“We won three quarters, so our match was consistent but, in ten minutes, Limoges overthrew us,” continues the coach. Why? Inside Essome Miyem has the beginnings of an answer: “We lost our identity in a certain way. We are a team that defends first and there, we took 32 points. It’s complicated to win in a room like this.”
“We stuttered in attack, but I want to talk about the 32 points conceded, complains Ménard. As soon as we regain our defensive bases, putting the same pressure as against Cholet, it’s not the same team. We forget offensive rebounds, it costs us 10 points. When we let Limoges play, when we make mistakes on throw-ins, it costs points…
The desire, not the legs
That said, the BBD has mitigating circumstances, with a rotation reduced to eight professional players and the unexpected absence of KJ Williams which the coach did not wish to discuss just after the match.
Nevertheless, even inside defensively for a small part of the match, the Boulazacois showed the valor that has accompanied them since the start of the season. “In the fight and the desire to fight, we were there,†points out Ménard. “We never let ourselves get down, that’s what we’ve done all season,” recalls Miyem. But the Limougeaude machine is launched, it’s complicated…
