“You are one match away from the Eurocup final…
Yes. And I’m always a little paranoid, thinking about the next match. I’ve been in this situation before as a coach, as a player, where you win a round. A series is always difficult. We tried to lower the excitement level in the locker room. We will have to concentrate on recovery because it will be much more difficult in London on Friday. On the other hand, I love this time of the season, when your mind is active 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You think about all the adjustments you will be able to make, you try to guess what you will discover in the end. video. This is the time when you develop the most, when you have to find the best ideas to perform well.
What was the impetus to find an efficient defense after a costly first half in this aspect (49 points conceded, 54-49 for Paris)?
Our start to the match was just horrible defensively. However, we had a good idea of what they were going to offer and they managed to execute it for almost half a time. But in these situations, you don’t want to find yourself the next day discovering when you watch the match again that you didn’t give your all. I know this feeling and it’s terrible. We must remember how much it cost us to be here today (Tuesday), be grateful. But sport is relentless in the sense that you have to be able to have the same level of concentration, of intensity every night. We found this strength again during a very solid third quarter (25-8), where we expressed this character. It made the difference.
After a more difficult start, TJ Shorts took control of the match (23 points 10/14, 3 interceptions, 7 assists)…
He is unique, as a person and as a player. He gives confidence not only to his teammates, but also to the coaches and the staff. He controls the match, its rhythm, in an incredible way, in his own way, by his judicious decision-making. This is his second year with me and he has progressed a lot. It comes from his preparation, not just this season, or for this game. But his education. Nothing was handed to him on a platter. He grew up with this pressure. This helps him make the most of the opportunities he is given. Many players playing in his role would have 32 or 33 minutes of playing time. You have to see that he does that with more limited time (26 minutes on Tuesday).
Paris is on a series of 14 victories in all competitions. Is this a good thing or a danger before the upcoming match?
A series is often one of the worst situations for a team, because it snowballs… in both directions. The worst is the series of defeats, you lose confidence in yourself, in your teammates, sometimes also in what the coaches try to instill. And when you earn “too much”? It is then human, natural to let certain things slide. You don’t see it right away because you’re confident, you think you’re playing the same way, as perhaps happened to us in the first half. And then you hit it head on. Because it is difficult to learn the lesson before having experienced defeat. It’s a difficult job for the coach to control that, but I think with the staff, we do a good job with our players so that they continue to approach things game by game. They understand the culture we’re trying to establish, the urgency with which we have to arrive every night. »
2024-03-26 23:28:37
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