Arrived late in the French team, Nicolas Lang will live his second experience in Blue during the international window in November. A selection that rewards his very good start to the season. The Limougeaud artilleryman is one of the best players in the French championship in terms of the number of points scored and the evaluation. For the national coach, it made sense to summon him to face Montenegro on November 26 and Hungary on the 29th. All the more so as his profile will be useful to him. “For its specific quality of shooter which we do not have much. We know in relation to the oppositions, Montenegro and Hungary, that there may be a zone. We need in a selection to have 1 or 2 shooter which are safe values and this is clearly the case for Nicolas“says Vincent Collet.
The coach is full of praise about Nicolas Lang
The coach of the Blues, silver medalist last summer at the Tokyo Olympic Games, happy to see the level of play reached by his former protégé in Strasbourg. “I am happy that he was able to find this level there and especially that he can do it over time. We now feel that it is installed and that confidence helping, he is doing more and more things. He scores his points in different ways“develops the one who is also this season the coach of Boulogne-Levallois. Enough to open the doors of the France team to a Nicolas Lang delighted to be able to wear the blue jersey again : “I was very happy when I saw the list and got called. I really enjoyed my experience last year. It allows me to play basketball at a very good level for a week. It’s also nice to see something else. It’s a good experience. As soon as I am called, I am there.”
It shows that even if you don’t jump buildings or run the 100 meters in 10 seconds, you can still become an excellent basketball player – Vincent Collet
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Nicolas Lang who in the eyes of the coach is a real example for other players who, like him, are not necessarily the most athletic in the professional world. “What I find remarkable is the optimization of its qualities. Today, in basketball, which is more and more athletic, he has found his way of playing with precision and accuracy. In the address too, but not only. In the work to get into position, it is exemplary. In all training processes, I think it is important to have this type of reference. It shows that even if you don’t jump buildings or run the 100 meters in 10.5 seconds, you can still become an excellent basketball player.. “
Nicolas Lang is certain to continue to progress
Nicolas Lang is from elsewhere convinced, even at 31, that he will continue to progress : “with age, physically I will go from that (he puts his hand 10 cm above the floor) to a little lower. But at the level of experience and at the level of science … Whether it is nutrition, sleep, cognitive work. When I started basketball, all of these things did not exist at all. These are things that I study a lot. And I’m convinced that in the next few years, there are more things that will be added and since I am very curious, I will always be the guy who will dig into it to try to improve myself. I feel much better than at 222 or 23. And less than next year“laughs the captain of the Limoges CSP. A curiosity and a work ethic which in any case will have opened the doors of the French team to him once again.