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Wow... that picture of Gino is super cute!
the picture say that!It says, "I'm extraordinarily hot..."
Okay, maybe it doesn't say that.
Wow... that picture of Gino is super cute!
Hey Slovenians. You're going to have your asses kicked tomorrow.
I like you guys, but I will cherish your team going down.
Oh, and you Argentinians are next on the hit list. Bring it, es!
It says, "I'm extraordinarily hot..."
Okay, maybe it doesn't say that.
What it basically says is that the win over France wasn't as important as their change of at ude and renewed passion, especially on defense. They prepared differently for the actual WCs than for the friendly tournaments. The adrenaline and energy grows and the motivation is different.
As in the Olympics, they have begun to feel that fire again and must maintain their aggressiveness and continue to improve on defense. Teams like Nigeria and Qatar have shown that anyone can take advantage of a team having a bad night. All teams have to be respected and they have to forget they are Olympic champions.
Could have played better against France, especially against the zone.
Talked to Tony. Said he was going back to SA, but would return to Japan for the finals to be with the team. Asked Manu not to do anything crazy and to take care of himself because they have to get another ring next season.
I'm rooting for Argentina, simply because of our stupid philosophy behind international basketball and that we say something and do the exact opposite thing.
And Coach K can jump in a lake.
Hey Slovenians. You're going to have your asses kicked tomorrow.
I like you guys, but I will cherish your team going down.
Your smack talking made me think of this:
http://www.gatorade.com/film_and_downloads/commercials/
The one with Wade and Kevin Garnett.
no doubt.Hey Slovenians. You're going to have your asses kicked tomorrow.
I like you guys, but I will cherish your team going down.
I wonder how many people in this board hate his guts... I am ambivalent about him.
that it is freaky, angel.Your smack talking made me think of this:
http://www.gatorade.com/film_and_downloads/commercials/
The one with Wade and Kevin Garnett.
spurschick, did you see that manu gatorade ad in www.lanacion.com in manu's column?
I'm not sure where on lanacion.com you're talking about.
Game Report, Argentina v Venezuela 96-54, GROUP A
SENDAI (FIBA World Championship) - For the second straight game, Argentina were able to rest their star players after taking control of this game early on and rolled to another easy win, defeating Venezuela 96-54.
The Olympic champions played in dominant fashion as they did against Lebanon yesterday and once again forward Walter Herrmann provided a huge boost off the bench, finishing with a game-high 25 points in only 26 minutes of play.
Luis Scola added 17 despite playing only 16 first half minutes. Fabricio Oberto chipped in with 10 in 27 minutes of action, 11 more than any other starter.
There was a scare for Sergio Hernandez's men in the third quarter as Andres Nocioni turned his ankle while falling on the foot of an opponent. But the head coach said his forward would be fine to play on Wednesday after the team's day off tomorrow.
Venezuela were held to 27 per cent shooting and only made one of their 17 three-point attempts in a game in which they never led.
A day after scoring 24 points, including six three-pointers, captain Victor Diaz was held to just six points. Once again Richard Lugo carried the load offensively for Nestor Salazar's side, finishing with 15 points.
Venezuela tied the game at 10-10 on a lay-up by Carlos Cedeno, but, as they did against Lebanon yesterday, Argentina felt the opponent were getting too close and responded with an 8-0 run capped off by Carlos Delfino's three-pointer at the buzzer to take a 18-10 lead after one period.
And Argentina carried that momentum the rest of the way. They outscored Venezuela 21-10 in the second quarter to pull way some more, getting their first double digit lead, 20-10, on Scola's lay up.
They then used an 11-0 run to double their advantage when delfino found Oberto open under the basket for an easy lay-up and a 36-15 lead before Venezuela trimmed the deficit to trail by 18, 39-21 at the break.
