Um... not good. (Arg-USA blog)
by Aaronstampler on Aug 22, 2008 9:45 AM CDT
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It's 21-4 U.S. with a little more than a couple minutes to go in the quarter. They're on a 18-0 run as we speak with LeBron FTs pending. Manu already has two fouls and looks to have tweaked his ankle. Argentina cannot go two consecutive possessions without a turnover and their point guard, Prigioni, looks hopelessly outmatched.
Oh wait, the quarter is over now and it's 30-12, and that's with Nocioni hitting a running one-handed three at the buzzer. Everything that can go wrong for Argentina has. The U.S. already made like five threes and even when they missed one, it was an airball that went straight to Bosh for an and-1. Meanwhile on offense Argentina is missing all their shots, even lay-ups and putbacks.
In other words, just go back to bed.
Hopefully Manu isn't hurt too bad.
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i chimed in on the go argentina fan post with my own wailing about this situation. not good at all. it was murphy’s quarter for ARG and maybe the spurs as well (bends to knees and begins prayer).
by bones on Aug 22, 2008 9:49 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Update: Manu is in the locker room – (shit) and to no one’s surprise, Deflino is playing terribly.
by Aaronstampler on Aug 22, 2008 9:49 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
they really needed a hot manu and delfino to have a chance…and oh yeah to not turn the ball over wevery other time down the floor.
by bones on Aug 22, 2008 9:50 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
why
is everyone so anti-team usa? i want them to win. granted i want manu to kick ass too, but i’m still cheering for the us.
by efantich on Aug 22, 2008 9:52 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
dammit, why did i have a feeling manu was going to hurt his ankle this game
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by Hamer_SpursFan on Aug 22, 2008 9:52 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
i am pro USA as well, but its like your wife and girlfreind being at the same party. simply MUST root for manu and oberto to play well and did want a close game.
chapu did throw that one out….
by bones on Aug 22, 2008 9:54 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Nocioni is playing with a lot of heart blocking a Kobe dunk and forcing a LeBron turnover in the same sequence. He isn’t healthy at all right now.
by Aaronstampler on Aug 22, 2008 9:55 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
are argies in the penalty?
if they can get this under 10 before half that would be great.
I am happy. I am proud. - Manu Ginobili
by bellasa on Aug 22, 2008 9:58 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
i am actually very sad to see this ARG team having to play this game in their injured conditions. that said, they have worked it back 12.
by bones on Aug 22, 2008 9:59 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Slowly the Argentina strategy of letting the U.S. shoot threes is getting them back into the game. Really, there is nothing else they could do.
by Aaronstampler on Aug 22, 2008 9:59 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
i dont think we know at this point. does not look too good.
i am actually rooting for him to come back and play.
by bones on Aug 22, 2008 10:01 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Just the fact that Argentina has cut what was a 21 point deficit to 8 without Manu the whole time is like remarkable. They’re playing with so much passion, it’s inspiring.
by Aaronstampler on Aug 22, 2008 10:01 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Defensively they look to be playing the Syracuse 2-3 zone.
by Aaronstampler on Aug 22, 2008 10:01 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
is anyone else
watching on nbc.com? there are no announcers. this is awesome. i wish i could watch spurs games like this. fucking reggie miller.
by efantich on Aug 22, 2008 10:01 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I am watching on nbc.com
I miss HD, though. I tried to wait for the TV broadcast, but first Regis and Kelly, now Decathlon? F you, NBC! I want the game live!
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by tomasito on Aug 22, 2008 10:07 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Because we're stupid
Javtokas looked good vs Spain as well.
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by tomasito on Aug 22, 2008 10:08 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
he looked real good. kinda pissed me off.
by bones on Aug 22, 2008 10:26 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
amen. i am actualyl now rooting for ARG, but i want the USA to win. how fucked up is that?
by bones on Aug 22, 2008 10:10 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
If he passes that I think DWill has an uncontested layup
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by tomasito on Aug 22, 2008 10:10 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It was Chris Paul who would have had the layup
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by tomasito on Aug 22, 2008 10:10 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Scola is playing like a beast and Gutierrez and Quinterros are stepping up huge. It’s only a 6 pt game, with 2 seconds to go. Again, Manu is hurt and Delfino is doing nothing.
