There is the excuse of fatigue.
Saturday evening, ASVEL had only had a few hours of recovery after its defeat in the Euroleague. But that cannot entirely explain the performance of the Villeurbannais in the quarter-finals of the Coupe de France against Gravelines-Dunkerque.
At the Arena Loire, ASVEL has long been in the lead with style. Up to 17 points ahead, thanks in particular to a gala Chris Jones. But TJ Parker’s team suddenly lowered their heads and their guard. And will be overtaken at the end of a chaotic last quarter, with 29 points conceded!
Final score (78-79), a defeat which already ejects ASVEL from the competition of which it was the defending champion.
“What happened tonight (Saturday) is unacceptable.reacted TJ Parker to the team. You have to question yourself. I’m angry with my players, we made everything available to make it go as well as possible, we didn’t see the team we should have seen. There were no calculated rotations. You have to be able to take out some players and have those on the bench take over. The replacements were not ready.”.
It will be difficult for her to immediately remobilize her group because ASVEL will continue Thursday in Israel against Tel Aviv with a new Euroleague meeting, a competition where she has nothing more to play for or hope for.
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