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More empirical evidence of Luis Scola's badassery

Argentina took on Brazil today in the FIBA World Championship Tournament.

One team had Luis Scola.  The other did not.  The team with Luis Scola - obviously - left as the victor.

In the process, Mr. Scola had 37 points (no, not in a row - though that would be more awesome) and a cool 9 rebounds.  All this in an efficient 39 minutes.  Nearly a point per minute and 14-20 from the field.  Scola even tossed in a 3-point FG for fun.  Making 8 of 9 from the charity stripe also makes me happy.  Apparently it made Luis happy, too. 

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Any doubts as to whether Luis Scola was worth the money Daryl Morey tossed his way back in July?  I thought not.

And if Argentina plays the United States in the Championship Game, I will admit that I might be a little conflicted as to who to root for.  I mean, I really like Kevin Durant, but he doesn't play for *my* team.  Yes, that means I value the Houston Rockets more than the U.S. National Team.  So be it.

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Luis Scola is a super-beast....and the best part

is that he has shown that he can be just as effective in the NBA as well, making him that much more valuable….i only say this because there are some foreign players who excel internationally (like Yi) but fail in the NBA

ROCKETS!!!!!!!!!!!!

by Roxbybirth on Sep 7, 2010 7:14 PM CDT reply actions  

whenever the opposing team has a game plan (and someone taller than 7’2’’) Yi is virtually non-present. He hasn’t the touch or the moves of Yao, although he was significantly better this year.

by galicae on Sep 8, 2010 1:25 AM CDT up reply actions  

I’d also add that Yi has only excelled internationally in this tournament. He may not have underachieved to quite the extent he did in Milwaukee and NJ, but this has been his “breakout” season for FIBA.

If I were an optimist, I would say that now I’m giving him a chance to also have a breakout season in the NBA, and he just now grew into himself.

If I were a pessimist, I would say it exactly the way galicae did.

by Moondebah on Sep 8, 2010 1:57 AM CDT up reply actions  

“LUUUUUIIIIIIIIIS SCOLA!” – John Paul Stevenson

by Battier4President on Sep 7, 2010 7:23 PM CDT reply actions  

This guy should be the

Focal point of our offense now. He is proving that he can handle the load.

GO ROCKETS, GO TEXANS, GO ASTROS (EVEN THOUGH THEY SUCK)!!!

by batman713 on Sep 7, 2010 7:25 PM CDT reply actions  

Minor note:

Argentina and USA would meet in the semis, not the final. I’m pretty bummed about this, because I want the US to win overall but want Scola to win the MVP (and think he already deserves it, regardless of what happens).

I’m worried that they won’t give the MVP to someone who doesn’t even play in the final.

by Moondebah on Sep 7, 2010 7:34 PM CDT reply actions  

what?

I could have sworn I saw Brazil/Argentina on the exact opposite end of the bracket.

/shows how much I care about international basketball.

by grungedave on Sep 7, 2010 8:34 PM CDT up reply actions  

Let's not kid ourselves here..Luis is good

but we’re not talking NBA competition exactly. I’ll be happy if he can average 18-20pts a game for the Rockets. I do think the summer play has allowed him to develop better skills or at least improve on his game.

by inquisitiveman on Sep 7, 2010 7:51 PM CDT reply actions  

With that being said, he could be the sleeper player for us.

He could be the one who raises his game to a new level for us!!

by inquisitiveman on Sep 7, 2010 8:00 PM CDT up reply actions  

he won it at Las Vegas 2007 Preolympic

Argentina was second to Team USA, after beating Brazil in semis

by palomba on Sep 7, 2010 8:33 PM CDT up reply actions  

Rec'd

for use of the word ‘badassery.’

"You got to believe in yourself. Hell, I believe I'm the best-looking guy in the world and I might be right."- Charles Barkley

by bone31crusher on Sep 7, 2010 8:53 PM CDT reply actions  

So....

Am I still insane for citing the fact that Houston has at least 3 star caliber players who get no credit or are we to praise Luis outside of the NBA but once he’s in we’ll diminish him as “just a damn good PF but nowhere near star capability.” which I mostly assume just means he’s not as marketable as a Durant or Bryant because his production is damn near what you get out of marquee power forwards if you turn him loose.

