Marchand Continental Cup - Puerto Rico

[Martin R]

http://www.fiba.com/pages/esp/fe/07/fibaAmer/tutoCup/news/lateNews/news.asp

Argentina has just beaten Brazil 75-67. Look who played like a monster :

http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/6348/argbrmarchth4.jpg

http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/9298/brargmarchvi3.jpg
:rolleyes

[Obstructed_View]

Splitter had 11 points and 8 rebounds on 5 for 5 shooting. Oh yeah, he played half as many minutes as Scola.

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

Splitter had 11 points and 8 rebounds on 5 for 5 shooting. Oh yeah, he played half as many minutes as Scola.
Now I know why this thread was made. :hat

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

But seriously. If this game was gonna be made into a thread we should make it all about Splitter. Forget Scola.

[TwoHandJam]

Splitter had 11 points and 8 rebounds on 5 for 5 shooting. Oh yeah, he played half as many minutes as Scola.
He also could have had 16 pts in the same time had he not shot 1/6 on his free throws. Sounds like a Spur to me.

[Martin R]

Splitter had 11 points and 8 rebounds on 5 for 5 shooting. Oh yeah, he played half as many minutes as Scola.

...and 4 FOULS in 17 minutes, 1-6 FT shooting......

[whottt]

Splitter>Scola

[whottt]

Don't forget the 4 steal and a block advantage Splitter has as well...in 17 minutes.

Splitter's line is more impressive. He shot better, he played better D, he got to the line more, and he did it in fewer minutes.

Just wait until Splitter gets some minutes...


Oh..and I will give Scola credit for Splitter's performance...

Scola was probably the guy that gave up his 5-5 from the field and trips to the FT line...

I just can't wait to see Duncan get him some Scola. With Adelman's help...Scola's going to make Brad Miller look like David Robinson on D...

[leemajors]

why wouldn't you feed the ball to scola without manu in there?

[Spurs Brazil]

1-6 FT shooting......

Already learning the Spurs system :lol

[urunobili]

Splitter<Scola
he learned almost all his post moves from him.. he may become better in the future.. but just not now... i have seen them both lots of time... and Splitter is WAY more turnover prone when he has to deal by himself down low. he doesn;t have the coolness required to make the right decision under double teams.. BUT he will get to a point where he'll be better than Scola... just not now gang...

[remingtonbo2001]

Of course Scola is going to put up some numbers. Where's Fabi Oberto? Where's Gino. I would imagine he could put up 23 w/o two of Argentina's stars.

[Rand]

This game clearly tells us everything that we need to know about the players involved. Scola is a god, and Splitter will never miss a shot from the floor his entire career. The Spurs need to scout this Diego Logrippo person, too. And Carlos Delfino sucks.

Oh, and Nene's real name never fails to make me laugh.

[Obstructed_View]

Splitter<Scola
he learned almost all his post moves from him.. he may become better in the future.. but just not now... i have seen them both lots of time... and Splitter is WAY more turnover prone when he has to deal by himself down low. he doesn;t have the coolness required to make the right decision under double teams.. BUT he will get to a point where he'll be better than Scola... just not now gang...
Not likely that Splitter's going to be drawing a lot of double teams on the Spurs.

[planaria]

The second game (Against Puerto Rico) is in progress (first period).

http://www.fiba.com/pages/esp/fe/07/fibaAmer/tutoCup/news/lateNews/news.asp

Splitter with 7 points and 1 assist in 5 minutes. Now he´s in the bench resting...

[Obstructed_View]

Final, Splitter has 24 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, three turnovers and three personal fouls. He went 6/8 from the line and had two blocks and a steal.

in 36 minutes.

[yavozerb]

Nice... :toast

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

Holy shit we might have gotten a Parker-esque steal here.

[yavozerb]

24 pts and 10 rbs with less than a minute..Brazil up 74-67

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

Holy shit we might have gotten a Parker-esque steal here.

[dave]

haha, wtf
canada beat argentina

[planaria]

Plus, Splitter carried Brazil in the clutch time. Best individual in this tournament by far (so far).

[TMTTRIO]

By the way can somebody translate this interview with him

http://www.lanacion.com.ar/deportiva/nota.asp?nota_id=935717&origen=rss
Thiago Spliter, de Brasil y con acento albiceleste
El pivote es amigo de Scola, al que conoció en Tau, y podría ser compañero de Ginóbili y Oberto en San Antonio
Sábado 18 de agosto de 2007

SAN JUAN DE PUERTO RICO (De un enviado especial).- Su español es casi perfecto; incluso aporteñado , podría afirmarse. Sorprende, sin duda, aunque si se analizan razones, puede entenderse que pasó muchas horas de su vida en Tau Cerámica hablando con Luis Scola.

