Team USA Men's Olympic Basketball 2012

[cavsfan2]

Re: Team USA Men's Olympic Basketball 2012

Argentina plays France before the USA game today. That game should be fun.

[daflyboys]

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It's kind of like watching your favorite football or whatever team, if you're really good do you complain when you destroy a team? Not likely cause you just want to win

Not really an applicable analogy. The Olympics used to be about amateur athletics globally and because we didn't incorporate the same level of training and programs previously, other countries would dominate us in particular events, especially the USSR in gymnastics. Plus, we couldn't police how other countries were "compensating" their amateur athletes and it was seemingly set up where their amateurs were really their pros. The 1980 Russian hockey team would probably be the most explicit example of this. So they had amateur status because they didn't fit the definition of "professional" at the time, but that became more blurred over time and therefore the Olympic governing body seemed to solve the issue by simply opening the door to any in all athletes. However, in reference to your analogy, in the NFL, NBA, MLB, the teams are businesses jockeying for the best deals and configurations of players in an elite grouping.

[DieHardYankee26]

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That's all well and good, but his point was you don't root against your team because you're the best. Patriots fans didn't root against Tom Brady when they went 16-0, I didn't root against the Yankees in '09 when we were clearly the best team, etc. The point stands. Just because your team is the best, you don't root against them. If anything, that point is magnified by it being your country that you're rooting for, something you should have an even greater connection to.

[SteelersFreak]

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Anyone watching France vs Argentina? Kevin Seraphin is lookin real solid.

[Boltman]

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Argentina plays France before the USA game today. That game should be fun.

This game has been extremely tight, 37-35 Fra right now.

[Boltman]

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Anyone watching France vs Argentina? Kevin Seraphin is lookin real solid.

Yea, I've been watching since I got home. This is a really entertaining game.

This game may go down to the wire.

[Vni]

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Yep good game so far. Gino is so good (as usual right.)

e/ Yay, good win & good game.

[ex carrabba fan]

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Happy for France to taste Olympic victory after they've been away from the games for so long. It's a shame they don't have Noah on their squad.

Argentina refusing to play their bench is really going to be a gamble for them. They're already the oldest team as it is. I think they should go ahead and just let the reserves in and see what happens.

[Boltman]

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The USA game starts in about 8 minutes on NBCS, just throwing it out there even though it's on the first page.

[Bull_Market]

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Yea, I've been watching since I got home. This is a really entertaining game.

This game may go down to the wire.

Seraphin was a beast for the Wizards late in the season.

[Bull_Market]

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I need to get on that Kobe diet, he looks really sleek & athletic.

[Jonesy]

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From an outsiders perspective with me not being from the US I find this wishing the games were closer and suggesting they shouldn't send their best talent ideas really strange.

As someone who was 12 at the time and idolized the original dream team I want to see that sort of combined brilliance and dominance again. I'm all for parity in relation to the nba but the Olympics is only every four years and is a different beast imo.

My boomers started out well today against Spain but were simply outclassed and outsized in the end. It's a shame we don't have Bogut to anchor the middle.

[Chrisksaint]

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Ok I see you Lebron...

[SteelersFreak]

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Good Lord LeBron...

Impressed with Tunisia though.

Anyone else kind of bummed that Doug Collins is coaching instead of commentating? He's a fantastic analyst.

[wwharton]

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From an outsiders perspective with me not being from the US I find this wishing the games were closer and suggesting they shouldn't send their best talent ideas really strange.

As someone who was 12 at the time and idolized the original dream team I want to see that sort of combined brilliance and dominance again. I'm all for parity in relation to the nba but the Olympics is only every four years and is a different beast imo.

My boomers started out well today against Spain but were simply outclassed and outsized in the end. It's a shame we don't have Bogut to anchor the middle.

I think the confusing part is the assumption anyone doesn't want them to send their best talent. YTG or anyone can correct me if I'm wrong but I think what's wanted is the best "team" to go. The dominant players in the NBA generally have teams built around them so even if they're willing sharers they don't necessarily do it all that well. The talent is so good it doesn't matter, but from a purist standpoint (or even an average spectator imo) games just look sloppy.