France has been the team everyone has watched closely, looking for flaws and looking for a way to defeat. They are the defending champions. The team with perhaps the best player in the tournament and the best mix of veterans and young talent. France could be on top of Eurobasket for a while.
There has been little penetration into that shiny armor for France. There have been no losses despite shaky play. And now it looks like they are hitting their stride just as they start the knockout stage of Eurobasket.
Evan Fournier is an example of that.