For USA, Kobe’s chucking is taking them out of the game.
by Aaronstampler on Aug 22, 2008 10:10 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Kobe’s been a net negative the whole tournament
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by tomasito on Aug 22, 2008 10:12 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
On NBC, Jim Lampley just said the Mike Breen and Doug Collins would have the call “live.” Are they trying to deceive me?
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by tomasito on Aug 22, 2008 10:13 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
they
just showed teh manu injury clip. i hope it’sn ot that bad. i kinda don’t want him to play. save it manu for the 08-09 season!
by efantich on Aug 22, 2008 10:13 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
49-40 at half.
Three bs Anthony FTs take it from 6 to 9.
They outscored the U.S. that quarter. I’m not sure if anyone has done that this tournament thus far. The guys are playing hard and might even be better coached for all I know, but the talent differential is massive. If the U.S. just shoots threes the rest of the way and Argentina plays the way they’re playing, it might be a game in the 4th.
The real story will be Manu though. If he doesn’t come out for the second half, he’s done for the game and it’ll be panic time in Spurs land.
by Aaronstampler on Aug 22, 2008 10:14 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
If the US starts hitting threes at more than a 25% clip, it’s lights out.
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by tomasito on Aug 22, 2008 10:15 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i think
there was one quarter in some game where US was outscored:
yeah, angola outscored US 23-16 in one quarter.
by efantich on Aug 22, 2008 10:18 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
maybe that was it…in garbage time, they made up a bunch of gorund and became team USA’s closest game to date, right?
by bones on Aug 22, 2008 10:25 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
all eyes will be on manu for sure.
i think that china actually outscored team USA in the second quarter of that first preliminary game. team USA got outrscored in one quater so far in china. it could have been in that no-count game against australia before the actual games, but i think it happened when the chinese were bombing in all those 3s in the first game……..
it’s cool to see ARG hang, but i don’t know how long they can stick it out in their current condition.
by bones on Aug 22, 2008 10:18 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If the game is on TV in the west coast (not counting the Olympic basketball channel) then I can’t find it. I’m watching online.
by Aaronstampler on Aug 22, 2008 10:21 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It’s not on live. It just started on my NBC affiliate. I just couldn’t take the suspense and had to tune in online. Besides, WTF? Game of the tournament thus far on tape delay? Is this the 1979 NBA Finals?
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by tomasito on Aug 22, 2008 10:25 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Argentina has a chance only if Kobe keeps jacking threes from well behind the arc.
by 4Him on Aug 22, 2008 10:22 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
do i have it right that the bronze and gold medal hoop games will be at midnight and 230A (EST) on sunday, which is really overnight saturday?
by bones on Aug 22, 2008 10:27 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Manu sitting to start the second half.
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by tomasito on Aug 22, 2008 10:27 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He’s on the bench, but not playing.
by Aaronstampler on Aug 22, 2008 10:28 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
That's disappointing
I think, like a lot of people here, I’m rooting for a Team USA win, but a great Manu performance. An utter disaster from Kobe would be welcome as well.
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by tomasito on Aug 22, 2008 10:30 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
melo should have gotten the gate for that punch on scola.
by bones on Aug 22, 2008 10:31 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
How Carmelo didn’t get a technical foul let alone get ejected is beyond me. He just shot Scola with an elbow to the chest, basically threw a punch. Typical shit from him.
by Aaronstampler on Aug 22, 2008 10:31 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I wouldn’t call that a punch by any stretch, just a forearm to the chest and a push, but it certainly warranted a T. Did they call anything?
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by tomasito on Aug 22, 2008 10:33 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i say punch man. should got something – but i think he got nothing. it was direct and intentional.
by bones on Aug 22, 2008 10:34 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i have not seen manu yet. was he shooting warm-ups? was he in the huddle in that TO. is he moving? is the man breathing forgodskaes?!?!?!?!?!
by bones on Aug 22, 2008 10:34 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Again Melo trying to start some shit. I can’t believe the refs aren’t doing anything.
by Aaronstampler on Aug 22, 2008 10:34 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
That foul on Howard was pretty vicious. Nocioni comically calls for a jump ball after tying up Howard’s face. Game getting chippy…
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by tomasito on Aug 22, 2008 10:36 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I suspect Fab and Chapu and Scola have contributed their share to the physical play.
