Thursday, September 17th, 2009...9:01 am
France vs. Spain on ESPN360
If you have the time, I suggest you take in this afternoon’s contest between France and Spain in the EuroBasket Quarterfinals, available live on ESPN360. France is undefeated so far but the tournament holds no tougher opponent than Spain. A victory today by France could make Les Bleus the new frontrunner.
The key to that victory has to be scoring at the rim, which will be no easy task considering the size of Spain’s frontcourt (Marc and Pau Gasol) and their perimeter length (Rudy Fernandez). In an excellent preview, Jay Aych of the Painted Area said he expects to see Spain feature “some zone alignments and sagging man” on defense, in the hopes of turning France into jump shooting team. Sounds about right to me.
After you’ve watched the game, swing back by 48MoH. This old warhorse is gonna be getting back in the ring and bringing you a good, old fashioned recap.
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9 Comments
September 17th, 2009 at 9:15 am
Does anyone have a link for alternate viewing, I cant get espn 360 in my area. Thanks.
September 17th, 2009 at 9:19 am
Jonathan,
I betcha if you wander around justin.tv, you can find a feed. But if I see anything more specific, I’ll let you know.
September 17th, 2009 at 9:34 am
Jonathan, you can follow the game’s live progress at rtve.es though it’s not a video.
September 17th, 2009 at 10:41 am
Thanks a lot guys.
September 17th, 2009 at 10:56 am
Graydon,
That site does seem to have the feed, though it seems to be a soap opera right now, I know the game hasn’t started so I’m crossing my fingers. I’m desperate for some quality basketball already.
Heres the link.
http://www.justin.tv/zk_hd
September 17th, 2009 at 1:14 pm
Honestly, I’m happy that they lost… time to get Tony out of danger.
September 17th, 2009 at 1:26 pm
John,
France still has games in the loser’s bracket, so it’s not like Tony is going anywhere. Eurobasket works a bit differently from US-style tournaments, in that all 8 teams that make the quarterfinals play three games to determine their position. France still has two more games, which is the same number they would have if they had won today.
September 17th, 2009 at 1:52 pm
I’m afraid Parker won’t stop playing for France until he wins a championship for them, or he gets to old
September 17th, 2009 at 3:31 pm
… curses.
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