I'm always right, this isn't conjecture, merely statement of fact.

by BD34 on Sep 7, 2010 9:06 PM CDT reply actions  

I think Scola is a bad mofo

He is absolutely a top echelon player. Who said you were insane over saying Scola was a star caliber player? Maybe if you said Aaron Brooks was, then I could see people disagreeing, but certainly not on Scola.

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by UofTOrange on Sep 8, 2010 9:09 AM CDT up reply actions  

i made an entire thread dedicated to stars

And pointed out Scola, Martin, and Brooks are all capable of it and the board steadfastly refused to concede any of them. Then again, this was also during the rampant chris bosh fetish that plagued this board.

What I’m trying to say it’s nice to see opinions that I’ve held and caught s*it for finally get vetted, but the emotions and affections seem 100% fickle.

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by BD34 on Sep 8, 2010 2:49 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions  

my opinion

Scola, Martin and Brooks are not elite stars in the way Kobe, LeBron, DWade and CP3 are… they just aren’t. And they never will be.

I also do not believe they will ever be traditional, annual “all-stars” as we view that term (the Paul Pierces, Jason Kidds and Amares of the world… really good players, but never elite).

Scola is a great player, but he almost is too selfish to be elite at the NBA level.
Brooks is good, but he has wayyyy too many weaknesses that simply cannot be overcome (height, court vision, ability to hit FTs in 4th Q)
Martin’s window to be elite may have already closed. He’s still hyper-efficient but he’s never going to be Joe Johnson or Kobe-esque. But that’s okay. Few players are.

I just hate the fact that the word “star” is so overused. Maybe 20 players should be called a “star” at this level. Beyond Yao, the Rockets do not employ a star.

by grungedave on Sep 8, 2010 4:40 PM CDT up reply actions  

I am in agreement to an extent

With elite stars and such, that was never the insinuation and you’re 100% correct. As far as being traditional annual all stars, our players match the production of most of those players, they just get no love or appreciation for it.

As for the aspects of being elite, Scola, I fail to see how he could be considered too selfish when the major thing that earns you “elite status” is being able to score and dominate.

Brooks, his weaknesses that prevent him from being a “star” as defined, in my opinion, isn’t his height or anything like that (Ability to hit the 4th quarter free throw? He’s a 4th year player, one full year as a starter, and never needed to hit a major 4th quarter free throw, I think we’re being judgmental on that one.) but it’s defensive liabilities. Iverson was a tiny tenacious scorer with lightning quick hands to pick you off, aside from his defense and some superior scoring, his court vision was barely above Brooks’s.

Martin, I think his window is still open, I mean, he’s in an age where majority of the major players peak and perform and he’s got a team that will really help him stand out. The league was terrified of him 2-3 years ago, then fluke injuries hit but I don’t see that window being closed. Also, if we’re calling Joe Johnson our standard bearer for a star we have to be careful. I’m leery of any player who employs the motto “When the going gets tough, f*ck the going.”

Totally agree that Yao is the only legitimate star the Rockets employ but I mean that in the sense that the Rockets employ one player recognized at a star with at least three other players that give you the same contributions as stars without any of the appreciation for it.

I'm always right, this isn't conjecture, merely statement of fact.

by BD34 on Sep 8, 2010 5:32 PM CDT up reply actions  

Just to clarify Dave

You meant Scola is “selfless” not selfish, right?

And while all of them are damn good players, Scola and Martin being about as close to stars as you can get without them actually being that, they aren’t stars. Some of that is Scola being from Argentina and Martin being a great player on a shitty team in Sacramento. Is that fair to them? Nope, but just the way fandom goes.

Star is a silly term anyway, it often has to do with off the court stuff just as much as on the court. I like Dave’s elite status and annual all star designations better than star which holds nothing for me. And they don’t quite get there. Not a big deal. I’m glad to have them here and under the radar a bit.

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by UofTOrange on Sep 8, 2010 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions  

Why is it...

That Brooks’ court vision and ability-to-hit-free-throws-in-Q4 (is that even a skill? Prove it?) can’t be improved upon to the point where they are no longer weaknesses? He’ll always be small and as a result will never be a particularly physical player, that much is true, but people constantly talk like he can’t improve his skills, and that I just don’t understand. He’s only 25.

by OremLK on Sep 9, 2010 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions  

because this are things that are instinctual... you either have it or you don't

You don’t just “learn” court-vision or being clutch. It’s not something you can improve on or work on.

by grungedave on Sep 10, 2010 10:47 AM CDT up reply actions  

Sorry to be late to the discussion but I have something to say...as usual, on this topic

1) fuck who is a star. All of those players can have star nights, they just have them less often than others like Wade, Kobe etc… I don’t think we can call anyone but Yao a “star” but honestly, who cares. This year and in 94, it didn’t matter. I think there are few stars that are as deep and solid across the board as us. That can make the difference if we stay healthy and play as a team.

