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.