<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> Fabricio Oberto wore a sadsmile while speaking longingly of the luxury Porsche SUV he had to dispose of in Spain earlier this summer. His new ride is a four-door Dodge station wagon more functional than flamboyant. His villa in the lively city of Valencia is empty now, too, his wife and baby daughter having already abandoned the Mediterranean coast to relocate deep in the heart of Texas. The celebrity status that the 6-foot-10 Oberto enjoyed in Argentina and Spain is gone, too, replaced by virtual anonymity in the country he now calls home. On the few occasions he is recognized in San Antonio, he is pleasantly surprised by the preponderance of Spanish-speaking Spurs fans. The Spurs were ecstatic to land Oberto, especially after coach Gregg Popovich - as assistant on the U.S. national team in 2002, 2003 and 2004 - had watched him carve up the competition in international tournaments. At the World Championship gold medal game in Indianapolis, Oberto outscored Divac 28-3, his defense frustrating the Serbian center into one of the poorest performances of his career - 1-for-10 shooting from the field, 1-for-6 from the line. A disputed non-call at the end of regulation forced overtime, and Argentina went on to lose to Yugoslavia. </div> Full Story