2) Who is better: Kobe and Fischer or Brooks and Martin as duos…. Probably Kobe and Fish still, but the distance isn’t so great that it is insurmoutable on a given night or a seven game series.

3) Lets just see what this V10 engine can do….the individuals may not be stars but as a whole….they could still win it all (V10= Yao, Scola, Brooks, Martin, Battier, Lowry, Miller, Bud, Hill, Lee) add in Patterson and Chuck etc…and we could do it all

4) fuck who counts as a star….they will call us all stars when we beat them in 7…or 6 or 5

by John P on Sep 14, 2010 11:15 PM CDT up reply actions  

I think we can be relatively assured

that he’ll be fine. He does this every year and he’s always beast mode.

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by BD34 on Sep 7, 2010 9:38 PM CDT up reply actions  

Love Louis but.....

That pic scares me. He looks like sloth from the Goonies.

I play real sports...Not try to be the best at exercising.

by wescox10 on Sep 7, 2010 10:54 PM CDT reply actions  

That's actually his climax face

You don’t wanna be near him when he makes it. It only makes him angrier.

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by BD34 on Sep 7, 2010 11:07 PM CDT up reply actions  

Who is Louis?

;-)

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by UofTOrange on Sep 8, 2010 9:10 AM CDT up reply actions  

Doh!!

I play real sports...Not try to be the best at exercising.

by wescox10 on Sep 8, 2010 10:24 AM CDT up reply actions  

I play real sports...Not try to be the best at exercising.

by wescox10 on Sep 7, 2010 10:57 PM CDT reply actions  

why do you think that's been my profile pic?

Bout time he gets some wrecka-nition.

FACT: Dos Equi’s Most Interesting Man in the World has a week dedicated to Luis Scola.

by lukeistaylor on Sep 7, 2010 11:52 PM CDT reply actions  

sloth-scola priceless

That damn near had me on the floor. I think a baby-ruth bar might be his added post-win incentive. The coaches know how to reach the heart of sloth, clearly.
He’s a clear all-star calibur talent and this performance merely reinforces that notion. Top 10 PF, no doubt

by ShookednShanghaied11 on Sep 8, 2010 12:19 AM CDT via mobile reply actions  

I've been in denial long enough

When America and Argentina meet in the semis in a few days, I’ll be rooting for Argentina. It just can’t be any other way.

Although if the US beats Argentina they’d better win the whole damn thing and make me feel just a little bit better about knocking Scola out of the tourney.

by ressaliance_00 on Sep 8, 2010 12:35 AM CDT reply actions  

Argentina lacks depth, but they are a veteran team that knows how to win endgames

I thought if they had played Jasen more in the endgame, they could have won that game against Serbia. Serbia’s youth and length wore them out, but still they lost by just 2 points, I think.

I’m not American, so definitely have no qualms about rooting for Argentina. Go Argentina!

by RoxBeliever on Sep 8, 2010 1:00 AM CDT reply actions  

I enjoyed morey's tweet reaction to this

“Scola goes into video game god mode to finish off Brazil. Wow.”

by Ivan A on Sep 8, 2010 1:57 AM CDT reply actions   1 recs

morey's tweet

morey’s tweet was friggin awesome! definitely giving himself a pat on the back wich he deserves

by Matthew Gonzales on Sep 8, 2010 3:54 AM CDT reply actions  

Where did you get that picture?

All great except for the pic. Scola plays with the # 4 Argie jersey. That must be an old pic (last Olympics? not sure).

by EMG on Sep 8, 2010 10:32 AM CDT reply actions  

I wouldn't be worried about caring more for your players than for the US national team

The US national team doesn’t even care about the US national team.

