When the tournament started, no one really expected Argentina to even reach the quarter-finals. They were placed in a tough group along with Russia and Nigeria and during the second round, they had to face Poland and Venezuela. Even if the had their chances during these stages, no one would have believed them to defeat Serbia during the quarterfinals.
The defeat of Serbia by Argentina was perhaps the most important upset in this tournament, ranking even higher than the match between the United States and France. This may be the only time when all the top 3 sides (United States, Serbia and Greece) failed to qualify for the semifinals. Greece was unable to quality even for the QF, despite the presence of Giannis Antetokounmpo.
It was really unexpected. My dad was not able to watch this year's FIBA World Cup very much so I take the liberty to tell him what's happening especially at this point about who will be battling in the finals. And when I told him that Argentina beat Serbia, he was really shocked. He just thought that Serbia will go through the finals. But some things really don't happen as expected.
Also, I think it doesn't matter that much if there is a star player in a team or there is a famous one in a team. Because at the end of the day, there's no "i" in "team" and their teamwork is what will pay off.
Exactly, Argentina won because they don't rely on stars, if you watch them playing, you will see they are really confident and they are even having fun playing with the France while the France struggled to score.
Scola did great in every game, and I think after this, its guaranteed that he will be back in the NBA, and maybe some players within the squad will have a chance to be evaluated also. Facundo CAMPAZZO is a great PG, when he is handling the ball, you know he can make big plays, I just want him to be in the NBA as well although his height is only 5'10".
