By Aris Barkas/ barkas@eurohoops.net
Pau Gasol had an amazing game against France, however the French coach Vincent Collet attacked the referees and there calls – or no calls – towards the Spanish star.
In the press conference Collet said: “Pau is a great player, but he can’t shoot 18 free throws, while France didn’t shot not even one in the first half. There were different kind of calls. He’s a huge player, he has an amazing tournament, but you can’t get all this calls and all the other players not getting anything. FIBA should do something about it”.
Gobert made his own complaints:
Hard to play when somebody can touch you but you can’t touch him! Tough loss it is painfull to lose this way but we will bounce back!!
However Spanish coach Sergio Scariolo was ready to answer: “The worst thing you can do after this kind of defeat is to blame the referees. I never done it in my career. I understand that when you lose in front of 27.000 fans, you think that you have Spain down, which is playing with half its players, you have to say something. I don’t agree with this and this kind of ethics. It’s always a pleasure for me to play against a competitive team like France”.