USA v Spain - Time to bring the Gold HOME.

[naico]

Great game, great players. Deserved victory. USA should build on that in the future.

Compared to 2004, they talked a lot more to eachother, encouraged eachother, gave their all for eachother.

[Spurtacus]

I did and it wasnt funny back then..There are just some things you don't joke with! Let me rape, kill and starve ur country and then laugh at ur ass afterwards and see if u think its funny.

Whatever man. I'm not here to talk politics. I'm trying to enjoy the win while rubbing it in to that Polish jerk.

[Toko]

Usa Usa Usa Usa Usa

[Trainwreck2100]

Well I don't regret it. My girlfriend needed me. Spent several hours on the phone with her.

It's okay I'll watch the rerun.

You were on the phone? Have you heard of the mute button?

[Brutalis]

A rerun is not the same .......

I know but, I was needed elsewhere. I didn't tell her it was on or anything she would have just felt bad. So it's okay. I forgot it was on though.

[lefty]

:lmao at you changin your tune.

Like you just did, going from crapping your pants to being arrogant

[Fernando TD21]

Congratulations TEAM USA :toast.

[ThunderStix®]

WOOHOO!!!

#1

[T Park]

:depressed

Oh well.

Its alright bro. Just revel in the medal ceremony as we reclaim our rightful position back ontop of the basketball world!!

[GSH]

USA players will be at just the right height on the podium for the Spaniards to tell us how their ass tastes!

[Brutalis]

You were on the phone? Have you heard of the mute button?

:lmao nahhhhh

[Sissiborgo]

I'm ready to see some bitch slapping of Pau "I'd like to buy an L" Gasol and Marc "Trailer Trash" Gasol.

Haha but marc is showing some good talent..Last game USA Vs. Spain he was able to shoot and score and strong but damn slow....But USA will spank this just like last game!! GO USA:king

[lefty]

I know but, I was needed elsewhere. I didn't tell her it was on or anything she would have just felt bad. So it's okay. I forgot it was on though.

Just kidding.

Your call was more important

[polandprzem]

apparently you do sine you've been trolling this fucking thread the whole night shithead

Your first post here

wow

You do not even know how worthless you are.


I'm laughing my ass off all the time at you.
I must admitt you are a good clown. And your F bombs are as sweet as barbies ass.


Your knowledge is below any critics and you thinks you are smart?
And you feel strong on internets?

GMAFB you lousy loser

[T Park]

You were on the phone? Have you heard of the mute button?

:lol Come on man, its his girl :lol

[Brutalis]

Its alright bro. Just revel in the medal ceremony as we reclaim our rightful position back ontop of the basketball world!!

When's that coming on?

[Trainwreck2100]

kobe just cut off Wade

[Pistons < Spurs]

:cheer:cheer USA :cheer:cheer USA :cheer:cheer USA :cheer:cheer USA :cheer:cheer USA :cheer:cheer USA :cheer:cheer USA :cheer:cheer USA :cheer:cheer USA :cheer:cheer

[T Park]

Your first post here

wow

You do not even know how worthless you are.


I'm laughing my ass off all the time at you.
I must admitt you are a good clown. And your F bombs are as sweet as barbies ass.


Your knowledge is below any critics and you thinks you are smart?
And you feel strong on internets?

GMAFB you lousy loser



:lmao What the fuck does that even mean?


Whatever your a fucking clown and a loser.


Hows USA's ass taste bitch?

[Spurtacus]

Unless your GF was Jessica Alba (or someone as hot), this game was more important.

[Toko]

Your first post here

wow

You do not even know how worthless you are.


I'm laughing my ass off all the time at you.
I must admitt you are a good clown. And your F bombs are as sweet as barbies ass.


Your knowledge is below any critics and you thinks you are smart?
And you feel strong on internets?

GMAFB you lousy loser

Sore polish loser:)

USA BITCH!!!

[T Park]

When's that coming on?

I would think pretty soon.

I hope so, I have work in about 7 hours :lol

[Brutalis]

Just kidding.

Your call was more important

I know. But if it was the Spurs in the NBA Finals I would have been like look bitch.. ahh .. who am I kidding. I would have done the same thing over again.

[T Park]

Unless your GF was Jessica Alba (or someone as hot), this game was more important.

Dude she might be, ya never know haha

[Ice009]

Well like I said earlier it seemed Kobe was awful at times earlier in the game, but he came up huge at the end.

Good win US team.

No one answered my question about Rudy Fernandez. I see people comparing him to Manu, but how does he compare in crunch time?

[MannyIsGod]

Who says that NBA players don't care about this? Look at these guys. I'm so tired of the shit where people complain that they can't root for Kobe or Melo. Thats bullshit. They all laid it out on the line for their country and for that gold medal which should be more than enough for any American to root for them. They played with a lot of damn heart.

This team fucking kicked ass.

[timtonymanu]

so Pau loses both the NBA Finals and the gold medal game. it must be a crappy year for him.

[timvp]

Meh. The US didn't really re-establish itself as the basketball power. Being in a close game against a team without arguably their best player isn't a way to close these Olympics out. They needed a 30 point blowout to shut up the critics and reclaim their past glory.

Now the rest of the world can say that if the US didn't knock down more threes than usual, didn't get a favorable whistle at some points of the game and had to go against a squad that wasn't starting a prepubescent point guard, it would have been totally different.

Nice win but the US of A is about domination ... not simply winning.

:td

[ThunderStix®]

HEY WORLD, TELL ME HOW MY A** TASTE! :king

[T Park]

I see people comparing him to Manu, but how does he compare in crunch time?


IMO, pretty similar. Hit some big threes and was the reason they even had it within 11.

[Brutalis]

I would think pretty soon.

I hope so, I have work in about 7 hours :lol

Call in and get drunk.

[T Park]

Who says that NBA players don't care about this? Look at these guys. I'm so tired of the shit where people complain that they can't root for Kobe or Melo. Thats bullshit. They all laid it out on the line for their country and for that gold medal which should be more than enough for any American to root for them. They played with a lot of damn heart.

This team fucking kicked ass.

Yeah those guys earned alot of respect from me for this.

Hopefully this spawns other americans in the NBA to want to play for team USA.

[naico]

Whatever man. I'm not here to talk politics. I'm trying to enjoy the win while rubbing it in to that Polish jerk.

Same here.

[Brutalis]

Meh. The US didn't really re-establish itself as the basketball power. Being in a close game against a team without arguably their best player isn't a way to close these Olympics out. They needed a 30 point blowout to shut up the critics and reclaim their past glory.

Now the rest of the world can say that if the US didn't knock down more threes than usual, didn't get a favorable whistle at some points of the game and had to go against a squad that wasn't starting a prepubescent point guard, it would have been totally different.

Nice win but the US of A is about domination ... not simply winning.

:td

I'm sorry to disrespect you but come on man.... be happy we won and shut that downer shit up!

[GSH]

so Pau loses both the NBA Finals and the gold medal game. it must be a crappy year for him.

Just keep saying it Pau... four more years!

[baseline bum]

I gotta pull the sig after the way Bryant stepped the fuck up to win this game.

[Hank the Tank]

Your first post here

wow

You do not even know how worthless you are.


I'm laughing my ass off all the time at you.
I must admitt you are a good clown. And your F bombs are as sweet as barbies ass.


Your knowledge is below any critics and you thinks you are smart?
And you feel strong on internets?

GMAFB you lousy loser

Hey dickface. Get a clue. No one likes you... You and lefty should go back to suckin on each others dicks.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

I cannot believe they cut the telecast with 8 mins to go and then just showed us crappy edited highlights. That is fucking criminal. :pctoss

11pt game eh? Well, back on page 5 I said it would be 10. I look forward to seeing you in SA Manny, drinks are on me (on you)! :lol

[Brutalis]

Some one give me a game analysis of what happened.

[T Park]

Call in and get drunk.

When you own your own business you can't do that :lol

I'll make up for it on the 14th through the 16th of September

VEGAS baby!

[Slo spurs fan]

Nice win USA and very good basketball by both teams. One of the best international games
in the history (in my opinion). But it wasn´t so easy as many of you thought. After the last beating by 37 points, Streakyshooter wrote it wont be easy if two teems met in finals and boy he was right.

Congrats USA for gold and congrats Spain for really nice effort and silver medal.

[freedom&justice]

Congratulations team USA! :cheer

[T Park]

I cannot believe they cut the telecast with 8 mins to go and then just showed us crappy edited highlights. That is fucking criminal. :pctoss

11pt game eh? Well, back on page 5 I said it would be 10. I look forward to seeing you in SA Manny, drinks are on me (on you)! :lol


How about we call it even and I get the beers and celebrate USA's gold :toast

[Cherry]

Congrats USA :toast

Dude, where's the podium? :D

[TheMadHatter]

Meh. The US didn't really re-establish itself as the basketball power. Being in a close game against a team without arguably their best player isn't a way to close these Olympics out. They needed a 30 point blowout to shut up the critics and reclaim their past glory.

