Sunday, September 20, 2015

Euro Basketball: Parker and Blue console themselves with bronze – Le Parisien

SL | 20 Sept. 2015, 3:52 p.m. | Update: 20 Sept. 2015, 4:10 p.m.

Tony Parker Blues had promised to respond after the slap received against Spain in the semifinals. It’s done: they offered a nice European bronze medal at Lille Pierre Mauroy stage again in merger on Sunday by defeating Serbia 81-68.



 Under the leadership of regional stage, Nando de Colo, from the outset author of a 3-point basket, the French, worn by more than 24,000 spectators and perfectly applied in defense, did this time not left trapped

Kahudi, Pietrus, Gelabale, Lauvergne, so little used against Spain. – Vincent Collet being obstinate to trust his 5 major – weighed, thereby increasing the dose of regret. As beautiful as this bronze is it (this is the 9th European medal for France), do not console quite the basketball tricolor.

All, for this Euro home, dreamed to retain their title. All, especially, imagined celebrate as it should be the last adventure of Parker generation next year in Rio. Instead, by not taking part in the final of the European Championship, the Blues will whip early July 2016 to snatch their ticket for the Olympic Games in a qualifying tournament at high risk.

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