Basketball at the 2016 Rio Olympics

[kaji157]

What are you guys talking about? I don't recall him saying anything about this being his last year. He said he'll see how he feels at the end the next season before deciding.

This is the true. We might assume right that he is on his last year, he just retired from NT, because is logical, the next international tournament is 3 years ahead, so he is saying "i am not going to play 3 more years". But he has not retired from the Spurs yet.

[Chinook]

Batum been done for a while now, I've said it before the tourney started... amazing too, he's not that old.

yup

dude is a pos

People on RealGM are praising the Hornets for locking Batum up at a discount.

[Chinook]

"He has offered so much, not only to the NBA but to the global game," the 24-year said. "I just appreciate his talent. Just him being a championship winner and a lot of kids want to envy that. Not just in Argentina but worldwide. Watching his game, watching him for years even before I got to the NBA, it's just a lot of respect and a lot of love for what he's given to the game of basketball. "

Just.

[ElNono]

Just.

I'm just lost for words with all the love...

I just hope I can catch up with him just one more time in Feb when we play the Sixers...

[Russo21]

We should try and make the Aussie Spurs the way those guys are playing

Bogut
Aldridge
Leonard
Delly
Mills

Gasol
Baynes
Anderson (David not kyle)
Manu
Parker

5 Aussies, 2 Americans, 1 Frenchie, 1 Argentinian, 1 Spaniard

[Uriel]

http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/man...-been-so-lucky

Still not available I think NBC's content is exclusive to the US.

[elemento]

It's so great to watch Serbia and Croatia. It's probably the closest Spurs "thing" we can watch in the Olympic Games when it comes to fundamental basketball. Teodosic plays effortless, it's great to watch.

[ElNono]

Still not available I think NBC's content is exclusive to the US.

son, how about moving to the 21st century?

[Phenomanul]

I'm just lost for words with all the love...

I just hope I can catch up with him just one more time in Feb when we play the Sixers...

I see what u did there...

[hooperflash]

We should try and make the Aussie Spurs the way those guys are playing

Bogut
Aldridge
Leonard
Delly
Mills

Gasol
Baynes
Andersen (David not kyle)
Manu
Parker

5 Aussies, 2 Americans, 1 Frenchie, 1 Argentinian, 1 Spaniard

FIFY

[JuneJive]

Apparently, Gasol is having some trouble with his injured calf.

www.eurohoops.net/featured/301955/scariolo-i-can-not-say-for-sure-that-gasol-will-play

[Canyonero]

DAF86 ElNono another one

[kobyz]

Yes Gasol is out for the USA game...

[Canyonero]

Well, they weren't going to beat USA anyway.

[spurs10]

Apparently, Gasol is having some trouble with his injured calf.

www.eurohoops.net/featured/301955/scariolo-i-can-not-say-for-sure-that-gasol-will-play

Bummer...hope he's ready for camp.

[ElNono]

DAF86 ElNono another one

I'm at JFK about to board a plane to Argieland

I'll get the updates later...

[SpurPadre]

Do any of you guys see Manu becoming head coach for Argentina?

[tonight...you]

Do any of you guys see Manu becoming head coach for Argentina?

That would be pretty darn awesome. He's left-handed, so he's right-brained, which is probably why he's so outside the box, but has been under one of the greatest semi-orthodox coaches in history for almost a decade and a half...
Sounds like a great combination for either a tremendous, legendary coach, or a flameout of sizeable proportions.
As always with coaches, it will depend on his talent at hand.

I would love to see him go for it.

[SAGirl]

That would be pretty darn awesome. He's left-handed, so he's right-brained, which is probably why he's so outside the box, but has been under one of the greatest semi-orthodox coaches in history for almost a decade and a half...
Sounds like a great combination for either a tremendous, legendary coach, or a flameout of sizeable proportions.
As always with coaches, it will depend on his talent at hand.

I would love to see him go for it.

I read somewhere that the exceptional talents are not necessarily good coaches, bc they have to be able to deal with guys and coach guys from the basics up, who have much less talent than they had as a player and that is not an easy transition... or something of that nature. I bet he'd want to check himself in the game to fix things up.

[tonight...you]

I read somewhere that the exceptional talents are not necessarily good coaches, bc they have to be able to deal with guys and coach guys from the basics up, who have much less talent than they had as a player and that is not an easy transition... or something of that nature. I bet he'd want to check himself in the game to fix things up.

Yeah, but... he's a lefty. I speak as a fellow of the brotherhood, of course.

[DAF86]

DAF86 ElNono another one

If we finish above Brazil in the medal race, for the first time in I don't know how many years, on their soil.

[BillMc]

Though I'm an American, can't help but root for Patty at this point.

[Obstructed_View]

Apparently, Gasol is having some trouble with his injured calf.

www.eurohoops.net/featured/301955/scariolo-i-can-not-say-for-sure-that-gasol-will-play

[BillMc]

Dammit!!!

[Canyonero]

If we finish above Brazil in the medal race, for the first time in I don't know how many years, on their soil.

That won't happen