Spain v. Greece

[DPG21920]

Anyone else staying up to watch it? I think it is going to be a very good game.

[mavs>spurs2]

channel?

[DPG21920]

If you have time warner, they have an Olympic basketball channel they just added. The channel depends on what market you are in.

[Spurtacus]

I believe NBC. Saw a promo for it.

I'm debating on staying up to watch this game and the one after. Gonna need some coffee...

[ivanfromwestwood]

Anyone else staying up to watch it? I think it is going to be a very good game.rubio vs vspan?

[DPG21920]

rubio vs vspan?

I think Span has the edge. I think Calderon vs. Spanoulis would be better.

[DPG21920]

The channel should be lumped in with your hd channels: TNT, ESPN...

[ivanfromwestwood]

I think Span has the edge. I think Calderon vs. Spanoulis would be better.
i hope span does good. i need to find out what channel and time to set mt tivo.

[DPG21920]

I believe NBC. Saw a promo for it.

I'm debating on staying up to watch this game and the one after. Gonna need some coffee...

I am planning on pulling an all night event and watching every game all the way until the USA game. I am going out of town and will miss most of them, so I want to see the most that I can.

[Weather Man Bob]

I am only going to watch Argentina and USA.

[DPG21920]

Was anyone watching that added channel earlier? They were actually showing the Russia vs. Iran game for the first quarter then they stopped. Russia was up 10-15 points in the first. I do not know what was going on or why they stopped showing it, but the channel says they will be showing the games in this order starting at 1:30:
Spain v Greece
Lithuania v Argentina
Russia v Iran
Australia v Croatia
USA v China
Germany v Angola

[ivanfromwestwood]

I am planning on pulling an all night event and watching every game all the way until the USA game. I am going out of town and will miss most of them, so I want to see the most that I can.
NINJA EDIT. ITS ON RIGHT NOW.

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

i'll be watching........ it's good coz im in Lesotho and its 8:30am here. The USA vs China game is at 4:15pm here........ so most the games are going to be at times that suit me :lol

[DPG21920]

i'll be watching........ it's good coz im in Lesotho and its 8:30am here. The USA vs China game is at 4:15pm here........ so most the games are going to be at times that suit me :lol

Nice! The USA game is at 9:00 a.m.. It is 1:25 a.m. here right now and I am about to watch all the games in a row up until team USA plays China. I am pumped.

What are you doing in Lesotho? I just looked it up, it is in South Africa correct?

[ivanfromwestwood]

good luck. i did a google search and i think it comes on at 6:00 am on usa network but im not 100% sure so do your own search just to be on the safe side. i have my tivo set so i intend to sleep like a baby.
I WAS WRONG. ITS STARTING RIGHT NOW ON USA NETWORK!!!!!!

[DPG21920]

I WAS WRONG. ITS STARTING RIGHT NOW ON USA NETWORK!!!!!!

I know!

[MannyIsGod]

Its on USA and the Argentina game will follow.

Vspan scores lol.

[DPG21920]

Span also drops a nice dime

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

Nice! The USA game is at 9:00 a.m.. It is 1:25 a.m. here right now and I am about to watch all the games in a row up until team USA plays China. I am pumped.

What are you doing in Lesotho? I just looked it up, it is in South Africa correct?


My wife and i are volunteering with an organisation called Beautiful Gate. We care for abandoned babies, run a pre-school and are going to be doing a training centre for simple skills to help people get employment.

Lesotho is an independant country that is surrounded by South Africa. It gained independance in the 1960's. Beautiful country, very mountainous but very coooooooooooooold during the winter.

[DPG21920]

My wife and i are volunteering with an organisation called Beautiful Gate. We care for abandoned babies, run a pre-school and are going to be doing a training centre for simple skills to help people get employment.

Lesotho is an independant country that is surrounded by South Africa. It gained independance in the 1960's. Beautiful country, very mountainous but very coooooooooooooold during the winter.

Very cool, congrats on the great work you and your wife are doing! Thank you!

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

Very cool, congrats on the great work you and your wife are doing! Thank you!


thanks :toast

Man this game is physical.... should be a great match.

