have much preparation all together. The videos they show us help us. We have to improve a lot in the defensive part if we want to achieve our goals.”

For Nan: “He deserves many congratulations. It made me… go forward. He is our leader, the League MVP. He has helped me a lot, even before I joined the team.”

On whether he saw Efes against Olympiakos before the match between them: “Yes, I saw her. They are a very good team. They have excellent guards. We need to read what they do well. We have to prepare properly and get the victory.”

For the world: “He’s incredible. This was something I dreamed about since I was little. I haven’t come across it anywhere.”