Now the rest of the world can say that if the US didn't knock down more threes than usual, didn't get a favorable whistle at some points of the game and had to go against a squad that wasn't starting a prepubescent point guard, it would have been totally different.

Nice win but the US of A is about domination ... not simply winning.

:td

The rest of the world is catching up to the USA. This isn't 1992 anymore, we can't just field a team of All-Stars and expect to dominate against teams that have been playing together for YEARS.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

I'll say one thing - the US are fitting champions, but no-one is scared of them any more. And they sure as hell aren't a "Dream Team". There will only ever be one of those.

[polandprzem]

Hows USA's ass taste bitch?

O'neal as an example to T Park

go figure

[T Park]

I gotta pull the sig after the way Bryant stepped the fuck up to win this game.

Yeah just when my Kobe hate comes back, fucker does something like that for me to not hate on him so much.

[baseline bum]

I cannot believe they cut the telecast with 8 mins to go and then just showed us crappy edited highlights. That is fucking criminal. :pctoss

11pt game eh? Well, back on page 5 I said it would be 10. I look forward to seeing you in SA Manny, drinks are on me (on you)! :lol

That sucks monkey fuck. You missed an incredible performance from Kobe Bryant... that was right about the time he started going nuts.

[sendman]

He, he, look how many extatic fans and supporters...and all that for some shitty, good for nothing Olympic games. It's nice to see that people started to recognize the meanining of FIBA tournaments. It can only lead to more entertaining games like this, during the off season.

Once again, congrats USA!

[T Park]

I'll say one thing - the US are fitting champions, but no-one is scared of them any more. And they sure as hell aren't a "Dream Team". There will only ever be one of those.

Honestly, if you asked them that question they agreed, they only wanted to be THIS team, they didn't want to be compared to 92.

[Hank the Tank]

Well when do we get the medals presented to us?

Pretty soon I hope...

[Brutalis]

When you own your own business you can't do that :lol

I'll make up for it on the 14th through the 16th of September

VEGAS baby!

Well say something when they hit the podium so I can go back to my TV!

[timvp]

I'm sorry to disrespect you but come on man.... be happy we won and shut that downer shit up!Truth is the rest of the world still sees it is very possible to beat the US. If a team led by Pau freakin' Gasol can almost pull off the upset, the bar isn't set too high.

[Spurtacus]

Some one give me a game analysis of what happened.

Ball go in hoop many times. No interior defense and rebounding. Dwayne Wade and Kobe Bryant led the way. Rudy Fernandez had a sick 3 and dunk.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Country smack is lame.


How about we call it even and I get the beers and celebrate USA's gold :toast

Ah, no. Manny bet me $50 that US would win by more than 30. So I'll collect that, buy Manny a drink 'cause I'm a good winner, and then you can buy me one. :toast

[Spurtacus]

Spain was missing Jose Calderon, btw.

[polandprzem]

Meh. The US didn't really re-establish itself as the basketball power. Being in a close game against a team without arguably their best player isn't a way to close these Olympics out. They needed a 30 point blowout to shut up the critics and reclaim their past glory.

Now the rest of the world can say that if the US didn't knock down more threes than usual, didn't get a favorable whistle at some points of the game and had to go against a squad that wasn't starting a prepubescent point guard, it would have been totally different.

Nice win but the US of A is about domination ... not simply winning.

:td

The same situation was in Syndey

But americans were saying - WE GOT GOLD! NUF SAID!


All in all that was no redemption

[T Park]

Ah, no. Manny bet me $50 that US would win by more than 30. So I'll collect that, buy Manny a drink 'cause I'm a good winner, and then you can buy me one. :toast

:lol Deal my man

[DDS4]

Meh. The US didn't really re-establish itself as the basketball power. Being in a close game against a team without arguably their best player isn't a way to close these Olympics out. They needed a 30 point blowout to shut up the critics and reclaim their past glory.

Now the rest of the world can say that if the US didn't knock down more threes than usual, didn't get a favorable whistle at some points of the game and had to go against a squad that wasn't starting a prepubescent point guard, it would have been totally different.

Nice win but the US of A is about domination ... not simply winning.

:td


I think the days of the USA dominating are over. The players and coaches know it. It's time fans know it now too.

Calderon definitely would have made a difference but who's to say Rudy wouldn't have stepped up like he did.

It was also USA's worst defensive performance this tourney. Spain did what they were supposed to do and almost pulled it off.

[T Park]

Now time to go get the world championship!!! :toast

[baseline bum]

I can't wait to see Fernandez on that Portland team though. Damn, they're going to be awesome.

[Brutalis]

Truth is the rest of the world still sees it is very possible to beat the US. If a team led by Pau freakin' Gasol can almost pull off the upset, the bar isn't set too high.

I just think you need to realize we are not on some untouchable level of dominance nor will we ever be again. Well you knew the first part already. But my point is you should be even more proud now.

Why?

Because we beat a more talented basketball world and won the gold this time. Think about it.

[timvp]

Seriously though, I hope the US retires on top. Let college players participate again. You reclaimed gold now go out on top. Doing this all over again won't be nearly as easy. This team wanted revenge. In four years it'll be back to boredom.

[JamStone]

I'll say one thing - the US are fitting champions, but no-one is scared of them any more. And they sure as hell aren't a "Dream Team". There will only ever be one of those.

That's true. It's also true that basketball has spread worldwide and Team USA will never have the type of easy world competition it had in 1992.

[whottt]

USA fucked around too much in this game. They just had to find out if they could flip the switch when it got close so there would be no question about if they could win a close one...everybody already knew they could dominate, so not much would have been gained by them doing so.

They wanted it close to prove they could do it, at any point they wanted, they wanted Spain to have a chance to take it, to give them a reason to fight their hardest at the end.

Made for a better finish but the cloeseness of this game was artificially created by the players...



Example:
I could have gone outside and took a piss while that one guy was allowed to spot up for a 3 . Then they did it again on the same posession...

[Brutalis]

All in all that was no redemption

Flirting with ignore button on that comment!

[ThunderStix®]

USA!
USA!
USA!
USA!
USA!
USA!
USA!

[baseline bum]

I don't know how any basketball fan couldn't get hyped over a game like that, with so many runs, so much bad blood, and so many talented players on the floor.

[romad_20]

Meh. The US didn't really re-establish itself as the basketball power. Being in a close game against a team without arguably their best player isn't a way to close these Olympics out. They needed a 30 point blowout to shut up the critics and reclaim their past glory.

Now the rest of the world can say that if the US didn't knock down more threes than usual, didn't get a favorable whistle at some points of the game and had to go against a squad that wasn't starting a prepubescent point guard, it would have been totally different.

Nice win but the US of A is about domination ... not simply winning.

:td

True. Shouldn't any team with Kobe and Lebron just dominate? I thought they were going to lose the lead with about 5 mins left. Although I hate Spain's arrogant asses, I found myself wanting them to win at the end with Kobe putting his finger to shhhh the crowd. Can't that guy ever be graticious or act like he's been there before?

[T Park]

Dude that Nike commercial is SWEET!

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Honestly, if you asked them that question they agreed, they only wanted to be THIS team, they didn't want to be compared to 92.

Yes, I know, but amongst fans and commentators there has been a lot of comparison, and I find it insulting.

Redeem Team is a good name for these guys - they won with grit and skill and teamwork, and for the most part they were good sportsmen (fucking Kobe is a smug SOB though, he really rubs me the wrong way).

[timvp]

USA fucked around too much in this game. They just had to find out if they could flip the switch when it got close so there would be no question about if they could win a close one...everybody already knew they could dominate, so not much would have been gained by them doing so.

They wanted it close to prove they could do it, at any point they wanted, they wanted Spain to have a chance to take it, to give them a reason to fight their hardest at the end.

Made for a better finish but the cloeseness of this game was artificially created by the players...ROFL. Classic.

[Kori Ellis]

Example:
I could have gone outside and took a piss while that one guy was allowed to spot up for a 3 . Then they did it again on the same posession...

Do you usually go outside for that? Outhouse or tree? :downspin:

[Brutalis]

Seriously though, I hope the US retires on top. Let college players participate again. You reclaimed gold now go out on top. Doing this all over again won't be nearly as easy. This team wanted revenge. In four years it'll be back to boredom.

The opposite actually. In four years they'll be out to prove they are the supreme reign of the basketball world. They will know what to expect and know the level is evened out.

[T Park]

Seriously though, I hope the US retires on top. Let college players participate again. You reclaimed gold now go out on top. Doing this all over again won't be nearly as easy. This team wanted revenge. In four years it'll be back to boredom.


Cool, then Europe and the rest of the world should do the same if thats true.

