We lost!

**PaSucks** · 08-15-2004, 01:02 PM

Team USA lost to fackin Puerto Rico. Badly. Surely the Appoclypse is upon us.

**Rusty Nails** · 08-15-2004, 01:18 PM

I think this is awesome. I love my country, but it's great to see AI and others on that team (except Tim Duncan) get smacked.

**crashnburn'd** · 08-15-2004, 01:24 PM

But really who is on this team? Other than Duncan and AI, it's 'B' list NBA players... They don't play together as a team at all, they deserve to lose.

edit - 'who' for Basom, who apparently is critical of sentences that don't make sense.

**basom** · 08-15-2004, 01:28 PM

Originally posted by crashnburn'd
But really is on this team?

No. But Really got cut.

**Mcwop** · 08-15-2004, 01:40 PM

I might understand if it wasn't 92-73.

The NBA of today, simply sucks.

**Arty50** · 08-15-2004, 02:07 PM

Originally posted by Mcwop
The NBA of today, simply sucks.

I completely agree with you. I'm curious, how many traveling violations did they have? The modern NBA is like a fucking walking contest.

**Mcwop** · 08-15-2004, 02:09 PM

Originally posted by Arty50
I completely agree with you. I'm curious, how many traveling violations did they have? The modern NBA is like a fucking walking contest.

It's dunk ball now. I stopped watching after the Bird/Johnson era.

13 · 08-15-2004, 02:33 PM

I for one I was happy to see a team win and egos lose.

Thank you, Puerto Rico!

**powderwhore** · 08-15-2004, 04:36 PM

We? Are you on the team? Seriosly, who gives a rat shit about anything Summer Olympics? Almost all the events are sports most could care less about, why is this crap even on TV?

Oh wait archery is on, OHHHHHH GOODY!

**schuss** · 08-15-2004, 05:34 PM

yeah, they just didn't show up to play and deserved the loss. I saw so many missed 3's it wasn't even funny. There was no hustle and no urgency.

**Woodsy** · 08-15-2004, 05:37 PM

AI summed it up well

"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."

stoked Arroyo is gonna be playing for the Jazz. kid has talent

**Rusty Nails** · 08-15-2004, 05:49 PM

Originally posted by powderwhore
We? Are you on the team? Seriosly, who gives a rat shit about anything Summer Olympics? Almost all the events are sports most could care less about, why is this crap even on TV?

Oh wait archery is on, OHHHHHH GOODY!

Olympic swimming totally kicks ass. Same with the track and field.

**Benny Profane** · 08-15-2004, 05:50 PM

Iverson is actually showing a lot of (gasp) class over the past few weeks.

This is surely inspiring much heated trash talk on the street courts in the Bronx and Manhattan. But, come to think of it, do Rican guys play basketball over here?

Z · 08-15-2004, 06:38 PM

Originally posted by schuss
yeah, they just didn't show up to play and deserved the loss. I saw so many missed 3's it wasn't even funny. There was no hustle and no urgency.

the three point line is just a jump shot for the NBA, 3 feet closer in, and they still cant hit shit...watching them lose to Puerto rico pissed me off, they aren't even supposed to be a contender

**Woodsy** · 08-15-2004, 06:47 PM

Originally posted by Z
the three point line is just a jump shot for the NBA, 3 feet closer in, and they still cant hit shit.

name a good American jump shooter

if you can there are only a few

now name one on this team

Z · 08-15-2004, 07:12 PM

Originally posted by Woodsy
name a good American jump shooter

if you can there are only a few

now name one on this team

somewhat true, this team can't shoot for shit.....but its just that much easier being 3 feet closer...If you can bang shots from 24 feet out, its just that much easier from 21....

**CUBUCK** · 08-15-2004, 07:17 PM

I have to agree with most people here. I would rather see the U.S put the best college players out there. Much more fun to watch and would probably be more competitive with the rules.

**PaSucks** · 08-15-2004, 07:20 PM

Originally posted by powderwhore
We? Are you on the team?

Yes. Yes I am.

Actually I am a short white boy that couldn't even play for lichtenstien, let alone the U.S. I don't even really like basketball until Pitt starts playing. I just caught the end of the game and was amazed how bad the Americans lost.

**Arty50** · 08-15-2004, 07:27 PM

Originally posted by schuss
I saw so many missed 3's it wasn't even funny.

Paging Medium Range Jumper... Medium Range Jumper to the white courtesy phone...

**shamrockpow** · 08-15-2004, 07:38 PM

Originally posted by Woodsy
name a good American jump shooter

if you can there are only a few

now name one on this team

None on this team, but plenty out there:
Brent Barry
Michael Redd
Richard Hamilton
Vince Carter
Jon Barry
Wesley Person
Wally Szerbiak
Allan Houston
Shane Battier
Chauncey Billups
Pat Garrity
Erick Piatowski
Fred Hoiberg
Casey Jacobsen
Jim Jackson
Voshon Lenard

The biggest problem with this team was the selection process that took guys like LBJ and Melo over Brent Barry or Michael Redd (each of whom could have really helped this squad) simply because they were bigger "names." All the players that backed out b/c they were too pussy to go to Athens doesn't help either.

My team USA without most of the big name stars would roll in this tournament:
Mike Bibby/Brent Barry
Michael Redd/Doug Christie
Shane Battier/LeBron
Lamar Odom/Kenyon Martin
Duncan/Brad Miller

Iverson could still be on my team, but him and Okafor would be the 11th and 12th picks...

**Mcwop** · 08-15-2004, 09:48 PM

http://ak.imgfarm.com/images/ap/GREE...0815141925.jpg

**Rusty Nails** · 08-15-2004, 10:41 PM

Originally posted by shamrockpow

My team USA without most of the big name stars would roll in this tournament:
Mike Bibby/Brent Barry
Michael Redd/Doug Christie
Shane Battier/LeBron
Lamar Odom/Kenyon Martin
Duncan/Brad Miller

Iverson could still be on my team, but him and Okafor would be the 11th and 12th picks...

Starting five should be:

PG -- Kidd
SG -- Bryant
SF -- Carter
PF -- Duncan
C -- O'Neal

All in all, I just can't wait for the college b-ball season. If I never saw another NBA game, I wouldn't miss it. NCAA, however, kicks serious ass.

**jackace** · 08-15-2004, 11:58 PM

I totally agree the NBA players suck and the rules are so loosely enforced in the NBA today that it has almost ruined the game. I love to play basketball and if you go play streetball in most major cities. They all look up to the NBA players and try to emulate them. When you take 3 and sometimes 4 steps without drippling of course you are going to beat the defense. When you carry the ball every other dribble (Iverson does this all the time) of course you can do some cool looking moves. When you can just lower your shoulder and run someone over and dunk the ball or shoot a lay-in while they are getting their ballance, or even getting up off the floor, it makes the game a whole lot easier. (Shaq does this all the time)

I personally feel that if you do not enforce the FUNDEMENTALS of a game you undermine the entire game and everything associated with it. I mean come on traveling, double-dribble, and charging are fundamentals of the game that make it what it is