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by tomasito on Aug 22, 2008 10:38 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
likely, but they are much more deceptive and thus, much cooler than melo.
by bones on Aug 22, 2008 10:39 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Melo's definitely a jackass
Would have been nice to swap him for Paul Pierce.
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by tomasito on Aug 22, 2008 10:41 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
then what? he just gets to shoot throws until he misses?
by bones on Aug 22, 2008 10:39 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
scola!
i can’t believe he’s not with us, still!
by efantich on Aug 22, 2008 10:39 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I don’t understand FIBA rules. How does a guy get 4 FTs and the ball?
by Aaronstampler on Aug 22, 2008 10:39 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Were there any lane violations or anything there? I thought my video player had messed up.
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by tomasito on Aug 22, 2008 10:40 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
there wasn’t anybody south of the foul line. must have been two technical fouls? i have no idea what happened there. i saw a foul in the act and that was it.
by bones on Aug 22, 2008 10:41 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
God that Gonzalez is one miserable fat piece of shit. I’m in better shape than this guy. How is he on the team?
by Aaronstampler on Aug 22, 2008 10:41 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
and he dropped some serious punds since the vegas tournament too……you’d have loved him back then….
by bones on Aug 22, 2008 10:42 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
How tall are you?
In basketball, it helps to be over 6’10". He reminds me of the guys I face in rec ball. I’m like 6’4", 195, and I always deal with guys who are like 6’6", 320. I hate it.
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by tomasito on Aug 22, 2008 10:43 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i often get stuck trying to check those kind of dudes at 6-2. not pretty on the wrong match-up…but this is pick-up style at the local YMCA, so i might just as easily run point the game after.
by bones on Aug 22, 2008 10:46 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
They are always so sweaty and hairy, too. It’s hard to play defense when to don’t even want to come within 6 feet of the guy you are guarding.
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by tomasito on Aug 22, 2008 10:47 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
this summer i started pulling the old wear-the-stinkiest-most-game-used-shirt-that-you-can trick and boy do they STINK. guys have been falling all over themselves not to draw me…….
by bones on Aug 22, 2008 10:49 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This game is proving three points.
1. The Spurs letting Scola go for nothing was, is, and always will be completely unforgivable.
2. Manu must be really hurt right now to not be playing.
3. Carmelo Anthony is an assclown.
by Aaronstampler on Aug 22, 2008 10:45 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Unforgivable?
What if Mahinmi turns out to be a superbeast and leads the Spurs to 4 more titles? You wouldn’t forgive the Front Office then?
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by tomasito on Aug 22, 2008 10:49 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If the dude is a superbeast, they wouldn’t have resigned Kurt Thomas. I have zero faith of Pop letting Mahinmi learn on the job.
I repeat, zero faith.
by Aaronstampler on Aug 22, 2008 10:50 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
terrible not to have scola…even worse that he is in houston. i’m not a hug basher of the front office, but that one may well burn in my head forever.
by bones on Aug 22, 2008 10:52 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
3-11 from the field. that’s kobe-esque numbers……
by bones on Aug 22, 2008 10:47 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
they keep letting 6’4" Dwyane Wade get offensive rebounds. Maybe it’s because he jumps like two feet higher than their big men.
by Aaronstampler on Aug 22, 2008 10:49 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Delfino channeling Kobe on that attempt. Pass the ball, Carlitos!
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by tomasito on Aug 22, 2008 10:50 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Stampler at the line for two FTs
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by tomasito on Aug 22, 2008 10:51 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
this game could be a lot worse than 14. ARG showing spain a good strategy. funnel the ball to kobe and keep him 20+ feet from the goal. eventually, he’ll start jacking. follow the same strategy for melo
by bones on Aug 22, 2008 10:54 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I don’t see manu on the floor at all. I thought I saw him come out for the opening huddle of the second half but now he’s gone?
by Aaronstampler on Aug 22, 2008 10:54 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
that agony is now starting to set in. i’m praying that they are saving him for the bronze game, knowing that he won’t be of much use today…..but that’s what i hope…not necessarily what i believe.
by bones on Aug 22, 2008 10:55 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I read in Sports Illustrated that Kobe’s Chinese nickname is “Little Flying Warrior” and Lebron’s is “Little Emperor.” Those are pretty cool, but still, WTF? Is Yao Ming in charge of assigning nicknames? Who would call those guys "little?