[sendman]

He, he, he, look how many extatic fans and supporters...and all that for some shitty, good for nothing Olympic games. It's nice to see that people started to recognize the meanining of FIBA tournaments. It can only lead to more entertaining games like this, during the off season.

Once again, congrats USA!

[Trainwreck2100]

Dude that Nike commercial is SWEET!

they didn't show Howard

[T Park]

Yes, I know, but amongst fans and commentators there has been a lot of comparison, and I find it insulting.

Redeem Team is a good name for these guys - they won with grit and skill and teamwork, and for the most part they were good sportsmen (fucking Kobe is a smug SOB though, he really rubs me the wrong way).


Oh I agree, there's no comparison and anyone that tries to is dead in the head.


As an American I had to embrace Kobe tonight, and it was oK :)

[timvp]

I don't know how any basketball fan couldn't get hyped over a game like that, with so many runs, so much bad blood, and so many talented players on the floor.Well for me personally I can't get hyped when 90% of the talent is on one side and that team is in a battle to avoid a massive choke job. It's not like this was an even matchup.

[GSH]

That's true. It's also true that basketball has spread worldwide and Team USA will never have the type of easy world competition it had in 1992.

Maybe. But it wouldn't be this close if fucking FIBA didn't use a middle school 3-point line, and a stupidly fucked-up lane shape designed to keep big men away from the basket.

We've agreed to play on their turf, and it isn't the same game.

[polandprzem]

Now time to go get the world championship!!! :toast

hahaha
now you care?


america

win = we care
lose = we don't care

[whottt]

Seriously though, I hope the US retires on top. Let college players participate again. You reclaimed gold now go out on top. Doing this all over again won't be nearly as easy. This team wanted revenge. In four years it'll be back to boredom.


False...dominating would have proved nothing., especially since they just did that to this team a few games ago. Team USA, the players, wanted Spain to have a chance at the end...so there would be no question about their ability to beat a team with a fighting chance at the end.

That question was answered...no one can question their heart now...they dangled it right in front of Spain's face and gave them a chance to take it.

And Spain could not do it...

Spain could not do it.


Dude...Jason Kidd is the worst player on Team USA, and Pau Gasol is the best one on Spain...get fucking real.

[T Park]

they didn't show Howard

Fuck it.

I can't for the life of me, remember the singer that sang the national anthem like that. I remember it was at the all star game I think.

[DDS4]

USA fucked around too much in this game. They just had to find out if they could flip the switch when it got close so there would be no question about if they could win a close one...everybody already knew they could dominate, so not much would have been gained by them doing so.

They wanted it close to prove they could do it, at any point they wanted, they wanted Spain to have a chance to take it, to give them a reason to fight their hardest at the end.

Made for a better finish but the cloeseness of this game was artificially created by the players...



Example:
I could have gone outside and took a piss while that one guy was allowed to spot up for a 3 . Then they did it again on the same posession...


USA had nothing on D. Horrible 3-point defense, too much gambling for steals, and no answer inside with Pau and Rudy's runners.

[Trainwreck2100]

Dammit just get to the fuckin medal ceremony already

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

I don't know how any basketball fan couldn't get hyped over a game like that, with so many runs, so much bad blood, and so many talented players on the floor.

Well said, as usual.

I thought it was awesome... until they stopped showing it 8 mins into the 4th... :pctoss

I'll have to dl it now.

[Brutalis]

win = we care
lose = we don't care

True.

But I stand by what I've always said. The Olympics mean shit. The NBA is where it's at. Glad to see us get gold though.

[T Park]

hahaha
now you care?


america

win = we care
lose = we don't care



USA = #1

Hows USA's ass taste Poland

[timvp]

False...dominating would have proved nothing., especially since they just did to this team a few games ago. Team USA, the players, wanted Spain to have a chance at the end...so there would be no question about their ability to beat a team with a fighting chance at the end.

That question was answered...no one can question their heart now...they dangled it right in front of Spain's face and gave them a chance to take it.

And Spain could not do it...

Spain could not do it.


Dude...Jason Kidd is the worst player on Team USA, and Pau Gasol is the best one on Spain...get fucking real.Yeah, Team USA was trying to suck on purpose just show they can pull it out at the end.

ROFL.

[jonnybravo]

Fuck it.

I can't for the life of me, remember the singer that sang the national anthem like that. I remember it was at the all star game I think.


Are you talking about the commercial? If so that's Marvin Gaye @ an all star game in early 80s at the fabulous Forum.

[GSH]

hahaha
now you care?


america

win = we care
lose = we don't care

you = dickhead

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Well for me personally I can't get hyped when 90% of the talent is on one side and that team is in a battle to avoid a massive choke job. It's not like this was an even matchup.

Watch out, LJ, you'll be lynched!

You have perspective my man, because that's exactly what I saw, only from my perspective it was amusing!

:lol

[polandprzem]

False...dominating would have proved nothing., especially since they just did that to this team a few games ago. Team USA, the players, wanted Spain to have a chance at the end...so there would be no question about their ability to beat a team with a fighting chance at the end.

That question was answered...no one can question their heart now...they dangled it right in front of Spain's face and gave them a chance to take it.

And Spain could not do it...

Spain could not do it.


Dude...Jason Kidd is the worst player on Team USA, and Pau Gasol is the best one on Spain...get fucking real.

I thought bball was a team sport

[Pistons < Spurs]

Dammit just get to the fuckin medal ceremony already

No shit!!! It's almost 5 in the morning here. I needs my sleep!

[MannyIsGod]

Seriously though, I hope the US retires on top. Let college players participate again. You reclaimed gold now go out on top. Doing this all over again won't be nearly as easy. This team wanted revenge. In four years it'll be back to boredom.

I think you're wrong. I think if you look at how those players reacted it means something to them and I think in the future we'll probably field even better teams.

The truth is that while this team was better, it wasn't the best we could have put on the court. If they had been able to get a Duncan or Amare to go and didn't take Jason Kidd then the team would have been even stronger.

If in four years we end up taking guys like Oden (if he pans out), Amare, Doug West and a lot of the same guards (Wade - Lebron - Melo - Paul - Dwill will all be in their primes) then I could easily see this team being stronger.

[T Park]

Are you talking about the commercial? If so that's Marvin Gaye @ an all star game in early 80s at the fabulous Forum.

Thanks

Im gonna download that shit

Oughtta play that when the USA puts the gold medal around their necks :)

[Spurtacus]

you = dickhead

:lol

[romad_20]

Well for me personally I can't get hyped when 90% of the talent is on one side and that team is in a battle to avoid a massive choke job. It's not like this was an even matchup.

I was more pumped about women's gymnastics.

[whottt]

USA had nothing on D. Horrible 3-point defense, too much gambling for steals, and no answer inside with Pau and Rudy's runners.

Right....Team USA sucked ass in this game...to say they played bad D would be misleading...they played virtually no D..especially when they got a decent lead. But I don't think they wanted to blow Spain out...because then everyone would have said it was all talent and no heart...now they can't..Spain had every chance to take it from them at a point and with a close enough score to where heart made the difference...and Spain didn't have the heart to take it from them.

So please people...don't blow smoke up your ass about Spain's heart...the chance for an all time upset was right there in front of their face.....

[polandprzem]

So much americans hating on Poland

I wonder why. They do not even know where Poland is situated.

Poland had to do bad things to USA

[Slo spurs fan]

USA fucked around too much in this game. They just had to find out if they could flip the switch when it got close so there would be no question about if they could win a close one...everybody already knew they could dominate, so not much would have been gained by them doing so.

They wanted it close to prove they could do it, at any point they wanted, they wanted Spain to have a chance to take it, to give them a reason to fight their hardest at the end.

Made for a better finish but the cloeseness of this game was artificially created by the players...



Example:
I could have gone outside and took a piss while that one guy was allowed to spot up for a 3 . Then they did it again on the same posession...


One of the biggest BULLSHIT I ever read.

[Cherry]

Meh. The US didn't really re-establish itself as the basketball power. Being in a close game against a team without arguably their best player isn't a way to close these Olympics out. They needed a 30 point blowout to shut up the critics and reclaim their past glory.

Now the rest of the world can say that if the US didn't knock down more threes than usual, didn't get a favorable whistle at some points of the game and had to go against a squad that wasn't starting a prepubescent point guard, it would have been totally different.

Nice win but the US of A is about domination ... not simply winning.

:td

Some are upset on TV saying that USA didn't play as a team, that they only won with atletism and individual talent. No systems, no defence, not passing the ball, that Spain was playing better and USA plays like an All Star team.

[T Park]

So much americans hating on Poland

I wonder why. They do not even know where Poland is situated.

Poland had to do bad things to USA

Congrats your the main reason dumbass.

[Hank the Tank]

No shit!!! It's almost 5 in the morning here. I needs my sleep!

im feelin ya....goddamn man.

