29 Aug 04
lets look at basketball in the olympics for a moment. there are lots of NBA players that play for other countries. what difference does it make? a country puts its best althletes up for the spot right? the US deserved to lose because we sent a scrub team to Athens this year. the NBA is way too much about money. since athens is free, they dont want to risk injury. i think the medal story would be alot different if we had sent players like garnett, shaq, mcgrady, francis(i could go on) instead of players like lamar odom or rookies like anthony and james. i am glad they got bronze and not gold. they didnt deserve it.
29 Aug 04
Originally posted by usmc7257As far as I'm concerned,they didn't even deserve the bronze. What did you expect from a bunch of overpaid,over-priviledged,prima-donna cry babies? The tone was set at the opening ceremonies. Every other US athelete who marched had their baseball caps on straight,brim to the front. Not the basketballers,all of them slouching along with their caps to the side or backwards. They didn't make any friends with the thug life attitude and posturing. Talk about the Ugly American?
lets look at basketball in the olympics for a moment. there are lots of NBA players that play for other countries. what difference does it make? a country puts its best althletes up for the spot right? the US deserved to lose because we sent a scrub team to Athens this year. the NBA is way too much about money. since athens is free, they dont want to risk i ...[text shortened]... r rookies like anthony and james. i am glad they got bronze and not gold. they didnt deserve it.
29 Aug 04
Originally posted by sundown316Thats right. Half of those players have had run ins with the law and think they can get away with murder.
As far as I'm concerned,they didn't even deserve the bronze. What did you expect from a bunch of overpaid,over-priviledged,prima-donna cry babies? The tone was set at the opening ceremonies. Every other US athelete who marched had their baseball caps on straight,brim to the front. Not the basketballers,all of them slouching along with their caps to the ...[text shortened]... idn't make any friends with the thug life attitude and posturing. Talk about the Ugly American?
29 Aug 04
Originally posted by usmc7257That's true. Some of those teams had one or maybe two NBA players which is also wrong. We had a complete team of NBA players half of which were a bunch of thugs and problem children.
lets look at basketball in the olympics for a moment. there are lots of NBA players that play for other countries. what difference does it make? a country puts its best althletes up for the spot right? the US deserved to lose because we sent a scrub team to Athens this year. the NBA is way too much about money. since athens is free, they dont want to risk i ...[text shortened]... r rookies like anthony and james. i am glad they got bronze and not gold. they didnt deserve it.
29 Aug 04
Originally posted by slimjimand even if you take out those nba players... the remaining players are the franchise teams within that country right? i wouldnt call those people ametuers either... like i said before, all countries will send their best.
That's true. Some of those teams had one or maybe two NBA players which is also wrong. We had a complete team of NBA players half of which were a bunch of thugs and problem children.
29 Aug 04
Originally posted by usmc7257Well then the US has a lot to worry about because they aren't dominant like before. I'm sure if the NBA had sent O'neal,Kidd, Kobe and a few others they would have won. Then again I don't think I would risk injury to play in the Olympics for a medal.
and even if you take out those nba players... the remaining players are the franchise teams within that country right? i wouldnt call those people ametuers either... like i said before, all countries will send their best.
29 Aug 04
Originally posted by slimjimThat kinda makes them unprofessional...
Watching Iverson whine and cry about getting the bronze medal really made my day. I never liked the idea of professional players in the Olympics so this was icing on the cake for me.
If they play, and then bitch and whine about getting a bronze medal, at Olympic level, then they have something wrong...
29 Aug 04
Originally posted by slimjimProfessionals have every right to be in the Olymipics, just like everyone else. They are the best at what they do out of everyone in there country. It would be less exciting to watch college players play then the pros.
Watching Iverson whine and cry about getting the bronze medal really made my day. I never liked the idea of professional players in the Olympics so this was icing on the cake for me.
29 Aug 04
Originally posted by The Slow Pawnwatching basketball always makes me wonder what could have been. at the high school level i totally blew a scholarship to a good university because of some stupid stuff. i kick myself all the time for it.
Typical example of wrong ideals in life .... It's all about money money money
I'd be proud to play for my country (for free) Shame I suck at almost anything, lol
Boris
29 Aug 04
Originally posted by slimjim
Watching Iverson whine and cry about getting the bronze medal really made my day. I never liked the idea of professional players in the Olympics so this was icing on the cake for me.
Put the Pistons team in there and they would have wiped the floor with the other countries. Put Iverson in there and he's thinking about his next Nike contract...
Too bad Shaq didn't play.
29 Aug 04
Originally posted by sundown316You're a thug because you wear your hat sideways or backwards? I don't agree with that....that's ure for some. I do, however, agree with the fact that we pulled on out winning the bronze, because Shaq, Garnett, McGrady, and almost the rest of the players invited refused because they didn't get paid, so you have to respect the fact that this Olympic team spent most of their summer in Greece, away from family and home, for little or no pay.
As far as I'm concerned,they didn't even deserve the bronze. What did you expect from a bunch of overpaid,over-priviledged,prima-donna cry babies? The tone was set at the opening ceremonies. Every other US athelete who marched had their baseball caps on straight,brim to the front. Not the basketballers,all of them slouching along with their caps to the ...[text shortened]... idn't make any friends with the thug life attitude and posturing. Talk about the Ugly American?
29 Aug 04
Originally posted by pcaspianReebok sponsors Iverson.
Originally posted by slimjim
[b]Watching Iverson whine and cry about getting the bronze medal really made my day. I never liked the idea of professional players in the Olympics so this was icing on the cake for me.
Put the Pistons team in there and they would have wiped the floor with the other countries. Put Iverson in there and he's thinking about his next Nike contract...
Too bad Shaq didn't play.[/b]