iran Stories - Ridiculous Upside
Let's Play: Who's Gonna Get The Ball?
Time is winding down in the first half and Dominic McGuire has just blocked O.J. Mayo's shot. The ball is loose. Three Wizards take off down the court, assuming that either of the other two will come up with the loose rock, I suppose. So who will get it? A.) A 7'2" Iranian dude B.) Andray...
2008 Men's Olympic Basketball - Final Standings
Gold - USASilver - SpainBronze - Argentina4th - Lithuania5th - Greece6th - Croatia7th - Australia8th - China9th - Russia10th - Germany11th - Iran12th - Angola
2008 Olympic Basketball: Men's Preliminary Standings
Group ALithuania: 3-0Argentina: 2-1Croatia: 2-1Russia: 1-2Australia: 1-2Iran: 0-3Group BUSA: 3-0Spain: 3-0Germany: 1-2Greece: 1-2China: 1-2Angola: 0-3The US leads all teams, and it's not close, in points scored (290), while not surprisingly Iran is last in that regard (184). On the flip side...
2008 Olympic Basketball Day Three: Inside the Box Score
Spain/Germany: Unlike the US the Spanish have messed around with their starting 5 to so far. This was evident in their opener when Marc Gasol got the nod over his older brother and yesterday when Jose Calderon came off the bench. In this one the Spanish were determined to not let Dirk Nowitzki...
2008 Olympic Basketball Day Two: Inside the Box Score
For an explanation of the "Inside the Box Score" posts go here. Lithuania/Iran: I watched the majority of this one and was struck by 2 things: 1. It reminded me of USA/China in the sense that the Iranians kept it close through one quarter and then got blown out from that point on, particularly in...
2008 Men's Olympic Basketball - Iran vs. Lithuania
After a sound defeat to the Russians the Iranians came out swinging and built an early 14-6 lead. However, after a timeout, a couple of defensive stops, and 2 3-pointers the favored Lithuanians are right back in it. The best part? Without announcers I can hear the Lithuanian fans chanting just like...
2008 Olympic Basketball Day One: Inside the Box Score
When the NBA is in session Kelly Dwyer runs a excellent series of posts called "Behind the box score". To be honest I'm not sure how he watches that much basketball. Well in a somewhat new tradition I'm going to occasionally write "Inside the box score" posts. Pretty much the same thing except far...
Is NBC Taunting Me?
In the end I decided to get some sleep and watch the Spain/Greece game this morning. I thought this was a possibility due to NBC's "rewind" option - see Russia/Iran and Germany/Angola. Unfortunately that is not currently the case. SPOILER ALERT! I want to see Rudy Fernandez and company score an...
Germany vs. Angola Live
After heading out for a bit and missing Russis vs. Iran (box score here - Khryapa played) I've settled down for some Germany vs. Angola. And here's 5 reasons you should watch: 5. The crowd is relatively subdued but let's out a "OHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" type of sound after every basket4. It's just...
2008 Olympic Hoops Primer
The opening ceremonies for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing officially kick off the games Friday night, with the Men's Basketball action beginning over the weekend. Team USA is favored to win the gold medal but they'll have to earn it. Thanks to the boys at Green Bandwagon and At The Hive, you...
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