Elite. Laurent Legname (JDA Dijon): “The players are not paid for their efforts”

Laurent Legname (Dijon coach): “I am disappointed for the players, they are not paid for their efforts. We had a timid start but then we made the effort to come back and went to +7 in the last quarter. We let them come back on offensive rebounds, we watch the ball and we give them a lot of offensive rebounds throughout the match, but especially when we are at +7. We were once again within our standards offensively, unfortunately we had too many problems with this offensive rebound.

“Phil gets his arm torn off”

« (A 89-89), there is a huge foul on Phil (Booth) who has his arm torn off. There are far too many inconsistencies at the refereeing level. You have to turn your back and continue to work. We know that this championship is very homogeneous, we could have taken the last three (Chalon, Cholet, Strasbourg), it goes in the wrong direction. »

Chikoko well blocked

“We defended quite well on Vita’s post-up (Chiko). Afterwards it's always the same we can't leave one against one, when things go a little less well fate and the whistles are not in our favor (…) It's up to us to find solutions to avoid these bad start, it's been two matches since we did things less well from the start. »

Robin Ducoté (JDA Dijon winger): “At the moment it’s often the same scenario, it can go one way or the other. The coin falls to the other side. Every time we defend well there are off rebounds, and it's difficult physically and mentally to defend for another 24''. This is where we have to work on the little details (…) We have to stay together, this is not the time to pull on each other (…) Every time We defend well, we are in rhythm offensively. We put back shots and we get back in front but as soon as we don't have the rebounds, we don't have that rhythm and it's more complicated. »

Startups to take care of

“It's been several matches where the start has hurt us, although we are concentrated I don't know what more we need to do to start the matches better. Afterwards we manage to get back to the score very quickly. But we spend a lot of energy. Maybe we lack a little energy in the last two minutes to be sharper. »

Laurent Vila (Strasbourg coach): “It was important to start the match well, and to finish it well too. We got off to a very good start, which put us on a good path. The return from Dijon could have been fatal but we knew how to do what was necessary in the end. We know it's physical, there are always moments on the restart where Dijon can come back with shots, that was the case. This evening the players responded, which is really good. We really found the foundation of the team. We counted on Hugo (Winter) in position 5 who was able to play on pick and pop, three-point shooting, we were able to attack McDuffie with him too. We found Vitalis (Honey) at the post. It’s truly a team victory.”

Jeff Roberson (inside Strasbourg): “It was a tough win to come by, but that makes it even more valuable. We were resilient as a team, and to get this victory, we made crucial plays at key moments. For my part, I knew that to make things work out in my favor, I had to keep working, and that things would work out, because my teammates had confidence in me. »