French coach Vincent Collet on Victor Wembanyama: 'He stopped the ball too much'
Ben Golliver: France coach Vincent Collet on Victor Wembanyama in Germany loss: “He stopped the ball too much. Against that kind of aggressiveness, you can’t play that way. You are never 1-on-1 because they come to double team and there’s no space to operate. It’s important to move the ball.”
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Sam Amick @sam_amick
The latest Wemby media session in the mixed zone, this time after France was handled by Germany (85-71) en route to its first loss in three tries. Both teams are already in the quarterfinals that tip off on Tuesday, but the reigning FIBA World Cup champs showed out in a big way. pic.twitter.com/3bhsszA1b4 – 7:00 PM
The latest Wemby media session in the mixed zone, this time after France was handled by Germany (85-71) en route to its first loss in three tries. Both teams are already in the quarterfinals that tip off on Tuesday, but the reigning FIBA World Cup champs showed out in a big way. pic.twitter.com/3bhsszA1b4 – 7:00 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Who is the Olympic MVP so far?
LeBron — 16.5 PPG | 7.0 RPG | 7.0 APG
Shai — 19.0 PPG | 4.0 RPG | 4.0 APG
Jokic — 17.0 PPG | 10.0 RPG | 8.5 APG
Schroder — 19.7 PPG | 3.0 RPG | 9.0 APG
Wemby — 17.0 PPG | 10.7 RPG | 3.0 APG pic.twitter.com/xwR0tSW22p – 6:57 PM
Who is the Olympic MVP so far?
LeBron — 16.5 PPG | 7.0 RPG | 7.0 APG
Shai — 19.0 PPG | 4.0 RPG | 4.0 APG
Jokic — 17.0 PPG | 10.0 RPG | 8.5 APG
Schroder — 19.7 PPG | 3.0 RPG | 9.0 APG
Wemby — 17.0 PPG | 10.7 RPG | 3.0 APG pic.twitter.com/xwR0tSW22p – 6:57 PM
Mike Finger @mikefinger
Victor Wembanyama’s summer team isn’t allowed to trade Rudy Gobert to Finland for Lauri Markkanen. As far as we know, there’s no Christophe Paul on the way.
If Wemby wants to win a medal next week, he has no choice but to seek improvement from within. expressnews.com/sports/spurs/a… – 6:14 PM
Victor Wembanyama’s summer team isn’t allowed to trade Rudy Gobert to Finland for Lauri Markkanen. As far as we know, there’s no Christophe Paul on the way.
If Wemby wants to win a medal next week, he has no choice but to seek improvement from within. expressnews.com/sports/spurs/a… – 6:14 PM
BasketNews @BasketNews_com
Franz Wagner prefers the second MONSTER poster rather than dunking over Wembanyama 🔥 #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/yl0fiEtl7T – 6:00 PM
Franz Wagner prefers the second MONSTER poster rather than dunking over Wembanyama 🔥 #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/yl0fiEtl7T – 6:00 PM
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
“We just try to take away space from Victor and be physical with him. And hope he misses” – Gordon Herbert on Germany limiting Wemby
And more on the knockout stage of the Olympic Games
#Paris2024
eurohoops.net/en/olympic-gam… – 5:38 PM
“We just try to take away space from Victor and be physical with him. And hope he misses” – Gordon Herbert on Germany limiting Wemby
And more on the knockout stage of the Olympic Games#Paris2024
eurohoops.net/en/olympic-gam… – 5:38 PM
Ben Golliver @BenGolliver
France coach Vincent Collet on Victor Wembanyama in Germany loss: “He stopped the ball too much. Against that kind of aggressiveness, you can’t play that way. You are never 1-on-1 because they come to double team and there’s no space to operate. It’s important to move the ball.” – 5:24 PM
France coach Vincent Collet on Victor Wembanyama in Germany loss: “He stopped the ball too much. Against that kind of aggressiveness, you can’t play that way. You are never 1-on-1 because they come to double team and there’s no space to operate. It’s important to move the ball.” – 5:24 PM
Donatas Urbonas @Urbodo
Moritz Wagner on his brother Franz posterizing Wemby:
“If he has a bad game, he’ll definitely watch it on YouTube at night.” – 5:16 PM
Moritz Wagner on his brother Franz posterizing Wemby:
“If he has a bad game, he’ll definitely watch it on YouTube at night.” – 5:16 PM
Marc J. Spears @MarcJSpears
“We got to trust our coaching more, trust our teammates more, do things that aren’t on the stat sheet,” France forward @wemby after loss to Germany. – 4:54 PM
“We got to trust our coaching more, trust our teammates more, do things that aren’t on the stat sheet,” France forward @wemby after loss to Germany. – 4:54 PM
Mike Finger @mikefinger
Barring a Team USA loss to Puerto Rico tomorrow, it’s hard to come up with a scenario in which France doesn’t get stuck playing Canada in the quarterfinals.
