Preparation Games for Eurobasket 2011

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It is not about nailing bench players to bench. Yes, they might play 10 minutes in official game and it is OK they play even 20 minutes in friendly game. It is not about winning by 40 points, 4 or 40 is the same in official or friendly game.
It is about french basketball that has many good defensive specialists and only few skillful players. So it is stupid to put all skilled players at bench in same moment.
- those bangers without help of Parker and Diaw don't know what to do with strange round object in their hands, it makes them look funny and kind of humiliated
- it is meaningless test because something like that won't happen in official game as it is simply suicidal - proved by Serbian bench destroying 5 french bangers in few minutes for 20 points difference

I think you underestimated them a little. They shows some good offensive play against Belgium. Traore+Seraphin could give 10pts for exemple.
And I will repeat it another time, it's not to test the association of player. In official game, all the skilled player won't be on the bench at the same time. But the substitute which will play with them will be more prepared by playing 20min in friendlies than playing 10min in friendlies. And be more prepared by having a lot of ball during friendlies than no have the ball during friendlies.

Can you explain to me why all the skilled player have to play when the team is leading by 30? To have more chance to get an injury? It doesn't matter if the substitute all playing together are not able to keep the advance of 20-30pts. (the last QT against Belgium was tied)