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08-09-2008, 12:43 PM #1
Olympics Group A Analysis & Discussion
http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/summer...=GroupA-080808
Argentina
The defending Olympic champions return several key members of the team that defeated Italy for the gold medal in 2004 in Athens. Four of their five starters -- Manu Ginobili, Andres Nocioni, Luis Scola and Fabricio Oberto -- are NBA players, and their sixth man, Carlos Delfino, was an NBA player, too, before becoming one of several players who accepted more lucrative offers this summer to play in Europe.
Not as deep as they once were, with Walter Herrmann and Ruben Wolkowyski opting to sit out this summer.
Key player: Point guard Pablo Prigioni, who takes over the job held by Pepe Sanchez four years ago.
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08-10-2008, 08:37 PM #2
Russia defeats Iran 71-49 behind a strong second half.
Croatia rolls and defeats Australia 97-82.
Lithuania edges out defending Gold medal champs Argentina in the last few seconds with a 79-75 win.
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08-12-2008, 03:10 PM #3
Lithuania defeats Iran 99-67 behind Linas Kleiza's 22, and Sarunas Jasikevicius' 20 points.
Croatia defeats Russia 85-78 behind Marko Popovic's 22, and Zoran Plannic's 20 points.
Argentina defeats Australia behind Manu Ginobili's 21, Luis Scola's 17, Carlos Delfino's 14, and Fabricio Oberto's 12 points.
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08-12-2008, 06:22 PM #4
Croatia is the surprise so far. 2-0
Group standings...
Croatia 2 wins
Lithuania 2 wins
Argentina 1 win
Russia 1 win
Iran 0
Australia 0
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08-19-2008, 01:33 AM #5
Lithuania, Argentina, Croatia, and Australia advance.
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