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Yossarian;2564410 said:fender, did you manage to get tickets for any of the events, bro?
I wish i did, but i live in a country far far away from China.
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Yossarian;2564410 said:fender, did you manage to get tickets for any of the events, bro?
fender;2564406 said:That throw by Thorkildsen in the javelin was great.
Glad the Norwegian women's handball team won, they have been playing really well, became a fan while watching one of their group matches.
Bobby;2564542 said:The boxing scoring system is a sham.
twigsanberries;2564548 said:Actually, I was wondering if someone could explain it to me. I never watched Olympics boxing, and the couple of matches I saw left me befuddled. Fighters were landing shots to the head left and right. Many were direct shots that were not defended at all, but were given no points. How does this work?
Because Greece is a fellow NATO member while Russia is not.Bobby;2564549 said:My question is, why is Becky Hammon a traitor and the baseball players media darlings?
Bonzi;2564604 said:Because Greece is a fellow NATO member while Russia is not.
Bobby;2564542 said:The boxing scoring system is a sham.
Help?;2564605 said:yeah, i think that pretty much sums it up perfectly. You can't be a true american and represent a big bad red bear.
twigsanberries;2564643 said:Can't really think like that... not the 50s anymore. I believe it should be different for each person. I don't agree with Becky's decision, even though she was given a raw deal. She should have been on the U.S. team, but she wanted to play in the Olympics, and this was a kind of loophole. If she had grown up in Russia though, had close family ties to the country or something, then I think it would be okay. She spent most of her life in the U.S., and just because she recently played/plays for a Russian club team does not really justify her wearing that country's colors. Olympics are a time to represent your country with your heart, not your ambitions, no matter how heartfelt they are.
Bobby;2564549 said:In 2004, 18 Americans played baseball at the Olympics. The USA didn't qualify for baseball in 2004, those 18 players represented Greece. It was their first time in Greece, but their great-grandfather may have been born their. They aren't Greek, I don't care where some guy who died long before they were conceived was born, they're as American as Becky Hammon and they received positive press.
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My question is, why is Becky Hammon a traitor and the baseball players media darlings?
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Bonzi;2564645 said:
twigsanberries;2564740 said:Can't compare apples and oranges. The difference in baseball and basketball in terms of popularity in the olympics is vast. For god's sake, they're getting rid of baseball... The american players are all playing in the minor leagues of baseball clubs. I guarantee nobody here has EVER heard of any of those players. They are all prospects for major league teams. The U.S. women's basketball team is one of the most dominant and high profile teams in their sport in the olympics. They have won 33 straight olympic games.
Becky Hammon is a great great player. Her decision stunned not only people that like basketball, but also every patriotic american with her comments. Put all that together and it was a pretty big ripple effect that many people noticed. I guarantee you if this was some scrub that barely played in the WNBA, you would never had heard this story come up. Maybe, just maybe in passing, in between Michael Phelps and the men's Basketball team.
Help?;2564744 said:But that's not the point how popular the athletes are. They made the same decision, but you are saying because Becky is so much more popular she did the wrong thing, while the baseball team was a bunch of semi-pros so it's ok, nobody cares about them anyway? I'm pretty sure that had Becky played for Great Britain instead of Russia, Americans would have had a few weeps here and there, but mostly would probably just talk about how it was their fault. Maybe not, but definietly wouldn't be so much fuss about it.
Have you not read the news for the past 2 weeks? The Empire is back and they are ready to strike the Center of Universe's Goodness straight into their heart.
Hepoas;2564510 said:Yeah, over 90 meters. Awesome. And he looks so calm.
Our handball-girls are incredible. We all love them. They did well to play out Russia today.