Olympics and FIBA summer

[Hogmelon]

I don't think they'll win the gold, but it does feel like they have a great chance to medal, doesn't it?

Considering that Slovenian basketball enthusiast @"omahen" used to hope Luka wouldn't play this summer because he was fairly convinced the team couldn't qualify for the Olympics, I'd say this is a significant accomplishment. I totally trust his info on the situation, so to me, this is Luka playing out of his mind and elevating the team pretty much by himself.

1. The team that goes WIN-WIN-WIN gets the gold.  The team that goes WIN-WIN-LOSE gets the silver.  The team that goes WIN-LOSE-WIN gets the bronze.

I like Slovenia's chances against Germany.  Then ... France or Italy ....

2.  You had to watch the game (Slovenia vs. Spain) this morning to understand "the Luka effect" (i.e., the box score fails to tell the tale).  With Luka's teammates combining for 83 points in forty minutes while shooting only  41.9/31.6/77.8 [and going out of their way to deny Luka his tenth assist (to complete a triple-double)], Spain's strategy of smothering Luka was ultimately a failure.