when you cruise to a 78 point halftime lead, you are no longer competing against anyone but yourself. it's obvious nigeria didn't have the kind of training and dedication to field a team that could compete at the nba level, but they aren't such pushovers that they can't compete against the rest of the world.
If they'd had a 78 point halftime lead, only winning in the end by an 83 point halftime lead *would* have meant that they intentionally lowered their level big time in the second half. Of course, that just wasn't the case because their halftime lead was 33 points. And they did give all players on their team ample minutes instead of focusing on the stars - but then, the team does have rather few players who aren't stars.
/olympics: is it necessary to win a basketball game by 80+ points?
- 03/08/2012 08:39:56 AM
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Judging by what happened in the badminton, yes it is.
- 03/08/2012 08:45:23 AM
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yes i know they had to actually play the game to the end, i still find it boring to watch either way
- 03/08/2012 04:06:14 PM
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Maybe the IOC shouldn't let Nigeria compete if they can't keep up with real countries.
- 03/08/2012 12:12:24 PM
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My thoughts are they could institutionalise something like the soccer competition
- 03/08/2012 12:51:09 PM
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Soccer does that on purpose so that the World Cup means a lot more *NM*
- 03/08/2012 03:22:35 PM
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Football does it *because* the Euro/World Cups mean a lot more. An important distinction. *NM*
- 03/08/2012 07:58:58 PM
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What Wibble said, and the reason has to do with the amount of competitive teams.
- 03/08/2012 08:25:08 PM
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Re: Maybe the IOC shouldn't let Nigeria compete if they can't keep up with real countries.
- 03/08/2012 04:28:53 PM
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Where do you get "78 point halftime lead"?
- 03/08/2012 07:32:13 PM
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So who is stopping the other countries from making their own NBAs if they want to compete?
- 03/08/2012 08:56:46 PM
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Did you read coach K's response?
- 03/08/2012 03:50:26 PM
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i saw it this morning after i had already posted the original comment
- 03/08/2012 04:32:08 PM
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I guess I still don't understand your complaint.
- 03/08/2012 06:17:05 PM
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my main objection is how the olympics are now nothing more than an extension of pro leagues
- 04/08/2012 05:39:08 PM
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You'd have us kick out every Olympian other than the boxers, then?
- 04/08/2012 06:00:08 PM
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no, i'd have the olympics be more about sport and less about money
- 04/08/2012 06:12:24 PM
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"Need"
- 03/08/2012 06:17:26 PM
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Re: "Need"
- 04/08/2012 05:53:39 PM
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No. Do you want to know, really? Your tone throughout makes me wonder if you do. *NM*
- 05/08/2012 05:09:42 PM
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The US doesn't always win the gold medal, you know.
- 03/08/2012 07:41:33 PM
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one silver, two bronze, one boycott -- all others gold since 1936
- 04/08/2012 05:55:11 PM
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I prefer athletes to put in their best performances, since their wages are paid for by spectators
- 03/08/2012 07:04:33 PM
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You really don't seem to grasp athletic competitions too well, it seems
- 03/08/2012 09:31:53 PM
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The "professionals shouldn't compete" argument is one of the dumbest things I've read in months.
- 06/08/2012 07:08:56 AM
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