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Nothing like having one of the big 3 get hurt this summer.
Damnt Tony sit it out for god's sake.
http://www.fiba.com/pages/en/news/la...r_cat=8&page=1
PARIS (Eurobasket) - French point guard Tony Parker will be rested this week because of a knee injury, but his participation at EuroBasket in not under threat, the French Basketball Federation has insisted.
France is hoping to get one of the six European spots for next year FIBA World Championship 2006, in Japan.
The San Antonio Spurs star has a tendon problem in his right knee, but resting him is only a precaution.
"The point guard has undergone proper treatment and will be rested for a few days," read a statement by the federation.
"His participation for the rest of the preparation for the Eurobasket 2005 is absolutely not threatened."
Parker has just won his second NBA le in three seasons with the Spurs and figures to be the most important player in Claude Bergeaud's squad when they travel to Belgrade for the tournament which begins on September 16.
The French team gathered at the weekend in Alpe d'Huez to begin their preparations ahead of the compe ion.
Les Bleus will stay in Alpe d'Huez until the 20th before travelling to Spain and Turkey.
They will be back in France at the start of September for a tournament held in Limoges where France will take on Turkey, Ukraine and Bulgaria between September 8-10.
After this warm-up event, Bergeaud is expected to finalise his 12-man squad for the Championships.
France are in Group C and will face Greece on September 16, Bosnia-Herzegovina on the 17th and Slovenia a day after in the opening stages.
Nothing like having one of the big 3 get hurt this summer.
Damnt Tony sit it out for god's sake.
Parker needs to stay home.
I agree parker needs to stay home
but that goes to all spur players not just parker
THE OTHER GAMES THE ONLY GAME THAT COUNTS IS THE NBA
ALL ELSE IS NOTHING
Beno is playing this summer too... how can Pop limit the minutes of both our PGs next season? NVE is looking really good right now.
Pop... sign another PG???
Well, gotta hand it to the French - they have the whole not applying common sense thing down pat.The San Antonio Spurs star has a tendon problem in his right knee, but resting him is only a precaution.
Tony should be in San Antonio working with Chip, not busting his ass in France playing for a team that couldn't show a pair collectively last time they were in international play.
So who's Chip working with, the coyote?
Pop: "Take it easy the first week and give them a good reason to sit you."
Tony: "Like what, Pop?"
Pop: "Patellar Tendonitis, of course."
Tony: "Oui."
He has to do it to stay in the running for the next Olympics Pop already talked about this at end of the season. He does not want TP doing it but it would not be fair to leave him out of the next games.
Come on,
International games are first really usefull to get experience and an more important role, gain confidence, and secondly how can you ask for one Spurs' player not to be part of their national squad? I remember you were proud having Timmy played in the Olympics when so many NBA players were to lazy / scary...
To me, whatever is your status, you should be glad representing your country. Sport is the only way to get international compe ion which is not war. Each nation can participate and enjoy beat the others without using weapons!
I know, I understand the fact that you don't want any of your players injuried, but please imagine all french fans how disappointed they could have been if Tony didn't come?
Concerning the french team chemistry, I agree for the Olympics compe ion we had a problem of commitment. Two groups were living together without being even respectfull. Some of them were lacking professionalism, like Moiso... (did any one of you know what he is doing?)
Try please to figure out how boring & chocking is to see all of our international players playing in NBA not coming in "Les Bleus" (even Petro, not already a proven player didn't accept is selection). We face the same case in France with football players, those who play in England face difficulty because their team would like to retain them. But they highly beneficiate on the gain of experience, and when you only take international player, you need to accept that those players may play for their national team...
anyway we don't need TP to get one of the six spots, we just need him to win the euro...
wait we want to win. go to mates. he's gonna play unless he's really injured.
Tony is SUCH an Idiot!!
Rest only games that matter are the NBA why the would he want to be so selfish as to represent his country. What a dumb .
God his gonna get injured he'll probably never play again in the NBA. TP is so god damn selfish. Patriotism sucks. Mother er.
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I dont see the problem...
Bit of national pride. If I was in the NBA I would still be playing for my national team every year they asked.