Pau comes in.

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

who is everyone going for? My disdain for Pau causes me to cheer for Greece :lol

[DPG21920]

I am watching the guard play. I really like Spanoulis and Calderon, I am not rooting for anyone, just like to watch. This will be the first time I get to see Marc Gasol play live, so it should be interesting. Span is playing well already and I can't wait to see what Rubio does.

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

Greek Shaq!

[T Park]

Damn Spanoulis is good.....

[T Park]

So far I'm honestly not inpressed by Marc Gasol.

Hey Baby Shaq, mix in a bottle of water and a salad chief.

[DPG21920]

that was sweet by Pau

[DPG21920]

Spanoulis is playing well, I wish he would have stayed a Spur

[T Park]

Spanoulis is playing well, I wish he would have stayed a Spur

You have to be one, before you "stay" one...

[DPG21920]

You have to be one, before you "stay" one...

He was a Spur technically in the trade. They then released him.

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

i wonder how Rubio will go.

[T Park]

Didn't Raul Lopez play in the NBA at one time?

[T Park]

He was a Spur technically in the trade. They then released him.


He didn't want to stay. Hes a puss.

[ivanfromwestwood]

the greeks look good. span is playing with alot of energy

[DPG21920]

I am interested to see how they use Rubio. Maybe when/if Juan Carlos comes in, so will Ricky

[DPG21920]

Spain is just to big inside and skilled with Pau. The guard play is even because of Span. but Spain has more depth there as well. Span is going to have to play flawless for Greece to win.

[DPG21920]

He didn't want to stay. Hes a puss.

I know, I was saying if he was a Spur, he could definitely help.

[DPG21920]

Span = Spanoulis. I know interchanging Span and Spain might read funny

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

damn what a nice move by Vspan

[DPG21920]

Sweetttttttttttttttttt

[ivanfromwestwood]

span going coast to coast for the layup

[DPG21920]

This is a pretty physical game.

[DPG21920]

Rudy Fernandez looks like a nice athlete and has good handles, but damn, he is taking terrible shots.

[DPG21920]

Crazy steal, and then slip and slide!!!!!!!!

[ivanfromwestwood]

aw shit span wipes out on the fast brake all by himself. he slipped and slid under the basket.

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

wow that was crazy...........that coulda hurt

[DPG21920]

If that was Manu, broken ankle

[T Park]

Color me unimpressed with Marc Gasol.

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

man spanoulis is good........ im glad he isn't a Spur :lol

[DANILO DRASKOVIC]

Marc Gasol appears to be out of shape, slow, and heavy footed

[ivanfromwestwood]

span puttin up a layup drill. he has 10pts to lead all scorers

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

oh no, Tschlong is going to be all over Rudy now :lol

[ivanfromwestwood]

rubio is in

[DANILO DRASKOVIC]

v. span looks damn good
excited to see Rudy next year

[ivanfromwestwood]

rubio with the killer move to the basket and score. damm he looks good already

[TheMadHatter]

Rudy looks like his game could translate very well in the NBA.

Rubio is tons of fun to watch. His moves are just so effortless.

Pau is clearly a much more polished player than his brother.

[Admidave50]

Rudy is owning Spanoulis!

[T Park]

If Spanoulis decided to grow a pair and come over, he would be quite usefull.

[DANILO DRASKOVIC]

Marc and Baby Shaq need Atkins

[T Park]

Gasol's form on his jumper is bad.

His post moves are slow and predictable.

[ivanfromwestwood]

span doesnt sit very long. only like 1 min at a time. hes been to the bench twice for about a min each time.

[DANILO DRASKOVIC]

I like this no commercial stuff

[mavs>spurs2]

somewhere kill bill is in a corner crying..

[ivanfromwestwood]

vspan hard to the basket with the and1

[ivanfromwestwood]

end of the first half and im impressed with vspan. he is the best player on the court hands down.

[T Park]

I give up, I'm heading to bed :lol

Getting up intime for the redeem team though baby.

USA USA USA!!!

