It\u2019s clear that Rich Howell cares a lot about his basketball and his team Hapoel Jerusalem. The center who is arguably the best Israeli player in the league opened up on a myriad of topics right after the loss to Hapoel Holon. The big man took the time to talk after a disappointing semifinal loss to Hapoel Holon and held nothing back by taking the blame for the loss, although that may be so far from the truth. You can see how the loss is haunting Howell from his tweets below and how much Howell holds coach Oded Katash is very high regard. He also looked ahead to his very near future and his not so distant future as well.<\/p>\n
\u201cI missed those two free throws and they were crucial and also the turnover that I had. I thought I saw Stratos Perperlogou wide open and I figured I would hit him for the quick 3-pointer, but the pass was a little off. I\u2019ll take this game on myself. It was a lack of focus especially at the critical moments of the game and that\u2019s something I need to work on and improve myself. I think we played good and we fought our way back into the game, but I think it was the little things, like I said it\u2019s all on me, that\u2019s my fault.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nThis one hurts bad.<\/p>\n
— Rich Howell (@1richowell) June 11, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n