Basket. This time, the season is well underway for Caen BC!
By Aline Chatel
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the Caen Basket Calvados succeeded in reuniting with his audience! The first game of the season played at home, this Friday, September 30, 2022, ended with a big and great victory in front of Andrézieux (99-77). Slightly mistreated at the start of the match, ahead by a point at the end of the first quarter (25-24, 10′), the Caennais integrated their success on the basis of a strong defense in the second quarter. . They only conceded ten points (43-34, 20′).
” A click “
“We felt at the start of the match that we were not relaxed, recognizes Stéphane Eberlin. We had told the players, in the preparation for this match, that we had to let go, that we had to go find the public, because it is certainly the best public in N1. To get it, you had to put in the commitment, the intensity, the heart. That’s what we were able to do. On one had the click on the end of the second quarter. We won balls, we were able to run. »
Caen has “lost”
The locals then surfed on their good momentum. “We let go. Offensively, we started to find fluidity, fast play. We made 32 assists, the ball traveled and everyone contributed. “Extremely skillful (66% two-point, 52% three-point), Caen scored 56 points in the second half. Perfect Njiba took the opportunity to feed his personal counter with 24 points, 10/12 in shooting, as well as seven assists. Lucas Veraghe (14 points), Demond Watt (14 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists) and Yanik Blanc (13 points, 6 assists) also did well.
” A beautiful evening “
A reassuring victory? “Yes, therefore, answers Stéphane Eberlin. The most important thing was to start the season, or we know that we start a season with a victory. We still leave baskets too easy, but we are progressing. It’s a beautiful evening. It’s important for the team, for the public, for the leaders. We come back in ten days but there are two away games before that. The CBC will begin with Rouen, Tuesday, October 4, 2022.
CAEN: Thibedore 1, Watt 14, Awich 6, Njiba 24, White 13, then Diawara 2, Marmillod, Veraghe 14, Ona Embo 5, Smock 8, Bernaoui 12, Pope NPJ.
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