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Luis Scola | No Ordinary Rookie | SLAM Report

This month’s SLAM Magazine report is featured in the “In your face” section and focuses on the Argentine, Euroleague superstar, and NBA rookie, whom really made a name for himself this season.
Luis Scola may have finished third in the NBA Rookie of the Year ballot, but there was nothing novice in his inaugural season in [...]

Patrick Mills Profile | 2008 Olympic Breakouts

You don’t have to be an international basketball guru to recognize names like Dirk Nowitzki, Yao Ming, Manu Ginobili, Pau Gasol, Sarunas Jasikevicius, and Luis Scola. And to know that these players are going to play a significant role in their team’s success and most likely leaders in several statistical categories.
If you know names like David Andersen, [...]

Ricky Rubio Profile | 2008 Olympic Breakouts

You don’t have to be an international basketball guru to recognize names like Dirk Nowitzki, Yao Ming, Manu Ginobili, Pau Gasol, Sarunas Jasikevicius, and Luis Scola. And to know that these players are going to play a significant role in their team’s success and most likely leaders in several statistical categories.
If you know names like Joaquim Gomes, [...]

2008 Olympic Basketball Photo Gallery

With the Olympics all done and all the medals handed out. I thought it would be a good idea to collate some of the best Olympic basketball photos into one gallery. I’ve organized the Olympic photos by date, so you can follow the tournament as it progresses.
The images in this gallery are [...]

Video: Rudy Fernandez dunk on Dwight Howard

Well, it’s not quite a video of the dunk, but it’s a nice animated gif that shows just how great Rudy Fernandez’s dunk really was during the second half of the Olympic gold medal game.
On the play, Rudy Fernandez and Pau Gasol ran a very loose pick and roll on Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard.  [...]

Watch the Olympic Basketball Gold Medal Game Replay: USA vs. Spain & Lithuania vs. Argentina

Catch the replay of the USA vs. Spain gold medal game online at NBC Olympics.com, if you are in the United States.  You can also catch the replay of the bronze medal game of Argentina’s win over Lithuania (replay).  I am getting comments that the links go directly to the Lithuania-Argentina game.
* Apparently both games [...]

Watch USA vs. Spain Live | 2008 Olympic Basketball Finals

The 2008 Olympic Basketball Gold Medal will go to either the United States or Spain.  Watch and discuss both the gold and bronze medal games live on your PC by clicking the appropriate regional link below:
August 24, 2008
Bronze Medal Game (discuss)
12:00: Argentina vs. Lithuania
Watch the game live in Argentina, Lithuania, Spain, USA
<< GOLD MEDAL [...]

Watch USA-Argentina Replay Online, Lithuania-Spain

Are you interested in watching replays of the Olympic Basketball Semi-Finals or Quarterfinals?  Specifically, the USA-Argentina or Spain-Lithuania game replays?  If you are located in the United States then IBN has the direct links to the replays for you.  Just click on Replay after any of the games you want to watch online.
Olympic Basketball SemiFinals [...]

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