Gold. USA has a lot of good talent, but many are past their primes, and who is scoring in the paint against France? The huge problem is Wemby, guarding the three point line, and go ahead and drive past him, Wemby AND Gobert will meet you in the paint. Wemby shuts down pick and rolls, the two of them stop drives to the basket, and the USA is left chucking up mostly contested threes and long twos. Meanwhile, you see how easily Wemby scores, and sets up Gobert for easy dunks and other teammates for open threes.
@@tribalypredisposed Bro, Usa will be on transition the whole game. You are right when in set defence you can not drive into paint even though you are lebron etc but check old good USA teams, they score in 3 seconds or less most of the game. maybe wemby can keep up even with that, but gobert.. nah
@@acarozdemir843 Carefull if you think French defense is only Wembanyama and Gobert ! Coulibaly, Batum or Ntikilina are great defender and more mobile than Gobert.
I really like the combo of Wemby and Gobert. Normally two bigs means you have poor spacing and questionable perimeter defence, but Wemby solves both those problems.
That would be weird, he would prolly be slaughter by the media. If USA losing "potential" to win Olympic, and you see him switching to the next big team that could win..mmm
Lessort is also a Euroleague champ with Panathinaikos. While Gobert and Wemby get a lot of hype (rightfully so), the backups are nothing to scoff at as Yabusele and Lessort are some of the best 4-5 in the euroleague
As a French i can say that a medal is hard to get. Even if we have good players, it does not mean that we will win something. it's the players themselve that write their on story. Good luck to all the team for the olympic ^^
fr hes like if kd developed crazy defense speaking of the defense, nobody is talking about how the winner of the dpoy and the person who shouldve won the dpoy are on the same damn team
@@Peroriperora Did what? ROFL... Jokic had 22, 7 reb, 12ast and shot 9/13 FG(77% TS) in the last game! He was looking to get his teammates more involved, which is exactly what Jokic does plenty of times. Jokic averaged 33.5, 10.3, 8 with 1 stl and 1,3 blocks against the Spurs in the season on super efficiency! Aside from 4-5 blocks that Wemby got on the Serb, Jokic absolutely DESTROYED him! Which is ofc reasonable. Jokic is in his prime and Wemby is just getting started. Please gime me some of what you're smoking 🤣🤣🤣
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Get a decent center to post Gobert up. He can’t defend post ups to save his life.
@@jay_kulinalmao look at his numbers when he’s on wemby directly not just gathering stats against Collins or other spurs wemby has his number and he’ll be switching onto gobert not sochan this time
France literally has the NBA DPOY from last season AND the player that came in second behind him. The 2 best defensive players in the NBA on one team with no 3s rule
I am not a big fan of Gobert for stealing DPOY from Wemby, buth dang... they have an insane synergy. Imagine Gobert goes to Spurs and they Twin Tower combo an entire season
Will prolly happen. Later when his twolves contract ends I would not be surprised if he tried to come to spurs in a veteran min contract. It looks like he really enjoys playing with wemby and I'm sure he would love to pass the torch from one french dpoy to another. Maybe get a chip while doing so.
Gobert didn't steal anything. He was a far better defender for the whole season not just parts like Wemby. Plus Goberts team was by far the best defensive team in the NBA. It's hilarious how people think Gobert isn't a hugh part of that. In the 2 seasons he has been there they have went from the 20's to the best. Keep sleeping and acting a fool
If they play with the right mindset and don't take things for granted (like they did last year at the World Cup), they can be extremely dangerous for any opponent.
Too bad Poirier is injured, he would have been great off the bench, just like his past season with Madrid. Risacher and Sarr is gonna make France an insane line up for the next tournaments!
