France Upsets Canada in Paris, Pursues Olympic Medal
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00:00Gilbert, I mean, home cooking here without a doubt for France in Paris, I mean, seven
00:09and a half point underdogs with a chance to chase down a silver or maybe even a gold.
00:15And I mean, was it more of what France did you think in this game yesterday against Canada
00:20or was it Canada falling flat in this final 82 to 73, the final Canada, seven and a half
00:25point favorite getting beat handily.
00:29You know what Craig?
00:30I think it's a combination of both.
00:31I don't know if that's a cop-out answer or not, but Canada had their worst game of the
00:36tournament at the worst possible time.
00:38It's one thing to come out flat and you can't come out flat in an elimination game, but
00:43to come out flat against the home team who has the crowd behind them was just the worst
00:48possible circumstance for that Canada team.
00:51France had some of their guys step up and this is a game where Victor Wiminyama didn't
00:54necessarily have his trademark influence and Rudy Gobert barely played.
00:58So, you know, a lot of hope going into that Canada team, a lot of talent on that roster
01:03and they just came up flat and it's a huge letdown for that Canada program.
01:07But also credit to France, they stepped up at the right time and now they have an opportunity
01:11to play for a medal in front of their home fans, but it doesn't get any easier for them
01:15as they play Germany next.