Don’t get me wrong, I love a lot of the players on the “B-Team,” but it’s a ****ing joke that Lebron/Wade/Bosh/Melo are skipping worlds because they don’t want to play, like they have better things to do (like filming hour long interviews about a 6 word question). A few players like Kobe (age) and CP3 (injuries) have excuses. I hope that the US loses the tournament just so people are pissed at these guys for acting like they’re too good for everything.

by Superdave532 on Sep 8, 2010 11:12 AM CDT reply actions  

These guys are grown men

We don’t know their true reasons for not playing so I don’t think it is fair to judge them on such a small basis. So what if they don’t want to play. Big deal because we are still beating peoples’ asses anyway. Maybe they want to avoid injury for all we know. Just respect thier grown man decisions and move on. Don’t forget they are human and this is a business. Basketball is not the only thing in some of these guys’ lives. They have families and other business obligations that they want to meet and and if they feel FIBA is not as important then so be it. Some of these guys do so much in communities and other people that we tend to ridicule them for being occasionally selfish.

GO ROCKETS, GO TEXANS, GO ASTROS (EVEN THOUGH THEY SUCK)!!!

by batman713 on Sep 8, 2010 11:31 AM CDT up reply actions  

I concede my judgement is unfair to a degree, they are grown men and I don't know their true intentions for skipping

However, this is the sort of attitude that led to the problems in the early 2000’s with the united states blowing games on the international level. We seem to think that we can just show up, and that’s not always the case with the rest of the world catching up now. These players all seem to think that they’re Michael Jordan’s and Magic Johnson’s, and while they may be the most talented players on earth, those guys cared more about their on-court activities than they did their off-court earnings. They had an ultimate pride in their product, and while clearly to be as good as James/Wade/Bosh/Melo you have to have pride, it’s not to the same degree as the old greats (which I think Durant is turning in to).

by Superdave532 on Sep 13, 2010 11:27 AM CDT up reply actions  

how is this any different than...

… you being asked to work overtime (for free) at your job? Yeah, there might be some glory in getting a big project done and getting praised for it (i.e., winning gold), but the downside is that you are expected to not only finish the project, but kick ass in the process. Not much upside once you’ve done that already.

I will never blame an athlete for skipping out on this… but I will praise those that do play.

by grungedave on Sep 8, 2010 11:49 AM CDT up reply actions  

If I was getting paid $20,000,000 a year

I wouldn’t mind working overtime. This is not the same as working a desk job at minimum wage, having our soul sucked out through your half-open eyes. These guys are fortunate to have all of the abilities, surroundings, and support that they do. In my opinion, Durant is the only one in that class of athlete who doesn’t take it for granted (again, not counting the guys who didn’t play because of age/existing injury concerns).

But I definitely agree with you, I have a lot of respect for the guys that did play. Hopefully all of our second-tier stars (not a knock on them, just saying they’re not James/Wade) will benefit from getting so much work with a great coach and great teammates that it makes them better this coming season.

by Superdave532 on Sep 13, 2010 11:33 AM CDT up reply actions  

yes you would mind

People who make $20M a year are pissed that they aren’t making $100M a year.
Human nature, dude.

No one works overtime for free. No one.

by grungedave on Sep 14, 2010 3:15 PM CDT up reply actions  

You're right

That was a dumb comment that I shouldn’t have tacked on at the end. I have a lot of respect for all of these guys that did play. It’s completely unfair, and I’m proud of how well they played all summer.

That’s how mad I am at the top players though. I just have a different attitude when it comes to sports. Maybe I’d be thinking differently if I had the potential to earn a billion dollars for off court extra-curricular’s, fair enough. I would sure hope not though. I subscribe to the ‘how much does one person really need’ world view.

by Superdave532 on Sep 13, 2010 11:37 AM CDT up reply actions  

If i played in the Olympics for the U.S basketball team and won gold...

i would never return again to play again. The way i see it, you’ve won, now you should give the opportunity to other players who have never had a chance to play for the Olympic team and win gold. Kobe, Lebron, Bosh, Howard, etc. and others who played in Beijing should not play on 2012. One and done is what it should be.

by inquisitiveman on Sep 8, 2010 7:55 PM CDT reply actions  

You win, but you also need to defend.

Infuse young talent in with the older talent, Red Auerbech built a Celtics dynasty on the principle. Today’s basketball viewpoint seems to think you can just throw out the baby and the bath water and be fine. It’s just like in any form of a conflict/competition, once you capture the prize you still have to stick around and defend it, which you generally do by keeping use of those who got it. Not entrusting it to random newbs.

