09 Mar.2017– Sagesse host Louaize today in Ghazir as they hope to leapfrog Tadamon and go 7th in the standing.
This is one crucial game for Sagesse as Hoops are hot on their trails and they need to win this one to ensure they progress into the second round.
As for Louaize they go into this game wounded as they lost their sharpshooter Elie Stephan for the next 2 weeks. Louaize depend a lot on Stephan to score and spread the defense so Geron can find space for his movement and penetrations. Sagesse can now play their beloved zone defense so they can limit Geron’s drive to the rim. Minimizing one to one situations with this guy is critical if Sagesse want to keep him at bay. With Stephan out, only Travis McKie can cause them troubles from behind the arc. So with Patrick keeping an eye on him, they can now focus on getting those rebounds and limiting Louaize’s second chance points.
If coach Fouad wants to shake things up, he can play matchup zone with Joe Ghattas tangling with Geron and switching on picks with Mike Efevberha or Mohammad Ibrahim. All eyes are on Johnson as he is his team’s heart and soul. As for Sagesse, they rely on Terrell Stoglin to push the team forward. His matchup with Geron will be one to look forward to. Filling up the backcourt with Efevberha, Stoglin will cause Louaize all kind of problems. Miguel Martinez will have a big role backing up Geron and try to limit Sagesse’s wonder duo.
Down low, Wendell Lewis will face up against Calvin Godfrey. Godfrey is not the guy we saw in Dubai. I don’t know what it is, the food, the air, but this guy has turned this around. Although his turnaround, but he might as well give away his spot to Kenny Adeleke. Either way, Lewis has his work cut out for him. Bashir Ammoury will have a big role today, limiting McKie and pushing him outside. Grabbing those vital rebounds and maybe even get on the score sheet. While Patrick Bou Abboud gets better and better, coach Fouad hopes he can rely on him to take some pressure off the foreigners.
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