[baseline bum]

Fuck, Kill Bill's going to spam this forum tlong style tomorrow. Nice finish to the half by Spanoulis. This guy looks pretty fucking good.

[lefty]

How was Calderon??

[DPG21920]

Spanoulis was just fantastic, Calderon played ok, Span has stolen the show this game so far

[Spurtacus]

Span shoots FT like a Spur...

[DPG21920]

Looks like Spain's depth is taking over.

[DANILO DRASKOVIC]

greece is just launching shots now

I wish Navarro would have stayed in the NBA
he could have really become something

[Spurtacus]

Aug 16 10:15 AM ETBasketball - Men's Basketball - Preliminary round Group B game 12 (ESP vs USA)

Book it. Must watch game.

[DPG21920]

The Calderon vs Spanoulis match up has been everything I wanted so far.

[DPG21920]

If the refs are going to let all this traveling occur, USA is going to destroy everyone!

[Spurtacus]

USA will be watched like a hawk imo.

[DPG21920]

Spanoulis could definitely play in the nba.

[mystargtr34]

Score.... is anyone watching it on the net, can i get a link so i can watch the next game.

[DPG21920]

score is 70-53 Spain. 5 min left in the 4th

[mystargtr34]

So Span is playing well ay

[mystargtr34]

As in V-Span

[Slomo]

3:12 to play, Spain 76 : 56 Greece

[DPG21920]

Yes, Spanoulis had a very good game. He passed well, had very nice handles, got to the rim and played good defense. Spain just had too much depth at the big man position and the guard positions.

[mystargtr34]

What about Fernandez and the Gasol's ??

Thanks

[Slomo]

So Span is playing well ay

Not really, nobody on Greece is playing well. He had a few good moments but also made a few really dumb moves.



Oh and FIBA refs suck, they reward flopping way too much and are incapable of counting to three (steps).

[DPG21920]

Not really, nobody on Greece is playing well. He had a few good moments but also made a few really dumb moves.



Oh and FIBA refs suck, they reward flopping way too much and are incapable of counting to three (steps).

Spanoulis had to take some bad shots and such because he was not getting any help and his team was in a hole. He had a solid game, but did make some bad decisions.

The game was physical and you could get away with quite a bit of contact and traveling.

[DPG21920]

What about Fernandez and the Gasol's ??

Thanks

Fernandez had a solid game. He scored well, was quick off the dribble and at least showed a willingness to defend. He is a bit of a show boat and did take some terrible shots early, but then he settled as the game progressed.

Marc Gasol was less than impressive, he is not as agile as I thought, but he does run up and down. Did not show any good low post moves, most of his shots were wild. He did not defend that great either, but rebounded ok. Pau had a decent game, some nice turnarounds and passes, typical Pau game.

[DPG21920]

That was the first Marc Gasol game I have seen live, so I am not sure if it was just a sub par game or the norm.

[Showtime24 LAKERS]

PAU GASOL's gonna led the spanish team to victory..easy.

[DPG21920]

and Sun Yue is going to lead China to a victory..easy.

[Showtime24 LAKERS]

agaist ginoblie's argentina for sure he will!

[DPG21920]

Ginobili has won a gold medal, he knows what it takes.

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

Not really, nobody on Greece is playing well. He had a few good moments but also made a few really dumb moves.



Oh and FIBA refs suck, they reward flopping way too much and are incapable of counting to three (steps).

You is just stupid European hater. All these haters Spanoulis have keep ruin how American fans sees him because of these lies he "sucks".

Any person with brain can see he is much better than players like Navarro and Calderon who keep get praise by European fans is consider good in NBA.

Spanoulis is much better than these players and fans of other teams and countries hate him because they know how good he is. Rockets coach is one of dumbest ever.

[mystargtr34]

Kill Bill you sound different than u did before.

[Slomo]

Spanoulis had to take some bad shots and such because he was not getting any help and his team was in a hole. He had a solid game, but did make some bad decisions.

The game was physical and you could get away with quite a bit of contact and traveling.

Greece was just bad, they need to forget this game asap. Spain won with physical defense - they were the better team today.