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by BD34 on Sep 8, 2010 8:47 PM CDT up reply actions  

I don't agree. Olympics is something every player should experience. One and done

is for me. I want to give every other player out there a chance to experience it. By taking up a spot, it means someone else didn’t get that special experience.

by inquisitiveman on Sep 8, 2010 10:27 PM CDT up reply actions  

The Olympics also used to be

amateur only. I look at it as a matter of national pride, you go out there, defend as long as you can, then change the guard over as you age. Everyone gets their shot, but during their peak contribution years rather than younger.

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by BD34 on Sep 8, 2010 11:34 PM CDT up reply actions  

Like i said, if i was playing ball and already won a gold, i would not return since

i know there are capable players out there that might never get a shot, so i will enjoy my time and let it go after that. one and out for me.

by inquisitiveman on Sep 9, 2010 6:52 PM CDT up reply actions  

I was wondering the same thing

The Astro’s fan confidence poll is 72 to our 75. I realize they’ve been winning a few games recently, but come on. It’s the Astros!

by ressaliance_00 on Sep 8, 2010 9:17 PM CDT up reply actions  

Well, the Astros are actually playing.

Also, no one seems to have noticed that most of the long-term concerns that CAN be addressed, HAVE been addressed.

1. There is a now legit backup center in the form of Brad Miller.
2. There is now a legit starting (top 5-10) caliber SG in Kevin Martin.
3. There are now some athletic defending bigs in Jordan Hill and Pat Patterson.
4. There’s a strong defender of SG/Large PG in Courtney Lee.
5. Yao appears healthy.
6. The vital players that can be resigned have been resigned.
7. There are even some promising future draft slots.
8. Perhaps we and the world have noticed that Luis Scola can be your “closer” if allowed to be – he’s that good.

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by Xiane on Sep 8, 2010 9:59 PM CDT up reply actions  

Luis is a straight up BEAST

and everyone knows it – however, I don’t think he can be called a “closer” for the simple fact that it takes a REALLY special post player to be able to do that (Hakeem, Duncan, Kareem, etc.)

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by Artest4Prez on Sep 9, 2010 9:25 AM CDT up reply actions  

So you are saying

Landry is in the same mold as Dream and Duncan. He was often called our closer when he was with us. Before the trade he was 3rd in 4th qtr. scoring.

GO ROCKETS, GO TEXANS, GO ASTROS (EVEN THOUGH THEY SUCK)!!!

by batman713 on Sep 9, 2010 2:09 PM CDT up reply actions  

4th Q scoring

1. Small sample size
2. It’s a bullshit statistic
3. Someone had to take the shots for us
4. if Yao were on the team, Landry wouldn’t have that opportunity

by grungedave on Sep 9, 2010 3:39 PM CDT up reply actions   1 recs

So much truth...

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by BD34 on Sep 9, 2010 9:39 PM CDT up reply actions  

I think Dave answered that pretty well.

All I was saying about Scola is that you can lean on him in the crunch. Let’s not get silly and say Scola=Duncan or whatever.

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by Xiane on Sep 9, 2010 10:22 PM CDT up reply actions  

Yeah I get what you mean.

There should be a fan in the league who says,

“Why’d SCOLA get the last shot?”

He’s dependable enough to justify it. However, to me a closer CREATES that last shot (See: Jordan, Michael.) That’s what I was saying in my post above.

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by Artest4Prez on Sep 10, 2010 10:30 AM CDT up reply actions  

*shouldn't

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by Artest4Prez on Sep 10, 2010 10:30 AM CDT up reply actions  

Very happy that the media is finally taking notice of someone from the Rockets not named Yao

With that said, let’s make sure to vote Scola in for next season’s All-Star game

by RoxBeliever on Sep 9, 2010 5:52 AM CDT reply actions  

huh

without Amar’e or Boozer to compete with in the Western voting anymore, it just might happen, never know!

by ressaliance_00 on Sep 9, 2010 3:48 PM CDT up reply actions  

well

No Boozer… but now we have David Lee in our conference. And Dirk is not going anywhere. Nor is Tim Duncan. Scola will keep plugging away with 17 ppg and 9 rebounds a game… and he’d probably enjoy a vacation more than being an All-Star.

by grungedave on Sep 9, 2010 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions  

David Lee:

I don’t know if his stats will either be inflated on Golden State or diminished. Don Nelson’s offense definitely doesn’t focus around bigs. But maybe he’ll actually utilize him now that they have him.

