Redeem Team is huge favorite over Argentina
August 21, 2008 by James Edwards
Filed under NBA Basketball, Olympics, Team USA
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Manu Ginobili knows Argentina will have to play perfect to beat the Redeem Team
The United States is a 19 point favorite over Argentina in the semi final game that starts Friday morning at 10 a.m., but hold on here. Argentina has beaten the USA twice since Dream Team time and that is an exclusive club. In fact, it was Argentina that took the Silver in the 2004 Olympics after beating the U.S. in the semis.
Still the smart money is on the Redeem Team with the way they have played in this Olympics.
Argentina has really struggled to get to this game.
Argentina had a harder time getting out of the quarterfinals than the Americans did, its fate hanging in the balance as a 3-point shot by Vassilis Spanoulis of Greece arched through the air in the final seconds on Wednesday night, hitting the rim and failing to go in. The Argentineans embraced each other, trudged exhaustedly to their locker room, then got started on the task of trying to find a way to defeat the best-looking team the United States has put on a basketball court this decade.
“We’ve got to play the perfect game, and they’ve got to miss more than usual,” Luis Scola said. “But it’s only one game, that’s all it takes — 40 minutes. We going to play the best way we can, and try to do what looks impossible right now.”
Manu Ginobili will be starring for Argentina and Kobe Bryant will draw the defensive assignment.
The always quotable Carmelo Anthony had this to say.
“I can’t wait. I can’t wait to get over that hump,” Carmelo Anthony said. “These last two games, there’s no reason to hold anything back. To be a champion you have to beat a champion. They still have the gold medal, no matter who won the world championship in ‘06. We have to go out there and take that from them.”
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