Parker will play with French NT this summer

http://www.tp9.net/fr/itw.php?id=282

Rough translation :

Tony, you coice is taken, you will play qualifications for the Euro 2009…

Yes, I will join the group today. I always wanted to play for French NT but with NBA games and summer games with the NT, I really needed some rest. I needed that rest, I couldn't continue at that rhythm. Spurs thought that I played too much games and they have asked me to take a break this summer. But deep inside of me, I said to myself that there still have a hope to play. I haven't definitively ruled off qualifications for the Euro.

Have Spurs understood your wish to play with the NT ?

Completely, Gregg Popovich wasn't against it. I've rested since May 29th and our loss against Lakers. I haven't played a game for two months and a half. One can think that I'm out of rythm but I've practiced for one month. I have worked every day with Chip Engelland in Los Angeles. Spurs have given to me a program for this summer that I've strictly followed. It was bodybuilding and outside shooting. So I don't have a concern about my current shape.

When did you take your decision?

In fact, Olympic Games have been a big factor. To look at the Olympic Games in front of my TV wasn't easy to live. I wanted to be there, I wanted to represent my country. It hurts me a little to see all these French athletes wearing French colors and don't be with them. The only thing, that I can do, was to join the team as fast as possible to play September's qualifications. I love too much French NT, I can't stay in the US. I spoke about that with Boris (Diaw). He would have also come but he can't because of insurance troubles.

A thing is sure, you do not come as a the savior of French NT...

Not, I don't come with that idea in mind. I come because it's my duty to be with my teammates. We still have good things to do and we will do them together.

:pctoss

Mother Fucker!!!

Argggggg

WTF? I thought he said he wasn't.

Gregg Popovich wasn't against it

pop is ok with it I am
if pop was against it I am against it

And for the context :

French NT has been a disaster this summer. Tons of players have turned it down for various reasons. The result was that the team sucked and lost friendly games against crappy teams like Finland or Poland. If the team has bad results in these qualifications, it will mean that French NT won't play high level games until 2011. Even if he doesn't want to say that, Parker comes as the savior for a team that badly needed it.

The schedule is 3 friendly games and 6 qualifications. The last game in on September 20th.

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Originally Posted by Bruno

And for the context :

French NT has been a disaster this summer. Tons of players have turned it down for various reasons. The result was that the team sucked and lost friendly games against crappy teams like Finland or Poland. If the team has bad results in these qualifications, it will mean that French NT won't play high level games until 2011. Even if he doesn't want to say that, Parker comes as the savior for a team that badly needed it.

The schedule is 3 friendly games and 6 qualifications. The last game in on September 20th.

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So he has to carry a team of scrubs?

Damn, the summer somehow gets worse by the day.

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Originally Posted by ducks

Gregg Popovich wasn't against it

pop is ok with it I am
if pop was against it I am against it

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:lol two faces are hard to hide, huh ducks?

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Completely, Gregg Popovich wasn't against it. I've rested since May 29th and our loss against Lakers. I haven't played a game for two months and a half. One can think that I'm out of rythm but I've practiced for one month. I have worked every day with Chip Engelland in Los Angeles. Spurs have given to me a program for this summer that I've strictly followed. It was bodybuilding and outside shooting. So I don't have a concern about my current shape.

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Sounds like he got a good rest and he's been getting in solid practice.

Here's hoping all the players stay healthy this summer :toast whether they are playing on their national teams, in the practice facility or in their backyards.

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Originally Posted by MaNuMaNiAc

:lol two faces are hard to hide, huh ducks?

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no pop knows best
pop is ok
pop has told him he wanted to have spur doctors look at him
he obeyed
unlike manu

oh and tp is healthy unlike manu

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Originally Posted by timvp

So he has to carry a team of scrubs?

Damn, the summer somehow gets worse by the day.

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Fucking christ.....

