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Ginobili: Former Spur Oberto was difficult to replace for Argentina

Manu Ginobili and Fabricio Oberto pose for a photo during media day. (Eric Gay, AP Photo)
Manu Ginobili & Fabricio Oberto (Eric Gay, AP Photo)
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Updated: 9/04/2012 6:34 pm

By Michael A. De Leon, ProjectSpurs.com

They tabbed the 2012 Olympic games in London as the last time Argentina's "golden generation" would be together in what would likely be the last time we would see San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili and his 2004 Gold medal-winning teammates competing for a medal.

While Ginobili joined Luis Scola, Andres Nocioni and Carlos Delfino, one player was missing, and it wasn't Pepe Sanchez. Former Spurs center Fabricio Oberto, who teamed with Scola in the frontcourt, left Argentina unevenly matched with some of the bigger teams in the Olympics, according to an interview ESPN Deportes reported on, roughly translated through Google Translate.

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