my main objection is how the olympics are now nothing more than an extension of pro leagues
moondog Send a noteboard - 04/08/2012 05:39:08 PM
the professionals already have their place in which they are quite successful. when i was a kid, it was thought of as anathema to the spirit of the olympics to let people in who had a professional career in the sport they compete in. now it's nothing but more pro players making more money for themselves, and nothing exemplifies this more than usa basketball.
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/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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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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