Five more days! Thursday the EuroBasket begins in four countries (Georgia, Italy, Germany and Czech Republic), and in particular for France which will get into the heart of the matter with a meeting once morest the Germany of Dennis Schroder, Franz Wagner and – perhaps – Daniel Theis. By then? We continue to discover Vincent Collet’s group with the mini-series offered by the FFBB. Today ? Episode 9: Games.
This is often how we judge the chemistry of a group. Sending alley-oops and fighting for the buddy in defense is good, but hitting bars off-court is perhaps even better. The favorite little game of the players of the French team, popularized by the Flo Pietrus generation? The famous shoot sitting on the bench, declined in midfield shoot, with as an interesting carrot… the fact of being able to pluck the friends. At this little game, Evan Fournier does not hide it: he loves to take money from friends and in particular from big men Vincent Poirier and Rudy Gobertplayers but far from having the percentages of Damian Lillard from the logo. It’s a good child, it unites a group and it allows you to decompress, just like the games of Mario Kart in the bus or in the lounge, despite a Guerschon Yabusele who doesn’t really appreciate eating his red shell. A therefore logical generational hobby and smiles are the most palpable index of happiness, for a group that seems as united on the field as off it.
The future will tell very quickly if this group had something “special”, but let’s say that at worst of the worst, all these guys will have spent a summer chaining victories in preparation and in qualifying for the 2023 World Cup, while enjoying every second to spend real moments together. It’s already that, isn’t it?
