It will be Scola's 5th Olympics and he, along with Denver Nuggets point guard Facundo Campazzo, will be tasked with leading the team's offense. Argentina are the 4th ranked team in the world, but their performance against Nigeria certainly didn't reflect their lofty position. They are dark-horse candidates to land the coveted gold medal, but will have to elevate their game if they are to be in contention for the gold.
Argentina will start Facundo Campazzo at point guard, with Luca Vildoza taking up the shooting guard position. Gabriel Deck will start at the 3, while Luis Scola is the favorite to start at power forward. Francisco Caffaro will be the team's starting center tonight. Team USA are the clear favorites to win the game tonight, despite their successive losses. They have some of the best players in the world in the form of Damian Lillard and Kevin Durant, and Gregg Popovich's side should be able to make short work of this Argentina side.
New User posted their first comment. Log in. Modified 22 Jul Preview. Also Read Article Continues below. Edited by Parimal. Sort by: Most popular Recent Most upvotes. These other teams and these other countries just continue to improve.
These players, they get better, they get more confident and they also want to beat us badly. Australia outscored the U. Favored by The halftime lead was nine, the same lead that the U. And the same thing happened in this one. The third-quarter lead for the U. But Australia closed the quarter on a run, Goulding hit a 3-pointer as time expired and Australia took a lead into the final 10 minutes.
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