The 2009 French NT thread

[Muser]

Does Pietrus' brother play in Europe?

[JPB]

Valencia, Spain.

[Bambililos]

Originally Posted by Muser

Does Pietrus' brother play in Europe?

He plays in Spain. I don't follow European basketball much, but I heard he's far from a star in his team too... Yet he is excellent with Les Bleus.

[Mel_13]

Less than one hour until gametime.

Any word on if/how much Tony will play?

[Mel_13]

Parker listed among the 12 for France. No Mahinmi.

http://live.fibaeurope.com/netcastin...cope=undefined

The link brings up the France-Italy game. Just click "Games" in the upper right and then choose the France-Finland game from the next window.

[Thompson]

Is this link going to show video, or is it just a boxscore?

[Bruno]

Parker will play but only short stints and limited minutes. French NT staff will be careful.

Stream but only for the first half:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/tvkeeper

[timaios]

http://fr.justin.tv/eddy63

[Mel_13]

Thanks for the links. Tony played the first 5:15. Nice round of applause as he came out of the game.

[timaios]

Finland 6/9 3pts in 12 min

[kace]

Finland 6/9 at 3 . offensive game till now with. 30-28 for France.

edit: didn't see timaios post

[Bambililos]

Nice series for France
Good to see we're able to lead this game without Tony.

[timaios]

End of the game : France 82 Finland 72

[Bambililos]

Very impressive shhoting by Finland, but France had a good game overall.

Nice win, especially with Tony with very limited minutes. Everybody should be happy

[timaios]

Originally Posted by Bambililos

Very impressive shooting by Finland, but France had a good game overall.

Nice win, especially with Tony with very limited minutes. Everybody should be happy

Finland 12/22 3pts + 16/20 FT

S.Haanpaa 6/6 FG (5/5 3pts) 21 pts in 23 min. Who is that guy ???

[ForeignFan]

So Diot is not only a sausage (to be eaten with white wine) but also a promising young bb player. good news

[Brazil]

Didn't see the game. Is there a box score somewhere ?

[mathbzh]

Originally Posted by Brazil

Didn't see the game. Is there a box score somewhere ?

France-Finland

[duncan228]

Parker returns to help France beat Finland

Tony Parker returned from injury to help France beat Finland 82-72 in a European Championship qualifying match Saturday.

The San Antonio Spurs point guard, who missed Wednesday’s 80-77 overtime win over Italy due to a right ankle sprain, was used sparingly by coach Vincent Collet.

He only played the first five minutes as France consolidated its position at the top of qualifying Group B in the Euro playoffs.

The team finishing first in Group B takes on the winner of Group A—Bosnia, Belgium or Portugal. The European Championships are next month in Poland.

Parker had wanted to play Wednesday, but the Spurs brought him back to San Antonio for tests after he was injured in a collision with an Austrian player last month. Parker has said tests showed no signs of ligament tears or serious complications.

[colargol]

Originally Posted by ForeignFan

So Diot is not only a sausage (to be eaten with white wine) but also a promising young bb player. good news

As a young player Diot was full of promise....we are all waiting something special from him. He was really dominant as a junior

[ForeignFan]

Originally Posted by colargol

As a young player Diot was full of promise....we are all waiting something special from him. He was really dominant as a junior

I know (to a certain extent) - I just wanted to share some French gastronomy knowledge with our US friends...

[Brazil]

Originally Posted by mathbzh

France-Finland

thanks math ! BTW bzh ? breton?

[NicolasBatum]

http://www.nbadraft.net/players/antoine-diot

next Spurs draft pick

[Solid D]

Looks like Nando had a pretty decent game except for the 3 TOs. He led the team with 5 Assists, had 3 steals and 8 points. 4th most minutes.

Was Nando showing any leadership this game or was he still deferring to the others?

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

Originally Posted by timaios

End of the game : France 82 Finland 72

This is sad. France should win them by 30.

[duncan228]

Parker plays in French victory
Express-News

Tony Parker returned from a right ankle sprain to help France beat Finland 82-72 in a European Championship qualifying match Saturday. The Spurs point guard was used sparingly by coach Vincent Collet.

Parker played the first five minutes, scoring three points, as France solidified its spot atop Group B in the Euro playoffs. Spurs draft pick Nando De Colo had eight points and five assists in 25 minutes.