Still worried about the status of LeBron's ankle? Trying to figure out how Coach K is going to rotate Jason Kidd, Chris Paul and Deron Williams? Wondering whether Kobe's ready to be an MVP on the international stage?Forget about all of that for a second. The Iranians are coming.
NANJING - Iran shook up the basketball world on Wednesday night in Nanjing by stunning Serbia 72-70 in arguably the most famous win in the country's sporting history.
"This is the biggest win in Iranian basketball history," Iran's Serbian coach Rajko Toroman said.
Just from the standings alone -- Serbia is ranked 4th in the latest FIBA standings, and the Islamic Republic of Iran is ranked 33rd -- this is an impressive win. It's also landed Iran on the Rocky's Olympic blog radar, which means that it's time for the first installment of what I've hastily titled "Getting to Know an Obscure Olympic Team." Read all about the Iranians, after the jump:
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