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Marc Gasol was less than impressive, he is not as agile as I thought, but he does run up and down. Did not show any good low post moves, most of his shots were wild. He did not defend that great either, but rebounded ok. Pau had a decent game, some nice turnarounds and passes, typical Pau game.

+1


That was the first Marc Gasol game I have seen live, so I am not sure if it was just a sub par game or the norm.

+1, but if it wasn't just a game, he should never play in the NBA.


PAU GASOL's gonna led the spanish team to victory..easy.

The only place Pau can lead anybody is to the nearest OBGYN.

[DPG21920]

You is just stupid European hater. All these haters Spanoulis have keep ruin how American fans sees him because of these lies he "sucks".

Any person with brain can see he is much better than players like Navarro and Calderon who keep get praise by European fans is consider good in NBA.

Spanoulis is much better than these players and fans of other teams and countries hate him because they know how good he is. Rockets coach is one of dumbest ever.

Spanoulis played well, although Greece played poorly, but Calderon played very good.

[Slomo]

You is just stupid European hater. All these haters Spanoulis have keep ruin how American fans sees him because of these lies he "sucks".

Any person with brain can see he is much better than players like Navarro and Calderon who keep get praise by European fans is consider good in NBA.

Spanoulis is much better than these players and fans of other teams and countries hate him because they know how good he is. Rockets coach is one of dumbest ever.

Listen you idiot, you've already lost all your credibility on this board, and despite the fact we keep giving you second chances, you keep blowing them on stupid posts like this.

Many have refrained to make fun of you (me included) because of your poor english. Unfortunately your stupidity is no longer lost in translation.

My comments (and that of the others int his thread) were about today's game. And while Spanoulis was the best player on the Greek team, it was a case of being the least horrible player on a team. He also had his share of bonehead plays.

If you can't admit that your lover had a sub par game, then I suggest you cancel your internet subscription, sell your TV set and avoid any news stand by a wide arc. Use the savings to buy yourself some new lingerie and live happilly ever after sucking Vspan's balls.

[DPG21920]

Slomo: You really think Spanoulis played that bad? I thought he got a little worse as the game wore on, but over all he did well for being the main focus. If you look at his skill set he showed you a little bit of everything: penetration, ball-handling, steals/defense... I thought his game looked worse because he got frustrated into taking bad shots to try and pull his team out of a growing hole.

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

Listen you idiot, you've already lost all your credibility on this board, and despite the fact we keep giving you second chances, you keep blowing them on stupid posts like this.

Many have refrained to make fun of you (me included) because of your poor english. Unfortunately your stupidity is no longer lost in translation.

My comments (and that of the others int his thread) were about today's game. And while Spanoulis was the best player on the Greek team, it was a case of being the least horrible player on a team. He also had his share of bonehead plays.

If you can't admit that your lover had a sub par game, then I suggest you cancel your internet subscription, sell your TV set and avoid any news stand by a wide arc. Use the savings to buy yourself some new lingerie and live happilly ever after sucking Vspan's balls.

Yes for his standard it was sub par game and he was still best player on court. Maybe if you had brain you could understand how dumb this make you look when you keep say he suck all the time.

[Slomo]

Yes for his standard it was sub par game and he was still best player on court. Maybe if you had brain you could understand how dumb this make you look when you keep say he suck all the time.

That was the first time I ever said VSpan sucked, and as you admited yourself I did in relation to a game in which he did suck. Do yourself a favor and STFU.

He was the best player for Greece, not the best player on the floor.

[Ice009]

My wife and i are volunteering with an organisation called Beautiful Gate. We care for abandoned babies, run a pre-school and are going to be doing a training centre for simple skills to help people get employment.

Lesotho is an independant country that is surrounded by South Africa. It gained independance in the 1960's. Beautiful country, very mountainous but very coooooooooooooold during the winter.

I thought you lived in Australia?

That's a good thing you're doing btw.

[mavs>spurs2]

AHAHAHAHAHA what's the matter Kill Bill? :cry :cry :cry

[TheMadHatter]

Spain owns. They are going to be a tough matchup for USA. Their zone defense is incredible.