https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2008/08/24/redeem-team-in-jeopardy-mamba-to-the-rescue/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 17:01:21 -0400<![CDATA[I was very tired last night when I switched on the USA-Spain gold medal basketball game ten minutes late to find Kobe and Lebron already on the bench in foul trouble. Somehow I had sensed it.  This wasn&#8217;t going to be easy.  Spain was filled with good players playing loosey-goosey out of their minds.  They had nothing to lose, after all.  And the USA was weak in the paint &#8211; no real enforcers to stop the Spanish guards. (Andrew Bynum next time?)  Pau Gasol was doing much better against the USA bigs than he ever did against the Celts&#8230; dammit. Sure enough, fourth quarter Los Espanoles were within four and I was wide-awake.]]>Sun, 24 Aug 2008 08:43:00 -0400<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2008/08/24/redeem-team-in-jeopardy-mamba-to-the-rescue-n216149