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The Blues lost to the ropes on Sunday in Orleans against Australia (82-83). Despite an impressive Wembanyama, they carried out their preparation having cleared up the doubts.
By Clément Martel (Orléans, correspondent)
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Nicolas Batum did not mince his words. The smart news of the night? “I have finished the preparation,” said the captain of the French men’s basketball team on Sunday, July 21. Six days before entering the Olympic tournament in Lille (Saturday, July 27 against Brazil, at 5:15 p. m. ), the Blues lost on the opposite rope to Australia in Orleans (82-83). Fourth consecutive obstacle for Vincent Collet’s men, who clear up doubts about their Olympic technique at home, where they aspire to the podium.
“We are going to start serious things, that is perhaps where we are best, in adversity,” continued Nicolas Batum, remembering that last year, on the eve of a 2023 World Cup, he completely failed, “everything was fine after the preparation. ” In a hot room at the Co’Met in Orleans, the French did not calm down on Sunday against the Boomers, bronze medalists at the Tokyo Olympics.
If offensively the Blues were more effective than in past defeats, against Germany (65-70), Serbia (67-79) and Canada (73-85), the Olympic runners-up could not remain consistent in defense, as well. defensive carelessness on a rival throw-in under the Australian basket, with two seconds left in the game and they thought they had the victory.
“We wouldn’t be any calmer if we had won, and it shouldn’t be like that,” insisted coach Vincent Collet. We want to fight and surrender. However, the French coach is not left terrible, as the Olympic tournament approaches and is more competitive than ever.
“The party has not started and the preparation is different,” he recalled, stressing that the assembly opposed to Brazil was the only one that mattered. “It is clear that we are not satisfied with this series [of defeats] and we perceive that there are many questions about our level. But things can happen quickly, in one direction or another,” he said.
On Sunday, the Blues’ new star, Victor Wembanyama, was brilliant against the Boomers (17 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists). Advantage over his teammates, who “are still learning to put themselves in the most productive conditions,” stressed Vincent Collet, the San Antonio Spurs star starred in one of the most productive games of his short career with the blue shirt. He will undoubtedly be the subject of intense scrutiny on Saturday in Villeneuve-d’Ascq (North), the start of the Olympic campaign.
Acknowledging that he was frustrated by the series of defeats, full-back Evan Fournier, who has struggled since the start of preparation, was confident on Friday that “he has enough fun to put things into perspective, while also having the lucidity to know what to do. “to move forward. “
In 2021, before the Tokyo Olympics, the French had lost three times before winning Olympic silver. “When you play against the most productive groups in the world, you are not sure of winning,” concluded Vincent Collet. This also shows us how much we will have to fight to dream. »
Clément Martel (Orléans, reporter)
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