France vs Great Britain

[ace3g]

On now,

PARKER, DE COLO, Gelabale, Turiaf and Diaw starting line up

[Juggity]

Too bad ryan richards pulled out of the GB National team.

[Richie]

De Colo starting with Parker, now Parker on the bench he is running the point.

Not seen him attack the basket much, made some decent passes though

[Richie]

Too bad ryan richards pulled out of the GB National team.

He wouldn't start ahead of pops and Freeland anyway.

[Brazil]

De Colo with an early three pointer Parker seems to be ok

[Brazil]

too bad Noah is out for the Olympics

[timvp]

Diaw is getting pretty skinny these days.

How often does France start Parker and De Colo in the backcourt?






P.S.

Box score anywhere?

[ace3g]

yeah I'm looking for the boxscore, hard to find live boxscores for friendly games like these

[Richie]

Surprised France start with De Colo at the 2 when they have Pietrus. Do any Euro fans know if De Colo play the 2 a lot?

Parker gone to the locker room before start of 2nd

[ace3g]

http://www.fibalivestats.com/matches/3886/05/76/59/27LLLVdDj2INA/

[timvp]

http://www.fibalivestats.com/matches/3886/05/76/59/27LLLVdDj2INA/

Nice find :tu

[Richie]

Not sure if allowed on here (sorry if not) but its live on ESPN in UK and firstrow has live streams

[ace3g]

Diaw we could have used that against OKC, drive and dunk

[Bruno]

Surprised France start with De Colo at the 2 when they have Pietrus. Do any Euro fans know if De Colo play the 2 a lot?

The Pietrus on FNT is Florent Pietrus, Mickael older brother. He is a PF.

De Colo has played as much PG than SG in the past 3 years.

[Lady M]

Surprised France start with De Colo at the 2 when they have Pietrus. Do any Euro fans know if De Colo play the 2 a lot?

Parker gone to the locker room before start of 2nd

Pietrus is the older brother an is a 4

[Richie]

The Pietrus on FNT is Florent Pietrus, Mickael older brother. He is a PF.

De Colo has played as much PG than SG in the past 3 years.

Why isn't mickael pietrus playing? Will he be at the Olympics?

[timvp]

France looks pretty damn bad. Diaw is the only player playing at even a mediocre level. De Colo has looked bad -- no penetration or creation and shaky passes -- but hopefully that's just due to his recent travel.

GB is a lot sharper; I'm assuming they've been preparing for a longer period of time.


Anytime you think NBA refs are bad, just watch an international game and then thank your lucky stars.

[ace3g]

Diaw (8) and De Colo (7) are leading scorers for France at halftime, but other than that, FNT not playing well.

[Bruno]

Why isn't mickael pietrus playing? Will he be at the Olympics?

Coach choice. Mickael Pietrus has a complicate relationship with FNT. The coach decided not to select him this year. After his non-selection, he ahd a knee surgery so he won't be at the Olympcis even if there are injuries.

[admiralfats]

de colo seems okay with the ball, made some pretty okay passes i thought near the end of that half. would like to see him attack space better...there was one pick and roll he could've split (you'd think) and he just kind of let the opportunity pass by. maybe tp will teach him how to spot that a little better.

[ace3g]

One play in the 2nd I didn't like from De Colo he got picked inside the paint as he was trying to play help defense and as the pass kicked out to the 3 point line he just stood there in the paint and didn't attempt to get back leaving his teammate having to guard 2 players on the 3 point line, who played hot potato which lead to a 3.

[timvp]

Did Parker get hurt? He seemed to kinda limp to the locker room at one point and then looked pissed sitting on the bench. Now he's not starting the second half . . .


Hopefully the plan was just for him to play one stint in the first half to start getting back in shape.

[Richie]

De Colo with a good finish at the rim to start, then an airball

[Bruno]

Did Parker get hurt? He seemed to kinda limp to the locker room at one point and then looked pissed sitting on the bench. Now he's not starting the second half . . .

Yeah. He is icing his left knee. Doesn't seem too serious however.

[timvp]

:pctoss

[admiralfats]

hopefully it's just minor and they're being safe. the game means nothing, right?

[Venti Quattro]

Is this on ESPN?

[admiralfats]

wow deng is daring the bulls to trade him.

[Sense]

:lol wow the ref is an idiot.

love the instant instant replays.


:lmao

Ref: "Even in the NBA they would call it like that"

Coach: "We're not in the NBA!"

:lol

[Juggity]

:lol deng

[jestersmash]

Ref: "Even in the NBA, we would call it like that" (on the continuation)

GB coach: "We're not in the NBA!"

[jestersmash]

Lu:loll Deng
:lol

[Sense]

:lmao Deng

[freetiago]

whats deng doing
not watching the game
but being a boxscore hero it looks like hes doing his best duncan impersonation 20/10

[Bruno]

:lol wow the ref is an idiot.

love the instant instant replays.


:lmao

Ref: "Even in the NBA they would call it like that"

Coach: "We're not in the NBA!"

:lol

Yeah, French refs are bad. They have a weak overall level.

Between bad refs and corrupted refs, FIBA is way below NBA in that aspect. That's a reason why I'm always careful when it comes to criticize NBA refs.

[Sense]

Deng choked 3 straight times :lol

[timvp]

Impressive win. With Parker out, Manu Ginobili stepped up in the second half and led the team to victory with his indomitable will to win.

Oh wait . . .

[Bruno]

It was quite an ugly game.

Diaw was fine. De Colo was so-so but was likely tired from his travel to SA. Parker played 5 minutes. I hope his "injury" is nothing serious. Diawara was good and he could make the final roster if Kahudi is injured. With Westermann, Forunier and Gobert, all born in 1992, FNT should be fine in the future.

Deng was a little a ballhog but he is a great player. As expected, GB looked very solid in the paint. If only they had better guards...

[Bruno]

So, Parker isn't injured. They (the coach, TP and I guess too Spurs) decided before the game that Parker would only play 5/6 minutes since he hasn't played for a month.

[racm]

So, Parker isn't injured. They (the coach, TP and I guess too Spurs) decided before the game that Parker would only play 5/6 minutes since he hasn't played for a month.

Still, him being back in the starting lineup was Willis Reed worthy. :flag:

[siraulo23]

did parker wear any protection on his eye?

[racm]

He was wearing goggles...

[Bruno]

http://www.leprogres.fr/fr/images/8686663C-1B53-46E4-9216-2DA440B8787B/LPR_03/tony-parker-a-joue-avec-des-lunettes-de-protection-apres-sa-recente-operation-a-un-oeil-photo-repu.jpg

[smaka]

Will he always have to wear those, or only temporary?

[G-Dawgg]

Did the goggles have lenses in them, or were they just Russel Westbrook-style nerd props?

[scanry]

http://www.leprogres.fr/fr/images/8686663C-1B53-46E4-9216-2DA440B8787B/LPR_03/tony-parker-a-joue-avec-des-lunettes-de-protection-apres-sa-recente-operation-a-un-oeil-photo-repu.jpg

I'm afraid we might have to get used to this.

[smaka]

Did the goggles have lenses in them, or were they just Russel Westbrook-style nerd props?

Why would he use them as a protection, if it weren't for lenses?

[Bruno]

Will he always have to wear those, or only temporary?

He will wear them the whole summer. Then I guess his eye will be reevaluate before the trainign camp in October to see him if he can remove it.

His goggles still need some tuning. After few minutes, he has mist/fog issues which isn't the most convenient to play.

[racm]

Protective lenses.

[Man In Black]

I get an Urkel vibe when I see these goggles.