2023-11-06 23:33:29
The Metropolitans 92 have not said their last word, have not yet given up. After starting the championship with a dark – and historic – series of 8 losses, Laurent Foirest’s players pocketed their first success of the season on Saturday. A breath of fresh air while the club has been in apnea since the opening of the Betclic Elite. A victory, above all, acquired (86-92) on the floor of Chalon, a direct opponent in the fight for maintenance.
An awakening that the Mets hope to confirm over the coming days. Starting with this Tuesday evening (8 p.m., Palais des sports Marcel-Cerdan in Levallois) with the reception of Portel (12th) then Saturday with the arrival of the red lantern Gravelines, the only team to still not have achieved the slightest success this season (10 defeats).
A crucial week for the club. To best negotiate this turn and confirm success in Chalon, the Mets should be able to count on two new experienced players. If leader Dee Bost left France to join the Turkish club Galatasaray, they announced this Monday the signings of Bosnian fullback Amar Gegic and Slovak pivot Alen Omic.
Versatile on the pitch, appreciated for his human qualities, Gegic (2 m, 25 years old) wore the jersey of the neighboring club Paris Basketball last season. “This experience within the French championship will facilitate his sporting integration during the season,” indicates the club in a press release.
The other reinforcement is also a well-known name in the French championship. The experienced pivot (2.16 m, 31 years old) played in Bourg-en-Bresse in 2020-2021. He finished the season with the trophy for best rebounder in the championship (9.1 rebounds) with a peak of 21 shots against Dijon. He also left a bad memory for the Mets with 20 points and 16 rebounds against the team of his ex-coach Jurij Zdovc.
Returned to Slovenia, to KK Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana, for two seasons, the international should bring his physique and his experience to a sector where the Mets are suffering. They occupy the penultimate place in the rebounding rankings. “Omic is a three-time winner of the Slovenian Cup (2013, 2022 and 2023), two-time champion of Slovenia (2022 and 2023), three-time winner of the Slovenian Super Cup (2013, 2014 and 2022), champion of Serbia (2018) and Eurocup champion (2017),” recalls the club in the press release.
Unhappy finalists of Betclic Élite last season, led by the demiurge Victor Wembanyama and the nugget Bilal Coulibaly, the Mets had to wait until mid-July to know their fate. The shareholders hesitated for a long time before validating the club’s commitment to the championship. Recruited to succeed Vincent Collet on the team bench, Laurent Foirest then had to urgently put together a team. A workforce which quickly showed its limits. The reinforcement of these two players should allow a better balance of the collective and launch the maintenance operation. The club is in any case determined to fight until the end.
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