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by tomasito on Aug 22, 2008 10:56 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Personally I would’ve gone with Little Assrapist and Little Whore for those two, but that’s just me.
by Aaronstampler on Aug 22, 2008 10:59 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Inappropriate!
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by tomasito on Aug 22, 2008 11:01 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Must have been love...
But it’s over now. Lebron hits two threes to end it.
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by tomasito on Aug 22, 2008 10:57 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
typical
arg fashion. arguing :] i love it
by efantich on Aug 22, 2008 10:58 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
true, but dwight howard’s defense on the pick and roll/pop reminds me of shaq. he isnt anywhere near scola on those all day…….
by bones on Aug 22, 2008 10:58 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
i bet POP
is texting timmy. that’s why we shouldn’t be playing in the olympics.
by efantich on Aug 22, 2008 11:00 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Is JKidd shaving points?
That’s like 4 consecutive turnovers or bad passes.
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by tomasito on Aug 22, 2008 11:03 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Would it really surprise you if he was? I had a bet for $5 that Arg would keep it within 15 with Manoli’s sister, so now that’s all I’m pulling for.
by Aaronstampler on Aug 22, 2008 11:03 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Actually, yes, it would surprise me a great deal to learn that Jason Kidd was shaving points to help you win a $5 bet with Manoli’s sister.
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by tomasito on Aug 22, 2008 11:06 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
USA is now running wings at scola. if he can hit the right shooter, ARG could make up some ground.
by bones on Aug 22, 2008 11:05 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
delfino
i wish he was on the spurs too
by efantich on Aug 22, 2008 11:06 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
You don't mean that
Carlos Delfino is Spanish for “JR Smith”
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by tomasito on Aug 22, 2008 11:07 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
who fouled bosh? looked like a phantom to me….
by bones on Aug 22, 2008 11:06 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Nice pass from Scrappy Doo… I’m not sure it’s mathematically possible to quantify how much better he is than Jason Kidd. Too bad he’s such a punk.
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by tomasito on Aug 22, 2008 11:09 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Carlos Boozer: 12th man. That kind of makes me happy.
by Aaronstampler on Aug 22, 2008 11:10 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
wade get a lot of credit because he’s good and way less of an asshole than say melo and kobe. however, he can be everybit the ballhog, shameless gunner at times.
by bones on Aug 22, 2008 11:11 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I don’t understand Argentina’s coach. Gutierrez had a good first half than didn’t play the second half. And I guess in addition to Manu, Nocioni is hurt again as well as he didn’t play much in the second half.
by Aaronstampler on Aug 22, 2008 11:12 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
if manu played
what would the final have been?
by efantich on Aug 22, 2008 11:12 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
They just showed replays of Manu’s injury on TV. It didn’t look too bad [crossing fingers]
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by tomasito on Aug 22, 2008 11:12 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
close enough for stamps to be $5 richer…….
by bones on Aug 22, 2008 11:12 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
ARG had one arm tied behind their back all day. wish it had been a different scenario to see what would have happened.
by bones on Aug 22, 2008 11:13 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Well Stampler, I guess you need to break Jason Kidd’s thumbs now. Or maybe you already did; that would explain his play.
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by tomasito on Aug 22, 2008 11:14 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
What a nightmare. Why’d I wake up so early? The way the day is going I should personally fly to Foxborough, Massachusetts and kidnap Brian Westbrook so the Eagles don’t play him tonight and have his knee blown out.
by Aaronstampler on Aug 22, 2008 11:14 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh well. I guess it wasn’t meant to be. Heal up Manu. Later peeps.
by Aaronstampler on Aug 22, 2008 11:15 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Outside of the Spurs, I’m cursed. I root for the Eagles in football, the Giants in baseball and whatever team Wayne Gretzky was/Alexei Kovalev is on in hockey. Always get close but no cigar.