[diego]

Suck on it world, were back on top!



Oh well.

The olympics are extra curricular BS anyways.
http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2636804&postcount=22


-snip- these exhibition matches -snip-
http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2638599&postcount=55

on top of what, extra curricular BS exhibitions? your words, not mine.


---

congratulations to the US fans that cared before winning the tournament. your team had moments of brilliance, and was easily the best of the tournament.

[MannyIsGod]

Well for me personally I can't get hyped when 90% of the talent is on one side and that team is in a battle to avoid a massive choke job. It's not like this was an even matchup.

Spain has more talent then you're giving them credit for. Also, in any given game a few players can play stronger than usual but that doesn't mean they'll do it on a regular basis. I seriously doubt that Spain would put up 2 of these type of games if the teams played 10.

The USA figured out a lot about the international game this time around as well. This was a huge learning experience for them. While they definetly had the talent edge, a lot of the other factors were playing against them.

[timvp]

I think you're wrong. I think if you look at how those players reacted it means something to them and I think in the future we'll probably field even better teams.

The truth is that while this team was better, it wasn't the best we could have put on the court. If they had been able to get a Duncan or Amare to go and didn't take Jason Kidd then the team would have been even stronger.

If in four years we end up taking guys like Oden (if he pans out), Amare, Doug West and a lot of the same guards (Wade - Lebron - Melo - Paul - Dwill will all be in their primes) then I could easily see this team being stronger.Talent doesn't matter. The US is going to for sure field the most talented team.

What matters is if those players care enough about winning. This team cared because they were embarrassed the last three times in international competition. Now that they are back on top, I don't see how they are going to muster up the drive to want to do it again.

If this US team wasn't desperate, Spain pulls away and wins. We'll see but I don't think the fire is going to be there next time.

[T Park]

http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2636804&postcount=22


http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2638599&postcount=55

on top of what, extra curricular BS exhibitions? your words, not mine.


---

congratulations to the US fans that cared before winning the tournament. your team had moments of brilliance, and was easily the best of the tournament.


It is an exhibition


Your getting things confused and not suprising.


Fuck it I don't care if you guys can't figure out the difference between me not wanting Ginobili to play in it, and me rooting for USA then back away from the computer.

[polandprzem]

Get it straight

americans had
luck
refs
roids

and still were not able to dominate Spain ... not good

[Hank the Tank]

thank god...medal ceremony comin up.

[romad_20]

I think you're wrong. I think if you look at how those players reacted it means something to them and I think in the future we'll probably field even better teams.

The truth is that while this team was better, it wasn't the best we could have put on the court. If they had been able to get a Duncan or Amare to go and didn't take Jason Kidd then the team would have been even stronger.

If in four years we end up taking guys like Oden (if he pans out), Amare, Doug West and a lot of the same guards (Wade - Lebron - Melo - Paul - Dwill will all be in their primes) then I could easily see this team being stronger.

How much better can you get than a team with Kobe, Lebron, Wade and Dwight howard? I mean they should have never even been close. A team that has the two "best players in the world" should dominate all the time and not have to jack up 3's at the end to win.

[Pistons < Spurs]

So much americans hating on Poland

I wonder why. They do not even know where Poland is situated.

Poland had to do bad things to USA
It's mostly polandprzem that we find to be annoying. Not Poland itself.

[Kori Ellis]

Get it straight

americans had
luck
refs
roids

and still were not able to dominate Spain ... not good

Poland has gone crazy again. Who is on steroids on Team USA? :lol

[Slo spurs fan]

Right....Team USA sucked ass in this game...to say they played bad D would be misleading...they played virtually no D..especially when they got a decent lead. But I don't think they wanted to blow Spain out...because then everyone would have said it was all talent and no heart...now they can't..Spain had every chance to take it from them at a point and with a close enough score to where heart made the difference...and Spain didn't have the heart to take it from them.

So please people...don't blow smoke up your ass about Spain's heart...the chance for an all time upset was right there in front of their face.....

:lmao Get real.

[T Park]

Get it straight

americans had
luck
refs
roids

and still were not able to dominate Spain ... not good


Steroids?

WHAT THE FUCK!??!


Your on the fucking ignore list congrats you polish retard.

[Spurtacus]

Manu is limping onto the court...

[T Park]

Poland has gone crazy again. Who is on steroids on Team USA? :lol

It un be er Howard!

[GSH]

So much americans hating on Poland

I wonder why. They do not even know where Poland is situated.

Poland had to do bad things to USA

They aren't hating on Poland, dipshit. They're hating on you, because you've spent the evening hating on the USA. If you were representative of everyone in Poland, I'd hate the whole stinky little shithole of a country too. As it is, I just hate you and I couldn't give a shit about the rest of the stinky little shithole of a country you live in.

Does that make you feel better?

[ace3g]

I know right now all the USA fans are going crazy for the victory, to be honest I'm a US citizen who lives in SA who was rooting for Argentina in 04 and 08 and it has nothing about being unpatriotic, it is just I hate how the team selection process is they don't put together fundamental teams anymore just flashy players, I mean look at the USA Women's team, how do you not select Becky Hammon as one of your PG (hello runner up to WNBA MVP) that doesn't make me less of an American but off that subject because it goes down a bad road in this forum

Let me say this Team USA did play as a team in these Olympics, they had chemistry and still they were tested by 3 or more teams throughout the tournament: Lithuania, Greece, Argentina, and Spain even when they played their best basketball probably within the last 12 years (depending on 1996 or 2000 teams) so I will repeat and you would have to be ignorant not to see this in the near future:

I think as more international players join the nba and then play in the Olympics for their respective teams we will see multiple foreign teams with multiple NBA players on them and the gap will be closed (if not already) forever and each olympics will be a question mark as to who wins the gold

[T Park]

Usa Usa Usa Usa!!!!!!!

[whottt]

Spain has more talent then you're giving them credit for. Also, in any given game a few players can play stronger than usual but that doesn't mean they'll do it on a regular basis. I seriously doubt that Spain would put up 2 of these type of games if the teams played 10.

The USA figured out a lot about the international game this time around as well. This was a huge learning experience for them. While they definetly had the talent edge, a lot of the other factors were playing against them.

Team USA doesn't like Spain...they think they're racist. They wanted it to hurt...

[Spurtacus]

Damn, what a Polish Pussy. Can a mod add that under his username?

[MannyIsGod]

How much better can you get than a team with Kobe, Lebron, Wade and Dwight howard? I mean they should have never even been close. A team that has the two "best players in the world" should dominate all the time and not have to jack up 3's at the end to win.

They could have been much better inside. If this team had Doug West instead of Carmelo playing power forward they would have done much better. If this team didn't play Jason Kidd a single minute they would have been much better.

They dominated long stretches with their strong wing play, but our inside play wasn't always the best and I think you saw a lot of that today.

[polandprzem]

Talent doesn't matter. The US is going to for sure field the most talented team.

What matters is if those players care enough about winning. This team cared because they were embarrassed the last three times in international competition. Now that they are back on top, I don't see how they are going to muster up the drive to want to do it again.

If this US team wasn't desperate, Spain pulls away and wins. We'll see but I don't think the fire is going to be there next time.

I was asking that question lately.

If americans would still continue the "road to Beijing" redemption thing.
Will they have the desire to do it? A motivation? I doubt it, however you never know. It depends on media mostly.

[T Park]

Too bad Amare Stoudamire didn't play. He would've kicked ass.

[Capt Bringdown]

Some are upset on TV saying that USA didn't play as a team, that they only won with atletism and individual talent. No systems, no defence, not passing the ball, that Spain was playing better and USA plays like an All Star team.

I agree. It was a case of talent trumping teamwork. If the US would played using Spain's system, they would've won by 50 points.

We mostly fucked around and got bailed out by our 3 point shooting. But hey, you can't fault a team for being talented can you?

But why-oh-why was Jason Kidd even allowed near the Olympic games? What a piece of shit he's become. Nice trade, Dallas.

[Hank the Tank]

Damn, what a Polish Pussy. Can a mod add that under his username?

:lol i agree.

[polandprzem]

Poland has gone crazy again. Who is on steroids on Team USA? :lol

Name me who isn't

Americans were never tested!

[Kibic]

Congrats to USA. No 1 again.
Congrats to Spain. Without Calderon. They could all play in NBA. Rubio at 17 (18?), wow.

Congrats to USA. Gg.

[T Park]

:lol @ the Bahia Blanca flag

and theres manu...

[polandprzem]

Steroids?

WHAT THE FUCK!??!


Your on the fucking ignore list congrats you polish retard.

Wow, like I care :rolleyes

[timvp]

Spain has more talent then you're giving them credit for.The best player on Spain wouldn't have made the US team. In this game they had one NBA All-Star (P. Gasol), two NBA washouts (Navarro and Lopez) and young future NBA talent (Fernandez, M. Gasol and Rubio). That's decently talented but less talent than Argentina and not too far away from a team like Lithuania.

