USA-Argentina Men's Basketball: Team USA Shows It Can Handle Adversity

It seemed like everyone in the media responded to the early blowouts from the United States men’s basketball team by wondering when the challenge was going to come.   This challenge was supposed to come against Argentina, who were beaten by Team USA 101-81, in one of the weirdest Olympic games you could ever watch.   Things looked ugly early on, as the Americans went on a 21-4 run to start the game while Manu Ginobili got hurt in the first quarter. It looked like the Argentineans would lose just as bad to the U.S. as Australia did in the quarterfinals.   That was until five minutes into the second quarter, when Kobe Bryant tied to dunk the ball against Andres Nocioni on one leg.   There was only one problem—Nocioni blocked the dunk.   Argentina responded with a THREE-point shot by Paolo Quinteros. Then the U.S. got into foul trouble, giving up six points on three fouls in a minute and a half.   The U.S. went with a small ... (link)