I have changed my mind. In the interest of seeing Whottt in action against the ST Argentine contingent I will root for Argentina to upset the Greek Kill Bills.
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I have changed my mind. In the interest of seeing Whottt in action against the ST Argentine contingent I will root for Argentina to upset the Greek Kill Bills.
Ginobili will beat Greece.
This thing is shaping up just the way I hoped it would:
1) The USA, my country, kicking everyone's ass for a gold medal.
2) Spain, my heritage and grandparent's country, getting the silver.
3) Argentina, solely for Manu and Oberto, getting Bronze.
Nice.
no disrespect to the Gold Medalist Argentina team but I really think Lithuania will be the most dangerous opponent of the U.S. team for gold this time with the U.S. winning but not in a blow-out where Kobe and Anthony will even have enough time to show off their now grinning, Phil Jax-like smirking arrogant faces during the game :lol
but I could be 100% wrong...
Thanks.Quote:
Originally Posted by whottt
But I'm not a knowledgable hoop fan.
MMLH knows about b-ball way more than what I know.
You used to be my favorite poster in the Spurs forum (and most hated poster in the political forum). Now you are still up there (top 5), but it is true you have become anti-Argie. :nope
I think this has something to do with becoming frineds with the mookie crowd, who are also anti-Argie.
You should mend your ways and repent . . .
:lmaoQuote:
Originally Posted by smeagol
Whott is I think not anti-Argi only patriotic. :D
False...you're open minded. Other than your Scola stance I generally respect your takes.Quote:
Originally Posted by smeagol
Nope...my anti-argie stance predated the mookie crew...and it legit started to change when I said it did...right around the time aholes like manumaniac started showing up.Quote:
MMLH knows about b-ball way more than what I know.
You used to be my favorite poster in the Spurs forum (and most hated poster in the political forum). Now you are still up there (top 5), but it is true you have become anti-Argie. :nope
I think this has something to do with becoming frineds with the mookie crowd, who are also anti-Argie.
You should mend your ways and repent . . .
Argentina, even tho is not as good as in Athens, should beat Greece unless they have a terrible game.
In semis tho, Argentina sadly doesn't have a chance in hell agaist this USA team. Our bench is terrible and Prigioni will choke badly.... Manu-Scola-Nocioni and maybe Oberto are not enough, you need a strong bench to keep a high intencity. Team usa can play 40 high intencity minutes because they have 12 amazing players, argentina just can't.
Team USA should destroy Argentina unless Manu has a Jordanesque game, in wich case it will get closer, but still a win for Team USA... I really hope is the second, Manu & cia deserves better, they are a great group of players.
no shitQuote:
Originally Posted by smeagol
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Originally Posted by Deimosfobos
Manu is capable of beating any team by himself in a single game elimination...but he's the only guy on Team Argentina capable of doing that, and there are about 4 or 5 guys on Team USA capable of that as well....and they will be motivated.
Plus, TA hasn't isn't as used to playing with each other as they were in 04....they'd played together often at that point, but they don't have all the same players now, and that was the last time they really played together.
They are almost in the same situation Team USA was in 04 of not much practice time together....although not quite as bad.
That doesn't mean you got any more intelligent than what you were an hour ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by ducks
And when it comes to b-ball, you are as dumb as me.
Argentina has no bench, no coach, and a very suspect PG. We noted this a while ago.
It's really unfortunate, because I really think it's the last Olympic games this core of Argie players are going to be competing in.
That said, they're all elimination games from here on out. A bad shooting night, compounded by some bad refereeing can leave you out.
Well, I agree with you mostly, but even tho I love Manu and he has proven me before he can do almost anything... I really dout he can beat this team USA by himslef, mainly because he has very litle help this year (our bench is a complete joke).Quote:
Originally Posted by whottt
Sure, Manu is the kind of player that can win a game by himself, but as you said, Team usa has many of those, and the rest of their players are amazing players in their own right, who are eager to put USA where it should be, on top of the rest.
My head says USA by 30, my heart says USA by 10-15, my imagination says Argentina by 1, with a game winner from Manu at the buzzer.
No matter the final score, I'm proud of my team, they made Argentina one of the top 4 teams in the world for the past 6 years, including a gold medal, thats more that I would ever dream from a country were BBall is a "minor" sport. :toast
/AgreedQuote:
Originally Posted by ElNono
I don't think this is accurate. Lithuania lost to USA by two points in the semis like four years before Argentina beat them.Quote:
Originally Posted by whottt
Fair enough...ok so no European Team besides Lithuania in 2000 came close. :tuQuote:
Originally Posted by roycrikside
if Argentina combine forces with Spain with addition of Yao...USA will falll hehehe....just kidding. I want Argentina to win, but if you look at USA roster...they put first team on the bench (Wade,Bosh, Redd, Deron,Boozer,Prince) what kind of bench is that?? besides, this time they already played lots of games together (combined with prev FIBA bronze shit)
you just had to remind me :lolQuote:
Originally Posted by ElNono
Argentina is playing pretty good despite having no bench and crappy PG. They have 2nd best defense behind USA.
they will be fine. They will meet USA and lose unless Scola, Manu, Nocioni, Delfino, all have the games of their lives.
so what about a bad game from their end and a jordanesque Manu a rodmanesque Nocioni and a Hakeemesque Scola?Quote:
Originally Posted by hater
would that be enough?
a bad shooting night for USA and 20+ pts for all Argentina big 4 would make a competitive game.Quote:
Originally Posted by urunobili
of course 20-1 chance of that happening
What? Serbia and Spain beat US in 2002. Italy and Lithuania beat them in 2004. Greece beat them in 2006. What do you mean no European ever beat US?Quote:
Originally Posted by whottt
as usual,you know shit about what happens down the south,north east or west US borders,don't you?Quote:
Originally Posted by whottt
Not the Olympics.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kill_Bill_Pana
Not for a medal.Quote:
Italy and Lithuania beat them in 2004.
Not the Olympics.Quote:
Greece beat them in 2006.
Were you a basketball fan before 2002? If so you'd know the WC don't mean anything. The US has never given a shit about the WC.
Why don't you go back and look at some of the teams we have sent to play in them.
I didn't say that. I said no European team even came close to beating a dream team for a medal...Quote:
What do you mean no European ever beat US?
Since the WC were not truly dream teams, except for maybe one of them...this obviously means the Olympics...
And I'll go ahead and say this as well...technically, that 2000 near loss to Lithuania in the semis wasn't for a medal either.
The US was already guaranteed the chance to play for a medal..and truthfully that wasn't really a Dream Team either.
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Originally Posted by ArgSpursFan.
Actually...that game wasn't for a medal, if you want to get technical about it, you racist piece of shit.
See how smart you are?
US wins over Spain and Greece so far this time not count then either. "Not for medal".