Best defense of the championship before this meeting of the 11th day, the Limoges CSP unscrewed in the Loiret. With 48 points conceded in the 1st half, the players of Massimo Cancellieri have dangerously deviated from their standards in the matter. If they gave the warmer blue in the 2nd half, these 80 points collected in total prove that Limoges can still fail in this area. The opposing coach Germain Castano was also convinced that his players could do it: “I was deeply convinced that we were able at home, even if it’s a team that defends well, to score 80 points. Afterwards, we set ourselves the goal of conceding less than 77. When you concede 65, it makes it easier for you to win.”
I do not accept that we do not build anything – Massimo Cancellieri
Which shows that it is also in attack that the Limougeauds sinned. The CSP coach was also very upset about this after the meeting. He did not recognize his team and in his eyes, the absence of Nicolas Lang, the captain and number 1 scorer of Limoges, cannot be an excuse: “this is no excuse because we have good players and they have to prove that they can play without Nicolas Lang. We didn’t. We didn’t do anything at all. We didn’t play together. It was ok, I shoot, then it’s my turn, then my, then my turn. Where’s the team? I cannot accept this. Because it’s my responsibility to make them play together. I do not accept that we do not build anything. That we do not share and that we do not pass the ball“.
Faced with this kind of team, on the outside, we have to be harder – Demonte Harper
The only player to float Friday in Orleans, Demonte Harper (17 points, 5 assists, 5 interceptions, 22 evaluation) did not look for an excuse after the game either: “for me it is very clear. In terms of energy and concentration, we were below today. In defense, we can play much better. Like I said, as a team, energy and focus are the most important things. Orleans is a good team. They played very well. Faced with this kind of team, in this environment, outside, we have to be harder“. Corn can we put this departure from the Limoges CSP on the account of a possible excess of confidence after the victory of more than 50 points the previous week against Gravelines?
It was overconfidence. And that’s what it looks like – Massimo Cancellieri
Massimo Cancellieri is not far from thinking so: “it was a great week of training. Very positive. I told myself that our great victory gave us confidence in ourselves. But when you see that, well no, you’re right. It was overconfidence. And this is what it looks like“. The Limoges coach who at the end of the match on Friday spoke at length to his players in the locker room. A group that has every interest in do not forget the ingredients that allow it to exist in this championship. Especially since this month of December is like a real obstacle course with a trip to Monaco on Sunday, before the reception of Fos sur Mer then a match on the floor of ASVEL just before the Christmas break.