“We must see the sweat beading on everyone’s forehead”

Champagne Basket had finally managed to regain victory last week against Cholet. But this Monday, Cédric Heitz’s team fell back into its pitfalls. In Paris, against a team limited to six confirmed professional players, it lost 89 to 74. After the meeting, the coach was pissed off against some of his players, including winger Myke Henry. He did not hide it at a press conference (comments collected by BasketActu):

“I am very disappointed with the performance of the team. I also have a thought for JC (Prat) to whom I wish a speedy recovery. We have fallen back into our faults. We have leaders who make 7 losses. Myke Henry? He had a pretty dismal attitude at the end of the game. If it is not strong enough the Betclic ELITE that he goes to the NBA. In the fourth quarter we are being walked on. We had warned that he We had to control the tempo: after having collected points on a fast game we play 3-points in first intention, but that may not be what should be done.

I have players who have a certain talent but who don’t put it to good use in certain situations. We come back with 25% to three points while we are not bad in this area. Missed shots plus bullet losses: it’s too heavy in the balance. We have been trying to strengthen ourselves for almost two months. Tabu is doing what he can but has not had the necessary preparation. We have a team that can achieve things but we must see the sweat beading on everyone’s forehead. I get angry with people who don’t put in the effort. It’s up to us to play better, to want to progress. I think we have the means but a reinforcement would not be too much. I had leads but they signed in other clubs. “

At the break, Champagne Basket is first non-relegation with the same record (4 wins, 10 losses) as the 17th, Cholet.