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Scola would have Splitter for breakfast lunch and dinner.
Scola will once again have a big night. 25 points at least. Tiago's defense is pretty bad.
And Argentina will win this one.
Scola would have Splitter for breakfast lunch and dinner.
Scola is playing 34 minutes on average you'd expect his stats to be up.
Splitter is playing what 24 minutes.
Scola is killing it though.
I would hate it if it was parker and Manu playing 34+ minutes in the worlds.
scola is playing 34 min, but he is still killing tiago in terms of production per minute. however, they play different positions, so they may not have to guard each other.
Croatia-Serbia and Argentina-Brasil.
That's pretty interesting.
IF the Argies don't get some type of contribution from Delfino (he really looked washed up last night) AND Oberto, Brazil is going to win, no matter how many points Scola will score.
It's going to be fun to watch Prigioni and Huertas going at each other.
Smart, smart PGs.
I'd place them in the class of Billups and Becirovic in terms of BB IQ.
With Manu and Nocioni, the Argies would be going for another gold.
That's for sure.
Oh, and to e it up. Tuesday is September 7th, Brazils independence day.
This.
With the low level of compe ion and sub-par teams that are defining Turkey it's more likely what it would have happened.
Also, Scola will outperform Tiago on every category but Brazil will win the game, UNLESS Delfino shows up in Manu form and kills them.
Yes.
Spain misses Calderon and Gasol (in that order),
the US is young and weak upfront (but lucky they don't call all those travellings),
Serbia and Lithania are also young,
Brazil has Barbosa,
Slovenia will come up short as usual (no lack of talent, though)
and the Refs will stop carrying the Turks, come the Semis.
It looks like Manu has missed the chance to win his last le....
While basketball will never come close to drawing the passion out of the Brazilian masses like soccer, this game is intriguing in that it is on Brazil's Independence Day, so that adds a bit to the drama of this international sports rivalry.We have a nice Brazil - Argentina this tuesday in FIBA World championship
Who will play the better ?
tiagosplitter
day off today, tomorrow we start with the practises aiming Argentina..
Pablo Prigioni is the best PG in Europe right now and is the best stealing the ball in the world, his steals are unic.
Tiago has his eye on the betting line:
Ate nas apostas online a coisa ta equilibrada... Even betting online , is a close game... Vamos Brasil!!!!
http://twitter.com/tiagosplitter
I bthink Brazil can win if Splitter and Guillerme play together. IMO Varejao should come off the bench. Guillerme outside shooting compliments Splitter inside game and his constant movement. Varejao messes up the offensive momentum with Splitter on the floor.
When Varejao was hurt Brazil played better. Barbosa's offensive lapses will hurt the against Argentina-a team that never stops working and scoring.
I hope Brazil wins against Argentina mainly because that means Splitter would have done a great job against Scola.
I think Brazil's been playing decent compe ive ball, but I think Argentina's got more firepower. I think Brazil has a shot though, it should be a great game.
Argentina has been mostly about Scola so far, if Scola doesn't get some help Brazil surely has the players and skill to beat them.
Delfino better come to play.
...Splitter is plain and simply not on the same level as Scola. If per chance he ends up with the better stat line, it's not because he's a better player but just because he had a better outing on that day. It is what it is...
Argentina easily. Still it should be fun to see how Scola and Splitter do.
unfortunately, i think brasil wins this. having our ex-coach who knows our players and plays will be the difference, unless, as others have already said, delfino and oberto step up and give scola some help.
Varejao will be tasked to guard scola, although im hoping to see how splitter will do against scola. This game will be shown live here in the Philippines at 2 am on basketballtv. I expect scola to have more points and rebounds than splitter.
There are two or three interviews with Tiago in Brazilian newspapers today. All of them said people in San Antonio are very excited about him. They mentioned that people on blogs and forums can’t wait to see him in action in San Antonio. I guess Brazil media is also reading Spurstalk.
ARG - Scola: "If we have Oberto at his best, then he can be extremely important for us."
ISTANBUL (2010 FIBA World Championship) - Luis Scola knows that he and Argentina will face their biggest challenge at the FIBA World Championship when they take on Brazil tonight.
Scola, who has been an inspiration for his country for the last decade, is leading the tournament in scoring with an average of 29 points per game. Argentina won their opening four games in Group A before conceding their first defeat of the tournament in an 84-82 loss to Serbia.
FIBA: Luis, how satisfied are you with your performance and Argentina's display so far?
Scola: "As any player that has an ego, I enjoy having a starring role but I am also aware that it's not a good thing. What I would like is for us to play the game differently, that it is more level within the team, that we can try out other options and that those are shared. I believe that would allow us to win all the games we would play."
FIBA: Manu Ginobili and Andres Nocioni are among some of Argentina's absentees in this tournament. Is it good that so much depends on you and Carlos Delfino this summer?
Scola: "I hope we can play as a team and so far, we have struggled at this World Championship. It's a very dangerous approach to wait for someone to be inspired on the day and have a great individual game. It may happen, it may not. I always think the best teams are those that win when they play badly because it's easier to win when you play well. When the shots go in and the plays you practised are executed, then it's much easier to win. What I would like is to see is that the team plays solid because then it is easier to guarantee wins."
FIBA: The good news is that Fabricio Oberto is on the road to recovery and may play against Brazil having been out of the tournament since Argentina's opening triumph against Germany with a stomach flu.
Scola: "Fabricio is very important to us. He has already proved that. We also need him to have another player available to help the team, to have another option. But we want the best Fabricio possible. He has to feel well and I believe he is on the road to recovery. Twenty years ago if a top player was not 100% he could still make a difference in a game, but nowadays if a player is not in top condition, you will be passed over by a rival player. If we have Oberto at his best, then he can be extremely important for us us."
http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/new...4388/arti.html
Down with scola!
Scola is the focal point of Argentina's attack. Splitter goes long stretches without getting the ball on offense.
Scola is a more accomplished scorer at this point in their careers, but it's a little unfair to compare their numbers as Argentina doesn't have a ball hog guard (Barbosa) that jacks up shots before the team has any chance to get into the offense.
How many times do you see Splitter get the ball in the post? Maybe two times a game. How many off balance, bad shots do you see Barbosa take? If Splitter got some of the shots Barbosa was wasting, he'd probably have numbers closer to Scola's.
Preach the truth. Splitter is every bit as good as Scola, if not better.
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