Will Gregg Pop go for his Olympic Gold if it's not reasonably safe?

[MultiTroll]

Tokyo Olympics must be ‘reconsidered’ due to Japan’s failure to contain pandemic, says report | South China Morning Post (scmp.com) (https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3129787/tokyo-olympics-must-be-reconsidered-due-japans-failure-contain)


Surely super principled and super woke Pop won't go if it's a coronavirus risk to the people of Japan and all visitors.
Right?

[MultiTroll]

Less then 3% of Japan has received the vaccine.

Only doctors and nurses are allowed to administer shots. Recently the gubment moved to approve dentists too.

Japan has exhibited “poor performance” in containing virus transmission, along with limited testing capacity and a slow vaccination rollout, according to the commentary published in the British Medical Journal on Wednesday.
“Plans to hold the Olympic and Paralympic games this summer must be reconsidered as a matter of urgency,” wrote lead author Kazuki Shimizu of the London School of Economics.

“Holding Tokyo 2020 for domestic political and economic purposes - ignoring scientific and moral imperatives - is contradictory to Japan’s commitment to global health and human security.”


The commentary adds to a drum beat of doubt among medical professionals that the Olympics can be carried out safely this summer. A survey of more than 1,000 Japanese doctors last month showed that 75 per cent believed it was better to postpone the Games, according to physician referral company Ishinotomo.

[Spurtacular]

Gregg knows it's a scam. All the elites do, bruh.

But maybe he'll get a saline injection to make you feel better.

[hater]

:lmao of course he can go. Japan is very safe.

They never had a raging covid inferno like us. Not even close.

[Russ]

Tokyo Olympics must be ‘reconsidered’ due to Japan’s failure to contain pandemic, says report | South China Morning Post (scmp.com) (https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3129787/tokyo-olympics-must-be-reconsidered-due-japans-failure-contain)


Surely super principled and super woke Pop won't go if it's a coronavirus risk to the people of Japan and all visitors.
Right?

You do realize that the "South China Morning Post" is pure Chinese govt propaganda, right? :)

[RC_Drunkford]

Gregg won't win gold regardless. He's that bad of a coach

[MultiTroll]

You do realize that the "South China Morning Post" is pure Chinese govt propaganda, right? :)
Used to be owned by Alibaba and was not CCP tool.
Did CCP muscle in the last few years and turn it?

What in the article do you find to be inaccurate?

[MultiTroll]

Coronavirus: Japan declares virus emergency in Tokyo as Olympics near - BBC News (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-56864319)

Tokyo 2020 Olympics: How ready are Japan and Team GB? - BBC Sport (https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/56737231)

[exstatic]

Used to be owned by Alibaba and was not CCP tool.
Did CCP muscle in the last few years and turn it?

What in the article do you find to be inaccurate?

EVERYTHING based in mainland China is a CCP tool, including Alibaba.

[MultiTroll]

EVERYTHING based in mainland China is a CCP tool, including Alibaba.
Alibaba owned site is based in Hong Kong.
Which perhaps the CCP tainted after their takeover.

What in the article is not accurate?

[cool cat]

Just a reminder when Trump was shutting down travel Pop was still crisscrossing the country and coaching in full arenas. Also your mask loses effectiveness when shouting so before he was vaccinated pop was doing stuff like this...https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/k0tUZIdOPl7heZhrm8OAekzDl9M=/0x0:2076x3115/1200x0/filters:focal(0x0:2076x3115):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22224527/1294769065.jpg

[ChumpDumper]

:lmao podcasters

[Dex]

pssst There is this thing called podcast with podcasters.... some of them getting paid 100s of millions(Bill simmons in SPorts NBA space he actually votes on MVP of the NBA) who have a ton on influence on opinion. LIke more than a man and his blog(and his boomer hit man...thats you dude) who's "grades" sometimes get only a couple of K views(who knows how many unique...and some under 100) or who ever will read the next 129 k of your post here in this can calls Spurs Talk...........

now go into the DM's and talk all the shit about how you "owned me" when I have a channel on youtube I started as a lark that has more views than your collective post put together dude.....

Seems like a passive aggressive post here, but your point stands.

The majority of younger people are on some form of social media, and have a phone in their hand which gives them access to a camera, microphone, etc.

More and more, information is being disseminated by things like YouTube, podcasts, Facebook/Reddit/Insta....even TikTok.

Hell, we just got out of a president who used Twitter as his primary platform of communication. I won't get into the effects that has on us as a society overall, but we have to accept that the world doesn't go through the normal news cycle anymore.