For Wembanyama, that is … not optimal. He might not get more than one game in Paris. – 4:37 PM
Barring a Team USA loss to Puerto Rico tomorrow, it’s hard to come up with a scenario in which France doesn’t get stuck playing Canada in the quarterfinals.
For Wembanyama, that is … not optimal. He might not get more than one game in Paris. – 4:37 PM
Chuck Cooperstein @coopmavs
The French inability to run any offense that winds up with Wembanyama in position to get a good shot is a complete indictment of the French guards and of the French coaching staff – 4:09 PM
The French inability to run any offense that winds up with Wembanyama in position to get a good shot is a complete indictment of the French guards and of the French coaching staff – 4:09 PM
Marc J. Spears @MarcJSpears
Germany men’s basketball 48, France 27 and getting booed at halftime. Wemby 4 points. Schroder 15, Franz 16. – 3:58 PM
Germany men’s basketball 48, France 27 and getting booed at halftime. Wemby 4 points. Schroder 15, Franz 16. – 3:58 PM
Marc J. Spears @MarcJSpears
French NBA rookies await their turn on Olympic team. Victor Wembanyama sat out World Cup in 2023, now plays in Olympics; NBA top two picks Zaccharie Risacher and Alexandre Sarr look to 2028. bit.ly/4diwv5o – 3:57 PM
French NBA rookies await their turn on Olympic team. Victor Wembanyama sat out World Cup in 2023, now plays in Olympics; NBA top two picks Zaccharie Risacher and Alexandre Sarr look to 2028. bit.ly/4diwv5o – 3:57 PM
BasketNews @BasketNews_com
Victor Wembanyama was not going to stop this dunk by Franz Wagner 😱🔥 #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/rzQjtiKsJh – 3:35 PM
Victor Wembanyama was not going to stop this dunk by Franz Wagner 😱🔥 #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/rzQjtiKsJh – 3:35 PM
Tim Reynolds @ByTimReynolds
Wemby gets his first points on a putback dunk with 6:51 left in the half. Germany leads France 30-21. – 3:29 PM
Wemby gets his first points on a putback dunk with 6:51 left in the half. Germany leads France 30-21. – 3:29 PM
Tim Reynolds @ByTimReynolds
Wemby half-court shot report: tonight, off the glass, rimmed out. – 2:00 PM
Wemby half-court shot report: tonight, off the glass, rimmed out. – 2:00 PM
Mike Finger @mikefinger
Quarterfinals won’t be firmed up until tomorrow, but the way things stand:
If France beats Germany by more than 4 today, good chance Wemby gets Giannis and Greece (or maybe South Sudan).
If France loses or wins close, it could get Serbia, Australia or (with a loss) Canada. – 1:56 PM
Quarterfinals won’t be firmed up until tomorrow, but the way things stand:
If France beats Germany by more than 4 today, good chance Wemby gets Giannis and Greece (or maybe South Sudan).
If France loses or wins close, it could get Serbia, Australia or (with a loss) Canada. – 1:56 PM
More on this storyline
During a recent interview on Yahoo Sports, Tony Parker gave his take on how he sees Victor Wembanyama’s Spurs career ending up. “There’s nothing I can tell him. He’s ready. . .He’s not bothered by the pressure or the expectations, he’s a little like LeBron [James]. The only one that can compare with so much expectation before he arrived is LeBron James,” Parker said. “Victor, the way he played his rookie season with the Spurs, he was unbelievable. So I hope it translates with a lot of championships for the Spurs, and I hope it will translate with a lot of medals for French basketball.” -via Clutch Points / August 2, 2024
“I don’t know what is going on. I don’t know why he gets booed all the time,” said Anthony Edwards, expressing the confusion within the team. The source of the animosity traces back to Embiid’s decision to forgo playing for the French national team, despite allegedly promising to do so. When Edwards was informed of this, he couldn’t help but smile. “But you got Wemby and Rudy; why would he play with y’all? Wemby and Rudy, what more do y’all want? You want three 7-footers?” Edwards laughed. -via BasketNews / July 31, 2024
ClutchPoints: “He should’ve been Rookie of the Year, [Defensive Player of the Year], Most Improved, All-NBA, MVP.” D’Angelo Russell with some HIGH praise for Victor Wembanyama 🗣 (via @TidalLeague / Run Your Race) -via Twitter / July 30, 2024