Of the top 100 basketball players in the world, Spain had one player.

[whottt]

:lmao Get real.


Get real? Go back and watch how long they left those guys open on threes any time they started to get a 10 point lead or so...I swear, they left one guy open for like 15 seconds...and they did it again after he missed.

[ShoogarBear]

If this team had Doug West instead of Carmelo playing power forward they would have done much better.

http://www.nba.com/media/timberwolves/west_200_960420.jpg

[T Park]

Name me who isn't

Americans were never tested!


\Shut

The
fuck

UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[polandprzem]

They aren't hating on Poland, dipshit. They're hating on you, because you've spent the evening hating on the USA. If you were representative of everyone in Poland, I'd hate the whole stinky little shithole of a country too. As it is, I just hate you and I couldn't give a shit about the rest of the stinky little shithole of a country you live in.

Does that make you feel better?

what evening?


There is something like sarcasm (dictionary in here www.google.com)

[T Park]

The best player on Spain wouldn't have made the US team. In this game they had one NBA All-Star (P. Gasol), two NBA washouts (Navarro and Lopez) and young future NBA talent (Fernandez, M. Gasol and Rubio). That's decently talented but less talent than Argentina and not too far away from a team like Lithuania.

Of the top 100 basketball players in the world, Spain had one player.

That I agree with.

The gold medal game was USA vs Argentina

[T Park]

what evening?


There is something like sarcasm (dictionary in here www.google.com)

Don't even try to backpeddle you dillweed

[MannyIsGod]

I think people see the names on this team and don't realize that they didn't play their best ball a lot of the time. Anytime Kidd was on the court they really did play handicapped. Kobe played really poorly for much of the tournament and made a lot of bad decisions. Howard was a liability at times if he had a sizeable opponent. At many points Wade, Lebron, Paul, Bosh and Dwill carried this team in one way or another.

I think they were great, but there's no question in my mind they could have been better. A lot of that is on Coach K. Making JKidd a starter was a bad decision and its one that should have been changed early on. I don't think they felt enough pressure to do that but that doesn't change that Jason Kidd was easily the worst player for this team and got a good deal of minutes. He probably did the best he could with the bigs he had to work with, and I don't know if he coudl really have benched Kobe more because he's Kobe, but I definetly see things that could have been done better.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Hey, can I have a SPUR for beating Manny is a gambling contest (ie bet)? :lol

[whottt]

Yeah, Team USA was trying to suck on purpose just show they can pull it out at the end.

ROFL.


That's exactly what they were doing...they didn't want to blow Spain out. Go back and watch their D...and then tell me if that is the D you play when you want to blow someone out.

[romad_20]

Too bad Amare Stoudamire didn't play. He would've kicked ass.

And done some sweet push-ups.

[polandprzem]

\Shut

The
fuck

UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Damn I thought I was on ignore.

ehh

[Slo spurs fan]

Get real? Go back and watch how long they left those guys open on threes any time they started to get a 10 point lead or so...I swear, they left one guy open for like 15 seconds...and they did it again after he missed.

I know, BUT it was not made by purpose (man did I wrote this sentence right?:lol). It was in a game flow. It is not like coach told them to play like this.

[MannyIsGod]

The best player on Spain wouldn't have made the US team. In this game they had one NBA All-Star (P. Gasol), two NBA washouts (Navarro and Lopez) and young future NBA talent (Fernandez, M. Gasol and Rubio). That's decently talented but less talent than Argentina and not too far away from a team like Lithuania.

Of the top 100 basketball players in the world, Spain had one player.

WTF LJ. You're a Spurs fan and you're acting like being a better team isn't more valuable than raw talent? For the most part this Spain team has played together for quite a bit of time. Not only that but their games are much better suited to the international rules. That goes a bit of the way to making up for the talent disparity.

[T Park]

You think Coach K fucked up, wait till D'Antoni is named as the head coach in 2012

[Pistons < Spurs]

USA USA USA USA USA

[Slo spurs fan]

\Shut

The
fuck

UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Look who´s talking....

[T Park]

Usa Usa Usa Usa Usa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[polandprzem]

That's exactly what they were doing...they didn't want to blow Spain out. Go back and watch their D...and then tell me if that is the D you play when you want to blow someone out.

You are insaine

You can made up a point and keep proving it :tu

[MannyIsGod]

DAVID WEST.

Fuck - I'm retarded.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

That's exactly what they were doing...they didn't want to blow Spain out. Go back and watch their D...and then tell me if that is the D you play when you want to blow someone out.

C'mon man, they were trying hard. Why are you running this argument? The US were tested and came out on top - accept that and move on.

[T Park]

Usa Usa Usa Usa Usa Usa!!!! Wooooo

[naico]

WTF carmello? hahahah

[T Park]

DAVID WEST.

Fuck - I'm retarded.

:lol

I was gonna say something, but I figured you'd call me a dickhead for saying that...

[Kori Ellis]

Name me who isn't

Americans were never tested!

They get tested all the time.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

DAVID WEST.

Fuck - I'm retarded.

Yeah, I was thinking "Doug West... didn't he play PG for Adelaide back in 1994?"

David West's midrange game would really have fit this US team well.

[polandprzem]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Krzyzewski

Early years

Krzyzewski, the son of Polish immigrants, attended Weber High School in Chicago, Illinois before it became a middle school. He then attended The United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, and played basketball while training to become an officer in the Army. He was captain of the Army basketball team in his senior season, 1968-69, leading his team to the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) at Madison Square Garden in New York City. From 1969-74, Krzyzewski served in the Army and directed service teams for three years and then followed that up with two years as head coach of the U.S. Military Academy Prep School at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

In 1974, he resigned from the Army having attained the rank of captain. Bob Knight, his former coach at Army, offered Krzyzewski, then 26 years old, a graduate assistant position at Indiana University. That 1975 squad posted an 18-0 Big Ten mark and a 31-1 overall record.

Prior to joining the Duke program, Krzyzewski spent five years building the program at his alma mater in West Point. He led the Black Knights to one NIT berth and left with a five-year record of 73-59 (.553).

Krzyzewski is a devout Roman Catholic. He is involved in fundraising for Catholic charitable organizations in North Carolina, including Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.

[Sense]

Did anyone see that? Carmello ignored whoever that guys is hand.....

Everyone else shook it the guy just got the medal and put his hands in the air..

yeah he's an asshole..

[Cherry]

That's exactly what they were doing...they didn't want to blow Spain out. Go back and watch their D...and then tell me if that is the D you play when you want to blow someone out.

They really (really) play D?

[T Park]

Ah man, this always gets me...

[baseline bum]

They aren't hating on Poland, dipshit. They're hating on you, because you've spent the evening hating on the USA. If you were representative of everyone in Poland, I'd hate the whole stinky little shithole of a country too. As it is, I just hate you and I couldn't give a shit about the rest of the stinky little shithole of a country you live in.

Does that make you feel better?

:tu

[polandprzem]

They get tested all the time.

Kori are you for real?

Are you realy is into sports?

[timvp]

WTF LJ. You're a Spurs fan and you're acting like being a better team isn't more valuable than raw talent? For the most part this Spain team has played together for quite a bit of time. Not only that but their games are much better suited to the international rules. That goes a bit of the way to making up for the talent disparity.The Spurs never face a team where Tim Duncan is worse than the other team's worse player. I wanted the US to destroy Spain. How it ended up, the world is still confident they can catch beat the US. The world knows you can have like 5% of the talent and still beat the US.

Again, the US isn't simply about winning. The US is about domination :smokin

Well, unless anyone believes whottt's scenario of the US tanking :rollin

[Kibic]

The best player on Spain wouldn't have made the US team. In this game they had one NBA All-Star (P. Gasol), two NBA washouts (Navarro and Lopez) and young future NBA talent (Fernandez, M. Gasol and Rubio). That's decently talented but less talent than Argentina and not too far away from a team like Lithuania.

Of the top 100 basketball players in the world, Spain had one player.


That I agree with.

The gold medal game was USA vs Argentina

I am surprised by this reactions. If Kobe would have not put two of his last 3s in (what could easily happen) and Spain put just one more....

I still thin it was a great finals.
Congrats to USA.

[Spurtacus]

Did anyone see that? Carmello ignored whoever that guys is hand.....

Everyone else shook it the guy just got the medal and put his hands in the air..

yeah he's an asshole..

At least he put his hand on his heart for the anthem.

[Pistons < Spurs]

Fuck Yeah!!! Well played Team USA!:toast

[T Park]

Fucking ups to team USA for putting their hands on their hearts

NIICEEE!!

Love these guys!!!!!!!!!!


BTW, best fucking Anthem ever.

