USA who?

[MJDub]

Re:: USA who?

as for the 2nd tier nba players, there's something to that, but still no excuse to lose by that many points. the score does indicate that it wasn't even close.

I said it to make the point that these selfish jack-offs shouldn't be the ones representing our country (or any country for that matter) in the Olympics. Of course there's no excuse for playing like that especially if you get paid millions to play and win the game. But then again, they are just some money-hungry thugs who care about nothing else.

[beto]

I'm not sure of very many circumstances where delegates from several countries got together to invent a sport. Just because an individual from a country invents a sport doesn't mean that the country of origin will win every competition in that sport. Look at USA Hockey in 1980.

England - football - garbage

or England @ Mexico '86

[djstevendellis]

Well if we actually had the team we first chose to go to Athens, we probably would've fared a lot better. But no, most of them had to cop out because of "security concerns." Now we just have a bunch of 2nd-tier thugs (except Tim Duncan) over there who suck at team sports. What on earth was Larry Brown thinking making ALLEN IVERSON co-captain of the team?!

This team isn't worthy of the title "Team USA."

I aggree with you there. These pre madonnas deserved the ass whooping they got.

[DreamGirlie]

meh, puerto rico = USA IMO
so it's like we beat ourselves
:wink:

[Kam]

Re:: USA who?

the americans cant play as a team , plain & simple.

[bananapeel]

meh, puerto rico = USA IMO
so it's like we beat ourselves
:wink:

Yeah, it's like the "varsity team" easily beating the "junior varsity team"

[toasty]

Re:: USA who?

Yeah, I'm disappointed in both the guys that were asked to play that didn't, and the guys that are playing now with no heart. It should be an honor to be asked to represent your country. They should play, play hard, and play proud.

I'm still holding out for hope that they will pull their heads our of their asses and play some ball...

[arielus]

Well if we actually had the team we first chose to go to Athens, we probably would've fared a lot better. But no, most of them had to cop out because of "security concerns." Now we just have a bunch of 2nd-tier thugs (except Tim Duncan) over there who suck at team sports. What on earth was Larry Brown thinking making ALLEN IVERSON co-captain of the team?!

This team isn't worthy of the title "Team USA."

I aggree with you there. These pre madonnas deserved the ass whooping they got.

USA should start bringing a better team to the Olympics and World Cups, cause they are losing with these 2nd choice players :?


Quoting some news

The USA's defeat will send shockwaves to the rest of the world. The only excuse for this performance is the obvious one - this team just isn't that good. If the USA is ever going to dominate world competition again, it will have to send its very best players. It tried to this time, but for various reasons all of the NBA's top players, except for Duncan and Iverson, chose not to play. Shaquille O'Neal, Jermaine O'Neal and Ben Wallace all cited fatigue; Kevin Garnett, Vince Carter and Ray Allen are getting married; Kobe Bryant's trial for sexual assault is slated to begin this month; Jason Kidd, Karl Malone and Elton Brand are injured; and Mike Bibby and Tracy McGrady cited security concerns.

Come on... Security concerns?? they are living in the biggest ship ever made, better than a 5 star hotel. Tony Blair was there, you have to pass thru 2 concrete walls and a metal detector just to get near the ship :P
Garnett, Carter and Allen getting married? That's no excuse to represent your country in an international competition. Take Duncan, he wasn't born in the US, but he's proud to play for the national team.
They only valid excuses are Kobe's and Malone, Kidd and Brand's.
The rest, a bunch of pussies :P

"They play the game the way it's supposed to be played" Iverson said. It's not about athletics. That's the game the way Karl Malone and John Stockton play it. It's good for kids to see how the game is supposed to be played.

On previous game, Argentina beated Serbia & Montenegro with 0.1 seconds left

Manu Ginobili's off-balance shot left his hand just a split-second before the final buzzer, dropping through the basket to give Argentina a thrilling 83-82 victory over Serbia-Montenegro on Sunday on the first day of Olympic men's basketball.

While Argentina's players mobbed Ginobili, Serbia-Montenegro's coach protested that the shot came after the buzzer. But TV replays showed Ginobili released the ball in time.

"Once it left my hand, I knew it was good," Ginobili said. "This is a very special thing."

Ginobili scored 27 points for Argentina, which avenged a defeat in the title game at the 2002 World Championships. A non-call by a referee at the end of regulation sent that game into overtime to help Serbia-Montenegro, then known as Yugoslavia, win.

BTW, Manu is the Athlete of the day on Athens 2004 official website

I'm happy about Argentina's victory against Serbia & Montenegro, but now my national team has to beat Spain, an excellent team, with chances to fight for a medal.


Anyway, I'll try to keep these words in mind.

"We didn't play our best game, and we have a lot to learn, but there is still a lot of basketball to play here," guard Dwyane Wade said.

[Kamal]

wtf...

yeah, its funny when the americans lose at sports they made up so no-one else could beat them

where the fuck is that coming from ???

I got one word for ya buddy.... CRICKET.... I dont remember the last time UK even entered an international event they've gotten their asses canned EVERY-TIME.....

-e-

[dmach166]

Re:: USA who?

americans and their basketball
basketball sucks
heehee

[rewing3]

pretty funny, olympix suck anyway

Agreed. I don't ever watch the alympics anyways. To boring and half the sports I could care less about anyways.

[Garrick]

usa basketball team sucks. i hope they lose and their egos get deflated. fucking losers.

[Steve Graham]

Re:: USA who?

our basketball team sucks, they are not the caliber of players that we had at the 96' games in barcelona. These seem like they were picked just because they are the stars that the NBA wants to show the world so they can make more money.

hahaha, not quite. half of them are rookies. they were picked because most of the people they asked didnt want to go.
You really think the NBA wants the world to see Allen Iverson representing it or the USA? Bullshit, the NBA had his tattooes airbrushed from the photos of him in a magazine he was in a couple years ago. THey should have just sent the Detroit Pistons over there to sort it out.
All the other countries are catching up, there are alot more foriegners in the NBA now. Other teams play basketball, and dont go out there trying to act like they are the globetrotters. Funny how the NBA crowns a "world champion". Shit, it can barely be called a North American champion now.

[arielus]

Re:: USA who?

the NBA had his tattooes airbrushed from the photos of him in a magazine he was in a couple years ago

is that true?

[Steve Graham]

Yeah, I wish I could remember the mag. I will research it. I saw the before and after pics in a local newspaper here in Tampa.

here is some info on that from espn.com

http://espn.go.com/nba/s/2003/0226/1514649.html