Life, Randomness, and What Have You

Phew, that was a bit of a nail bitter last night, eh? First things first, hats off to the Spaniards, they played great D, worked an incredible offense, but just fell short. It wasn't that the US played bad per se, I think it had more to do with Spain being better prepared after facing us earlier. They took notes from the earlier loss and played accordingly. Even though they pretty much executed a flawless offense, they did not have an answer for Kobe in the 4th. He single handily took the game in his own hands and threw the hammer down with that three point and-one just when Spain inched to within 2 pts. Good job guys, that was fun to watch.

Quick side note: As a Laker fan, I was a little perturbed by the all-in-all out effort by Gasol. He was pounding us down low time and time again. Why didn't he play with the same fervor against the Celtics?!? I know you are playing for your country and all, but come on now...