[Spurtacus]

The Spurs never face a team where Tim Duncan is worse than the other team's worse player. I wanted the US to destroy Spain. How it ended up, the world is still confident they can catch beat the US. The world knows you can have like 5% of the talent and still beat the US.

Again, the US isn't simply about winning. The US is about domination :smokin

Well, unless anyone believes whottt's scenario of the US tanking :rollin

We were missing a dominant big man. If we had that big man in the paint, this would have been a 20-30 point blowout. Too many rebounds and easy layups for Spain.

[Kori Ellis]

Kori are you for real?

Are you realy is into sports?

NBA players get tested regularly. Do you know any NBA players? I know several of them personally, and they all get tested.

[Brutalis]

Well that was neat!

[polandprzem]

:tu

I think when the season will start it will be my time, my road to redemption.

[T Park]

Kori are you for real?

Are you realy is into sports?



:lol

and with that, I let Kori rip you a new asshole dickhead.

[T Park]

Fuck Yeah!!! Well played Team USA!:toast

Damn straight!!

USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA!!!!!!

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Goodbye all. Well done, US, Redemption is yours, well done Spain and Argentina and Lithuania for playing some great ball at times, well done Aussie medalists, and a big booooooooooooooooooo to Channel 7 for fucking the coverage up entirely, and China for suppressing Tibetans, selling Falun Gong organs, and supporting rampant child labour in Africa.

Beijing was better than Athens, but Sydney is still the greatest Olympics of all time.

Later, punks.

:D :lmao

PS Manny, I'll try for the 2009 playoffs to collect my $50 and buy you a beer. :)

[Hank the Tank]

U-S-A!!!

...and with that I'm gonna pass out. A little past 5...oh man...glad tomorrow is sunday or scratch that...today is sunday.

[Cherry]

NBA players get tested regularly. Do you know any NBA players? I know several of them personally, and they all get tested.

More that 6 times in regular season.

[MannyIsGod]

The Spurs never face a team where Tim Duncan is worse than the other team's worse player. I wanted the US to destroy Spain. How it ended up, the world is still confident they can catch beat the US. The world knows you can have like 5% of the talent and still beat the US.

Again, the US isn't simply about winning. The US is about domination :smokin

Well, unless anyone believes whottt's scenario of the US tanking :rollin

Well the US was pretty unstopable the entire game. I know the margin of victory really wasn't that big, but I don't believe they ever were really in danger of losing either. I know thats tough to say when Spain got it so close, but Spain hit some amazing shots. The last few minutes of the game the USA really clamped down on that hard and it was evident.

Whottt is wrong in saying that they tanked, but there's no question in my mind that the moment they wanted to simply drop the hammer and put the game away it was going to happen.

[Kori Ellis]

More that 6 times in regular season.

Poland is just jealous of Dwight Howard's muscles so he's spewing trash.

[Slo spurs fan]

:lol

and with that, I let Kori rip you a new asshole dickhead.

You really can´t wrote something smart, can you?

[Penya]

Congrats from Spain.

PS: Some of your players must learn FIBA rules...

[polandprzem]

NBA players get tested regularly. Do you know any NBA players? I know several of them personally, and they all get tested.

NBA got inner tests.

It is like I would test myself if I'm on drugs.

Even on olympics I bet 90% are on drugs. It's only a matter how you masks the results.
One laboratory works to give you the drugs and the other to make "tests" negative.

It's just true and many sportmen, when they are retired are teling to quit testing and save those money.

[Kori Ellis]

NBA got inner tests.

It is like I would test myself if I'm on drugs.

Even on olympics I bet 90% are on drugs. It's only a matter how you masks the results.
One laboratory works to give you the drugs and the other to make "tests" negative.

It's just true and many sportmen, when they are retired are teling to quit testing and save those money.

You are really stupid.

[MannyIsGod]

NBA got inner tests.

It is like I would test myself if I'm on drugs.

Even on olympics I bet 90% are on drugs. It's only a matter how you masks the results.
One laboratory works to give you the drugs and the other to make "tests" negative.

It's just true and many sportmen, when they are retired are teling to quit testing and save those money.

Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah.

[polandprzem]

Poland is just jealous of Dwight Howard's muscles so he's spewing trash.

If you learned more aboput phisics you would know how muscles are being built

[MannyIsGod]

You are really stupid.

:lmao

So simple, yet so awesome.

[T Park]

You are really stupid.

:lol

We've been telling him that all night :lmao

[T Park]

If you learned more aboput phisics you would know how muscles are being built

Yeah its called lifting weights jackass.

[Spurtacus]

NBA got inner tests.

It is like I would test myself if I'm on drugs.

Even on olympics I bet 90% are on drugs. It's only a matter how you masks the results.
One laboratory works to give you the drugs and the other to make "tests" negative.

It's just true and many sportmen, when they are retired are teling to quit testing and save those money.


POLISH PUSSY

I need to see that under his username.

[Sense]

You are really stupid.

hahaha just what I was thinking as I was reading

[polandprzem]

You are really stupid.

Really?

That's just simple fact.

I guess you all are feeded by tv.

[Kori Ellis]

If you learned more aboput phisics you would know how muscles are being built

I would venture to guess I know a lot more about physics than you could possible learn in your lifetime, but keep on spewing...

[ThunderStix®]

You are really stupid.

/thread :lol

[Spurtacus]

Really?

That's just simple fact.

I guess you all are feeded by tv.

You obviously feed from your ass.

[whottt]

I know, BUT it was not made by purpose (man did I wrote this sentence right?:lol). It was in a game flow. It is not like coach told them to play like this.



False....they were doing the same shit Usain Bolt was doing. They were letting it get close just to prove they could beat them when it was close.


You can't say if Spain had a fighting chance they would have won this game...they had a fighting chance, and they didn't win it. You can't say their heart was greater or the USA crumbled under pressure...

You can't say anything. Except USA is the champ with no questions or excuses, and that is exactly what those players wanted...no excuses.


I'm telling you man...that slant eyed shit by the Spaniards didn't go over well with Team USA at all. They wanted it to hurt.

[T Park]

Really?

That's just simple fact.

I guess you all are feeded by tv.


:lol

Please keep going. PLEASE!!!

[Sense]

You are really stupid.




That's just simple fact.



exactly.

[Kori Ellis]

Really?



Yes, really. No matter how smart your mom told you that you are, it's not true. I hate to break it to you, but you are as dumb as a bag of rocks.

Any more questions?

[monosylab1k]

Really?

That's just simple fact.

I guess you all are feeded by tv.

There is a televised record of Deron Williams getting cut off mid-interview at halftime to take a drug test. So yeah being "feeded" by TV proves you're wrong.

[GSH]

Get it straight

americans had
luck
refs
roids

and still were not able to dominate Spain ... not good

You want to talk about roids, you fucking Polish sausage? How about this guy? If he's not juicing, then there must still be a lost tribe of Neanderthals living somewhere in Poland. (Edit: Meet Piotr Malachowski. Polish discus thrower, or inspiration for the GEICO cave-man commercials?)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c1/Piotr_Malachowski.jpg

[polandprzem]

Yeah its called lifting weights jackass.

Try to lift weights have all season and gain 20 pound of muscles.

How did LeBron James was looking when he was 17?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8nOKJTL6Tg

[T Park]

Yes, really. No matter how smart your mom told you that you are, it's not true. I hate to break it to you, but you are as dumb as a bag of rocks.

Any more questions?

:lmao

Thats going in the fucking sig

[Cherry]

NBA got inner tests.

It is like I would test myself if I'm on drugs.

Even on olympics I bet 90% are on drugs. It's only a matter how you masks the results.
One laboratory works to give you the drugs and the other to make "tests" negative.

It's just true and many sportmen, when they are retired are teling to quit testing and save those money.

Oberto told us that they have like 6 test for anytime in the season. Can you believe him?

[Pistons < Spurs]

Yes, really. No matter how smart your mom told you that you are, it's not true. I hate to break it to you, but you are as dumb as a bag of rocks.

Any more questions?

:clap

That needs to end up on someones sig!

[baseline bum]

PolandWhatever = Kill_Bill_Pana?

[T Park]

:clap

That needs to end up on someones sig!

Done my friend :toast

[polandprzem]

Yes, really. No matter how smart your mom told you that you are, it's not true. I hate to break it to you, but you are as dumb as a bag of rocks.

Any more questions?

I've got no more questions.

But if you don't know something you can learn you do not have to call me stupid.


It's gets so funny right now.

[Slo spurs fan]

False....they were doing the same shit Usain Bolt was doing. They were letting it get close just to prove they could beat them when it was close.


You can't say if Spain had a fighting chance they would have won this game...they had a fighting chance, and they didn't win it. You can't say their heart was greater or the USA crumbled under pressure...

You can't say anything. Except USA is the champ with no questions or excuses, and that is exactly what those players wanted...no excuses.