In France we have an exceptional talent pool with XXL top-level training. Wemby brings enormous added value tactically and technically; we can build systems with this gift because it is ultra complete. I can't wait to see the style opposition between the French and Americans: between the best defense and the best attack. The Americans remain favorites despite everything but there can be a match (even more than in 2021 where there was only 5 points difference having beaten the Americans twice before) And I can't wait even more when we integrate the Alexandre Sarr; Risacher; Salaün and Nolan Traoré!! In the years to come we will seriously compete with the USA in basketball; we could even go and win the gold medal at their place in Los Angeles in 4 years (if all our potential is confirmed and the players reach maturity) We are waiting for your TEAM USA with your avengers; we will play you eye to eye We are waiting for you impatiently and firmly in the racket; joel embiid (we will remind you of your choice of mercenary to choose team usa even though you had requested a French passport to represent France) Rudy and Victor are waiting for you; coward
America has better defense and better offense. They also have better depth. Yes wemby and gobert are solid but ad is still one of the best defensive players in the world, and the rest of the defense on USA is unbelievable. Kawhi, dru, bam, Tatum.
@@judithforever9494 The first mistake USA made is letting that traitor Embid joined the team. Embid has a loser mentality and is cursed. The second is USA started training camp too late. This team will never gel, too many generals and not enough soldiers. USA team is old and injuring prone. you will have difficulty following our defensive intensity at all times (rules FIBA) Your team is not unbeatable as urban legend claims. Their biggest strength is also their Achilles heel (the ego) and well we will see what that will be like in mid-August against the French defense And with S Kerr it’s going to be an open evening in defense; All that matters is the attack! So the game plan is simple and minimalist for you; it will shoot 3 points in all directions; Well, listen, pray to bring in your catch and shoots, the Yanks, because otherwise we will directly sanction you inside.
@@squalllecanard8339 embiid dropped 70 on wembanyama last season. If that’s what u get from a traitor mentality then I want one too. I highly doubt their egos are going to get them. Most of the players are pretty down to earth and those who werent( kyrie and draymond) didn’t make the team. Plus lebron is a natural leader who has gotten many teams to work together over his time as a player, not to mention the legendary coaching staff that will also help with Steve Kerr, one of the greatest offensive minds ever, who was already able to get a similarly star studded team to work together, and Erik Spoelstra, who’s teams always play incredible defense, and he is able to get a lot out of mediocre players. Not to mention the actual defensive players on the team are top class and better than anything that France could bring up. Also there is a huge mismatch in the guard positions, with USA having some of the best guard ever and France having no one
@@judithforever9494 On verra ça mi aout; j'ai hâte de voir cette opposition; je vous laisse avec vos certitudes biaisées et votre arrogance légendaire. Souvenez vous de 2004 et 2006 votre équipe affichait la même condescendance et la même arrogance. Bref je laisse le temps agir et parler car ça sera sur le parquet que ça se joue ;)
I was in the Lanxess Arena at the Game vs Germany and i was shocked how much better Wemby just was then the rest. No disrespect to my germans, but they had no chance and a missmatch straight out of hell. The combination with Gobert was really good and a solid 5 would work wonders for the Spurs.
2:45 this right here was high basketball iq and alot of people don't seem to realize it I'm glad this guy caught it I watched it live and was like yeah wemby with cp3 or castle on the spurs gonna be something different
Maybe next time you try to make it seem like France just smacked the World Champs, you also mention how Germany was short handed and played without the Wagners.
Germany was playing without Franz & Mo Wagner, no Theis and no Thiemann. Means Germany missed all their length in the frontcourt. Wemby was still a beast though and he will be a heavy task for opposing coaches. The fact the FIBA courts are slightly smaller and there´s no 3 sec rule makes it even more challenging against Rudy and Wemby
I really hope the french squad takes gold in the olympics to wake the USA up. We are playing crappy basketball. The rules and officiating are ruining the sport, and the DIVA "superstars" and constant trades with no team continuity. Also it should be mandatory on olympic years that the NBA champions represent USA in the olympics. If they dont they should get hefty fines and penalties.
