2012 Olympics: Spurs Focus

[emanueldavidginobili]

Compazzo the back up for prigioni did not do a bad job at all he is literally the only player on the team with youth at age 21. I wouldnt mind him getting more minutes even if Prigioni does come back. That kid Compazzo is all over the place like an energizer bunny, they could use that seeing how 8 out of the 12 Argentine players are 32 years+

[Brazil]

You're not beating Spain and the United States; that has been proven even with Noah in the lineup. However, a bronze finish wouldn't so far-fetched for France at all. In fact, it is now a very attainable goal.

Also, Diaw and getting into shape in the same sentence

I didn't say we would have beaten USA with Noah, I said they could have a shot at a silver medal. having a shot is not saying we would have been favorites against Spain.

For Diaw I'm speaking about game shape not physical shape, already said he is fat as during these Olympics.

Bronze is going to be tough and once again with France the most difficult games are the ones where we are the clear favorites like Tunisia. Loosing against Tunisia would be very French

[ace3g]

John Schuhmann ‏@johnschuhmann

Doc Rivers just said on NBC that "you'd have to say yes" to an offer to coach the Olympic team, but also endorsed Popovich.

[DPG21920]

lol Pop coaching the Olympic team.

[FromWayDowntown]

Pop makes sense as the next USMNT coach as long as the veteran NBA guys remain eligible to play in the Olympics. If the Olympics become an under-23 thing, I think a college coach would probably be ideal to coach that team with Pop or Doc taking the reins of teams that include veterans to play (the World Championships or the speculated World Cup tournament).

[sonic21]

Bronze is going to be tough and once again with France the most difficult games are the ones where we are the clear favorites like Tunisia. Loosing against Tunisia would be very French

i think they're more mature now, those bad performances against lesser teams were 2-3 years ago

[DPG21920]

GB is the dumbest team

[TE]

GB is the dumbest team

No doubt.

All game long, Collins was blowing his load on how the HC of Great Britain has NBA experience this and that... it sure seemed like it in that last couple of sequences

[mudyez]

this Ike guy has the same name like our bust

[Brazil]

No doubt.

All game long, Collins was blowing his load on how the HC of Great Britain has NBA experience this and that... it sure seemed like it in that last couple of sequences

how your name has been transformed into TE ?

[TE]

how your name has been transformed into TE ?

I asked Kori for it....

[Bruno]

Spain looked bad. They really need Navarro, he is their second best player behind Pau Gasol. I wouldn't be surprised to see them not really trying to win their last 2 games. Finishing 3rd of their group would be a good spot for them since they will be on the other side of the bracket than USA.

[DAF86]

Spain looked bad. They really need Navarro, he is their second best player behind Pau Gasol. I wouldn't be surprised to see them not really trying to win their last 2 games. Finishing 3rd of their group would be a good spot for them since they will be on the other side of the bracket than USA.

And France in the quarters right? Why are French so negative?

[Bruno]

And France in the quarters right? Why are French so negative?

Well, it's not about negativity. It would just make a lot of sense for Spain to do that. Anyway, we'll see if they do that.

[DAF86]

Well, it's not about negativity. It would just make a lot of sense for Spain to do that. Anyway, we'll see if they do that.

It would make a lot more sense to try to finish 1st, imho.

[spurs10]

Spain looked bad. They really need Navarro, he is their second best player behind Pau Gasol. I wouldn't be surprised to see them not really trying to win their last 2 games. Finishing 3rd of their group would be a good spot for them since they will be on the other side of the bracket than USA.

Don't the #1 teams play the #4 team. Wouldn't being first assure they wouldn't play USA until the finals?

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

Don't the #1 teams play the #4 team. Wouldn't being first assure they wouldn't play USA until the finals?

Finishing 1st or 3rd ensures they don't play USA before the gold medal game.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basketb...3_Men#Playoffs

[spurs10]

Finishing 1st or 3rd ensures they don't play USA before the gold medal game.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basketb...3_Men#Playoffs

Thanks!

[ace3g]

Basketball: Age Limit Would Be a Shame, Says Ginobili

"If I think about it selfishly, I don't care. I am done, almost for sure. But it would be disappointing," said 35-year-old Ginobili, who is playing in his third Olympics after earning gold at the 2004 Athens Games and a bronze medal in Beijing.

"But it would be disappointing. If I was 24 right now, I would be crying in the corner that I wouldn't have this opportunity in my life.

"It's something that I wish every athlete can be part of because it's amazing. It's a wonderful experience and I'm so proud for having played in three of them. It is one of the highlights of my career."

U.S. team members Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Kevin Durant, among many others, have also spoken out against the idea.

"It would be sad if somebody that is now 23, 22 in four years is going to be (too) old to play in the Olympics and couldn't do it," said Ginobili, who has also won three NBA les during his 10-year career with the San Antonio Spurs.

http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2012/...er=rss&emc=rss

[TE]

Manu knows what's up

[ace3g]

[Bruno]

Brett Brown talked about De Colo:
http://basketsession.com/brett-brown...elle-ginobili/

"When we faced France in a friendly game, I've seen Nando in live for the first time and I lvoe him. He had swagger. He got game. He plays hard in a way that reminds me a little a younger version of Manu because he is fearless, he can fight with players and he has a great self confidence."

"I see how he can fit with Tony and how much Tony trust him because of his pure talent and because he plays hard. He has a little of Dragic in his game. He is bigger than I thought and I think he can be a good surprise in the NBA even if he will need some time to make the transition like everybody else. I think Pops will be pleasantly surprised. In any case, RC Bufford and his staff have made a very good job at finding him and he will now come here."

He was also asked if he didn't have too much regret about Scola:
"We love Scola and Pop loves him more than anybody else. It was a so long time ago that I don't even remembered it."

[ace3g]

photo gallery and info on each of the Spurs in the Olympics:

http://www.nba.com/spurs/news/120731_spurs_summer_games

[Ice009]

Honestly, did that Scola trade go through Pop before it was made?

[ace3g]

Basketball world owes Manu Ginobili and Argentina's national team debt of gra ude

LONDON – Ten years ago, San Antonio Spurs general manager R.C. Buford walked into a steak house in Indianapolis, leaned into a private dining room, and witnessed Manu Ginobili and the brokenhearted Argentine silver medalists gathered at a long table for dinner. Children bounced on knees, wives and girlfriends chatted, and the fiber of a 2004 Olympic gold medalist strengthened itself in the aftermath of basketball's '02 world championships.

Argentina had delivered the United States its first loss in the post-Dream Team era, sending a ragged and motley Team USA tumbling toward sixth place and a well-deserved moment of global reckoning. USA Basketball had no system, no soul, no vision. The program had collapsed under the weight of its own neglect and hubris, a sense of en lement that ultimately met its international match with a relentless band of brothers out of Argentina.

continue reading: http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--ba...ra ude-.html