Is it possible that team USA threw the exhibition game against Nigeria as part of the BLM movement? Just a thought.
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This has to be a bad troll attempt because I refuse to believe anyone is this stupid.
No serious thought.... worst things have happened in sports....people are stupid though... one even turned her back and place a shirt over her head during the National Anthem, protesting the very Country she is competing for.... here's an idea, if you want to use your "platform" sacrifice it for something you apparently strongly believe in and go protest. Don't pout with the Olympic Committee when you knew protests were prohibited in Olympic sports.
Yep, sure does. I see stupid all the time... I literally said hello to a black man the other day and the first thing out his mouth..."Im a black man don't shoot"... I thought to myself really!!???
If protesting America becomes a normal "thing" for these Olympians then I just won't watch and I hope they lose every competition/match. I would rather them suck and not get a podium spot if they can't act like an adult.
I'll cheer for the ones who represent our country well no matter their race or religion.
I'll cheer for the ones who represent our country well no matter their race or religion.
Why did I open this thread? Damn, people are stupid.
I have a better theory - maybe they suck.
They might need to 'gel' a little bit.
I suspect that may have been an attention grab.
Think about it - she finished third in the US Olympic TRIALS, for an event that doesn't usually even make the TV.
Would anyone know her name otherwise?
If by "threw the game" you mean show up unmotivated and not play hard against a team they thought they could beat in their sleep in an exhibition game then yeah, they threw it. They will be fine (hopefully) once the real games get started.
My son has taken an interest in basketball, and we were discussing the players I remember (Jordan, Shaq, Ewing, Robinson, etc) vs today's stars.
Honestly, one difference between the two (and without calling anyone out) is I cannot imagine the Jordan-led Dream Team letting what happened vs Nigeria or at the Athens Olympics happen to them. Maybe it did and I just don't remember it but they seemed to be more motivated, harder playing, etc.
To be fair, I don't think the 2008 Kobe and LeBron team would have let that happen either.
Probably confirmation bias of an old guy.
Now excuse me as I have a newspaper and a tall glass of prune juice to get back to....
I don’t think these guys really care much about these games.
I am a life long conservative but we got some of the most gullible people you can find.
It is to the point that I have think these conspiracies were made by the dems to make conservatives look stupid
It is to the point that I have think these conspiracies were made by the dems to make conservatives look stupid
Especially not exhibition games. They are getting a feel for how they will play together and will usually start to care once the real games at the Olympics start. The combo of pride and wanting a gold medal for their resume usually kicks in at that point.
Because you posted in it, thereby bumping it?
Well, now because I posted in it.
You ok? Do you need to surrender your firearms and talk to a specialist?
Pop got a little defensive last night when a reporter basically asked him how he’s the first coach to suck at this USA Basketball thing.
If they finish with less than gold, will that Clemson team that went on the international tour still be last world champion from the USA?
That’s funny, because after reading your post, I’m currently thinking to myself, “really?”
Actually they didn't. They didn't keep score in the game and they ended the game early because of the press. That said, it is widely accepted the college players were winning the game and getting the better of them. They played again the next day and the college players got destroyed.
Well I guess they answered your question last night lol
Regardless of whether you still think this is a possibility after the 2nd loss last night. I'm curious to hear your reasoning on how dropping an exhibition game to Nigeria would relate to support for the BLM movement? I can't connect those dots in my mind and would like to understand how you got from Point A to Point B here. I'll hang up and listen.
Yeah, at this point you can pretty much say it wasnt a fluke. I know Australia is not terrible, but this is inexcusable even in exhibition games.
A scrimmage where there is no video footage and an exhibition in front of fans are 2 completely different things.
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