But with Yao coming back he’s probably back in the game if he stays healthy and maybe China will regain some interest in the team and vote Scola in…never know.

by ressaliance_00 on Sep 9, 2010 9:04 PM CDT up reply actions  

and besides

it wouldn’t surprise me if Scola has a better year than Dirk. Dirk’s stats may be more inflated do to him having to carry his team for the most part. But I think Scola will have the better year.

by ressaliance_00 on Sep 9, 2010 9:07 PM CDT up reply actions  

He's an efficient player.

And he didn’t seem to suffer much from increased usage. His play for Argentina was amazing, he almost took them to the semis by himself. In the end the opposition totally focussed on shutting him down and that was enough. It won’t be enough to stop the Rockets.

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by Xiane on Sep 9, 2010 10:24 PM CDT up reply actions  

Why is Dirk so underrated by Rockets fans

The guy is insanely good. I love Luis, my favorite Rocket player, but there is no way he has as good a season as Dirk does.

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by UofTOrange on Sep 10, 2010 2:25 PM CDT up reply actions  

But All-Star voting is partly popularity, right?

I’m not saying Luis is the best PF in the West, I’m just saying he’s good enough to deserve an All-Star appearance. Maybe with strong voting, the coach of the West All-Stars will include him.

by RoxBeliever on Sep 11, 2010 12:35 AM CDT up reply actions  

Lithuania basically keyed in on D

to specifically shut down Scola and make Argentina try to beat them from outside

by NVP on Sep 10, 2010 12:37 AM CDT up reply actions  

With no Ginobili and Noccioni that's possible to do.

Lithuania is a really smart, disciplined team. They play everyone tough. I think the US just has so much horsepower they won’t be able to shut down the whole side. Plus Durant can make you miserable if you completely key on him, if the refs will call what happens.

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by Xiane on Sep 10, 2010 12:56 AM CDT up reply actions  

I would highly suggest they don't decide to "just stop Durant"

That would likely cause KD to score 40 from the line

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by UofTOrange on Sep 10, 2010 2:26 PM CDT up reply actions  

How come the refs allowed Lithuania's bigs to manhandle Luis in the first half :-(

Then they call Luis for ticky tacky reach-in foul when the Lithuanian player doesn’t even lose possession???

They kept pushing and pulling him down and unlike in the Rockets, he doesn’t have anyone cutting into the paint when he’s being double-teamed. No one could convert a three pointer either. Argentina has no depth so they couldn’t vary their attack, like a real creative slasher or another mobile big.

by RoxBeliever on Sep 10, 2010 4:20 AM CDT reply actions  

Part of the problem is the refs - they are bad/inconsistent/compromised(?) in a way that beggars belief.

After seeing this I won’t complain as much about NBA officiating. At least I tell myself that.

Another part of the problem is that Scola didn’t get much help, and part of the problem is that Lithuania just got a dream start and get on going.

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by Xiane on Sep 10, 2010 7:56 AM CDT up reply actions  

yeah, but even with Lithuania's dream shoiting, Argentina could have weathered the storm

if they had gotten Scola going or at least gotten some bigs in foul trouble. With the defense on the perimeter getting bloacks on their three-point attempts, they could have made just one more pass or made some fakes and one-dribble pull-ups. (At least that’s what I imagine Rick Adelman would would say to counteract the defense. When the opponents take away one thing, you have to counter with another option.)

Anyway, against Russia, Argentina found another way to deliver the ball to Luis. They kept sending a penetrator down the baseline and draw the defense before making a drop-off pass in to Luis.

by RoxBeliever on Sep 11, 2010 12:29 AM CDT up reply actions  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3om2Vjn0dxc

great interview by Luis Scola

“In the end, this is just a sport. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. I’m not afraid to lose. What I’m afraid of not preparing enough, not playing hard …”

by RoxBeliever on Sep 11, 2010 6:27 AM CDT reply actions  

what is new to talk about

rockets related

GO ROCKETS, GO TEXANS, GO ASTROS (EVEN THOUGH THEY SUCK)!!!

by batman713 on Sep 12, 2010 7:58 PM CDT up reply actions  

Sometimes we get busy, and sometimes there's no real Rocket news.

Sometimes both happen at the same time. Should have something for you soon.

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by Xiane on Sep 13, 2010 12:23 AM CDT up reply actions  

But you're up to date on the most recent events in basketball now.

Rockets camp opens soon…

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