Never two without three. The BBD is going to conquer its third victory in as many matches in the Pro B championship. The Périgourdins face Nantes this Friday, September 27 at the Aréna Le Palio Périgord at 8 p.m. A meeting to follow in full on France Bleu Périgord.
Forget the Coupe de France match on Tuesday September 24. A defeat against Toulouse 70-47, a lower division club. A blank bullet that the Boulazacois coach, Alexandre Menardsummary : “We decided not to play it so it’s done. On the other hand, Angelo Warner was able to play, that’s very good. Just like Samuta Avea. That’s so much the better!“Angelo Warner is still suspended in the league. Samuta Avea, absent in Rouen due to an injury, will be in the group against Nantes.
The BBD is therefore almost complete, and that is so much the better. The Nantes Basket Hermine is a big piece according to Alexandre Ménard: “They have a pretty polished game in attack with a lot of movement and shooters everywhere. We must prevent them from catching fire. Notably Louis Marnette, one of the biggest talents in French basketball. We will be treated to a constant struggle: they are not coming for a walk in the park.“The tactician is wary:”If we don’t bother them, they can quickly make 15 three-point shots; which would put us in very bad conditions.“Alexandre Ménard will also keep an eye on the former executioners of Boulazac, the ex-Rochelais Cherif Haidara and Johan Löfberg. As well as a former Périgord man: Raijon Kelly.
The Périgord defense at the heart of the game
Only two championship matches, but already a trend: the BBD defense is effective. 129 points conceded. A reason for satisfaction for the coach: “It’s our DNA, the team is built on it. On the road, in Rouen, it was interesting, against Champagne Basket too. Defense is our hobby horse, we take pride in doing it, and when we deviate from it, we know that we expose ourselves to great disappointment.“
The Boulazacois do not want to rest on this wall, there are still a lot of work in attack : “We also need to be able to find easy basketsexplains Alexandre Ménard. We know that the attack takes longer. I’m hopeful that we’ll get there.“
