It is this evening, at 9:00 p.m., that Boris Diaw And Biscarosse will compete in the final of the Landes (World) Cup. It will be in Mont-de-Marsan, in the Plumaçon arenas, which can accommodate 8,000 people!
The atmosphere promises to be electric between the “veterans” of Biscarrosse and the Élan Souémontain-Montgaillardais-Sarraziétois (ESMS), especially as the meeting will be broadcast live on Skweek, and Boris Diaw and his group of friends attracted criticism by taking advantage of points to reach the final.
This time again, Biscarrosse (D3) will start with 49 points ahead at kick-off to “compensate” for the seven divisions gap with ESMS (N2). Which made people cringe heavily at every turn…
“We will have no room for error, the slightest decision to be taken will have a disproportionate impact! It's going to be a real fight, we tell ourselves that defensively we know we can, that we're going to bother them, but ultimately they have few shots to take. We, on the other hand, will have to have skill, and above all not miss the simple things, the lay-ups, the free throws… If we manage to catch up half of our deficit at half-time, people will start believing in it and pushing ourselves, that’s our game plan” confides Rémi Lesca, the leader of the ESMS, at France Bleu.
“From the moment we come to play with the rules, that we knowingly register in Departmental 3, that we make people believe that we are very, very old – even if the guys are really damaged, that poses a problem for some “
On the side of coach Paco Laulhé, we understand the general unease around Biscarosse's adventure in this Coupe des Landes, a “sacred” competition in the eyes of many.
“From the moment we come to play with the rules, that we knowingly register in Departmental 3, that we make people believe that we are very, very old – even if the guys are really damaged, that poses a problem for some “ he admits to BeBasket. “But it’s us who should be blamed, not the Landes committee. It's important to say it because they took a lot of money even though they had nothing to do with it. They have a rulebook, so it's hard to think that depending on which team enters, they'll change the rules. »
The coach ends with a metaphor which sums up the situation quite well, ahead of the final.
“It’s not comfortable, personally it’s not my style to be in such polarization. But I hear it, because if it had been others in our place, and if I had been on the other side, I don't know if I wouldn't have been so angry! When you are from there, when you know the value and the price of this Cup, that each victory in each round is deserved, we are certain that we are bringing an atypical and disturbing configuration. The formula that I have used from the beginning is the adult who gets on the child's merry-go-round, and also chooses the helicopter to try to catch Mickey's tail. Now we said “yes” and here we are, we’re not going to be pitied. »