Victor as a Point Center , Joel as a spot up shooter and Rudy for pick&rolls and 4,5 blocks if Wembanyama let him(I mean if he don't block them 1st ) and Mathias Lessort and Frank Ntilikina are the Grave Diggers by profession , with Batum and Fournier they can be a contender for 3. to 6. place easy. My pick for bronze and maybe even silver is Greece ("Black Horse" of the OI)
I forget to add on uploader question who is guarding Gobert? The man is is unguardable so they will just let him play his game and try to limit other players as best they can and hope it is not his shooting night
if embid (mvp couple years back) joins gobert (current dpoy) and wemby (roy) - just those three will create matchup problems that may give them room to actually beat team usa... damn, can't believe i just typed that but it's true!
As a german i have to say victor and team france outclassed us, but tonight will be the real test as the wagner bros are set on playing and theis is supossed to be back for the olympics aswell. Our big men were not our best lineup to be honest.
As a French guy I'm with you on that! Really looking forward to see how France will actually match up against Germany's full roster. I wish France had a true high level PG like Schroder, I feel that's our main weakness right now... Let's see how it goes tonight for both teams!
France didn't secure Embiid but they have another tank in the name of Yabusele, 6.7 ft so slightly shorter than Joel but an absolute unit. You could also add De Colo who was twice EuroLeague MVP in 2016 and 2019, scary roster I tell you!
Why they not put Alex Sarr to the roster, he can be a great backup for wemby n Gobert.. With Poirier Injured, Sarr can play alongside Lessort and with that france can create scary frontcourt monsters 40 minutes..
@@ivantatischeff6378this isn’t the same team USA that was playing last year. If you think that the USA isn’t gonna win gold you might be a bit delusional
@CP91230 how arrogant when not a single game has been played. You got spanked at the World cup, you did not lose a close game in the finals bro. You got your ass wooped out of the podium. It's time to be a little bit more humble 🤏
@AlexCreedon-ce1hn and you lost 4 of the last 6 World Cups. How do you like 33% of winning ratio? It's pathetic to talk so much when you don't have the record to back it up. I can't wait to hear your excuses for 26 years of not dominating the sport that you brought to the world. Most of you don't even have a clue of your actual record on the international stage. YOU'RE JUST NOT THAT DOMINANT ANYMORE. Make all the excuses you want... or send your beat team instead of crying after losing.
Don't forget that France is going to play at home! It won't be anything below silver. Another player to be on a lookout for is Guerschon Yabusele. Against Turkey he played like a Zion Williamson. Also, the next years are going to be interesting with Zaccharie Risacher and Alexandre Sarr added to the roster! I say we have a golden generation here.
People are missing that our team is quite bad in the backcourt, Fournier, De Colo are old while their talent has really quite diminished, while our PG aren't that good, offensively. The game against Germany proved we can't buy ourselves a bucket when Victor isn't on the court. Our coach is trash too, he can't adapt on the fly.
Re: Embiid, obviously Wemby can play with anyone. But Embiid and Gobert together would not be a good fit, n'est-pas? Also, Fournier and Nlitkina seem to play much better in int'l tourneys (FIBA & Olympics) than they do in the NBA. As a Knicks fan, it was so disappointing to watch them torch Team USA in 2019 and at Tokyo, but then fail to be effective at MSG.
Victor scored 27 points... the German statisticians were wrong. just watch the game... and count 😂 5/9 - 3-point 6/8 - 2-point 11/17 and without a free throw. he was so dominant that they lost track and no longer know how to do basic calculations
Bro, even, with the redeem team in 08 that was, much more talented than this new team usa, they had difficulty to adapt to fiba rules, and if it wasn't because of Kobe and dwade, they would choque in finals, so this year i see france with the gold and team usa second, because FIBA rules fit better european players, that know how to play as a team, no 3sec and you can clean off the basket.
You are acting as if no player on the USA has FIBA experience when all the players on team USA have past FIBA experience. This USA team is way more talented than the 2008 team was. I’d take any of the current guards on team USA over whoever France is trotting out. Cry about it when USA wins our 5th gold