The flaming he would get from his country if he didn't play is nothing compared to what us here on the board will throw at him for playing.
And if he step up, you know his role in French national team is even more important that the one he has with the Spurs. He can gain confidence, especially in his shoot and gain leadership, which is hard to get when you play alongside Tim & Manu!
I don't want him to be injuried, but we are not speaking about 82 games! We're speaking about 6 games max... I agree, I would like him to rest & work on his shoot, but he could do it after coming back & he would have the opportunity to rest at the season start. Spurs is one of the most complete team in this league, Beno could take part of his time against a lot of team which don't get someone like Billups... and we have other players to handle the ball and play the point like Barry or even Manu.
So please let pleased French!
Hey guys, you seriously make me laugh!! You said heés selfish because he wants to represent his contry!! For you Patriotic=selfish Ahahahah, we saw it last Olympics games and world championship with all US stars who doesn't want to play for their contry!!
In France, when you can represent your contry and wear the colors of France, you are so proud and glad!!!
Seriously I'm a big spurs fan and an ultimate Tony's Fan, but I really wants him in the french national team! He's the key of this team, and I should be very disapointed if he doesn't play! Tony love his team (France ) like he loves SPURS, and he gives all his heart to play with both!I hope you can understand that!
Sorry for my english
Actually 14dave I think XCoriate was kiding french guys around here. In this forum, they were the first to be upset by the US selection, with all those players finding false excuses not to go.
But sometimes it's true that when it's your turn to take a risk (like the possibility of getting injured) you seem a little bit scared and reluctant. But everyone out here now how much national team can help people, look at Manu!
And Tony will maybe be once a major PG (I mean, in the top 3), but not yet. In France, he is the PG, nothing less, and is a great star, the best paid player (above Zidane which is unbelievable for any french) of all sports. This status is due to his NBA performance but if he 's not part of the national team, he will lose his support from his "native" country (I know he was born in Belgium if my memory is correct). He wants to be a super star, and he is already one in France. Let him appreciate it and help us qualify to the world championship, in order to play against the US!
14dave, absolutely right. Spurs fans dump on non-Spurs players who don't play for their country.
NIMBY-ism.
It's just like shrub and head. They are all for fighting wars, but they evaded fighting a war when they were young, and as fathers, they are not signing up their family members to go die in the war they started in Iraq.
Tim did it. Manu did it. Pop coached it. There's no good reason for not supporting Tony for playing for France.
14Dave and other french people who may not have understood my post.
What I origionally said was sarcasm so dont take it literally. I am agreeing with your point.
Secondly Australian sport is ideal in that people want to represent our country I find the situation in the US sad frankly.
Anyway this was the important part of my post and the bit that represents my view... the rest was just me taking the piss.
Last edited by xcoriate; 08-11-2005 at 06:50 AM. Reason: messed up mu own quote :(
Thanx Boutons, last year in Olympics games I wanted to see Tim and Manu at their best, because they are Spurs and il like them! I was very proud to see Tim playing with this team, when other stars in the league wasn't here! And even more proud to see Manu win gold medal!! All our international player represent also the Spurs and fan's pride when they play with their country!
Of cours it's a risk to be injuried or to have a bad shape at a moment in the following season!
But as a fans Spurs we have to support Tony or Beno, or Rasho this summer for the Eurobasket like Tim and Manu last year!
I wish him the best, Tony you are my man!!!
How did Tony get Tendonitis in his knee? Was that something from the regular season, or did it occur in the offseason? Because I hadn't realized he'd started practicing/working out or whatever.
You know Eva...
"How did Tony get Tendonitis in his knee"
By playing basketball. He had it already in March. Remember, he sat out a game to rest it. It's very common. Watch how many players on the bench ice their knees. Remember the picture of Amare in the lockerroom with his feet in a tub of ice water?
I don't know how much rest Tony's given his legs since 23 June, but it's really unfortunate his tendonitis gets mentioned in mid-August, because t's pretty hard to shake during the season.
When it comes to basketball it's Spurs > mother > country.
Most here didn't want TD to play in the Olympics either.
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