Se trata de Tiago Spliter, el pivote del seleccionado brasileño, que ya suma varios años rodeado de argentinos en el club de Vitoria, con el que este año fue subcampeón de la poderosa Liga ACB y campeón de la Copa del Rey. Además de Scola, tuvo como compañeros a Pablo Prigioni -el unico que quedará este año-, Chapu Nocioni y Ariel Eslava.

En la última temporada promedió 11 puntos y 5 rebotes en los 29 partidos de la liga regular, y con una altura de 2,10m, y a los 22 años, se prepara para disputar su quinta temporada en Tau. Tiago apenas tenía 15 años cuando comenzó su periplo en el básquetbol europeo, al ser convocado por el club de Vitoria; entre 2001 y 2003 fue cedido en préstamo a Bilbao Basket, y luego regresó a Tau.

Pero hay más. Parece que su vida está signada a rodearse de jugadores criollos, porque Tiago fue elegido en junio último, en el ultimo draft de la NBA por San Antonio Spurs, donde tendría como compañeros a Manu Ginóbili y Fabricio Oberto. Hasta aquí, su único paso previo por el básquetbol norteamericano fue cuando concurrió a un campus en Chicago, previo al draft de 2004. Sin embargo, la oportunidad le llegó ahora.

-Se advierte que hablaste mucho con Luis (por Scola).

-Muchísimo. Es un gran amigo. El me enseñó muchos secretos del trabajo de los pivotes. Especialmente, copié sus movimientos ofensivos y también miro mucho cómo defiende. Es un tremendo jugador y estoy seguro de que le irá muy bien en Houston. También soy muy amigo de Pablito (por Prigioni).

-¿Cuál es la virtud que más te gustaría tener de Scola?

-La entrega, la actitud, el hecho de jugar y entrenarse siempre al ciento por ciento. Es increíble ver cómo se sacrifica por mejorar cada día.

-Lo van a extrañar

-Será imposible suplir a un líder como él. Quizá con el tiempo surja otro, pero lo cierto es que Luis era el símblo de Tau.

-Y ahora vas a jugar con Manu Ginóbili y Fabricio Oberto.

-Tengo excelentes referencias de ellos, pero no será este año.

-¿Cuál es tu situación?

-Tengo un año más de contrato con Tau y no puedo rescindir, porque el vínculo se termina en 2010. Sólo en la próxima temporada entrará en vigencia una cláusula de salida para poder ir a la NBA.

-¿Cómo es?

-Hay que pagar 1.000.000 de dólares. Los Spurs pueden hacerse cargo de la mitad y yo debería pagar el otro 50%. Estoy contento y me siento muy cómodo en Vitoria, pero creo que no habrá problemas para ir a la NBA el año próximo si los Spurs me necesitan.

-Vas a una gran franquicia.

-Sí, lo sé. Es la mejor, con un clima de equipo casi familiar. Yo estoy muy tranquilo, creo que me voy a adaptar muy bien. Además, conozco a Manu y a Fabricio, y sé que ellos me van a guiar en mis primeros meses.

[ChumpDumper]

Plus, Splitter carried Brazil in the clutch time. Best individual in this tournament by far (so far).He's just lucky he doesn't have to play Norway.

[Bruno]

Scola has had an average game against Canada : 15 points, 5 rebounds and 2 missed free throws in the clutch to tie the game.
Strangely, nobody speak about it or start a thread for that.

I guess we will see that all the year : People will only speak about Scola when he has a good game and won't say a word about him when he will have an average or bad game. :rolleyes

[picnroll]

Make that 24 points, 5 reounds, 1 assist and 0 blocks for Splitter

[Obstructed_View]

Make that 24 points, 5 reounds, 1 assist and 0 blocks for Splitter
Yeah, they changed his stats in the final box score. Since I watched the play by play and updated the stats as they happened, I have no idea why it's different.

[ArgSpursFan]

Scola has had an average game against Canada : 15 points, 5 rebounds and 2 missed free throws in the clutch to tie the game.
Strangely, nobody speak about it or start a thread for that.