Spurs fans with their .4 agony in 2004 or the Manu foul in 2006. Who the fuck cares? Nothing will ever crush me like Game 6 of the World Series in ’02.
(And watch, Matthew will stick the knife in now)
by Aaronstampler on Aug 22, 2008 12:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
let me
massage manu’s ankle with the blood of 10,000 goats and he shall heel.
see ya guys later.
(man i haven’t been on this site in a while). post mortem nba playooffs.
by efantich on Aug 22, 2008 11:17 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
That’s an awful lot of goats. I think I’d rather just wait for it to heal on its own. I’d feel pretty guilty otherwise.
UNLESS you can make him jump like he did in ‘04-05. If that’s the case, then by all means, we can sacrifice a million of those fuckers.
by Aaronstampler on Aug 22, 2008 12:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It helps to have balance...
Stampler can’t root for champions in every sport. That’s how I used to rationalize my UT Longhorns fandom until Vince Young came around.
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by tomasito on Aug 22, 2008 11:17 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Well, fuck.
Sometimes it’s tough being a fan.
Now it’ll be difficult to even get the bronze, as injured-ridden as we are.
by LatinD on Aug 22, 2008 12:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
you are very consistent with your posting habits. i guess i ididn’t know your no posting until the game is over rule extended to international play. as good as a short-handed ARG team played for stretches of this game, i think they still have a great chance to medal. manu being around would have made this game much more entertaining. here’s hoping he is well enough to play the bronze medal game.
by bones on Aug 22, 2008 1:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, I hadn’t been part of the previous blogs… I’m ruled by superstitions.
Thanks for the good vibes. We’ll need them.
by LatinD on Aug 22, 2008 3:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
he can't play for the bronze
Argentina’s team doctors say the ligament in his ankle is “very inflamed” and that it is “virtually impossible” for him to play against Lithuania.
He's Manu Ginobili
by carina_gino20 on Aug 22, 2008 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Manu getting hurt ruins this whole game for me.
by r21x on Aug 22, 2008 1:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Now that it's all over
I’m realizing that I wasn’t really cheering for the US or Argentina (not just in this game but for the whole tournament) at all. What I was wanting was for Manu to go through the whole Olympic tourney without any health issues. If you’re rating the outcomes on a scale of 1 to 10 (with 1 being the most important and 10 being the least) — between US wins gold, Argentina wins gold and Manu healthy, I think it would have been:
1. Manu Healthy
10000000. US wins gold
10000001. Argentina wins gold
And now I know that I’ve lost.
by jollyrogerwilco on Aug 22, 2008 2:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Good summary, jollyrogerwilco. I feel exactly the same way.
Just to clarify, it is the same ankle from the playoffs, right? Not the “healthy” one?
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by spurchief on Aug 22, 2008 2:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
same here
My whole mantra since the start of his training this summer was “Please don’t be hurt”. I wanted Argentina to win gold, but not at this cost.
When he went down, I just didn’t care about the outcome anymore.
He's Manu Ginobili
by carina_gino20 on Aug 22, 2008 10:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
God damnit Manu, why didn’t you listen to pop!?
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by Linix129 on Aug 22, 2008 2:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
What a sadly predictable waste. How much torture can an ankle take? I am sure Pop will not ask Manu to get on the court until the regular season is underway. No training camp, no pre-season. Just have the doc look at the ankle and let him rest…hopefully he does not need surgery.
"The evolution has been good, and I am much more tranquil now in the face of what comes next,"--Manu Ginobili
by VWolf on Aug 22, 2008 6:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow that sucked! My country lost in the worst way: with a “what if” scenario…… Manu MAKES a big difference.
Now its time to yell at my computer while Delfino jacks up three after three against the lithuanians….
