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Will the US Mens Basketball team win the Olympic gold medal?

Gold
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Koho

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US Mens Basketball = Gold?
« on: August 17, 2004, 12:34:13 PM »
After an embarrassing loss to PR, will the US team rebound and win the gold?  This is a team with NBA superstars such as Tim Duncan, Iverson, James, Marbury, Anthony, among others.
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Re:US Mens Basketball = Gold?
« Reply #1 on: August 17, 2004, 01:25:47 PM »
i don't even understand, they didn't just lose to PR, they got "DESTROYED" as james toney would put it  ;)
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Re:US Mens Basketball = Gold?
« Reply #2 on: August 17, 2004, 01:34:49 PM »
There are too many good international teams that can compete with them now.  Gone are the days that they dominated the sport.  I voted them 0, but they will contend for a medal.
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Re:US Mens Basketball = Gold?
« Reply #3 on: August 17, 2004, 01:54:22 PM »
I hope not
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Re:US Mens Basketball = Gold?
« Reply #4 on: August 17, 2004, 02:22:50 PM »
USA ALL THE WAY

Hard work will beat talent if talent doesn't work hard.

but sometimes talent just wins anyways  ;D
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Re:US Mens Basketball = Gold?
« Reply #5 on: August 17, 2004, 02:44:58 PM »
If they start emphasizing team basketball, then the US will have a chance.  I think other countries are much better at playing fundamental team ball.  Many of the US players skipped college too and went straight to the NBA where individual play is more emphasized.  

Anything less than a gold will be considered a major disappointment for the US players and fans.
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Re:US Mens Basketball = Gold?
« Reply #6 on: August 19, 2004, 08:07:46 AM »
Reading the morning paper and found out that Americans hope that the get they're buts kicked.  Apparently the calls coming into the sports radio shows are overwhelmingly against their "team".  People are saying that they're a bunch of over paid children and that "they show as much enthusiasm as a school boy at a Tupperware party."  It shows that the general public down there is smart enough to see past the individuals and look at the team.  I think the guys in charge of the "Dream Team" must be having nightmares.  There coach should quit in discust and not be ashamed to do so.
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« Reply #7 on: August 19, 2004, 09:10:03 AM »
Its a totally different team and atmosphere than when Jordon, Magic, Bird, Pippen, Ewing and Barkeley led the first US DT to gold in 92.  Back then, all the top stars wanted to represent their country and show the world that the US was top dog in b-ball.  Before that, only US college players were on the olympic team and they were rarely competitive with the world.
This year, many of the top stars such as Shaq, Garnett, Kidd, Kobe, and T-Mac supposedly did not want to go.

In today's game with Aus, they were losing by 12 points before they rallied to win...
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Re:US Mens Basketball = Gold?
« Reply #8 on: August 19, 2004, 10:33:15 AM »
here's the difference:

jordan, pipen etc... were not gangster

iverson, garnett, shaw etc... gangster

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Re:US Mens Basketball = Gold?
« Reply #9 on: August 19, 2004, 02:16:05 PM »
Quote from: grumman on August 19, 2004, 08:07:46 AM
There coach should quit in discust and not be ashamed to do so.

Coach Brown has already won at the College level and just recently at the NBA level.  Maybe he wants a gold to round it out.
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Re:US Mens Basketball = Gold?
« Reply #10 on: August 19, 2004, 02:42:32 PM »
Too bad he has to coach this team.
« Last Edit: August 19, 2004, 02:42:49 PM by grumman »
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Re:US Mens Basketball = Gold?
« Reply #11 on: August 19, 2004, 03:14:57 PM »
He's also reunited with AI with a busted hand.
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Re:US Mens Basketball = Gold?
« Reply #12 on: August 22, 2004, 12:08:23 AM »
Sweet !  :D
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Re:US Mens Basketball = Gold?
« Reply #13 on: August 23, 2004, 10:35:56 AM »
Well, the US team finally gets to enjoy a blowout as they beat the powerhouse Angola team  ;).  

This is the same country that Charles Barkley found threatening back in Barcelona that he had to sucker elbow their 174 lb Angolan forward.  
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Re:US Mens Basketball = Gold?
« Reply #14 on: August 27, 2004, 11:58:40 AM »
Well, they lost their semi to Argentina, which means Bronze at BEST
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