The second half was much of the same as Nocioni, Oberto and Pepe Sanchez continued the onslaught. The latter was playing the pick-and-roll to perfection with either Oberto or Wolkowyski - who started the second half in place of Scola - and drained consecutive three-pointers for a 60-33 lead.
Herrmann entered the game near the end of the third period and went on a personal
7-0 run to stretch the lead to 68-34.
In the fourth quarter, Argentina stretched their lead up to 40, 80-40 on a free-throw by Herrmann.
Minutes later he was at the receiving end of a long outlet by Carlos Delfino to convert a lay-up and give his team a 50-point advantage, 94-44 before Venezuela scored several baskets late to keep their deficit under the half-century mark.
After the game, Ginobili emphasised how huge Argentina's bench was to allowing the starters to rest for the long compe ion ahead.
"There is no doubt that we have one of the deepest benches in the league and it's really great for us because there are a lot of games to be played if we want to go all the way to the final," he said.
Once again Sergio Hernandez had nothing but praise for his players.
"I'm as happy as I was with the performance yesterday. We played well for another 40 minutes and it's great to be able to do so knowing that we have a lot of fans who are watching at home."
Oh yeah... I've enjoyed that spot on many occasions.
Oh yeah... I've enjoyed that spot on many occasions.
Hmm. Coach K., as I remember, have some ugly experiences with international basketball.
He participated with USA team (NCAA) in Junior (under 20) WC in Bormio Italy. I have to search the net what was realy the results.
Last edited by Kibic; 08-21-2006 at 08:39 AM.
http://www.usabasketball.com/history/mjwc_1987.html
Optimistic, team play...
My mistake. It was Lengendary Larry Brown. And yes they were favorits. They were asskicked twice. Yugoslavia. In game one Tony Kukoč scores 11/12 for 3p, as I remember.
Last edited by Kibic; 08-21-2006 at 08:39 AM.
Cherry, thank you for that article on Manu. Damn, has he ever looked better?
that it is freaky, angel.
It is my favorite non Spurs commercial.
ok girls. here you are straight from http://www.gatorade.com.ar :
http://rapidshare.de/files/30236077/GINOBILI21.zip
Argentina has Nigeria and Serbia & Montenegro left and the US has Slovenia, Senegal and Italy. Nigeria and Serbia have not really played well, so I'd say Argentina has Group A locked up for the preliminary round. The only team that might give the US a decent challenge is Italy, but I doubt there will be an upset there. (No offense to the Slovenians out there.)
The game I wish they would televise is Angola vs. Spain. They've both made good work of the rest of the group, so this one should be good and I would really like to see if Angola is the real deal. Freakin' Pau Gasol has been shooting some crazy like 70%.
ARG - Nocioni twists knee but will play on
SENDAI (FIBA World Championship) - Argentina forward Andres Nocioni twisted his knee playing against Venezuela on Monday, but will be able to feature in Wednesday`s game against Nigeria, the team doctor has revealed.
The Chicago Bulls star was hurt when he tripped over the foot of Venezuela center Alejandro Barrios during the third quarter of Argentina`s 96-54 win.
Argentina have a rest day on Tuesday, and team doctor Diego Grippo expects Nocioni to be ready to go on Wednesday.
"It`s a slight twist of the left knee," Grippo told the Argentinian Basketball Confederation`s official website.
"The injury was in the collateral ligament and he can get over it in a short time.
"He will have a 48-hour rest and he will take painkillers and undergo physiotherapy. An x-ray is not necessary because the injury doesn`t demand it."
Grippo added: "Tomorrow (Tuesday) we'll see how he responds to the treatment. If he does it well, as we expect, he will be ready to play some minutes against Nigeria."
Coach Sergio Hernandez confirmed he expects to have Nocioni available.
"Doctors told me that after the rest day he will be able to play the next game," he said. "Don`t worry, he`ll be back."
I'm no doctor, but I'm pretty sure it was the ANKLE.
Maybe some translator needs to get back to class.
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