Besides Tony Longoria, France has also got plentiful players that can play awesome basketball games. I think France is always a contender in the globe even without Tony Longoria, a squad consisting of Turiaf, Diaw, double Piterus is good enough to keep their team compe ive in world wide.
Go France! They havent been really great last times, but I hope they can qualify for poland, they have a good team and with a superstar like tony, they should be able to easily make the eurobasket. Its a wonderful thing for a player to play for your NT. Injuries happen everywhere.
+1Way to make the night worse Buddy
JK.
Yeah its beyond re ed and just plain stupid for him to do it.
Personal glory over team glory. Sigh.....
France usually gets eliminated early. No worries.
you would have to strap me to a chair and prop my eyelids openI'm pretty sure a bunch of people here will be watching him perform with France when the games happen
France did not even qualify for Eurobasket so they have to play a qualifying tournament in August first to get there- probably their biggest compe ion is Italy who ended up in their same group in the draw.
Then, if they make it, there will be the actual Eurobasket tournament from September 7-20, 2009 which is unfortunately fairly close to training camp.
Yeah, that's why it's called the French National Team...
If it would be called 'The Frenchie Longorias' and Tony played 1 on 5 you might actually have a point...
let the dude play. he'll get some substantial rest and play for the french NT. that will allow him to come into training camp raring to go while others will have to ramp up.
injuries can happen anytime, practice, in a NBA game or playing for you NT.
thank you for saving me the time of writing that. some fans have this re ed notion that teams own players. that's not the way it works. the rules are very clear, players have a LEGAL RIGHT to play for their NT. what's more, the guys that play for their NT are MORE DESIRABLE because it shows they have a compe ive spirit and love for the game that goes beyond their contract. "but injuries, but injuries..." is for cowards. any player that plays thinking about injuries is done.I don't know how it is in the USA, but in Europe and everywhere else, playing for your country is the most you can do in your career.
France with Tony won in 2000 the "FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship" and TP was the MVP of the tournament.
Since then, he is the leader of this new generation (post 2000 Olympic Games).
France record since 1999
1999 European Championship : 4th place.
2000 Olympic Games : 2nd (Silver medal).
2001 European Championship : 6th place.
2003 European Championship : 4th place.
2005 European Championship : 3rd place.
2006 FIBA World Championship : 5th place.
The problem is, since 2006 a lot of french players are not playing anymore for their national team. But i think it's gonna change now.
France, today, has a lot of good players and could do something special in the years to come if everyone is on the same track.
It's a great honor to represent your country in sports. It's not difficult to understand.
When Tony was a teenager, his country gave him a great formation. That's one of the reasons he is the player he is today. Without this formation he wouldn't be able to play in the NBA today. Tony knows that, and beyond that, he is a true compe or and love playing for his NT.
The NBA season is off during 6 months. You really believe that a NBA player doesn't play basketball during those 6 months.
A player can get injured playing with friends, or practicing... or simply walking in the street (one false move : sprained ankle.)
You can't expect the worse everytime, otherwise you're not doing anything anymore.
So, Tony will play some games for France, what a big deal.
He played for France last year and see the result : he had a great season with the Spurs.
Last year, with a lot of french players MIA, Tony had to carry the French team and he did a fantastic job... Maybe what he did with the French team was a good training for what he did with the Spurs this year.
The more you play international games, the better player you will become.
TP is improving his game every year, thanks to the Spurs and thanks to the French team.
See the positives, not always the negatives...
Oh, and
in 07-08, an international player carried the spurs for the season till he ran out of gas and got injured, in large part because he had very little help from role players.
in 08-09, another international player carried the spurs for the season till he ran out of gas, in large part because he had very little help from role players.
and some spurs fans want to blame international players. blame the FO and coach for riding these guys without developing backups and rotations.
well said. Don't ever criticize someone for playing for their country of birth.I don't know how it is in the USA, but in Europe and everywhere else, playing for your country is the most you can do in your career.
France with Tony won in 2000 the "FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship" and TP was the MVP of the tournament.
Since then, he is the leader of this new generation (post 2000 Olympic Games).
France record since 1999
1999 European Championship : 4th place.
2000 Olympic Games : 2nd (Silver medal).
2001 European Championship : 6th place.
2003 European Championship : 4th place.
2005 European Championship : 3rd place.
2006 FIBA World Championship : 5th place.
The problem is, since 2006 a lot of french players are not playing anymore for their national team. But i think it's gonna change now.
