“It will make less travel costs …”

On the fact that Basket Landes-Tarbes is a southwest derby:

“It does not change that Tarbes or Charleville is. These are two very beautiful teams and who are in full swing. It inspires me that there is a final to play, quite simply. It will make less travel costs so my leaders will be happy with this (laughs). And warm atmospheres.”

On the performance of Tarbes against Charleville:

“Tarbes has ten players. They have Miyem, Musa who is in the five (Editor’s note: major of the regular Wonderligue season) … They have something to do! I have not seen the match, so I cannot explain the 20 or 30 points. I think Charleville played his best basketball on the French Cup final and they left a lot of mental energy. And we say it for everyone.

On his state of mind:

“There, I am dwarf! Ah yeah, I’m slammed! Either I come back to sleep, or I drink beers. I am tired because it is a lot of pressure. We are no longer a small one so we have to win now and it is a status that is not easy to assume because the margin is not so big as that. We can be favorite but that is not why we win. The favorites have not always won the previous years. You’re welcome because if you lose, you don’t lose anything.