Final Four MVP Walter "Edy" Tavares only had thoughts for one man as he reflected on Real Madrid’s title triumph: his coach Chus Mateo.
Sitting alongside Mateo at the official postgame press conference, Tavares said: "The only thing I want to say is to congratulate this man here with me. He suffered more than us to put everything together for us to fight for this club.
"All the credit for him because for every coach or every player, the first year is always hard. At Real Madrid it’s super-hard to be the head coach, so I think we’re here because of him. We’re here because he believed in us.
"The people from the outside didn’t believe in us, didn’t believe in him, that he could do it. But he has so much confidence in himself, and what he can bring to the table, what he can put us through. And I think he deserves it. You guys [the media] should apologize to him because there was a lot of criticism, and a lot of doubt on him."