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London Olympics Preparation Games

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Spain is not in his best shape: Ricky Rubio not taking part, Marc Gasol shoulder problems, Rudy Fernandez comes from a 5-6 month injury, Navarro unfit...

Only Pau Gasol and Ibaka are totally ready right now. So, right now, I am not very optimistic about standig up to the U.S.


NorCal, no bad news in Spain about S. Rodríguez, so I guess no problem.
 
How much do you think Spain will miss Rubio? I know his last few seasons in the Euroleague were unimpressive so I was under the impression that Spain fans were no longer as enthusiastic about him as they were in 2008.
 
I don't think Spain will miss Ricky Rubio much at all. In Ricky's case, I believe the hype has always exceeded the reality.

;)
 
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Spain is destroying Argentina right now: 45-21 . Argentina looks really old, they can't penetrate on offense, they're getting beat to 50-50 balls and they can't get to Spain's three point shooters quick enough to even get a hand close to contesting their shots.
 
61-36 at halftime. Jee-sus, never seen Argentina look this bad, hell I've never seen Spain dominate a big named team like this in a friendly. Usually they're not this dominant till it matters.
 
Felipe Reyes spends three quarters of his time on the court trying to draw fouls by flopping and flailing his arms in the air. Its funny to see two teams both using the same tricks both getting frustrated with each other for using those tricks

Edit: bad call #47 by the refs- unsportsmanlike foul on Calderon. I have more and more respect for NBA refs every time I watch FIBA refs
 
dont know but this game is hillarious :D maybe they forgot its just a freaking friendly
 
NorCal said:
Felipe Reyes spends three quarters of his time on the court trying to draw fouls by flopping and flailing his arms in the air. Its funny to see two teams both using the same tricks both getting frustrated with each other for using those tricks
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There have been 4-5 moments where I've just fallen out laughing because of this.

About the game is this poor finishing by Spain, or a great comeback by Argentina. I'm leaning toward the former, Spain seems to have let teams back in games during their prep schedule. Is it just them taking the foot off the gas pedal because it is a friendly? Or a deeper problem? To their credit they seem to win all these games but it is a bit odd.
 
both teams are playing at half the pace, obviously pacing themselves and trying not to pick up silly injuries. Spain is obviously stronger, but we knew this for the last few years already
 
Argentina is better than Spain. I expect them to grab gold, not USA or Spain
 
Is there a site which lists the remaining preparation games before the Olympics? Or can some kind knowledgeable soul post them here? Thanks!
 
kestiz said:
is this a friendly game? wth with the drama
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kestiz said:
dont know but this game is hillarious :D maybe they forgot its just a freaking friendly
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The point of friendly games is to assist in preparing for the real games by learning about one's team, particularly its weaknesses. What do the Spanish and Argentine coaches hope to learn from the theatrics of their players out there on the court, who is best suited for Hollywood?

I'll be very surprised if the coaches of Team Lietuva and Team Russia tolerate such theatrics from their players later this week.

;)
 
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