We feared the worst for Paris Basketball, learning at the beginning of July of the departure of its Finnish coach Tuomas Iisalo, now assistant coach at Memphis in the NBA. How was the capital club going to be able to digest its meteoric rise (winner of the Leaders Cup and the Eurocup last season and reigning French vice-champion) without stability on its bench?
Especially since the discovery of the grueling Euroleague (34 matches!) has historically looked like the ultimate crash test for French basketball, except for Mike James’ AS Monaco. Well, imagine that with financial means completely different from those in the Principality, Paris Basketball has had a thunderous start to the season on the European scene. His Brazilian coach Tiago Splitter, Tony Parker’s ex-teammate at Spurs, has everything right, and the team is working wonders.
Six victories in a row and an achievement in Barcelona
So much so that after almost a third of the competition, the Parisians find themselves with 7 victories and 3 defeats in an incredible 4th place in the standings (tied for 2nd), simply ahead of the monstrous Fenerbahçe, Panathinaikos and Olympiakos. It’s simple, Paris Basketball already has almost as much success as Asvel (15th) has achieved in the entirety of the last three Euroleague campaigns (8, 8 and 9 victories).
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And to top it all off, the Nadir Hifi gang has just achieved a major feat away from its Adidas Arena, Friday against Barcelona (87-103). You almost have to pinch yourself to convince yourself that this +16 from a French club at a supposedly untouchable Barça really existed, and that it is the sixth victory in a row for Paris Basketball in the premier competition.
“Six wins in a row, it’s impressive,” relishes American winger Tyson Ward, author of 13 points in Catalonia. We want to continue riding this wave. We are beating certain teams from Europe and we believe in ourselves, in our project. » How could it be otherwise when we already have Pana (reigning European champion), Monaco and Barça on our list?