I'm telling you man...that slant eyed shit by the Spaniards didn't go over well with Team USA at all. They wanted it to hurt.


Do you compete in any sport? If you do, try to be a smart ass and make a plan like this before the match and you will lose, even if you are better than your opponent, belive me.

[KobeOwnsBowen]

Kobe is God in the 4th Quarter. Bravo to him. Gold Medal for Kobe to go along with his 3 rings. Btw Jason Kidd really sucks. Must suck to be a mavs fan. :lol

[T Park]

I've got no more questions.

But if you don't know something you can learn you do not have to call me stupid.


It's gets so funny right now.



Yeah it is hilarious how you've had your dumbass handed to you so much

[Kori Ellis]

I've got no more questions.

But if you don't know something you can learn you do not have to call me stupid.


It's gets so funny right now.

If you didn't act like a jackass, I wouldn't call you stupid. There's a lot of stupid people on the forum but I don't call them names. :lol But you are being an obnoxious jerk to everyone, so that's on you.

[polandprzem]

Oberto told us that they have like 6 test for anytime in the season. Can you believe him?

ehh - it's not about how many test they will get iit's about how many they will pass.


There were just few NBA players caught on steroids. I can't remember their names (one of them was Matt Giger). But in a society of pro sport that is not even a 0.0000000001% true made tests.

[Slo spurs fan]

Yeah it is hilarious how you've had your dumbass handed to you so much

Remmember Slomo? Or must I dig for his rant?

[T Park]

Remmember Slomo? Or must I dig for his rant?

Me and slomo are cool.

Or must you hang onto that worthless bit to make you feel better?

[polandprzem]

If you didn't act like a jackass, I wouldn't call you stupid. There's a lot of stupid people on the forum but I don't call them names. :lol But you are being an obnoxious jerk to everyone, so that's on you.

Nope, I was just on T Park and few

I was calling them americans so thay could go on international samck.
Was that interesting? yes it was Kori.
Now I'm done but wow, you are proving that some aspects are unknown to you.

[polandprzem]

aspects of sports

[ThunderStix®]

Yes, really. No matter how smart your mom told you that you are, it's not true. I hate to break it to you, but you are as dumb as a bag of rocks.

Any more questions?

Kori, you're amazing. :toast

Good night you all! One more time...

USA!
USA!
USA!

[Slo spurs fan]

Me and slomo are cool.

Or must you hang onto that worthless bit to make you feel better?

Why don´t you let Kori and Poland to solve their problem alone? Why must you be that big jerk everytime?

[Fernando TD21]

http://d.yimg.com/a/p/sp/tools/med/2008/08/ipt/1219567193.jpg

US hoops back on top, beats Spain for gold medal

By BRIAN MAHONEY, AP Basketball Writer 21 minutes ago

BEIJING (AP)—Order is restored in international basketball. The United States is back on top, but not by that much anymore.

Culminating a three-year mission to end years of embarrassment, the U.S. Olympic team survived a huge challenge from Spain, winning 118-107 Sunday in the gold-medal game.

After overwhelming everyone for seven games, the Americans led by only four points with under 21/2 minutes to play. Then the U.S. proved it could handle a close game that seemed would never come in Beijing.

Their prize: the first U.S. gold medal since the 2000 Olympics.

Argentina won the bronze with an 87-75 victory against Lithuania.

Dwyane Wade scored 27 points for the Americans, who found a much gamer Spanish team than the one it humiliated by 37 points earlier in the tournament. Kobe Bryant added 20 points.

In a game so void of defense that it felt more like an NBA All-Star game than one with a title at stake, the Americans had too much offense down the stretch. Bryant converted a clutch four-point play with 3:10 remaining, holding his finger to his lips to quiet the rowdy Spanish crowd behind the basket.

Wade added another 3-pointer that made it 111-104 with just over 2 minutes left, and only then could the Americans relax a little.

They began to celebrate during a break after some technical fouls on Spain with 26 seconds left, then celebrated at midcourt when it was over with “Born in the USA” blaring over the arena’s speakers.

Nobody else had been close to the Americans in Beijing. This team’s only Olympic competition had been history, in a Dream matchup with guys named Jordan, Magic, Bird and the rest of the U.S. team that dominated the Barcelona Games in 1992.

Forget comparisons to those guys. The Americans were lucky to be better than Spain on Sunday.

Rudy Fernandez scored 22 points and Pau Gasol had 21 for the Spanish, the reigning world champions who were hoping to win their first Olympic gold.

U.S. players appreciated the game Spain gave them. After the contest they hugged the Spanish players. Bryant had an especially long embrace for Gasol, patting his Los Angeles Lakers teammate on the back.

Seeming to appreciate the moment, after congratulating Spain, the team joined in a circle, jumping up and down at center court and waving triumphantly to the crowd as coach Mike Krzyzewski applauded on the sidelines.

The Americans had won their first seven games by 30.3 points, including a 119-82 rout of Spain. But they never had control of this game, giving up open looks from the perimeter and plenty of points in the paint.

But Bryant, who waited so long to finally wear the red, white and blue, hit two 3-pointers in a big fourth quarter to add the gold medal to the only piece of hoops hardware he didn’t already own. The NBA MVP pounded his hands toward the floor in celebration at the end.

LeBron James scored 14 points, while Carmelo Anthony and Chris Paul had 13 apiece for the Americans, who had won bronze medals in their last two international events, the 2004 Olympics and ‘06 world championships.

The U.S. started planning for this game after that first event, the low point in its hoops history, following a sixth-place flop two years earlier in the world championships. Jerry Colangelo was given control of USA Basketball and constructed a national team program in 2006, requiring those who wanted to play to commit to three years.

He got Bryant and James quickly on board and landed almost everyone else he asked for, finding a group of NBA stars eager to give up their summer to get back what they felt belonged to their country.

And he needed all of them against a Spain team that on this day would have likely beaten any other recent U.S. squad.

Jason Kidd ran his record to 56-0 in senior international play and collected another gold to place alongside the one he earned in 2000, becoming the 13th U.S. player with multiple golds.

That elite list, which includes Michael Jordan and seven other Dream Teamers, could grow in 2012. Paul and Dwight Howard said they would be in London if asked, and perhaps half this team could join them.

James ran out for pregame warmups with his finger in the air, already believing the U.S. was No. 1. But even though the Americans were shooting better than 70 percent for most of the first half, it would take a long time to prove it.

James and Bryant were both on the bench after picking up two fouls in the first 31/2 minutes, and though Wade came in and picked up their scoring load, the U.S. reserves couldn’t open their usual cushion.

Spain hit seven of its first nine shots, leading for much of the first quarter. A quick burst of 10 points by James and Wade had the U.S. advantage up to 14 points with 4 minutes left in the half, but Spain chipped away and trailed only 69-61 at the break.

Spain was within four on a number of occasions in the third, and Fernandez’s 3-pointer cut it down to 91-89 with 8:13 remaining. Bryant answered with a bucket, later added a 3, and things seemed safe when James scored to make it 103-92.

Spain made one last push to close within 108-104 on Carlos Jimenez’s 3-pointer, but Wade hit one on the other end, and the final score became lopsided when the Americans hit a bunch of free throws after the Spanish became frustrated and were called for the technicals.

http://sports.yahoo.com (http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/basketball/news;_ylt=AvE0aluKrvktbHfj1LDLQ9S8vLYF?slug=ap-bko-spain-us&prov=ap&type=lgns)

[T Park]

Why don´t you let Kori and Poland to solve their problem alone? Why must you be that big jerk everytime?


Why must you give a shit?

Why must you poke your nose in where it doesn't belong?

Poland started in on the anti american shit and I was calling him on it.

Read the entire thread JERK.

[Sense]

Nope, I was just on T Park and few

I was calling them americans so thay could go on international samck.
Was that interesting? yes it was Kori.
Now I'm done but wow, you are proving that some aspects are unknown to you.

You're still stupid.

[T Park]

Nope, I was just on T Park and few

I was calling them americans so thay could go on international samck.
Was that interesting? yes it was Kori.
Now I'm done but wow, you are proving that some aspects are unknown to you.


Wrong, you were talking shit about america and whatever. Don't even try to act like a fucking victim jerk.

[Cherry]

ehh - it's not about how many test they will get iit's about how many they will pass.
There were just few NBA players caught on steroids. I can't remember their names (one of them was Matt Giger). But in a society of pro sport that is not even a 0.0000000001% true made tests.

I don't want to call you stupid for your suspects, but I really think you are wrong on this one.

[Kori Ellis]

Okay, no one cares about poland. He says he's done.

Back to your regular scheduled Team USA talk.

Thanks.

[GSH]

Nope, I was just on T Park and few

I was calling them americans so thay could go on international samck.
Was that interesting? yes it was Kori.
Now I'm done but wow, you are proving that some aspects are unknown to you.


