Tuesday, March 06, 2007

Nantes is the Davidson of France

Kenny, Brendan and Logan (photo of Kenny unavailable) all play together for Nantes in France.

The Nantes team website has a photo gallery, but won't let me copy any of them to post. There is one photo I saw which has Brendan dribbling to the basket, with Kenny in the background. Pretty wild.
Click here for the photo gallery. Then go to the Nantes-Rouen game photos. There are plenty of Brendan, Kenny and Logan. It's strange seeing them in something other than red and black.
Brendan (1st) and Logan (2nd) appear to be leading the team in scoring, with Kenny (4th) not far behind. However, I am trying to interpret a French stat board, and I don't speak the language.
(Yes, I had a little time on my hands during a conference call this morning.)

2 comments:

DrFrankLives said...

PORTRAIT de BRENDAN WINTERS - Agé de 23 ans, né aux États-Unis d'un père basketteur très célèbre (Mickael Jordan a dit de son père qu'il était le meilleur shooteur qu'il n’est jamais rencontré sur un terrain de basket).

PORTRAIT OF BRENDAN WINTERS - 23 years old, born in the United States to a famous basketball father (Michael Jordan has said that his father was the best shooter he had ever seen on a basketball court).


Brendan (1,95m ,90kg) est donc presque né sur un terrain de basket. Il a eu la chance de parcourir la plupart des Etats Américains et même le Canada en suivant son papa "joueur ou coach" (il coache actuellement une équipe en WNBA).

Brendan (1.95m, 90kg) was thus pretty much born on a basketball court. He has had the chance to cover most of the United States and even Canada following his father "as player or coach" (he currently coaches a team in the WNBA)

Arrivé en France en début de saison, après quelques semaines d'adaptation il s'est bien habitué à la vie nantaise qu'il a fait découvrir à son amie Jennifer, venue le rejoindre pendant ses vacances. Il a retrouvé ses copains d'Université Logan Kosmalski et Kenny Grant.

Having arrived in France at the beginning of the season, after a few weeks of adaptation, he has adapted well to "la vie Nantaise," which he showed his girlfriend Jennifer, visiting during her vacation. He also refound his college buddies Logan Kosmalski and Kenny Grant."

Il joue ailier et possède des statistiques autour de 16 points de moyenne par match sauf contre Evreux où il a fait un carton en marquant 30 pts !!!!! . C'est un joueur de talent qui est loin d'avoir fini de progresser.

He plays wing, with statistics averaging around 16 points per game, with the exception of a game against Evreus, where he hit the jackpot for 30 points!!! This is a talented player who is far from finishing his development.

Ses idoles sont bien évidemment son père mais aussi son petit frère qui dit-il "est bien meilleur que lui". Son seul handicap est de bredouiller le Français mais il a trouvé quelques salles de cinéma qui passent des films en Anglais et il fait des efforts pour apprendre notre langue.

His idols are obviously his father, but also his little brother, who he says "is very much better than me." His sole handicap is an inability to speak French, but he has found several cinemas which show films in English, and he is making the effort to learn the language.

Réservé et presque timide, il désire jouer au plus haut niveau en France ou ailleurs. Il a toutefois prévu son avenir après basket en s'associant et en créant une société immobilière.

Reserved and nearly timid, he hopes to play at the highest level in France or elsewhere. He has always seen his future after basketball to be in business, and in starting a contracting company.

Nous lui souhaitons une excellente fin de saison à l'Hermine.

We wish him an excellent end of the season with L'Hermine.

Anonymous said...

Here are the definitions for the stats:
5d : 5 de départ = Starting 5
Fte : Fautes Personnelles = Personal Fouls
Pd : Passes décisives = Assists
Min : Temps de jeu = Playing time
Ro : Rebonds Offensifs = Off Rbd
In : Interception = Steals
Tirs : Tirs (2 et 3 pts)= Total shots
Rd : Rbonds Défensifs = Def Rbds
Bp : Balles Perdues = Turnovers
3pts : Tirs à 3 points = 3 pt shots
Rt : Total Rebonds = Total Rbds
Pts : Points marqués = Total pts scored
LF : Lancers Francs = Free throws
Ct : Contres = Blocks
Eval : Evaluation = ??? Sorry!!

Germain Archambault