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2012 Olympics: Team USA captures gold over persistent Spanish squad
Juan Carlos Navarro began the game on a mission — to open up the game from the perimeter, slash to the hoop and create space for Marc and Pau Gasol to maneuver. Navarro accounted for 12 of Spain’s…Read More
Serge Ibaka: “This is very important for me and my career”
Serge Ibaka gets lost among other talented Spanish players, especially late in the game when Spain trots out Marc and Pau Gasol out of necessity to manufacture easy buckets. But, make no mistake: his…Read More
Coach K: “Argentina forced us to play really well”
The United States defeated Argentina in the semifinals by 26 points, a margin that showed the talent disparity between the two teams — a stark indicator of Team USA’s dominance considering…Read More
2012 Olympics: Andrei Kirilenko is Russia’s Michael Jordan
Andrei Kirilenko leads his Russian team in minutes, points, rebounds and blocks. His 58.7% shooting mark ranks third on the team. He may not be the best player in the tournament but he is definitely the…Read More
Pau Gasol responds to France’s violent late game fouls
As the French morale slowly dwindled and their Olympic dreams came to a screeching halt, desperation set in. It began when Ronny Turiaf delivered a physical hit on Rudy Fernandez. Nicolas Batum’s…Read More
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Tony Parker, Boris Diaw chime in on loss to Spain
France held a three-point lead with 6:51 to play. Their defense effectively rendered Spain’s backcourt…Read More
2012 Olympics: Previewing the quarterfinal matchups
Russia vs. Lithuania Russia enters as the definitive favorite over a Lithuanian squad that finished…Read More
Nando De Colo: We can’t be afraid to play
France may be victims of circumstance — Spain’s unexpected losses against Russia and Brazil…Read More
2012 Olympics: Brazil earns tougher road to a medal
While this was a matchup between two international powers — one established and the other merely…Read More
2012 Olympics: Spain vs. Brazil preview
These two countries compose the deep second-tier below the United States that also includes, but may…Read More
Manu Ginobili confident Argentina will beat Spain or Brazil
For Argentina, at least, the matchup between Spain and Brazil will be pretty important as they will…Read More
Brazil will play to win against Spain despite odds
The nature of the Olympic knockout round — the third place team in Pool B will avoid a potential…Read More
Brett Brown says Spain has a “legitimate” chance at beating Team USA
Australian head coach Brett Brown, who is a valued member of the San Antonio Spurs coaching staff, believes…Read More
2012 Olympics: Pau Gasol keys Spanish attack in 82-70 win over Australia
After Australia jumped out to a 19-14 lead in the first quarter, Spain exhibited full control of the…Read More
Clyde Drexler: Team USA shouldn’t take anything for granted
As the banter continues on the issue of The Dream Team vs. The (Potential) New Dream Team, we are becoming…Read More
Team USA mitigates Spain’s early rally, wins by 22
In a heavily anticipated exhibition between the two top-ranked teams in the world, Spain came out and…Read More
How will Team USA fare against Spain’s frontcourt?
Spain, meet Team USA. They’re the team everyone will put their money on to win everything. They…Read More
Manu Ginobili’s 19 points not enough against Spain
While Argentina isn’t an international juggernaut; they shouldn’t be disregarded as a medal…Read More
Patty Mills’ Australia squad nearly upends Spain
The Australian national team, headed by Spurs’ assistant Brett Brown, is an innately scrappy team.…Read More
Video: France vs. Spain Highlights
. For an in-depth recap check out Bob Nelson of Pounding the Rock’s recap on Spain’s five-point…Read More
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