The complete 2016 Rio Olympics basketball schedule is now set. One of the most anticipated international basketball tournaments of the year will kick off with group level play in Rio on August 6th. The Olympic tournament is setup to send […]
Tag: Argentina
FIBA World Cup Predictions
Team Predictions The Bust Argentina is favored as one of the best teams on this 2014 FIBA World Cup and bookies place them after USA and Spain on their favorite lists, but in reality things don’t look like that. They […]
Top 10 Non-US Players In The 2014 FIBA World Cup
In order to avoid a full Top10 list of US players for the upcoming 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup here is a Top 10 Non-US players list. The Spanish squad has also been excluded from the list because this generation is […]
Gilas Pilipinas Team Roster for FIBA World Cup
With the date for the start of the 2014 FIBA World Cup coming closer it is very interesting to see how good are the chances of further qualification of the non elite teams. The Gilas Pilipinas will play against […]
Gilas Pilipinas Schedule for 2014 FIBA World Cup
Gilas Pilipinas World Cup Schedule The Gilas Pilipinas squad will be led by Chot Reyes and will face Senegal, Puerto Rico, Greece, Argentina and Croatia in the Group B qualifying stage. The upcoming 2014 FIBA World Cup is being held in […]
Basketball: Americas Championship Commence in Venezuela
The FIBA Americas Championship for Men have begun in Caracas, Venezuela and will go from August 30 – September 11, 2013. Follow all the FIBA Americas action in our forum This is one of the five regional qualifying tournaments for […]
Update: Chris Paul to Lakers, Pau Gasol to Houston, Scola to Hornets
If the reports are true, superstar point guard Chris Paul will be suiting up next to Kobe Bryant in Los Angeles this next NBA season. Adrian Wojnarowski tweeted that the New Orleans Hornets have started telling other teams that they […]
Argentina’s ‘Golden Generation’ Shines Again
Serenaded jubilantly by their countrymen after a 80-75 gold medal victory over Brazil, Argentina’s national basketball team added another chapter in a story I haven’t the skill or depth of words to write. But Argentina’s fascinating rise to basketball prominence […]
Argentina downs Puerto Rico 81-79 in Tournament of the Americas Semis
Argentina clinched an Olympic spot after beating Puerto Rico in a breathtaking 81-79 match playing at home. Luis Scola and Emanuel Ginóbili combined for 50 points to lead the 2004 Olympic Champion for another shot at the London Games. Discuss […]
Manu Ginóbili wills San Antonio Spurs to Game 5 Win over Grizzlies
With Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Kevin Durant, Dirk Nowitzki, Kevin Garnett, and Dwight Howard, the NBA doesn’t lack for superstars in this year’s playoffs, but there’s one player that consistently gets no respect (or not enough) – Manu […]
Ginobili Returns, Spurs Even Series with Grizzlies
As evidenced by the black sleeve on his strained right elbow, it was clear that Manu Ginobili wasn’t the same – as the Argentine superstar returned to the San Antonio Spurs after missing game one. (Discuss the 2011 NBA Playoffs […]
Argentinians, Kobe, amongst NBA’s Biggest Floppers
According to a poll done by Sports Illustrated, 152 NBA players named three Argentinians as some of the biggest “floppers” in the NBA. Manu Ginóbili, Luis Scola and Andres Nocioni, all from Argentina, made the top-ten in this infamous category. […]
Video: Manu Ginóbili fakes out Kevin Garnett
Check out the video of Manu Ginóbili putting out an April Fools joke on Kevin Garnett in the Spur’s 107-97 loss to the Boston Celtics. Ginobili shot just 4-13 in the game and ended with just 9 points. The Spurs […]
Carlos outduels Carmelo as Bucks down Knicks
Carlos Delfino scored a career-high 30 points in the small forward matchup between him and Carmelo Anthony, who scored 23 points, leading his Bucks to a 100-95 win over the New York Knicks. Discuss the Milwaukee Bucks in our basketball […]
Philosophy of Winning Explained: Basketball
Winning Philosophies in Basketball Last Sunday I watched Regatas Corrientes (Argentina) blow out the Arecibo Captains (Puerto Rico) 89-73 to become the 2011 FIBA America League Champions. Arecibo was the clear favorite, arriving undefeated for the final game with a […]
Ginobili dunks on Carlos Boozer, Bulls down Spurs
NBA All-Star Manu Ginobili slams down 2 of his 16 points on Carlos Boozer in last night’s loss to the Chicago Bulls. Behind a career-high 42 points from Derrick Rose, the Bulls sent the Spurs into the all-star break with […]
Video: Andrew Bogut’s sweet pass to Carlos Delfino
Last night in a game between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Indiana Pacers, the Buck’s big Aussie center Andrew Bogut dropped a soft behind-the-back pass to a cutting Carlos Delfino. Watch the video below: Bogut doesn’t always get the chance […]
Video: Watch Ginobili’s game winner vs. Bucks
The San Antonio Spur’s Manu Ginobili hit a buzzer-beating step back jumper to deeat the Milwaukee Bucks 92-90 last night. The win put the Spur’s win streak at six and bolstered their at a league-leading record at 21-3. (Follow the […]
Manu Ginóbili the Man behind Spurs’ Quick Start
If you were to track and compare Manu Ginobili’s career numbers, you would have thought that the 32-year old Argentine star was on a downward trajectory. (Discuss Manu in our Argentinian Basketball Forum) However, Ginobili is having a career year; […]
Fabricio Oberto retires from NBA, basketball
Argentina international Fabricio Oberto has decided to retire because of the arrhythmia that he has experienced since 2008. (Discuss Fabricio Oberto in our forum) The 35-year-old only recently signed a contract with the Portland Trail Blazers. Despite receiving treatment for […]
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