Despite his inconstancy in the door of the play-in
After thirty five days of Pro B, Denain Voltaire Porte du Hainaut has been maintained for a few weeks but can still hope, three games from the end of the 2024-2025 fiscal year, participate in the second phase, the play-in where it is only a little stone’s up before this first May match. This despite a real inconsistency, with bad starts which forced the Denaisians to sometimes vain races, but also by finishing in very beautiful way. Like lately at ASA, Alsace, where 18 pts led, they managed to reverse the data to win: 81-83 to the delight of their supporters. Knowing also that sometimes Denain, when he starts well, often has a quarter time that leaves something to be desired, but with the support of the faithful sixth man he manages to get out of this communion players-supporters who want many teams.
Break the negative spiral
To dream of a great end of the season, the protégés of President Yohan Senez will have to break the negative spiral at home, in which they settled with the defeats against St Chamond (95-106) and recently during the Carnival match against Rouen (79-86). Their last home victory dating back to April 4 against Hyères-Toulon (74-64). This even if in front there is strong. Pau-Lacq-Orthez occupying fourth place in the ranking, a good position for the play-in, with 60% for 21 victories and 14 defeats.
Reshuffle
In order to consolidate his racket more, Denain had signed a few weeks ago the Canadian Elijah Lufile, alas the latter, after a few games, was injured and is out until the end of the season. Difficult to find a replacement at post 5 at the end of the season, Essome Miyem and Jordan Ratton sharing playing time in painting. Voltaire’s misfortunes did not stop there because a few days later it was his American leader Lovell Cabbil Jr who knew the same situation. There, its replacement was quickly Performed with his compatriot Terrell Burden who dropped his suitcases at the Jean Degros room a few days ago. Note that the young Romain Parmentlot, frying since the start of the season, has insured the interim.
The current deunia
Terrell Burden Jr, Olivier Troisfontaines, Neftali Difuidi, Benoit Gillet, Jordan Ratton, Phillip link (Captain), Essome Miyem, Romain Parmentelot, Marc-Olivier Lasserre, Célian Eliezer-Vanerot. Coach: Ali Bouziane, Deputy: KJ Smithe and Vincent Leman.
They still have to play after the arrival of the Palois: 9/5 trip to Roanne, on 13/5 against Aix Maurienne.
BACK
Let us salute the sympathetic return to the prosecution of the sports complex of the former Denaisian Matthieu Missonnier who made the supporters vibrate for three seasons. Denaisian darling he saved the ASCDV from relegation on May 6, 2022 against Lille by a bonus pearl to the buzzer (88-87). Without forgetting, a little further, from Audrey Sauret, the former USVO LIED Now General Manager of the Pyrénées Atlantiques club since the 2022-2023 season.
Denain at the head of Entree
Unlike many games this season, Denain started the meeting superbly and taking his evening host in his throat: 16-6 (5e). This in the wake of Difuidi, Parmentelot and Burden and despite Ledlum. Until the first break the situation did not change, Denain turning with 15 lengths of better (31-16, 10e). After the mini rest the Palois resumed a little hope: 31-21 (13e), but it was a straw fire. The Denaisiens gave the cover together to resume their royal march with three bonus beads from Lasserre: 45-25 (17e), 53-22 at rest. There were stars in the eyes of their supporters in the stands of jeans degros.
Pau took over the debates a little better, but dragged the clear Denaisian domination of the first twenty minutes: 63-47 (27e), 69-55 at the dawn of the last period while Ali Bouziane spun his bench in order to manage the fatigue of his flock. The last quarter was not going to change anything, Denain held his opponent at a reasonable distance: 75-60 (34e) To finally win in a nice Players-Public communion. Final score: 89-75.
Reactions:
Mickaël Hay (Pau coach): << With us in the first half, there is nothing offensively, nothing defensively, we were not on the same page, we play one next to the others. We want to play quickly when we were already at least fifteen, but we didn’t create anything. No defense, no game intelligence, no cohesion. We have no excuses, we should have shown many other things. Tonight we were jostled and we will have to react very quickly to this with discipline. Denain’s victory is logical. >>
Marc-Olivier Lasserre (Denain player) : << For me, it’s a double victory because I made all my classes in Pau. The advance we had taken at the start allowed us to hold on the end of the match. In the locker room, we are not talking about play-in, but we take match after match. >>
Ali Bouziane (Denain coach) : << The difference this evening was made by the defense by leaving Pau at 75 points which runs between 80 and 85 points on average. By being very aggressive, we managed to channel the three -point targers who finished only 4/14. A statistical that I also like is that we have managed to leave the best passer in the championship to zero. Once again we will balance our victories-defaits assessment and we will soon have the opportunity to have a positive assessment. With our successes in Caen, at the ASA and tonight, I am not afraid I have confidence in the team. >>
Denain – PAU : 89-75 (31-16, 22-16, 16-23, 20-20)
Denain: 34 baskets (including 7/27 to 3 pts) on 68 shots; 14/19 LF; 47 rebounds; 18 lost bullets; 25 assists; 21 faults
Burden : 8, Troisfontaines : 4, Difuidi : 16, Ratton: 13, Phillip: 13, Miyem: 12,
Parmentelot: 10, Lasserre: 13.
Pau: 29 baskets (including 7/31 to 3 pts) on 83 shots; 10/19 LF; 45 rebounds; 14 lost bullets; 12 assists; 17 faults.
Speeight : 13, Ledlum : 18, Wyte :12, Missonnier : 5, Niaye : 5, Rahamananinina: 2, Minior: 2, Minior: 11, Curier: 11, Curier: 9.
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