Vincent Ateba’s facial expressions are unmistakable. After qualifying against Loon-Plage (88-75), the Drôme captain was satisfied with his team. And when he was asked to comment on Jazzmarr Ferguson’s 7 out of 10 from three points, the reaction came quickly: “he activated the play-offs mode”.
A button that the kid from Nashville pressed against the Northerners, not to let them breathe. Cornered on the ropes, they took 11 banderillas in two matches (out of 16 attempts). 68.8% success behind the arc with insolent ease. Chartres has been warned.
“I like big matches, I play for that, for that pressure”
Fourth best scorer in Pro B in 2022-2023 (17.6 points on average), best scorer in Nationale 1 in the regular season (17.3 pts) and member of the major five of the season, the 35-year-old American rearguard he is shown to live up to the expectations placed on him. Before the quarter-finals, he is the best…