About time to shake off the rust

One can think that I'm out of rythm but I've practiced for one month. I have worked every day with Chip Engelland in Los Angeles. Spurs have given to me a program for this summer that I've strictly followed. It was bodybuilding and outside shooting

wonder if he worked on the three oh just 18 foot jump shots

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Originally Posted by timvp

So he has to carry a team of scrubs?

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Other players like Turiaf and Diawara have been added to the team since these losses.
Right now, it's a decent team with Parker, Turiaf, Diawara, Tariq Kirksay and Nando De Colo.
The bench is weak because French basketball really lake of depth.

No Mahinmi?!

Stupid move, guess he will have to be limited to 30 min pr game this season too! Hope hill pans out

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Originally Posted by DROB4EVER

Stupid move, guess he will have to be limited to 30 min pr game this season too! Hope hill pans out

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he has proven he can play more then that
unlike manu
he also has been resting
he has not played a game in for two months and a half

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Originally Posted by ducks

he has proven he can play more then that
unlike manu
he also has been resting
he has not played a game in for two months and a half

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whatever the fuck that meant... I agree with it!

Tony is young... he hasnt done shit in months.... I really dont see what the big deal is, I mean look at what Manu is doing.

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Originally Posted by T Park

No Mahinmi?!

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Mahinmi turned down french NT this summer.
His priority right now is to get playing time in NBA and he is staying in SA to practice and work on his game.

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Originally Posted by ducks

he has proven he can play more then that
unlike manu
he also has been resting
he has not played a game in for two months and a half

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My problem is that he wears down in the playoffs and is getting older. He has been playing pro since he was 17 and you only have so many mins in those legs.

My concern is him losing his lift and quickness in the playoffs and long term because he has played so many mins over the years pulling a Michael Finley where he goes from a great player to average over night.

agree
but pop has given him the ok
and he has not played a single game for 2 and a half months

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Originally Posted by ducks

agree
but pop has given him the ok
and he has not played a single game for 2 and a half months

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Hope your right and hope to hell hill gives us enough to rest parker this year.

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Originally Posted by Bruno

Mahinmi turned down french NT this summer.
His priority right now is to get playing time in NBA and he is staying in SA to practice and work on his game.

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Smart player.

I wish Parker would do the same.

He is still very young, so maybe it will not effect him that much...

Like last year when his foot injury lingered all season till he sat out over a month?

Well people... there is something you may not see.

Parker is going to be a top notch PG for years to come. And when his contract runs out he would surely have a hard time saying no to Spurs because they treat him so nicely.

Look at a player like Arenas. Wizards had to OVERPAY him because he has no loyalty whatsoever.

I dont think this is the cae with Parker.

Sorry guys, but Tony is gonna play with France from today until the end of september. Hope he won't get injured!
http://nbakingdom.wordpress.com/2008...y-with-france/

Thank you Kinder and Dodge... :toast

Blame the french NT, they sucked this summer.
Unfortunatly, he has to play.

Yeah even the toughest of men, sooner or later, have to get away from their wonderful wives. The only thing he coulda left out of this article was......our loss against the lakers. He coulda used better words imo. Maybe Kori should send him a hint to polish up his typing as well. It worked for me.

The team is playing so poorly that they need Tony just so they can qualify to play in the next Eurobasket? Ouch.

Just to make Spurs fans even more upset, let me tell you. Some of these qualifying games have been played in awful gyms in terrible shape in locations where they can not even find a decent hotel or food. You should hear some stories from the last go-round of games, especially one played in a small, smoke-filled gym with an uneven floor. Hopefully, Turkey, Belgium, and the Ukraine locations won't be so bad. The worst part is that these games run almost right up to the start of training camp.

http://www.lequipe.fr/Basket/breves2...tches_Dev.html

Tony Parker va venir renforcer les rangs de l'équipe de France ce jeudi. Avant de prendre part aux trois rencontres qualificatives pour l'Euro (du 3 au 20 septembre), il s'est montré extrêmement motivé à l'idée de porter les couleurs françaises.

