As their season came to an end having missed a playoff berth on Sunday, Levanga Hokkaido¡¯s Spanish bench boss Juan Manuel Hurtado Perez poured out his thoughts in an almost furious fashion.
Although Perez did not necessarily identify it as something that cost the Levanga a place in the postseason, the coach said that his team did not get enough respect in the NBL this season.
For example, in their 63-62 victory over the Hitachi Sunrockers on Sunday, the Levanga earned just four free throws in the entire 40 minutes, two of which came with less than a second remaining in the game.
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