Sylvain Lautié (SLUC Nancy trainer): “It was a real struggle, a four-point game, a game where every possession is worth gold. We were playing against one of the best defenses in the league, we mustn’t forget that. The Portel does not let go and wears out the opponent. They put you in a false rhythm. We shouldn’t have expected a ball-trap tonight… We put up a good defense. We can do better. We missed a lot of free throws. It’s a win that does us good.”
Ike Nwamu (SLUC Nancy) : “It was a very, very tough match! When Le Portel came back in the last quarter, it became very tense. This Saturday evening, we must not talk about tactics. It was a fight, a match that we won mentally. Especially in the final minutes.”
Eric Girard (Portel coach): “Congratulations to Nancy, who won this… shitty match! I could almost use the expression…stolen match! Not stolen by Nancy, of course. But I have rarely seen such an inconsistency… (Editor’s note: alluding to arbitration). This does not excuse the fact that some of my players have not been good, especially foreign players. But it’s a shame that the public witnessed such a spectacle, with so much inconsistency…”
