Sam Amick @sam_amick
To be clear, France coach Vincent Collet said Rudy Gobert was cleared to play. But Collet wanted to go small, and he liked the lineups that were working even after the starters. He saw a chance to let Rudy heal, yes, but this was largely strategic. nytimes.com/athletic/56845… – 4:40 PM
Sam Amick @sam_amick
Was Rudy Gobert benched or hurt in France’s upset win over Canada? The answer is…yes?
French coach Vincent Collet explains why he wanted Wemby at the center spot (over Gobert) and clarifies the details of Rudy’s finger injury, at @TheAthletic nytimes.com/athletic/56845… – 4:38 PM
Sam Amick @sam_amick
French big man Rudy Gobert, who played less than four minutes tonight, just told a few of us reporters that he had surgery on his left ring finger yesterday and was thankful he was able to play at all in this win over Canada. @JeffZillgitt @davidaldridgedc – 2:37 PM
Jeff Zillgitt @JeffZillgitt
France center Rudy Gobert said he injured his left ring finger in practice two days ago and had surgery on it yesterday which limited his minutes against Canada. France advanced to semis with victory vs. Canada. – 2:37 PM
Ben Golliver @BenGolliver
France’s Rudy Gobert, who was benched and played limited minutes in quarterfinal win over Canada, said he suffered an unspecified finger injury during practice before the knockout round.
– Two fingers on left hand were taped together. pic.twitter.com/rr1F4Z6MWE – 2:29 PM
Eric Smith @Eric__Smith
The fact that it was Yabusele/Cordinier/Fournier that were the story and not Wemby/Gobert/Batum was something I didn’t see coming. Nor did I see Brooks scoring only 2 points, or Murray struggling (again (unfortunately)).
This stings.
But I still believe the future is bright. – 2:17 PM
Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
France came into the QF with 5 NBA players:
Wemby: 7 points
Gobert: 4 minutes
Fournier: came off bench
Batum: scoreless
Coulibaly: 1 minutes
Yabusele/Cordinier/Lassort: 55 points
Credit HC Vincent Collet. A bold game plan, they executed it perfectly and it paid off. – 2:04 PM
Ben Golliver @BenGolliver
France upsets Canada 82-73 in phenomenal quarterfinal win for the hosts.
– Benching Rudy Gobert clears way for Yabusele & Lessort, who punish Canada inside.
-Cordinier w/ night for the ages.
– Wembanyama, often adrift, has big block late.
– Will get rematch vs. Germany in semis. – 2:04 PM
Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
Wemby and Gobert have combined for 2 points and haven’t hit a shot (0-for-3). Yet, France leads Canada 45-29 at the half. OK then. – 12:55 PM
Eric Smith @Eric__Smith
Canada got outworked too often for loose balls & rebounds — with Wemby & Gobert off the floor…
Then when Wemby came back with about 2:40 left in the half, it was almost entirely 3 ball after 3 ball for the Canadians.
And the FT disparity (*not on the refs) is a major issue. – 12:54 PM
Mike Finger @mikefinger
In the first half, Victor Wembanyama, Rudy Gobert, Evan Fournier and Nic Batum combined for five (5) points.
France leads by 16. – 12:52 PM
Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
Gobert out after 2:11, and France was outscored by 5 with him on the court. Back-to-back SGA buckets have Canada within 10 points. – 12:40 PM
Tom Petrini @RealTomPetrini
Gobert benched for the whole first quarter, checks in and immediately gets dunked on, objectively very funny – 12:32 PM
Dane Moore @DaneMooreNBA
Lessort gets cooked by SGA in PnR coverage, and here comes Rudy Gobert for the first time in this game — two minutes into the second quarter – 12:31 PM
Evan Sidery @esidery
Rudy Gobert has been benched by France in their quarterfinal matchup against Canada.
France is rolling with Victor Wembanyama as their primary big man. pic.twitter.com/cBw66lAj7K – 12:28 PM
Tony East @TonyREast
Rudy Gobert just straight DNP that quarter. Wow. And France up 23-10. Dominant defense. – 12:25 PM
Ben Golliver @BenGolliver
France coach Vincent Collet & Victor Wembanyama lamented poor ball movement in blowout loss to Germany.
– Collet benches Gobert to match up w/ undersized Canada & spread court.
– France up 23-10 after first quarter & Gobert hasn’t played.
– Best they’ve looked in Olympics. – 12:24 PM
Tim Reynolds @ByTimReynolds
France is 8 deep so far, perennial DPOY candidate Rudy Gobert is not among those 8, and Canada has 5 points in 8 minutes. Make it make sense. – 12:18 PM
Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
We’ve yet to see Gobert for France. He didn’t start, which could be a matchup thing vs the smaller/quicker Canadians, but strange that he’s not out there now that Wemby has gone to the bench. – 12:16 PM
Mike Finger @mikefinger
Victor Wembanyama: second to Rudy Gobert for NBA defensive player of the year.
Rudy Gobert: Now Team France’s third-string center. – 12:15 PM
Eric Koreen @ekoreen
Gobert has not played. France matching up with Canada, with more athleticism and perimeter players. – 12:11 PM
Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
Not sure how much Isaia Cordinier would have featured in Canada’s scouting report, but he’s got 10 of France’s 13 points, including back-to-back 3s. Wemby and Gobert are scoreless, but Canada trails by 8 early on. – 12:08 PM
Ben Golliver @BenGolliver
France coach Vincent Collet, facing massive pressure as Olympics host, removes veterans Rudy Gobert and Evan Fournier from starting lineup for do-or-die quarterfinal vs. Canada. – 12:05 PM
Mike Finger @mikefinger
French coach Vincent Collet benched Rudy Gobert and Evan Fournier to start this game, which took some guts, and so far, so good. – 12:04 PM
Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
Between them, Gobert and Wemby have blocked 14 shots at the Olympics (they rank 1st and 2nd, respectively, in that category). That’s more than 10 of the 12 teams in the tournament, and twice as many blocks as Canada has recorded through 3 games. – 11:10 AM
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