Very good game. I love Argentina played from behind. It made the game more exciting. Even when Arg was down 19, I never thought they would lose the game. Top tier team vs middle tier team. International game is so different. Even Oberto looks less like a stiff. Scola was huge in the game. Manu and Scola are the two mega stars of Argentina team. Not bad at all to watch Argentina basketball in summertime.
Luis got in a zone. I loved the way how he schooled Bogat on the baseline and then drove through him with his left hand,after having some problems against him in the 1st half. That steal of his which put Argentina up 83-81 was huge.Good free throwing too. The commentators praised him and Manu/Nocioni and the others but they were very biased IMO which was to be expected to an extent in favor of their team. I liked when they said Scola's IQ was through the roof.
The commentators are english (UK). They were absolutely clueless about the australian players and were obviously reading names off a sheet. The funniest thing they had been saying all tournament was that the aussie point guards don't shoot much. Both aren't really playmakers, they actually play like undersized SGs, ie they're shoot first PGs.
Even if they were they were still biased towards the Aussies. They wanted them to win throughout the entire game.
You don't have to create an account to watch it. Some comments: 1 To save 1 hour of time, I suggest watching the 2nd half of the game, which on the timer is 43 minutes remaining. That way, you get to see the entire choke job of the century by the Australian team. They go up 21 and then just lose it entirely. Argentina closes to within 7 to end the 3rd quarter. 2 To just see Scola put on his "Superman cape" (as per the announcers), start watching with 24 minutes left on the timer. The 4th quarter is where Scola does his damage. 3 The (Aussie?) announcers are hard to take seriously. Anybody that calls Delfino a "standout" NBA player doesn't know very much. They kept going on and on when one of the Aussies abused him 3-4 times in a row. I don't think I've ever seen a good game by Delfino in the NBA or in FIBA competition. He just isn't that good. 4 The announcers' slobbering all over Scola is almost ridiculous (and funny). It made me laugh. 5 The video stops with about 90 seconds left. Oh well.
