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Thread started 09/06/02 12:10pm

narcotizedmind

America SUCKS...

... at basketball (and the Aussies are even worse!). SHOCK: United States beaten in Q/F of World Basketball Champs. Meanwhile New Zealand, population 3.8 m, advances triumphantly to SEMI FINALS. Go the Tall Blacks!! woot!
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Reply #1 posted 09/06/02 12:17pm

lovemachine

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Let us bring our best players (not just our good players) and we'll see who wins.


No Shaq, no Kobe, no Iverson, no Allen, no Garnett...etc.
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Reply #2 posted 09/06/02 12:18pm

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narcotizedmind said:

... at basketball (and the Aussies are even worse!). SHOCK: United States beaten in Q/F of World Basketball Champs. Meanwhile New Zealand, population 3.8 m, advances triumphantly to SEMI FINALS. Go the Tall Blacks!! woot!

I'LL PASS!!!
I AM King BAD a.k.a. BAD,
YOU EITHER WANNA BE ME, OR BE JUST LIKE ME

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Reply #3 posted 09/06/02 12:26pm

narcotizedmind

lovemachine said [quote] Let us bring our best players (not just our good players) and we'll see who wins.


No Shaq, no Kobe, no Iverson, no Allen, no Garnett...etc. [quote/]

Bring it on!! But seriously, WTF is up with you guys? For the U.S. not to be there, and us, playing without our ONLY NBA player (Sean Marks, Miami Heat - probably never heard of him) to be in the semis is freakin' amazing! Just shows what playing with heart and a little cunning can do (but don't worry, we'll probably get squashed by Yugoslavia - you'd better hope we do, else we'll never, ever shut up about this!!!).
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Reply #4 posted 09/06/02 12:59pm

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The best basketball players are in the NBA's ranks. Most players from other countries couldn't hang there. But non-American players are getting better. At least as shooters if nothing else.
This post not for the wimp contingent. All whiny wusses avert your eyes.
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Reply #5 posted 09/06/02 1:26pm

mrchristian

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lovemachine said:

Let us bring our best players (not just our good players) and we'll see who wins.

No Shaq, no Kobe, no Iverson, no Allen, no Garnett...etc.


I was surprised none of these guys decided to play, including Duncan, Carter, Webber, Alonzo, Pippen. Francis, Spree, Allen Houston, or even Marbury.

It's all about the $$ nowadays, nothing more.
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Reply #6 posted 09/06/02 1:39pm

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mrchristian said:

lovemachine said:

Let us bring our best players (not just our good players) and we'll see who wins.

No Shaq, no Kobe, no Iverson, no Allen, no Garnett...etc.


I was surprised none of these guys decided to play, including Duncan, Carter, Webber, Alonzo, Pippen. Francis, Spree, Allen Houston, or even Marbury.

It's all about the $$ nowadays, nothing more.

I'm sure they feel their NBA season is more grueling and they want the time off. In about 7 weeks the NBA season will start. Some players, like Shaq, aren't healthy so they couldn't play if they wanted to. Webber and Iverson have been having legal troubles this Summer, so I'm sure they have other things on their minds.
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Reply #7 posted 09/06/02 1:42pm

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Supernova said:

mrchristian said:

lovemachine said:

Let us bring our best players (not just our good players) and we'll see who wins.

No Shaq, no Kobe, no Iverson, no Allen, no Garnett...etc.


I was surprised none of these guys decided to play, including Duncan, Carter, Webber, Alonzo, Pippen. Francis, Spree, Allen Houston, or even Marbury.

It's all about the $$ nowadays, nothing more.

I'm sure they feel their NBA season is more grueling and they want the time off. In about 7 weeks the NBA season will start. Some players, like Shaq, aren't healthy so they couldn't play if they wanted to. Webber and Iverson have been having legal troubles this Summer, so I'm sure they have other things on his mind.


They should WANT to play in my opinion. Maybe Team USA's losses will motivate some of our better players to join next time. Still, almost every player on the US Squad was an all-star...save Raef LaFrenz. No execuses for losing. They were all probably too busy gettin' blunted.
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Reply #8 posted 09/06/02 1:44pm

Supernova

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divo02 said:

Supernova said:

mrchristian said:

lovemachine said:

Let us bring our best players (not just our good players) and we'll see who wins.

No Shaq, no Kobe, no Iverson, no Allen, no Garnett...etc.


I was surprised none of these guys decided to play, including Duncan, Carter, Webber, Alonzo, Pippen. Francis, Spree, Allen Houston, or even Marbury.

It's all about the $$ nowadays, nothing more.

I'm sure they feel their NBA season is more grueling and they want the time off. In about 7 weeks the NBA season will start. Some players, like Shaq, aren't healthy so they couldn't play if they wanted to. Webber and Iverson have been having legal troubles this Summer, so I'm sure they have other things on his mind.


They should WANT to play in my opinion. Maybe Team USA's losses will motivate some of our better players to join next time. Still, almost every player on the US Squad was an all-star...save Raef LaFrenz. No execuses for losing. They were all probably too busy gettin' blunted.

Personally, I couldn't care less about the loss. shrug
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Reply #9 posted 09/06/02 6:00pm

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I think it all comes down to which team has more pride in pulling on their country's uniform. I guess the players from the US didn't have their mind on the job.
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Reply #10 posted 09/06/02 11:24pm

mistermaxxx

lovemachine said:

Let us bring our best players (not just our good players) and we'll see who wins.


No Shaq, no Kobe, no Iverson, no Allen, no Garnett...etc.
Thank You.with those Guys we could play to 100&Spot whatever Country you want 99 Points&Still Hold there Ass to 1 Point.
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Reply #11 posted 09/08/02 5:53am

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If they'd just of had Shane Battier playing, they'd of killed those kiwis wink

Hooray for Shane Battier! worship
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Reply #12 posted 09/08/02 5:55am

2the9s

BattierBeMyDaddy said:

If they'd just of had Shane Battier playing, they'd of killed those kiwis wink

Hooray for Shane Battier! worship


Shane Battier is a klutz.
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Reply #13 posted 09/08/02 5:57am

BattierBeMyDad
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2the9s said:

BattierBeMyDaddy said:

If they'd just of had Shane Battier playing, they'd of killed those kiwis wink

Hooray for Shane Battier! worship


Shane Battier is a klutz.


2the9s is a an idiot. Or so I heard. wink
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Reply #14 posted 09/08/02 9:46am

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I thought this was gonna be a good thread...and here its about fucking basketball rolleyes
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Reply #15 posted 09/08/02 4:37pm

divo02

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They even lost to Spain in the consolation game...
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Reply #16 posted 09/08/02 7:04pm

mistermaxxx

all we needed was Shaq,Kobe&10 Cats from the Ymca&we go unbeaten.
mistermaxxx
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Reply #17 posted 09/08/02 9:20pm

narcotizedmind

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They even lost to Spain in the consolation game...


I think you mean Deutschland. And BTW, we didn't lose, we got an old fashioned ass whuppin' !! We stank!! But if Sean Marks hadn't been poked in the eye twice by a cheatin' ass Argentine in an early round game, boy would things have been different. Actually it's all the fault of that prick Riley. Marks wanted to play but good ol' Pat Riley nixed it. Thanks, you Bastard!
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Reply #18 posted 09/08/02 9:57pm

Sdldawn

basketball is a joke now a days
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Reply #19 posted 09/08/02 9:58pm

Sdldawn

Eye wont even watch NBA anymore.. lazy @$$'es.. it IS all about the money..

They suck big time
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