I just realized why I feel so irritible. I've got a Pole up my ass.:wow

[Sense]

I don't want to call you stupid for your suspects, but I really think you are wrong on this one.

I already did that for the nice people

[polandprzem]

Wrong, you were talking shit about america and whatever. Don't even try to act like a fucking victim jerk.

A victim?

I was talking shit about america - it caught fire and now the whole thread is demolished!

Yoiu could give it a rest long time ago, but you couldn't. You said you put me on ignore , you didn't , you lied.


I thought it will go more on like a fun smack. But it didn't.
Fuck it, history, move on. At least there were some emotions on it.

[Slo spurs fan]

Why must you give a shit?

Why must you poke your nose in where it doesn't belong?

Poland started in on the anti american shit and I was calling him on it.

Read the entire thread JERK.

Calm down fat boy. You are specialyst in digging your nose in someone´s ass.
And you are the biggest racist on SpursTalk and now you go crazy about Polands´ smacking?

Go eat some pork chops moron.

[T Park]

One last one for the night before bed.

USA USA USA!!!


God Bless the USA baby WOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[whottt]

Do you compete in any sport? If you do, try to be a smart ass and make a plan like this before the match and you will lose, even if you are better than your opponent, belive me.



That's exactly my point...it takes a hell of a lot more confidence in yourself to let someone get close at the very end, when you can lose everything, than it does to blow them out, especially if you already know you can blow them out....because it absolutely can bite you in the ass and get out of your control, and make you feel like a complete idiot.

And that's exactly why they did it, they wanted that pressure in this game...they wanted to be challenged at the end.

[T Park]

Calm down fat boy. You are specialyst in digging your nose in someone´s ass.
And you are the biggest racist on SpursTalk and now you go crazy about Polands´ smacking?

Go eat some pork chops moron.



I'm a racist? You want to show some evidence to that?

I am alot of things, you can call me a jerk, whatever, but I am NOT a fucking racist.

I ask you to please take that back. I ask that respectfully sir.

[polandprzem]

I don't want to call you stupid for your suspects, but I really think you are wrong on this one.

I think not much.


The truth is that most people don't have a good image of steroids. If they are used "right" they cause minor damage if any.

[diego]

It is an exhibition


Your getting things confused and not suprising.


Fuck it I don't care if you guys can't figure out the difference between me not wanting Ginobili to play in it, and me rooting for USA then back away from the computer.

oh i understand the difference. the difference is that you think the spurs own manu, so for him it is a BS exhibition, but at the same time you are a patriot, so when your country wins you are "on top of the world", even though you won an "exhibition". In other words, when it suits your club interest it is meaningless, but when it suits your national interests its meaningful.

epitome of selfish, indeed.

[Slo spurs fan]

That's exactly my point...it takes a hell of a lot more confidence in yourself to let someone get close at the very end, when you can lose everything, than it does to blow them out, especially if you already know you can blow them out....because it absolutely can bite you in the ass and get out of your control, and make you feel like a complete idiot.

And that's exactly why they did it, they wanted that pressure in this game...they wanted to be challenged at the end.

You can´t be serious...

[Slo spurs fan]

I'm a racist? You want to show some evidence to that?

I am alot of things, you can call me a jerk, whatever, but I am NOT a fucking racist.

I ask you to please take that back. I ask that respectfully sir.

Later, I am in a hurry now. I will respond later.

[polandprzem]

I'm a racist? You want to show some evidence to that?

I am alot of things, you can call me a jerk, whatever, but I am NOT a fucking racist.

I ask you to please take that back. I ask that respectfully sir.

You are and you was proving it all the years you've been here.

Talking about jews, nazis etc.

[polandprzem]

oh i understand the difference. the difference is that you think the spurs own manu, so for him it is a BS exhibition, but at the same time you are a patriot, so when your country wins you are "on top of the world", even though you won an "exhibition". In other words, when it suits your club interest it is meaningless, but when it suits your national interests its meaningful.

epitome of selfish, indeed.

:tu

and1

[Kori Ellis]

oh i understand the difference. the difference is that you think the spurs own manu, so for him it is a BS exhibition, but at the same time you are a patriot, so when your country wins you are "on top of the world", even though you won an "exhibition". In other words, when it suits your club interest it is meaningless, but when it suits your national interests its meaningful.

epitome of selfish, indeed.

A lot of posters here are like that. They don't want any Spurs internationally players playing in the offseason, but they still want Team USA to dominate with NBA players.

I don't really get it. If you can't respect Tony and Manu's decisions to play, then you shouldn't support LeBron, Kobe and the rest of the American NBA players playing.

[polandprzem]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4j0nmJ0_cvc&feature=related

[T Park]

Later, I am in a hurry now. I will respond later.

In other words, nothing.

Thank you.

[T Park]

You are and you was proving it all the years you've been here.

Talking about jews, nazis etc.


What the fuck are you talking about?


Shut the fuck up already, Kori and many others have already told you how fucking stupid you are :lmao

[Jobbs]

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[T Park]

A lot of posters here are like that. They don't want any Spurs internationally players playing in the offseason, but they still want Team USA to dominate with NBA players.

I don't really get it. If you can't respect Tony and Manu's decisions to play, then you shouldn't support LeBron, Kobe and the rest of the American NBA players playing.


I could are less they are playing because they play for other teams and thats their team's problem.


Im rooting for the TEAM, not the players.

[anakha]

What the fuck are you talking about?


Shut the fuck up already, Kori and many others have already told you how fucking stupid you are :lmao


got jipped for MVP last year.

Unfortunately itll go to that skirt wearing nazi jackass in dallas.


The drama queen get enough attention?

What an antention starved nazi bitch he is.

[whottt]

You can´t be serious...

Tell me something...how do you know giving someone a chance to eat you at something, someone either you think you can beat because you are so much better at something than they are, or because you are really good at something and get bored, or perhaps you do it just because you want to see how you will handle the pressure...

How do you know what happens when you try that?


You know what happens because you have tried it before. Of course you have, everyone has...

Usually not the ultimate pressure situation...but then again, you aren't Kobe Bryant, Dwayne Wade or Lebron James...on the same team.


That is exactly what Team USA did in this game. I mean they obviously stopped playing defense at points in that game.

Ask yourself this...if Gregg Poppovich had been coaching this game...how many of those guys would have been left on the floor tonight based on their defensive play? None of them..that's how many.

[GSH]

How about a final comment about the actual game before bedtime?


If there were any way to match this Spanish team up against the 06-07 Spurs, I'd bet the rent money that the Spurs would kick their asses. The score might be more like 81-70, but the outcome would be the same.

Spain played an inspired game tonight. The Redeem Team's defense sucked, and we had 2 players on the bench within minutes with foul trouble. All of which contributed to the game being as close as it was. But I still say there's one more thing. Bring that same Spanish team over here and let them play the Redeem team under NBA rules, and see how close the game is at the end.

I agree with Tim... FIBA sucks. Let em come play Big Boys' Rules and then we'll talk about how the Euros have "caught up".

[diego]

A lot of posters here are like that. They don't want any Spurs internationally players playing in the offseason, but they still want Team USA to dominate with NBA players.

I don't really get it. If you can't respect Tony and Manu's decisions to play, then you shouldn't support LeBron, Kobe and the rest of the American NBA players playing.

thank you kori. I know Tpark respects you, and hopefully that will be enough to make him understand.

and to be honest... i do understand how Tpark feels. In soccer, NT players can sometimes miss important club games, something that doesnt happen in basketball, and which can really hurt the team you root for- so i've been in that situation where the NT conflicts with your club, and you get angry or worry about it. What pisses me off is that he thinks that his feelings give him a right to insult someone else, in this case, a player who has shown on multiple occasions that he will sacrifice his body for his team.

its a case of "hate the game, not the player" or however the hell that phrase goes

[polandprzem]

Tell me something...how do you know giving someone a chance to eat you at something, someone either you think you can beat because you are so much better at something than they are, or because you are really good at something and get bored, or perhaps you do it just because you want to see how you will handle the pressure...

How do you know what happens when you try that?


You know what happens because you have tried it before. Of course you have, everyone has...

Usually not the ultimate pressure situation...but then again, you aren't Kobe Bryant, Dwayne Wade or Lebron James...on the same team.


That is exactly what Team USA did in this game. I mean they obviously stopped playing defense at points in that game.

Ask yourself this...if Gregg Poppovich had been coaching this game...how many of those guys would have been left on the floor tonight based on their defensive play? None of them..that's how many.

IMO Spain allowed americans to win.

They had to do it acually, just for good of basketball itself. To keep americans on top. Americans gives you more popularity, that global bball can gain.

[polandprzem]

Duncan also got some steroid shots

cortisone which is allowed also is a "drug"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cortisone


Try to learn something. Try to know the reality in sports and then talk.