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Ginobili not high on Argentina's chances to upset U.S.

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08:08 AM ET 08.10 | Consider Spurs veteran Manu Ginobili a realist. Even though he's already led Argentina to a pair of upsets over Team USA over the past decade, [Ginobili] doesn't sound confident of a third in [Friday's] Olympic semifinal game. "The odds are against us," he told Reuters on Thursday. "We have a 10 percent or even a five percent chance of winning but we are going to fight for this." Argentina stunned the USA at the 2002 World Championships and 2004 Olympics. The former victory was Team USA's first since it began using NBA players in 1992, while the latter forced a complete overall of USA Basketball. The U.S. is 60-1 since that loss, including 15 straight victories in the Olympics and a pair of triumphs over Argentina in recent weeks.

San Antonio Express-News

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August 10, 2012  08:29 AM ET

the only way for them to beat team USA is to play a lot of zone D, and hope that Kobe and Durant miss the 3s(which is not likely). Also stop letting Lebron play 1-on-1

August 10, 2012  08:41 AM ET

Ginobili not high on Argentina's chances to upset U.S....

He's a flopper, not a dummy!

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August 10, 2012  09:26 AM ET

In other news...Ginobli also proclaimed that the sun will come out tomorrow

August 10, 2012  09:42 AM ET

Less Than Zero, Bro?

August 10, 2012  01:03 PM ET
QUOTE(#3):

.......He's a flopper, not a dummy!

From a technical standpoint, he's a European ballplayer.

So.....by definition.....he is absolutely a flopper.

But he's still a dam good player ;-) !

August 10, 2012  06:47 PM ET

I wouldve prefered Bynum and Howard than with Gasol!

 
August 10, 2012  06:48 PM ET
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I wouldve prefered Bynum and Howard than with Gasol!

Thats why Im not the GM but the donut inserter! pass the jel-lay!

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