BTW….. the difference between fans from Usa and Argentina is HUGE. We would never root against or country or be indiferent.
by Chilai on Aug 23, 2008 12:07 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
its tough sometimes when half of this blogs contributors have a man-crush on Manu. i love what USA stands for, but i rarely stand for what our politicians crap out of their mouths.
i love our athletes, but its hard to support anything with our standpoint, “democratic” and “republican” included. they both are pulled by the same strings with different ways to spout the same shit.
i really wish we’d focus on our own problems before we try and “police” the world. that is not our job even when countries (nigeria, just an example, etc.) expect us to fix their problems.
dont bother to flame, i wont respond if this offends you. i don’t troll for responses
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by Hamer_SpursFan on Aug 23, 2008 3:29 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It would be different, I think, if Americans weren’t so dominant in this particular sport. Being secure in the knowledge that you are the best in the world at something makes it easier to root for the underdogs. If the rest of the world progresses to where there really is some doubt, I guarantee that the percentage rooting against Team USA would drop. For example, Americans aren’t rooting for Chinese gymnasts or divers.
Also, Americans aren’t used to thinking in terms of national competitions. You root for your local high school teams. Then you sort of follow where the local stars go and root for them to do well in college. When you go to college, you follow where your team’s players get drafted, and pull a little bit for their professional teams. I like the Tennessee Titans, for example, because they have many former Texas Longhorn football players, like Vince Young and Bo Scaife. It’s a similar mindset that would lead to a Spurs fan rooting for Argentina because that’s who Manu plays for. Team Manu vs. Team Kobe, Lebron, and Carmelo? Viewed in that light, it’s no contest whom to root for. I would guess many American fans see Team USA as those individuals, rather than as a team representing the United States.
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by tomasito on Aug 23, 2008 12:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks for the information tomasito, it’s nice to hear how things work in other countries.
And Hamer, you are right that here it seems there’s an obsession with Manu.
He is not perfect: he was a below average student when young. Fuck it, who cares about school…. MANU IS PERFECT
by Chilai on Aug 23, 2008 6:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
You don’t understand. Manu is such a team player and an unselfish individual that he early on realized that performing scholastically to his full potential would only raise the grading curve to impossible levels for his classmates. He then simply performed just well enough to get through school. It came out of his love for others and desire to self-sacrifice. We all know what he’s truly capable of and I for one am very excited to see, after retirement, the diseases he cures and the difficult mathmatical equations he effortlessly solves.
by SgtinManusArmy on Aug 23, 2008 7:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Spinning, spinning, spinning
effortlessly solves
I’m dying over here, the humor is so intense.
Love the Spin, SiMA. Please keep it up.
by jollyrogerwilco on Aug 24, 2008 11:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m so goddamned proud of my team. To me this bronze medal is golden. We had no business beating the US with that hobbling and benchless team, but they still gave me hope. And now they beat Lithuania without Gino and with Nocioni playing his heart off.
What a team. I’ll miss them when they’re gone so bad.
by LatinD on Aug 24, 2008 12:56 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Dammit LatinD, i’ve been holding my tears until now….
VAMOS ARGEEENTINA CARAJOOOOOOO VAMO MANU VAMO CHAPU FIERA ANIMAL VAMOOOO LUISITO CABEZON VAMOOOOO CARLITOS MORFON PERO CAPO VAMO PABLITO ….. VAMOS FABRIII ! LOCO UNA DORADA Y UNA DE BRONCE QUE CAPOS
by Chilai on Aug 24, 2008 1:22 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
They're Warriors, You've Got To Give Them That.
Every passing game makes their Scola decision look all the more unforgiveable. The guy is a world-class player and would’ve made a huge difference on our team.
Tim-Manu-TP-Scola? That would’ve been insane. Imagine Barry with those four. Hell, imagine me with those four. Unfuckingbeatable.
I don’t know if it was Holt or RC or Pop, but the team blew it big time.
Also, it’s disappointing they’re not at least asking the Bulls what they want for Nocioni, just for shits and giggles.
The whole Argentine team played with a lot of heart and passion and I’m really proud of them. Even their fatty.
And lest I forget, major props to Spain as well, for the way they fought the U.S. without Calderon. I knew they were playing possum the first game in the group stages…
by Aaronstampler on Aug 24, 2008 5:16 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
On the whole Scola thing
Is it too late for the Spurs to take a mulligan? I’m just saying…
by jollyrogerwilco on Aug 24, 2008 11:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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