[R. DeMurre]

https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/k0tUZIdOPl7heZhrm8OAekzDl9M=/0x0:2076x3115/1200x0/filters:focal(0x0:2076x3115):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22224527/1294769065.jpg

Pop's no step vertical leap is better than I expected.

[R. DeMurre]

Japan, at its absolute worst, was still significantly better than the USA. It wasn't even close.

Total Cases per Million:

Japan: 4,605
USA: 99,176

Deaths per Million:
Japan: 80
USA: 1,769

Of course, all the anti-science Trumpers will respond to this by saying it's fake news, then quoting some QAnon source, and re-asserting that Hillary Clinton eats babies while navigating shipping tankers to block the Suez Canal, but it's pretty clear Japan dealt with Covid much better than the USA. Lots of Japanese people already wore masks during flu season, and there's no "yahoo rebel without a cause muh freedumbs" cult in Japan that compares to what the USA has.

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

[ChumpDumper]

pssst There is this thing called podcast with podcasters.... some of them getting paid 100s of millions(Bill simmons in SPorts NBA space he actually votes on MVP of the NBA) who have a ton on influence on opinion. LIke more than a man and his blog(and his boomer hit man...thats you dude) who's "grades" sometimes get only a couple of K views(who knows how many unique...and some under 100) or who ever will read the next 129 k of your post here in this can calls Spurs Talk...........

now go into the DM's and talk all the shit about how you "owned me" when I have a channel on youtube I started as a lark that has more views than your collective post put together dude.....Some podcasts are good.

Most are shit.

You said you were leaving here forever.

What happened?

[Spurtacular]

:lmao of course he can go. Japan is very safe.

They never had a raging covid inferno like us. Not even close.

Japan already has their people bent over a barrel. No need to fuck themselves over.

Wear your fucking face diaper, Karen.

[Spurtacular]

pssst There is this thing called podcast with podcasters.... some of them getting paid 100s of millions(Bill simmons in SPorts NBA space he actually votes on MVP of the NBA) who have a ton on influence on opinion. LIke more than a man and his blog(and his boomer hit man...thats you dude) who's "grades" sometimes get only a couple of K views(who knows how many unique...and some under 100) or who ever will read the next 129 k of your post here in this can calls Spurs Talk...........

now go into the DM's and talk all the shit about how you "owned me" when I have a channel on youtube I started as a lark that has more views than your collective post put together dude.....

:lol

[Spurtacular]

Some podcasts are good.

Most are shit.

You said you were leaving here forever.

What happened?

Oh, look; Derp's mad another poster didn't leave after years of humping legs.

[Spurtacular]

Japan, at its absolute worst, was still significantly better than the USA. It wasn't even close.

Total Cases per Million:

Japan: 4,605
USA: 99,176

Deaths per Million:
Japan: 80
USA: 1,769

Of course, all the anti-science Trumpers will respond to this by saying it's fake news, then quoting some QAnon source, and re-asserting that Hillary Clinton eats babies while navigating shipping tankers to block the Suez Canal, but it's pretty clear Japan dealt with Covid much better than the USA. Lots of Japanese people already wore masks during flu season, and there's no "yahoo rebel without a cause muh freedumbs" cult in Japan that compares to what the USA has.

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

Thanks for posting the proof of the scam. Even if you think you were making some other point, dickhead; thanks.

[ChumpDumper]

Oh, look; Derp's mad another poster didn't leave after years of humping legs.

He did leave after saying he would.

Then he came back.

Don't get mad, derp.

[Allan Rowe vs Wade]

You do realize that the "South China Morning Post" is pure Chinese govt propaganda, right? :)

nope scmp is hong kong

[R. DeMurre]

Thanks for posting the proof of the scam. Even if you think you were making some other point, dickhead; thanks.

Your post makes no sense, and has no details explaining what it's even referring to-- the classic writing style of a person who embraces the politics of zero empathy. Thanks.

[BackHome]

Pop's no step vertical leap is better than I expected.

Man that picture of Pop had me rolling with those Chinese NIKE he sure can get can get some
Air - I don’t know he reminds me of some Harry Potter Character. Snake

[MultiTroll]

a Japanese public that has shown in polls it overwhelmingly opposes holding the Olympics during a pandemic.

Entire article:
Two Tokyo Olympics: Inside and outside the National Stadium (apnews.com) (https://apnews.com/article/tokyo-coronavirus-pandemic-health-olympic-games-sports-4c0229faffbb9af9d1bc548e6692423c)

“There is an infectious disease going on and so I think they should spend more money on medical care,” said Takashi Sakamoto, who attended the rally. He said he works in warehouses and cleans buildings.
“Even before the pandemic, there were people who can’t buy food and became homeless, and the pandemic has made things worse,” he added.
Miyuki Otomo, a retired teacher attending the rally, called the Olympics a “horrendous event” that is being pushed on the public for commercial reasons.

