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/olympics: is it necessary to win a basketball game by 80+ points? moondog Send a noteboard - 03/08/2012 08:39:56 AM
i have hated the US men's basketball team since 1992 and while this year's team could probably not outplay 1992's team, they are doing their best to out-asshole the 1992 team. i realize it's a team of all-star NBA players who do not belong to another country, but at some point you have to just kind of let things go because there is probably no way that nigeria is going to score enough points EVEN IF THE US TEAM GOES INTO THE LOCKER ROOM. :rolleyes: i hope the nba institutes the under-23 only rule next time around because if i want to watch the nba, i'll wait for the season to start. just because the rules allow pro players to compete in the olympics doesn't mean they should....
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/olympics: is it necessary to win a basketball game by 80+ points? moondog - 03/08/2012 08:39:56 AM 719 Views
Judging by what happened in the badminton, yes it is. Tim - 03/08/2012 08:45:23 AM 489 Views
It is far more obvious in the badminton, too. jh - 03/08/2012 09:58:04 AM 506 Views
yes i know they had to actually play the game to the end, i still find it boring to watch either way moondog - 03/08/2012 04:06:14 PM 430 Views
Maybe the IOC shouldn't let Nigeria compete if they can't keep up with real countries. Cannoli - 03/08/2012 12:12:24 PM 666 Views
My thoughts are they could institutionalise something like the soccer competition Stephen - 03/08/2012 12:51:09 PM 420 Views
Soccer does that on purpose so that the World Cup means a lot more *NM* Dark Knight - 03/08/2012 03:22:35 PM 202 Views
Football does it *because* the Euro/World Cups mean a lot more. An important distinction. *NM* Wibble - 03/08/2012 07:58:58 PM 196 Views
What Wibble said, and the reason has to do with the amount of competitive teams. Legolas - 03/08/2012 08:25:08 PM 488 Views
Agree. Rebekah - 03/08/2012 01:22:15 PM 424 Views
Re: Maybe the IOC shouldn't let Nigeria compete if they can't keep up with real countries. moondog - 03/08/2012 04:28:53 PM 651 Views
Where do you get "78 point halftime lead"? Legolas - 03/08/2012 07:32:13 PM 425 Views
So who is stopping the other countries from making their own NBAs if they want to compete? A Deathwatch Guard - 03/08/2012 08:56:46 PM 454 Views
hehe you're funny Orange - 03/08/2012 02:25:29 PM 472 Views
There's also a fairly large South-East Asian pro league. *NM* Stephen - 03/08/2012 03:10:58 PM 210 Views
actually it is their fault they're so good..... moondog - 03/08/2012 04:03:41 PM 500 Views
Yes, yes it is *NM* Dark Knight - 03/08/2012 03:20:16 PM 224 Views
Did you read coach K's response? Aemon - 03/08/2012 03:50:26 PM 507 Views
i saw it this morning after i had already posted the original comment moondog - 03/08/2012 04:32:08 PM 567 Views
I guess I still don't understand your complaint. Aemon - 03/08/2012 06:17:05 PM 488 Views
my main objection is how the olympics are now nothing more than an extension of pro leagues moondog - 04/08/2012 05:39:08 PM 420 Views
You'd have us kick out every Olympian other than the boxers, then? Stephen - 04/08/2012 06:00:08 PM 410 Views
no, i'd have the olympics be more about sport and less about money moondog - 04/08/2012 06:12:24 PM 428 Views
But you seem to be objecting to the NBA players taking part... snoopcester - 04/08/2012 06:17:32 PM 467 Views
"Need" Palatine - 03/08/2012 06:17:26 PM 433 Views
Re: "Need" moondog - 04/08/2012 05:53:39 PM 455 Views
No. Do you want to know, really? Your tone throughout makes me wonder if you do. *NM* Palatine - 05/08/2012 05:09:42 PM 194 Views
The US doesn't always win the gold medal, you know. Legolas - 03/08/2012 07:41:33 PM 534 Views
one silver, two bronze, one boycott -- all others gold since 1936 moondog - 04/08/2012 05:55:11 PM 437 Views
I prefer athletes to put in their best performances, since their wages are paid for by spectators snoopcester - 03/08/2012 07:04:33 PM 462 Views
Yes, it is, and I find it ridiculous you even had to ask. A Deathwatch Guard - 03/08/2012 08:51:09 PM 532 Views
You really don't seem to grasp athletic competitions too well, it seems Larry - 03/08/2012 09:31:53 PM 562 Views
The "professionals shouldn't compete" argument is one of the dumbest things I've read in months. Ghavrel - 06/08/2012 07:08:56 AM 422 Views
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