France will have to face a tough opponent in these quarter-finals, since Canada has been very convincing since the start of the Olympics. Dillon Brooks in particular chose to tell Victor Wembanyama that he was going to experience hell against him…

The Blues will be able to count on the support of the public, but the observation is implacable: they will not be favorites in their quarter-final against Canada.

Their performances in the group stages have proven to be far too unconvincing and tensions are already showing in the French locker room, particularly between Evan Fournier and Vincent Collet.

Suffice to say that their opponents are much more serene.

Bronze medalists at the last world championships, Jordi Fernandez’s men want to do at least as well at the Paris Olympics.

To achieve this, they will first have to overcome the French’s fatal weapon, namely Victor Wembanyama.

Interviewed by the National Post before the game, the coach revealed that he had a very specific idea in mind to contain the phenomenon:

Dillon Brooks, the Canadian X-factor against Wembanyama?

We’ll start with Dillon on Wembanyama and we’ll see from there.

Dillon is a very good defender and he’ll be ready to take on the challenge. And he’ll do it without making any mistakes.

And he’ll set the tone for us by being physical.

The Spurs’ interior has been warned, he’s going to have to face one of the most renowned guard dogs in the NBA.

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Adored by Rockets and Canadiens fans, booed by everyone else because of his provocative attitude, the winger is nonetheless an elite defender who doesn’t shy away from any challenge.

He who had already announced that he wanted to extinguish LeBron James in the playoffs when he played in Memphis is therefore not afraid to measure himself against the Alien:

This is the most important match for us.

Wemby is an excellent player, but I have to prevent him from having the ball.

I’m not going to let him go, be physical and prevent him from having the ball and make sure that the shots he takes are difficult.

I can’t wait to be able to say that I was on the best player in the world and that I stopped him.

Of course, there is still a detail to be resolved and it is a big one, literally: Wemby is 2m24 while Brooks is only 1m98.

We know that the guy is versatile, but the beast he is about to face is nonetheless of a completely different caliber.

His leader Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is nevertheless confident:

He has the tools to defend any player.

In all likelihood, it will be Dillon Brooks who will be in charge of extinguishing Victor Wembanyama in the quarter-finals.

For the good of the pivot and the entire French team in passing, we hope that the mission will be a colossal failure…