The Dream Shake (Free subscription) | 23 hours ago
Because I haven't given nearly enough time or attention to the Houston Rockets' other participant in the 2008 Olympic Games... here's a random YouTube highlight clip I saw of Luis Scola playing internationally: yup, still a badass.
Sports - The Post Chronicle (Free subscription) | 08/18/2008
The high-flying United States continued their relentless march to the gold medal by trouncing Germany 106-57 to preserve their unblemished record in the Olympic men's basketball competition......
The Sports Flow (Free subscription) | 08/08/2008
With the Olympics officially starting today I thought it would be proper to do a post on something about it. Predicted Order of Finish Group A 1. Argentina 2. Lithuania 3. Australia 4. Russia 5. Croatia 6. Iran Argentina is just too much to handle with 4 NBA stars in Manu Ginobli, Luis Scola, Fabricio Oberto, and Andres Nocionoi. The Argentines have the size and shooting ability to beat anybody. I...
Argentina's Travel Blog (Free subscription) | 08/12/2008
Despite a strong performance by Manu Ginobili, who scored 19 points, Argentina lost its first basketball game to Lithuania yesterday. According to The Boston Globe, the final score was 79-75 and the game came down to a tense finish. In the final minutes of the game, Argentina went on a run, with two free throws [...]
The Dream Shake (Free subscription) | 07/30/2008
So apparently Yao and Luis Scola are text messaging buddies . Which has to be interesting considering that neither of their native languages is English. Then again, both men are complete and total badasses... so it would only seem natural that they would seek each other's counsel and opinion following monumental moments like the Artest trade. Yao : "For some reason, I like (Artest) ... Because in the...
Chinalyst - China blogs in English (Free subscription) | 08/02/2008
Australia were playing well last night in the Diamond Cup against Argentina. They had a lead of 19 points in the third quarter. Argentina however, staged a successful comeback. A 3-pointer in the dying minutes of the game secured Argentina’s win 95-91. “We played against a world class team,” Australia coach Brian Goorjian said, “and we played tough. But we saw the difference.” Luis Scola scored 32...
Sports On My Mind (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
Yao Ming shot an arrow across the bow of 'Good Ship Ron-Ron' Artest yesterday. According to an article in the Houston Chronicle, all the way from China ('they can't buy cell phones with chickens' can they Jay Crawford') Yao said this of Artest: “When I text-messaged with Luis (Scola), we ...
TrueHoop (Free subscription) | 07/30/2008
The Houston Chronicle's Fran Blinebury is in China with Yao Ming, and has the following Ron Artest reaction, laced with trepidation, from Yao: "For some reason, I like (Artest)," Yao said. "Because in the games we play against him, I hate him. "When I text messaged with Luis (Scola), we talked about team chemistry. That's only what worries us. "We worry about the new attitude to the team. We are adding...
Daily Basketball (Free subscription) | 07/30/2008
by Paul Gartlan In my opinion, this is a fantastic move for the Rockets. Who knows how Donte Greene was going to develop, and Bobby Jackson only has so much left in his tank. Ron Artest brings that second perimeter threat that Tracy McGrady has been longing for to make that push passed the first round [...]
Can Danny? (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
I don't know what is worse: the Mavs losing their pick in the lousy Jason Kidd deal or the fact that they now might give Desagana Diop the full MLE in order to pry him away from the Nets.Dallas Mavericks...
Daily Basketball (Free subscription) | 06/28/2008
By Jarrad Todd San Antonio Spurs What do the Spurs have against promising young power forwards? First, they trade away Luis Scola, and then pass on Kansas forward Darrell Arthur in the draft. It’s not as if they are stacked at power forward. In fact, I believe it’s their weakest position, with Matt Bonner, Fabricio Oberto and [...]
