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The Toros resume tomorrow in Sables-d’Olonne. Their near future depends on the results of their January matches.
“The first four meetings in January pit us against direct competitors for seventh place and fifth at Pôle France.” Nicolas Biondo, the member of the STB steering committee in charge of athletes, is certain: January is a decisive month. The one who will set the tone for the end of the season and define the way in which the Toros can ensure their survival, the objective of the season.
Either by keeping intact the chances of participating in group A, which the first seven of each group will compete in, in the second phase and thus ensuring it quickly. Either by being forced to obtain it by avoiding the last places in group B.
Victorious tomorrow the Stadistes, 9th one point from 7th place, would push back Les Sables, 10th and beaten 95-81 in the first leg, two lengths while being able to join Vitré, 7th, and Lorient, 8th, hardly favorites in Tarbes and Quimper, first in the group. With a more balanced team since the arrival of Junior Ouattara, batteries recharged during the break, the STB has the means to win. It would be their third consecutive away victory before returning to the Petit Palais on Friday against Fougères.
Two former pros on the steering committee
In the extra-sporting field, the club’s general meeting took place where, among other things, the additions to the steering committee of two former Toulouse professional players were recorded: the Occitanie basketball academician Emmanuel Raynaud and the former international Jean-Gaël Percevaut. As for the financial situation, we will have the opportunity to talk about it again, the managers are doing everything they can to make it as clear as possible. And they made a calculation: two additional matches at the Palais des Sports would compensate for the announced reduction in municipal subsidies. To be continued.
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