Don’t lie, you didn’t know Terry Tarpey III a few weeks ago. Finally, let’s rectify the situation, the majority of French people did not know Terry Tarpey III, apart of course from the aficionados of the French championship in which the titular back of the French team has been practicing his skills for several years now on the Le Mans side. . Today ? It’s a real Tarpey Mania that has settled in France, and not just in Sarthe.
The MSB’s tweet went relatively by the wayside yesterday, in the middle of the day of the EuroBasket semi-finals. Was it a tweet announcing a rookie for the upcoming season? No. Was it the quick summary of a friendly match against a Mauges team? No way. This tweet was crucial and above all crisp information, judge for yourself:
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Terry is No. 1 in swimwear sales in the @FRABasketball ????
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— MSB_Officiel ???? (@MSB_Officiel) September 16, 2022
You read correctly, the player who has sold the most jerseys since the start of this Euro is therefore Terry Tarpey, the last to arrive or almost from Group France and who, due to his X factor status, has become the darling of the French for a few weeks. Evan Fournier and his ultra-solid career in the NBA? Rudy Gobert and his status as the three-time best defender in the biggest basketball league in the world? Théo Maledon because his jersey is clean? No, no and no, it is indeed the 28-year-old Manceau who makes everyone agree. 5.6 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.5 assists and almost 2 ball steals per game, a few posters to make broadcasters scream, a Colgate smile and that cute little accentthis is what contributes to making Tete the new darling of the French camp, and even more since Vincent Collet had the good idea to make him a starter on the backcourt alongside Andrew Albicy.
The surname is incredible and gives dozens of ideas for puns, his teammates obviously have fun because they are kids, but more than a gimmick Terry Tarpey has become essential to the defensive system of the Blues in a few weeks, while regularly contributing his share in attack, most often in a spectacular way so as not to spoil anything. Born in Poissy and therefore Franco-American by birth, Terry has known only France or almost (four years of college in the United States), and six years after his debut in Denain here he is catapulted mascot of a team of France qualified for the final of a EuroBasket, mascot for the general public but so much more than that on the ground.
Ladies and gentlemen, if you are strolling the shelves of Carrefour or Go Sport this morning, don’t be surprised to come across an EDF Tarpey jersey. This is not a valve, this is not an exercise, but indeed the reality of a world in which, in 2022, Terry Tarpey III is the favorite player of French fans. Amazing, believe in your dreams.