« David (Holston) showed how a derby should be played ». On Saturday, Dijon won the Burgundy derby by winning 73-66 at home against Élan Chalon, for the eighth day of Betclic ELITE. The JDA followed the example of its leader, author of 34 points, explained its coach Nenad Markovic to Bien Public.
The Betclic ELITE season points record
“When we see Holston at 38 years old or almost, playing 37 minutes and scoring 34 points, really bravo”, recognized, beautiful player, Savo Vucevic. Deprived of his defensive specialist, the Élan Chalon coach was unable to limit the influence of the former Pro A MVP. “We know how he plays, it’s not a secret, we had to be a little more concentrated, we can’t leave a player like that, score five layups and the interior leaves him… Maybe some were playing for the first time a derby, maybe they weren’t concentrated for this type of match”asked the former JL Bourg coach.
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David Holston knows how to shine during derbies. “I missed it, I’m happy to have found the derby! I think we needed it to see how our supporters are in big matches, to see fans from both sides in the room… It feels good. » As usual, the native of Pontiac (Michigan) did not want to pull the plug on himself after the meeting. “I’m just happy to have won, it was the derby but we really, really needed this win to improve our league standings. » The former Artland Dragons player set Betclic ELITE’s season points record (34), notably well launched by the 8-0 at the start of the second half. “Sometimes you feel like you have to score, sometimes you don’t. Today, I was just happy to be able to help the team, by scoring points but in the next match, it will probably be someone else. I was just happy to finally get some shots in, to help the team build with these two wins in a row. »
“I was disappointed with my start to the season”
With this success, Dijon remains on four consecutive home victories in all competitions. Enough to move up the Betclic ELITE rankings (three wins and five losses). “We’re better than our start to the season, it’s a new team, we have to find our style, of course we’re disappointed but we shouldn’t be too disappointed because we still have time to progress”, believes David Holston. The latter thinks he has responded to those who felt that he was on the decline after a sluggish start to the season, even if he himself admits not having always been up to the task. “As a captain, as a leader, I can’t show it too much, I was very disappointed with my start to the season, I felt that I could do better for the team…” In another classic, David Holston will try to confirm this Saturday against JL Bourg, this Saturday.
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▫️ 34 POINTS
▫️ 10/17 ON SHOOTS
▫️ 4 DECISIVE PASSES
▫️ 30 RATINGSAnd victory in the derby! ✅ pic.twitter.com/sg7BqJvppC
— SKWEEK (@skweektv) October 21, 2023
by @Gabriel Pantel-Jouve
October 24, 2023 at 8:25 a.m.
2023-10-24 06:25:59
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