Luis Scola Calls Out Ginobili & Other Absent Team Mates

LOL. No wonder you love sina's articles so much. You really have the potential to be one of their writers. A little bit of fact, a little bit of opinions, a little bit of speculation and a little bit of imagination, mix them together and report it like the truth.

 

I don't agree... considering what he has said in the past about this topic, I think this is a message for the ones (the press mainly) who were saying that the players missing in the Americas Tournament shouldn't be called to join the team for the Olympics.

Thats why he says that the best players have to go to Beijing. He has always respected the decision of the other players not to play.

And if this team didn't qualify for the Olympics in the Americas tournament, they would have had another chance next year, in another qualifying tournament. Many of the mising players, before the tourny declared that they would be there if needed.

We will have a full squad for the Olympics. The only doubt is Herrmann, who has said in the past that he is not enjoying basketball and is only taking it as a job, and he wouldn't play with the National Team again... we will see.

 

The debate is about playing with the team that qualified in Las Vegas or letting the stars come back.

Is it fair that Quinteros doesn't go to the Olympics when he accepted to play the Americas Tournament and help the team qualify, just because Ginobili decides he wants to be back for the Olympics?

Thats the debate.

But really, there is no debate. Ginobili and the others are playing in China, before the tournament of the Americas they have said they would be available for the Olympics.

 

I'm sorry Tinman. Remind us what you post non-stop about again?

 

Oh, I forgot. Thanks for the article pryuen.

 

ah my favorite troll come to find me, i feel like one of those lord of the rings dudes.

 

Believe me, no matter who else count, China doesn't belong to this list, and I'm a Chinese fan.

 

It is an inappropriate title. No question about it. But I am more curious about your behavior. You act like a kid in a candy store every time something wrong is found in Pryuen's translation and then jump out from your closet to bash him. Pryuen translates or posts newspaper articles here almost every other day. So how hard is it for you to find a mistake once in a while anyway? I really wonder whether Pryuen has stolen your girlfriend or bullied you out of your lunch money in high school or what. Remember I am talking about your track record here, not this thread only. Consistent pattern of past behavior doesn't lie. You seem to be having a very bitter life.

 

Thanks for translating all these articles Pryuen. There seems to be a ton of articles written about the Rockets more than the Rocket newspapers themselves.

Well, no disrespect to the guys that Scola had to play with this summer, but getting doubled on every possession, he must of been thinking "I need help guys." Even if he doesn't do it publicly, I'm sure privately he's desperately sending out his Bat distress signal to all his Argentinian Super-friends to give him help (Ginolbli, Nocioni, Hermann, Oberto, Pepe, Wokyski (?))

 

This is why I like Scola so much!

 

Dude, this is not an article from sina.... Maybe if you read more, you will start to understand. And one more thing, sina's articles as you put it is a web portal that gather news from all around the world. Go check them out, there is a english portal.

http://english.sina.com/index.html

 

Dude are you really serious?! Barring any major injuries the US will win a medal - and it will be GOLD.

 

absolutely.

 

You're right. Talent doesn't necessarily translate into success. But can you honestly say that we (Team USA) assembled the BEST team possible since 2002? In 2008 Beijing we will have the best team assembled since the original Dream Teams.

 

The USA team this year looks focused and united. Even at the beginning of last year's championship, the team looked weak (compared to what I expected). Defense has especially been increased. Barring any screw ups, we got the gold.

 

Can the States win the gold? Absolutely. Will they? I'm not so sure. As has been pointed out, the importance of playing as a team cannot be overstated. There will be some tough teams at the 2008 Olympics. Argentina will be one of them.

 

Winning a gold medal will depend mostly on Kobe's ego, if he defends and not force the issue on offense then Melo, Lebron, and Wade can coexist. Melo is a high percentage shooter and Wade is also when he is consistently driving to the rim and shooting free throws. Lebron is very good finisher on fast breaks and shot the ball well during FIBA America's tourney. Redd is also the perfect player off the bench for this group, as long as he stays consistent with his shot, he can kill the zone and the double teams on Kobe, Lebron, Wade, and Melo.

This team does everything well except for maybe team rebounding and thats due to eagerness of the players to quickly run up the court for a fast break. The center player cannot get all the defensive rebounds.

 

Luis Scola's team can only make minor trouble to Dream-8 team at Beijing Olympic game,the final champion,of course,is US,no doubt.