Comment s'explique votre venue ? Etait-ce la peur de voir l'équipe de France échouer à se qualifier pour l'Euro-2009 ?
Non, je pense que Michel (Gomez, entraîneur des Bleus) avait construit une très, très bonne équipe, et qu'on se serait qualifiés. C'est juste que je voulais participer à toutes les étapes. A un projet sur quatre ans comme celui des Américains. Maintenant on voit le résultat, c'est une équipe comme celle de 1992, qui domine tout le monde. Si je veux être le leader de l'équipe, il faut que je sois là même aux préqualifs, et que je montre l'exemple. Chez les Spurs (son équipe en NBA), j'avais un programme de musculation et de travail de mon shoot : au bout de trois semaines, j'ai dit «c'est bien gentil les shoots et la muscu, mais moi j'aime la compétition, jouer des matches, gagner des trucs». Pop (Gregg Popovich, son entraîneur) a fini par me laisser partir. Maintenant, il va falloir que Michel lui offre une bonne bouteille, sinon...

Vous parlez de montrer l'exemple. Vous voulez dire aux autres Français de NBA ?
Non, je ne vais citer aucun nom, chacun a sa propre motivation, je parle juste de la mienne. Tous les joueurs NBA ont leur propre agenda mais si on veut vraiment faire quelque chose, il faut qu'on soit tous en même temps ensemble, dans les trois ou quatre prochaines années.

Etes-vous déjà prêt à jouer ?
Je suis prêt à jouer dès maintenant. Je suis en forme. Et je sais que si j'intègre l'équipe de France, je vais être attendu à un certain niveau de jeu, sinon vous (les journalistes) allez me tuer...

Allez-vous jouer tous les matches ?
Oui, quoi qu'il arrive... Même si on gagne les 4 premiers matches et que je peux partir, je resterai jusqu'à la fin.

En regardant les JO, cela vous a-t-il démangé d'y être ?
C'est clair, la cérémonie d'ouverture, je m'y voyais bien. Dans ma carrière j'ai la chance d'avoir beaucoup gagné, la dernière chose qui me manque c'est de gagner quelque chose avec l'équipe de France. Les JO, c'est quand même quelque chose d'énorme, et j'aimerais vivre ça un jour. Ca fait deux fois qu'on les loupe, (Athènes en 2004 et Pékin en 2008). Notre échec à nous qualifier l'année dernière en Espagne (à l'Euro-2007) m'est resté en travers de la gorge. On est en reconquête, on repart à zéro. Pourquoi pas faire un podium en 2012 ? (AFP)

ducks you are so full of shit I can smell it from where I am (Buenos Aires)

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Originally Posted by TP

au bout de trois semaines, j'ai dit «c'est bien gentil les shoots et la muscu, mais moi j'aime la compétition, jouer des matches, gagner des trucs». Pop (Gregg Popovich, son entraîneur) a fini par me laisser partir. Maintenant, il va falloir que Michel lui offre une bonne bouteille, sinon...

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:rollin

Alright Frenchies translation please :lol

Crap.

Allez TP! you will rock ass as always! :toast

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Originally Posted by smeagol

ducks you are so full of shit I can smell if from where I am (Buenos Aires)

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no that would be your mom

At the very least, the French doctors better be honest this time around. The last two times Parker has played for France, the French doctors haven't had Parker's best interests in mind. They first wanted him to play through a broken finger. Then last year they called his ankle strain mild ... even though that same ankle strain ended up slowing down Parker for about 75% of the regular season.

If Pop is Ok with it fine

Here is the translation of the last article:

"Tony Parker is going to join the French team this Thursday. Before playing the three qualifying games for the Euro (3rd to 20th September), he was extremely motivated about playing for his country.

