EPT[Olympics] Rio de Janeiro 2016 - Page 77
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OtherWorld
France17333 Posts
On August 22 2016 05:20 imBLIND wrote: It makes you wonder if the Olympics will try to limit the number of all-star players that a nation can put on a basketball team... Like they do in football? Don't you think it'd make, just like in football, the Olympics mostly irrelevant? | ||
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Salazarz
Korea (South)2591 Posts
On August 22 2016 05:38 OtherWorld wrote: Like they do in football? Don't you think it'd make, just like in football, the Olympics mostly irrelevant? Olympic basketball is already kinda irrelevant because the US team is unbeatable :p @ Duck they've won all but 4 gold medals to date (the most recent non-US was Argentina in 2004 and it was a big upset iirc) | ||
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Nakama
Germany584 Posts
On August 22 2016 05:43 DucK- wrote: Not a Basketball follower. How strong on paper is the US team as compared to the rest? Since they started to bring in their best players in 1992 they won Gold everytimge but in greece 2004 where they only got 3rd. | ||
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zeo
Serbia6343 Posts
On August 22 2016 05:43 DucK- wrote: Not a Basketball follower. How strong on paper is the US team as compared to the rest? Depends on how many star players don't go to a tournament. This team was beatable but we just choked hardcore and their players chose the final to start hitting every shot. Oh well, our first basketball medal in 20 years. | ||
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fabiano
Brazil4644 Posts
On August 22 2016 05:43 DucK- wrote: Not a Basketball follower. How strong on paper is the US team as compared to the rest? I dont follow it either, but afaik USA is lightyears ahead of everyone else. Remember Space Jam? It's like the aliens vs the looney toons before drinking the "magic" water. | ||
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Shellshock
United States97276 Posts
On August 22 2016 05:46 Nakama wrote: Since they started to bring in their best players in 1992 they won Gold everytimge but in greece 2004 where they only got 3rd. to be fair they aren't that much more dominant now than before when it was just amateurs. They won 9 of the 12 amateur golds. In the other 3 they sat out in 1980 for the boycott, controversially finished with silver in 1972 and still refuse to accept the medal, and got bronze in 1988. Their all time record in olympic play was 85-2 before 1992 | ||
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