Author Topic: USA loses to Puerto Rico! (Read 1549 times)

Curval · « **Reply #30 on:** August 16, 2004, 10:18:38 AM »

lol...

My beanie is an "officially snactioned product of the NBA". I guess it is just a gay game.

I would like to lodge an official complaint. I thought I had a World Championship beanie bear. Apparently there must be some worn out bullet ridden Yugoslavian version out there somewhere.

Sandman · « **Reply #31 on:** August 16, 2004, 10:35:48 AM »

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man they really got spanked though. pretty surprising.

Not surprising at all. Last year, there was a story on HBO's Inside Sports about the decline of U.S. basketball and the ascendency of the Europeans. It boiled down to lack of fundamentals and an overwhelming desire to make it on an ESPN highlight reel by U.S. basketball players.

rpm · « **Reply #32 on:** August 16, 2004, 10:38:42 AM »

There was no money involved and they had to pass a drug test.

Sandman · « **Reply #33 on:** August 16, 2004, 10:43:59 AM »

An interesting perspective, twelve days ago.

Thrawn · « **Reply #34 on:** August 16, 2004, 10:44:20 AM »

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Originally posted by Sandman
Not surprising at all. Last year, there was a story on HBO's Inside Sports about the decline of U.S. basketball and the ascendency of the Europeans. It boiled down to lack of fundamentals and an overwhelming desire to make it on an ESPN highlight reel by U.S. basketball players.

Cripes, sounds almost like North American hockey.

Mighty1 · « **Reply #35 on:** August 16, 2004, 10:52:40 AM »

It kinda makes me sick to see our best players not wanting to go to the Olympics because they weren't offered enough money.

Edbert · « **Reply #36 on:** August 16, 2004, 12:24:46 PM »

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Originally posted by rpm371
There was no money involved and they had to pass a drug test.

More the latter than the former IMHO.

Airhead · « **Reply #37 on:** August 16, 2004, 01:10:45 PM »

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Originally posted by Edbert MOL
More the latter than the former IMHO.

All the more reason to support our team- more talented players passed on the Olympics because they'd be subject to random drug testing under Olympic rules, and marijuana is a banned substance.

Ask Ray Allen, Tracy McGrady, Mike Bibby, Chris Webber and the dozens of other NBA no-shows why they avoided the Olympics- no money, no care and no weed.

At least Kobe has an excuse- he's on trial for rape.

myelo · « **Reply #38 on:** August 16, 2004, 04:21:14 PM »

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(buzzer sound) Wrong, myelo- zone defenses are now allowed in the NBA as of a couple of years ago.

Thanks, I didn't know that. But then I haven't watched the NBA in about 4 years.

Goth · « **Reply #39 on:** August 16, 2004, 05:31:39 PM »

I lost all interest in the NBA after the Spreewell incident. Some college teams could beat some of these so called pro teams. NBA pro players just disgust me now.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #40 on:** August 16, 2004, 05:52:54 PM »

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Originally posted by Goth
I lost all interest in the NBA after the Spreewell incident. Some college teams could beat some of these so called pro teams. NBA pro players just disgust me now.

The Spreewell incident was one of many that turned me off to the NBA over time...I'm still reliving the days of hard play, the LA Lakers and Boston celtics series in the early 80's, blue collar bastketball, good rivalries, now it appears to be "ME ME ME" basketball, Shaq and Kobe fighting over who gets the ball more, etc.... its taken a spin for the worst.