How come you’re playing ? Were you afraid to see France failing to qualify for the Euro 2009 ?
No, I think that Michel (Gomez, coach of the French team) built a really, really good team, and that we would have qualified. I just wanted to participate in each step. A 4-year project such as the Americanss. Now we can see the results, it’s a team like the one in 1992, which is dominating everyone. If I want to be the leader of the team, I have to participate in the prequalification games and set an example for the others. With the Spurs, I had body building and shooting exercices : after 3 weeks, I said « bodybuilding and shooting is nice, but what I like is to compete, play the games and win ». Finally, Pop let met go. Now, Michel has to offer him a nice wine, otherwise…

You’re talking about setting an example for others, you’re referring to the others French in the NBA ?
No, I won’t name anyone, each one has his own motication, I’m just talking about mine. Every NBA players has his own agenda but if we want to achieve something, we must be all together in the three to four upcoming years.

Are you ready to play ?
I’m ready to play and I’m in good shape. I know that if I join the team, I will be expected to play at a certain level, or you guys (journalists) will kill me…

Are you going to play every games ?
Yes, no matter what… Even if we win the first 4 games and that I can leave, I will stay until the end.

Watching the Olympics, were you sad not to be there ?
For sure, at the opening ceremony, I wish I could be there. In my carreer, I had the chance to win a lot, the last thing I’m lacking is to win something with the French team. Olympics is something huge and I’d like to experience it one day. It’s the second straight time that we’re missing it. Our failure in Spain (Euro 2007) was devastating. We’re starting from scratch (redeam team bis ?). Why not winning a medal in 2012 ?
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Originally Posted by ducks

no pop knows best
pop is ok
pop has told him he wanted to have spur doctors look at him
he obeyed
unlike manu

oh and tp is healthy unlike manu

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Manu never disobeyed Pop, Ducks. To disobey someone they have to be in a position of authority over you and give you an order.

Guess what, from the months of July-September every year, Pop is not in a position of authority over Manu. He's a Spur nine months a year, not twelve. Secondly, Pop never TOLD Manu don't play, because he doesn't have the right. He gave an OPINION that he shouldn't play. Only an opinion, not an order.

If you really want to get into semantics, Tony leads Manu in injuries suffered during international duty 2:1, and Manu hasn't gotten hurt in international competition since 2002.

GINO got injured earlier today, so I guess Pop is scared to death about TP now!
I hope for San Antonio that GINO will recover quickly.

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Originally Posted by roycrikside

If you really want to get into semantics, Tony leads Manu in injuries suffered during international duty 2:1, and Manu hasn't gotten hurt in international competition since 2002.

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Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think TP's broken finger in 2006 and ankle injury last year happened before international competitions, while practicing. He could have been hurt the same way while practicing with the spurs, or playing with his brothers...

Edit :
2006 : Tony Parker broke his finger during a Les Bleus scrimmage against the Brazilian National team.
2007 : Tony Parker injured his left ankle at practice.

fuck no tony stay at home with eva!!!!

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Originally Posted by roycrikside

Manu never disobeyed Pop, Ducks. To disobey someone they have to be in a position of authority over you and give you an order.

Guess what, from the months of July-September every year, Pop is not in a position of authority over Manu. He's a Spur nine months a year, not twelve. Secondly, Pop never TOLD Manu don't play, because he doesn't have the right. He gave an OPINION that he shouldn't play. Only an opinion, not an order.

If you really want to get into semantics, Tony leads Manu in injuries suffered during international duty 2:1, and Manu hasn't gotten hurt in international competition since 2002.

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Jinx post.

But yeah, the Spurs need to show Manu getting hurt over and over on a slow loop to TP. Get him to get out of stupid azz international games that aren't even the Olympics. With Manu hurt, TP will need to carry the load. Get the rest now.

Got damn.

Yeah now with Ginobili sidelined for who knows long, Parker needs to shut the French BS down and come home and just take it easy.