I guess we will see that all the year : People will only speak about Scola when he has a good game and won't say a word about him when he will have an average or bad game. :rolleyes

Same thing always happens with Mahinmi,but I never saw you say something about it.Maybe it´s just your selfish frenchy way.
BTW,if we never hear something from Mahinmi is because He never has a good game. :lol

[wildchild]

Scola has had an average game against Canada : 15 points, 5 rebounds and 2 missed free throws in the clutch to tie the game.
Strangely, nobody speak about it or start a thread for that.

I guess we will see that all the year : People will only speak about Scola when he has a good game and won't say a word about him when he will have an average or bad game. :rolleyes


Well, Scola and other lost final :lol
Marchand Continental Cup Final Arg 78 Can 84
Scola 15p 5r
Without Ginobili, Nocioni, Hermman or Oberto, Scola is the first offensive option, he haven't 1-2 offensive options before him and even so, other big game lost
Really, I like this guys but I'm sick of the roxsfans in the forum :bang

[TDMVPDPOY]

hey when splitter comes here, will timmay pass the torch to him and make him franchise player?

[Hemotivo]

hey when splitter comes here, will timmay pass the torch to him and make him franchise player?
:lol :lol :drunk :rolleyes :spin :lol

[Bruno]

Same thing always happens with Mahinmi,but I never saw you say something about it.Maybe it´s just your selfish frenchy way.
BTW,if we never hear something from Mahinmi is because He never has a good game. :lol

Amazing.
In three sentences, you have found a way to :
- being childish : "Mom, I'm not the only one to do it, he does it to."
- insulting me : "selfish frenchy way".
- making no sense at all : I don't see the link between being selfish and what you say.
- being dead wrong : I've reported a lot of times that Mahinmi was bad last season.

And if you don't say that you're sorry for insulting me, this post will be the last one directed to you. I'm not interested at all to talk with someone who insults me.

[ArgSpursFan]

Amazing.
In three sentences, you have found a way to :
- being childish : "Mom, I'm not the only one to do it, he does it to."
- insulting me : "selfish frenchy way".
- making no sense at all : I don't see the link between being selfish and what you say.
- being dead wrong : I've reported a lot of times that Mahinmi was bad last season.

And if you don't say that you're sorry for insulting me, this post will be the last one directed to you. I'm not interested at all to talk with someone who insults me.

why don´t you kiss mine and Scola´s butt Bruno? :lol

[wildchild]

hey when splitter comes here, will timmay pass the torch to him and make him franchise player?

Who would have thought it! other Scola Argie fan... :bang

[planaria]

Tonight: 9 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist and 4 FP´s as Brazil beat Canada.

Box Score: http://www.fiba.com/pages/esp/fe/07/fibaAmer/tutoCup/scheResu/p/eventid/5743/gamename/5/groupname/A/langid/5/langlc/es/roundid/5744/fe_scheStat_boxScor.html

[Admidave50]

Amazing.
In three sentences, you have found a way to :
- being childish : "Mom, I'm not the only one to do it, he does it to."
- insulting me : "selfish frenchy way".
- making no sense at all : I don't see the link between being selfish and what you say.
- being dead wrong : I've reported a lot of times that Mahinmi was bad last season.

And if you don't say that you're sorry for insulting me, this post will be the last one directed to you. I'm not interested at all to talk with someone who insults me.

Forget about it buddy, that's his selfish american way (meaningless, indeed) :lol

[dave]

where the hell was dalembert?

[Typhoon]

Scola against Puerto Rico -- 24 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 steals in 23 minutes.

Box Score (http://www.fiba.com/pages/esp/fe/07/fibaAmer/tutoCup/scheResu/p/eventid/5743/gamename/6/groupname/A/langlc/es/roundid/5744/fe_scheStat_boxScor.html)

[boutons_]

I'm so fucking excited about Splitter and Sanikidze next summer!

They both seem to have such good bball heads and feel for the game, plus some serious talent.

Great partners for Tim in his twilight years.

[urunobili]

have you guys heard about the incident in between Canada and Argentina? it seems a Canadian asked Scola after missing two big free throws that would have tied the game " and you are going to play in the NBA? what a joke..." that ended in the two argentinean guards in a rant against them and Prigioni was pushed badly and as he reacted both Argies were ejected...

[SpursIndonesia]

why don´t you kiss mine and Scola´s butt Bruno? :lol

Why do you act like an a$$ hole while being shown up in the same time ? I'm a neutral proponent, and your post is quite embarassing. :rolleyes

[phxspurfan]

Has there been a thread lately where Bruno has posted and not gotten into an argument?