Nic @ the World Championships.......

[THE HCP]

Noah is not playing for France, Parker is taking the summer off and today Beaubois broke his foot. Looks like Nic is gonna be the focal point of that team. Can't wait to see him in action against the US at the end of the month. Hope he stays healthy!

 

[hasoos]

Beubois broke his foot aye? Wow that is crazy. I was pretty surprised about how badly he got his ass handed to him in summer league anyhow. The guy is a SG not a PG IMO. It will take Dallas a while to figure that out.

 

[shamelessblazer]

even though Beaubois is a sg...

I think he could be dynamite playing next to Batum as a primary ballhandler and having Roddy defend 1's. I would've really liked to see this.

I wonder if that puts Dallas in a bind for next year needing some more perimeter talent? Dirk, Kidd, and Terry aren't getting any younger. Maybe this increases the market for Rudy?

 

[Eastoff]

yeah for christ's sake Nico! PLEASE!!!! don't get hurt!!!

 

[Rastapopoulos]

They already said they were playing Batum at the 2 - maybe he can be their PG now.

 

[jlprk]

They already said they were playing Batum at the 2

Why would they do that? Really? How dumb.

 

[THE HCP]

Why so dumb? Penny Hardaway style!

 

[jlprk]

He can't dribble like a guard. He got his gaudy Blazer shooting percentages by being unnoticed. But a 6-9 SG is a marked man.

 

[ABM]

But a 6-9 SG is a marked man.

I believe that (SG) experiment somewhat failed with Durant, as well.

 

[Luther]

Durant is one of the best players we'll ever see. Nic....not so much.

 

[cdub503]

Is there a schedule of when the French team is playing yet? Been lookin but I'm blind!

 

[Luther]

Is there a schedule of when the French team is playing yet? Been lookin but I'm blind!

http://turkey2010.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/10/fwcm/p/schedule.html


France opens up vs Spain....How did we miss this??

 

[illmatic99]

France played vs. Tunisia today, and won by 33, led in scoring by Batum, who dropped 14 (6/9 FG, 2/2 3pt) in 24 mins. He also had 2 assists, 1 block, and 2 steals, but no rebounds, and 1 turnover.

http://www.fibalivestats.com/matches/3886/02/22/17/31UlMa0CxqCi6/

From a report on the realgm forum:

1) He was the best player when we struggled in the first half against them.

2) Our TV speaker, who is a professionnal coach and close to player and staff, said he never saw Nic as easy as now with his shot.

Next game, against Team USA, in Madison Square. Then there'll be something like 10-15 friendlys before the tournament.

That next game vs USA (on next Sunday) is a "friendly" game and will be broadcast on ESPN3.com at 10AM Pacific.

 

[MickZagger]

France played vs. Tunisia today, and won by 33, led in scoring by Batum, who dropped 14 (6/9 FG, 2/2 3pt) in 24 mins. He also had 2 assists, 1 block, and 2 steals, but no rebounds, and 1 turnover.

http://www.fibalivestats.com/matches/3886/02/22/17/31UlMa0CxqCi6/

From a report on the realgm forum:

That next game vs USA (on next Sunday) is a "friendly" game and will be broadcast on ESPN3.com at 10AM Pacific.

NO REBOUNDS?????

He'll never live up this hype that the board has given him!

 

[THE HCP]

I'm pumped to watch him get some minutes!

 

[THE HCP]

What the fuck is ESPN3.com? We can only watch this online?

 

[illmatic99]

Is there a schedule of when the French team is playing yet? Been lookin but I'm blind!

The tournament starts on the 28th, but the teams play various exhibition games before the start.

Here's the schedule:

Le programme de préparation :
Stage à Pau du 25 Juillet au 07 Août 2010
7 Août à 20h45 : France - Tunisie - en direct sur Sport+
Stage à Toronto(Canada) du 12 Août au 13 Août 2010
12 Août à 01h00 : Canada - France
13 Août à 01h00 : Canada - France
Stage à New-York(Etats-Unis) du 14 Août au 16 Août 2010
15 Août à 21h00 : Etats-Unis - France
Stage et tournoi à Villeurbanne(France) du 20 Août au 24 Août 2010
22 Août à 20h30 : France - Côte d'Ivoire
23 Août à 20h30 : France - Australie
24 Août à 20h30 : France - Brésil

There seems to be a couple of games vs. team Canada on the 12th and 13th before the game vs. USA. Hope we can find a link to watch those.

 

[Nikolokolus]

The tournament starts on the 28th, but the teams play various exhibition games before the start.

Here's the schedule:

Le programme de préparation :
Stage à Pau du 25 Juillet au 07 Août 2010
7 Août à 20h45 : France - Tunisie - en direct sur Sport+
Stage à Toronto(Canada) du 12 Août au 13 Août 2010
12 Août à 01h00 : Canada - France
13 Août à 01h00 : Canada - France
Stage à New-York(Etats-Unis) du 14 Août au 16 Août 2010
15 Août à 21h00 : Etats-Unis - France
Stage et tournoi à Villeurbanne(France) du 20 Août au 24 Août 2010
22 Août à 20h30 : France - Côte d'Ivoire
23 Août à 20h30 : France - Australie
24 Août à 20h30 : France - Brésil

There seems to be a couple of games vs. team Canada on the 12th and 13th before the game vs. USA. Hope we can find a link to watch those.

Just check atdhe.net the day of the event, I can almost guarantee there will be a link to a stream there.

 

[illmatic99]

What the fuck is ESPN3.com? We can only watch this online?

If you have Comcast or Verizon internet, or if you're on a college campus, you can access it for free. It's real time, near HD quality video.

 

[STOMP]

He can't dribble like a guard. He got his gaudy Blazer shooting percentages by being unnoticed. But a 6-9 SG is a marked man.

to the best of my knowledge Nic is a shade under 6'7 barefoot, so no worries

STOMP

 

[ABM]

http://turkey2010.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/10/fwcm/p/schedule.html

 

[jlprk]

to the best of my knowledge Nic is a shade under 6'7 barefoot, so no worries.

You must know him more intimately than I. I've only seen him in his shoes.

 

[hasoos]

I believe that (SG) experiment somewhat failed with Durant, as well.

Completely failed is more like it. Amazingly enough it was thought up by the same guy who thought it was a great idea to play Chris Dudley in front of Sabonis.