SIG Strasbourg had been undefeated for 5 meetings, but that changed against MSB this Saturday, November 13 in Antarès. The manceaux basketball players won 88 to 80, in particular by taking a large lead of 20 points during the first quarter (30-10). The rest of the meeting was more balanced: even if Le Mans were still ahead, the Strasbourgers managed to reduce the gap to 5 points a few minutes from the end.
In particular, they were able to destabilize the Tangos thanks to changes in the defensive system. “In the second quarter, they started to play more physically, it disrupted our timings“, analyzes the rear Scott Bamforth.”I think we can read the game better, when they change style, we need a little time to grasp it. We can definitely improve at this level. “
“We must regulate”
An opinion shared by the coach of the MSB, Elric Delord, who sees some the cause of some ball losses of its players: “We had them options, but once a too strong pass goes into touch, once we don’t catch the ball, once we have a shot, but the ball comes a little too low or we miss the shot“he lists.”But it’s not like we’re lost.“
“After that I avoid sanctioning from the first mistake, because I don’t want the players to play with the handbrake“, he continues.”There is a clear will which is: I take the ball, I try to play fast in front, so there is just to regulate a little what.“In addition to this victory, the coach is satisfied with a level of play which improves from match to match. This success notably allows the MSB to temporarily take fourth place in the Elite standings, before the Bourg-en-Bresse reception on November 20.