France, today, has a lot of good players and could do something special in the years to come if everyone is on the same track.
It's a great honor to represent your country in sports. It's not difficult to understand.
When Tony was a teenager, his country gave him a great formation. That's one of the reasons he is the player he is today. Without this formation he wouldn't be able to play in the NBA today. Tony knows that, and beyond that, he is a true compe or and love playing for his NT.
The NBA season is off during 6 months. You really believe that a NBA player doesn't play basketball during those 6 months.
A player can get injured playing with friends, or practicing... or simply walking in the street (one false move : sprained ankle.)
You can't expect the worse everytime, otherwise you're not doing anything anymore.
So, Tony will play some games for France, what a big deal.
He played for France last year and see the result : he had a great season with the Spurs.
Last year, with a lot of french players MIA, Tony had to carry the French team and he did a fantastic job... Maybe what he did with the French team was a good training for what he did with the Spurs this year.
The more you play international games, the better player you will become.
TP is improving his game every year, thanks to the Spurs and thanks to the French team.
See the positives, not always the negatives...
Oh, and
We should be more worried about Ian playing with the French team. Dude hasn't been healthy since forever. I don't know if he was asked to play for the French team or has decided to play, but if he does???? Can you imagine him getting hurt again?
You just Bowened him.
At 27 Manu wasn't either, in fact 'till last year he never had a serious injury before.
You ing idiot. FIBA was official a pro league in 1989 and players GET PAID to play the games by their countries and Team USA players do also. You ing MORON.
I don't know how it is in the USA, but in Europe and everywhere else, playing for your country is the most you can do in your career.
France with Tony won in 2000 the "FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship" and TP was the MVP of the tournament.
Since then, he is the leader of this new generation (post 2000 Olympic Games).
France record since 1999
1999 European Championship : 4th place.
2000 Olympic Games : 2nd (Silver medal).
2001 European Championship : 6th place.
2003 European Championship : 4th place.
2005 European Championship : 3rd place.
2006 FIBA World Championship : 5th place.
The problem is, since 2006 a lot of french players are not playing anymore for their national team. But i think it's gonna change now.
France, today, has a lot of good players and could do something special in the years to come if everyone is on the same track.
It's a great honor to represent your country in sports. It's not difficult to understand.
When Tony was a teenager, his country gave him a great formation. That's one of the reasons he is the player he is today. Without this formation he wouldn't be able to play in the NBA today. Tony knows that, and beyond that, he is a true compe or and love playing for his NT.
The NBA season is off during 6 months. You really believe that a NBA player doesn't play basketball during those 6 months.
A player can get injured playing with friends, or practicing... or simply walking in the street (one false move : sprained ankle.)
You can't expect the worse everytime, otherwise you're not doing anything anymore.
So, Tony will play some games for France, what a big deal.
He played for France last year and see the result : he had a great season with the Spurs.
Last year, with a lot of french players MIA, Tony had to carry the French team and he did a fantastic job... Maybe what he did with the French team was a good training for what he did with the Spurs this year.
The more you play international games, the better player you will become.
TP is improving his game every year, thanks to the Spurs and thanks to the French team.
See the positives, not always the negatives...
Oh, andgood post even if you are wasting your time
Ahh, the voice of reason brings order to the thread.
MMMM WELL IF TONY WANTS TO BE WELL RESTED AND LEARN FROM MANU'S INJURY.....HE NEEDS TO STAY PUY AND SPEND SOME TIME WITH EVA...PLUS IF HE WANTS TO BE READY FOR NEXT SEASONS RUN FOR THE NBA CHAMPIONSHIP IT WOULD BE BEST NOT TO PLAY FOR international BALL......HES GOING TO WARE HIMSELF OUT
In that case, shouldn't TP be playing for Belgium?
They have to play in qualification tournament first. Italy is in same group as them. So I am not sure who Italy will send but rumors is team will be something like Danilo Galinari, Marco Belineli, Andrea Bargnani, Maurice Taylor, Luigi Datome, Massimo Bulleri, Angelo Gigli, Luca Vitali and players like this.
So there is very strong chance if Italy does send an A team that Parker will play maybe for 3 days or so and already be eliminated.
I believe you are right, actually. so does this mean all the francophobes should stop making crude remarks about Parker's "frenchiness" and instead started bashing the belgians?In that case, shouldn't TP be playing for Belgium?
Sometimes Parker speaks before he thinks.
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