Competition free last weekend on the occasion of the 27e Elite day because of the final of the Coupe de France involving its opponent, Paris Basket, the JDA Dijon finds the Sports Palace two weeks after its short setback against Monaco (77-78).
“We have done as we were able, with ups and downs on training, this can be conceived at this time of the season,” says Laurent Legname, the coach who had little tasted in this break when receiving a team of Gravelines/Dunkirk who points to two successes behind his team. “We will have to be in place defensively in front of a team capable of putting a lot of points, of taking fire with shooters but also athletic players. »»
A northern training, where the Pivot Gavin Ware evolved in 2020-2021, which remains on four successes of rank.
“It will be intense”
“Normally when you think of Gravelines, honestly, you think of a mid -table team. But there they are on a good series. We haven’t played for two weeks, we come out of a defeat from a point. The two teams are hungry for this victory. It will be intense, ”says the American interior, who also sees further and knows that a victory would bring his own closer to the final stages.
“We have to give ourselves the means to make at least one three out of four on the four matches we have left. If we get there, we will be in a good position to have the advantage of the field during the play-in. By winning the four, we would go directly to playoffs. »»
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