Before beating Pau just before the break, the Limougeauds were really not at their best. The defeats followed. Corn this success against the rival has done the greatest good explains Cuban pivot Grismay Paumier: “honestly, it was good for the whole team and the staff. We are not going to lie to each other. We were on a negative spiral. We went for this victory with rage.”
We will see in a month if we managed to continue after Pau or if it was a flash in the pan
Not enough to completely reassure the captain either.. “Behind, it is necessary to chain. We will see in a month if we managed to continue after Pau or if it was a flash in the pan“image a vindictive Nicolas Lang after the 30-point defeat in the first leg but aware that against Strasbourg this Saturday evening in Beaublanc on behalf of the 23rd day of the French basketball championship, the challenge remains daunting.
Nicolas Lang dithyrambic on the game of the SIG
“Against Pau, we managed to be mentally more stable. That’s what we’re going to have to face against a Strasbourg team that doesn’t have a lot of weak times. When they start to unroll, it’s hard! For me, it’s the team that plays the best basketball in France. They may not have as flashy a roster as ASVEL or Monaco, but on a collective level, it has nothing to do“says Nicolas Lang.
They play well together because the project is really one
Question of stability decides the coach limougeaud Massimo Cancellieri. “Strasbourg is solid. They have the talent, the defense, they play well together. Most of them have been playing together for 2 years. And it shows on the pitch how important it is to create a cycle with the same coach and the same players. They play well together because the project really is one. A project they have been developing since last year. Not this year“points out the Italian technician who would see himself being part of the next cycle in Limoges.
Transform Beaublanc into an impregnable citadel
Or when Massimo Cancellieri gives the impression of sending a message to his own management. The Limoges CSP coach is well aware that from now on, all the matches at Beaublanc will be decisive in the race for the playoffs, starting with that of this Saturday evening against Strasbourg (8 p.m., in full on France Bleu Limousin). A meeting of the 21st day with a group a priori complete on the Limougeaud side.