The 2009 French NT thread

[ForeignFan]

Turiaf with the tip in +19, 4min left

[silverblackfan]

Turiaf for a put back of De Colo miss.

[ForeignFan]

Turiaf drives and makes a thunderous dunk !

[ForeignFan]

the whole crowd sings

Batum drives on the baseline and dunks again

+20

[ForeignFan]

TP for 2, 23 pts

The game has long been over but France still plays agressive

[silverblackfan]

TP is really becoming a killer. That last 2 was vicious.

[silverblackfan]

And 1 for Turiaf.

[ForeignFan]

nice pass, Turiaf for 2 under the basket

I do not know why Tp is still in, Pop is going to be upset

[silverblackfan]

Turiaf would have been a solid addition for the Spurs, if it could have been done.

[ForeignFan]

Diot for 3 ! icing on the cake

end of game 81-61

[silverblackfan]

Damn the fans there are good! I would love to see a Spurs game with that kind of energy.

[velik_m]

Great job France. That being said I'm rooting for Bosnia - less compe ion for us :P

[ForeignFan]

Turiaf would have been a solid addition for the Spurs, if it could have been done.

Yes, I even opened a thread on this topic (my only thread...).

[ForeignFan]

Batum 18 pts, 8 rbds, 4 steals
Parker (23 pts, 5 assists -MVP of the game),
Turiaf (14 pts, 5 rbds)
were great,

Pietrus was good as well esp in the first half, great D

For Italy, Belinelli was good in the 3rd quarter, Bargnani was a non factor

[timaios]

I want to see Ian Mahinmi against Finland.
He can't be worse than Traore or Koffi !!!
At least Ian is making his FT.

[Bruno]

Damn good game by the French NT.
The defense was great and aside some struggles against the zone the offense too.

For Italy, Bellineli is very talented and could be a good surprise with Raptors next year. Bargnani was awful. I can't believe he got $50M/5 years.

Next for French NT is a game against Finland on Monday. This game is almost meaningless. The first game of the qualification finale (against Bosnia or Belgium) is on June 27th, the second one is on June 30th. So the NT has 13 days without a big game. I wonder if some new players will be added...

And to the crowd.

[ForeignFan]

Damn good game by the French NT.
The defense was great and aside some struggles against the zone the offense too.

For Italy, Bellineli is very talented and could be a good surprise with Raptors next year. Bargnani was awful. I can't believe he got $50M/5 years.

Next for French NT is a game against Finland on Monday. This game is almost meaningless. The first game of the qualification finale (against Bosnia or Belgium) is on June 27th, the second one is on June 30th. So the NT has 13 days without a big game. I wonder if some new players will be added...

And to the crowd.

I wonder whether TP is going to fly back to SA during this break

[Brazil]

Nice game ! the crowd was just perfect.
TP has been great and Batum god... If Ian is not better than Traore or Kofi there is nothing to expect next year from him for the spurs

[biziofromdowntown]

Congrats for France! U deserve this win, u r simple a better team than us.

[Bruno]

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Batum goes back to Portland.
Let's hope he will be back for the 27th.

[lefty]

Putain de bordel de merde

[ForeignFan]

[rjv]

thanks foreign fan for all the updates-sounds like it was a solid game for tony.

[Brazil]

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Batum goes back to Portland.
Let's hope he will be back for the 27th.

fais chier a la fin

[ForeignFan]

Parker : «J'avais dit hier (jeudi) en conférence de presse que je ne jouerais pas beaucoup mais c'est parce qu'il y avait un journaliste italien dans la salle ! Alors j'ai dit des trucs un peu faux, je ne voulais pas donner trop d'infos. Ça c'est bien passé. On avait beaucoup d'envie. Avec Boris (Diaw) et Ronny (Turiaf), on se rappelait de 2003 (lorsque l'Italie avait barré la route des JO 2004 à la France, NDLR). On a toujours ça en travers de la gorge, on était très remonté, on avait envie de faire un gros match. Moi, j'avais des fourmis dans les jambes après tout ce qui s'était passé. L'équipe de France me tient à coeur. Je joue toujours avec beaucoup d'émotion. Nicolas (Batum) a été énorme ce soir, il fait 6 interceptions, marque 18 points. J'espère qu'il va revenir, moi je suis bien revenu. Il est impressionnant.»

Florent Pietrus : «C'est une très belle victoire, on a réussi un match complet. Offensivement et défensivement, on est rentré tout de suite dedans. Si on défend comme ça, on a beaucoup de chances de gagner contre n'importe qui. C'est vraiment une victoire collective.»

Vincent Collet : «Je suis satisfait de l'état d'esprit et de l'intensité défensive de mon équipe. On a encore parfois connu des trous d'air mais on a réussi à se créer des solutions offensives. On a réussi un départ remarquable. On les a mis K.-O. Il faut maintenant répéter ces performances, continuer à progresser. On a des objectifs plus poussés que cette qualification. Il faut garder cette concentration. Quand on a appris la nouvelle hier soir (le départ de Batum à Portland, NDLR), on a été un peu assommé. Quand il est sorti à deux minutes de la fin, je lui ai dit : "reviens vite !" On a bon espoir. On voit qu'il est tout à fait capable de jouer. On va leur donner le DVD de la rencontre de ce soir pour les inciter à le renvoyer.» (AFP)