Argentina Vs Australia (Scola starting) Today 6 PM

Who is the # 13? He is pretty good.

 

which ANT r u referring 2...

 

Good question! I didn't realize it.

Of course, I mean Scola's team.

 

Is Newley playing?

 

Don't see Anderson and Newley name on the 2009 squad

http://www.basketball.net.au/index.php?id=659

 

We should get smashed.

Bunch of kids playing.

 

Thank you

 

SCola = JEsus

 

I believe he's Paolo Quinteros, he plays in Spain.

 

yes he is, an undersized shooting guard

he can really get it going

 

Thanks.

 

His several plays remind me of Tony Parker.

 

was this the same team that played against Chinese NT?

they are really really young

 

Was Scola injured? Why didn't he play in the 4th quarter? He even wasn't on the bench.

 

final score? thanks! i didn't watch the 2nd half.

 

No not Scola!! he can never be injured he's invincible!

but yeah.. I'm wondering the same thing

 

Looks like Scola struggled a little in the latest game against the Mighty Aussies.

Article Link

TheAge Newspaper Online

Boomers break Argentine hoodoo

August 8, 2009 - 4:35PM


An understrength Australian men's basketball team has upset Argentina in double overtime in Brazil, claiming the Boomers' first win over the South American powerhouse in almost 20 years.

In an epic clash, young guard Joe Ingles led all scorers with 25 points in an encouraging 110-107 triumph in a four nation's event at Brazil's Barueri Arena.

The tour is a key part of new coach Brett Brown's preparations for the upcoming two-game Oceania series against New Zealand which will determine seedings for next year's world championship in Turkey.

It is Australia's first victory over the Argentines - the Athens Olympic gold medallists who also picked up bronze in Beijing last year - since the 1990 world championship.

Dallas Maverick Nathan Jawai added 22 points and seven boards for the Boomers, while keeping fellow NBA big man Luis Scola of the Houston Rockets to just 2-of-8 shooting.

It was Australia's second straight win after overcoming Uruguay and they will now face Brazil in the decider.

"I'm happy for the guys," Brown said of a team missing the likes of Andrew Bogut, Patrick Mills, David Andersen and Matt Nielsen.

"It was a grind out there and we showed a fantastic resilience to find a way through the physicality to close out the game.

"The collective effort was there, we made great adjustments on the run and incrementally we've gotten better with every game on tour."

The match was tight all the way, with the home side leading by three points at quarter-time before the Boomers rallied to take a 47-43 edge into the main break.

Scores were tied 69-69 at three quarter-time and an Ingles fadeaway jumpshot on the final buzzer then forced overtime.

Still locked at 98-98 after the first extra period, a key three-pointer late in the second overtime from Oscar Forman helped seal the upset win.

Adam Gibson, who has taken over the point guard duties from absentees Mills and CJ Bruton, had 17 points and five assists.

Brown had special praise for Ingles, Gibson and Forman, his trio of young guards.

"Joey was sensational," he said.

"He started the game well and was creating his own shot, he had some great individual moments and he saw the game through.

"Gibson has been solid throughout the whole tour but Oscar was really the unsung hero of this game.

"He had thirteen points off the bench and hit a huge three in the second overtime to put us up by four."

AAP

 

Wow we had an incredibly young side! A friend of mine played with Igor Hadziomerovic in the all-state side and says that he has got some serious talent. Barring injury, i think he's heading to the NBA soon.