Despite public opposition, all signs point to the Olympics opening on July 23. Japan has officially spent $15.4 billion on the Olympics — some estimates suggest twice that — and the International Olympic Committee relies on billions in television broadcast income that has been stalled by the pandemic.

Would super woke Gregg want to address this?

[MultiTroll]

Major Japan newspaper demands Tokyo Olympics be canceled (espn.com) (https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/31514222/major-japan-newspaper-demands-tokyo-olympics-canceled)

[MultiTroll]

Ruh Ro! Does Gregg want to talk about this?

TOKYO -- Japan's Asahi Shimbun newspaper on Wednesday called for the Tokyo Olympics to be canceled with the Games set to open in less than two months.
It is the first of Japan's major newspapers to make the move and joins some regional newspapers that have recently added to the growing opposition to holding the Olympics.

Coming out against the Olympics could be significant since the newspaper, like many in Japan, is a sponsor of the postponed Tokyo Games that are scheduled to open on July 23. Asahi is typically liberal-leaning and often opposes the ruling party led by Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga.

"We cannot think it's rational to host the Olympics in the city this summer," the newspaper said in its editorial under a headline that read: "We Demand PM Suga Decide Cancellation."

U.S. warns against Japan travel ahead of Games
"Distrust and backlash against the reckless national government, Tokyo government and stakeholders in the Olympics are nothing but escalating," the editorial added. "We demand Prime Minister Suga to calmly evaluate the circumstances and decide the cancellation of the summer event."

Asahi has a morning circulation reported at 5.16 million and 1.55 million for its evening edition. It is second in circulation behind Yomiuri Shimbun, and subsequently is the second-largest circulating newspaper in the world behind Yomiuri.

Despite the editorial, there is no indication the International Olympic Committee or local organizers have any plans to pull the plug on the Games. But opposition is mounting with only a tiny percentage of Japanese people now vaccinated.

Tokyo organizing committee CEO Toshiro Muto said Wednesday he was aware of the editorial, but he offered little response.

Asahi is one of about 70 local Olympic sponsors that have chipped in almost $3.5 billion to the organizing committee budget. It is also one of a half-dozen newspapers that are sponsors.

"Of course, different press organizations have different views. And that's very natural," Muto said, adding that local partners, or sponsors, continued to offer "support."

Senior IOC member Richard Pound said in an interview with Japan's Jiji Press last week that the final deadline to call off the Olympics was still a month away.

"Before the end of June, you really need to know, yes or no," Jiji quoted Pound as saying.

The British Medical Journal called last month for a hard look at going forward with the Olympics. Local medical officials have also been skeptical, and billionaire businessman Masayoshi Son suggested over the weekend that the IOC was forcing the Olympics on Japan.

"Right now, more than 80% of the nation's people want the Olympics postponed or canceled," said Son, the founder and CEO of SoftBank Group Corp. who also owns the SoftBank Hawks baseball team.

"Who is forcing this to go ahead, and under what rights?" Son added.

Asahi also criticized the IOC, calling it "self-righteous," and also lambasted IOC vice president John Coates. Last week, Coates was asked whether the Olympics would be held if a state of emergency were in force.

"Absolutely, yes," he replied.

The newspaper said there was a "huge gap" between Coates' words and the sentiments "of the people."

"Despite its overgrown size and excessive commercialism and many other problems, the Olympics have been supported because of empathy for its ideals. ... But what is the reality now?" Asahi asked.

On Tuesday, the Japanese government said a warning by the United States to avoid travel to Japan would have no impact on holding the Olympics.

Japan has officially spent $15.4 billion to organize the Olympics, and government audits suggest it might be much larger. The IOC gets billions from selling broadcast rights, which amounts to about 75% of its income.

Public opinion polls in Japan show between 60-80% want the Olympics canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and an online petition asking the Games be canceled has gained 400,000 signatures in a few weeks.

Tokyo, Osaka and other regions of the country are under a state of emergency that is likely to be extended past its May 31 expiration.

[MultiTroll]

:lmao podcasters
Nearly 10,000 volunteers drop out of Tokyo Olympics with just 50 days until Games start

70K still on board tho that will make you happy Chumpy.
Go Japan and World Corporations!

"Organizers said the loss would not affect the operations of the postponed Olympics.Unpaid volunteers are a key workforce in running the Olympics and save organizers millions of dollars. Volunteers typically get a uniform, meals on the days they work and have daily commuting costs covered. They pay for their own lodging."

Nearly 10,000 volunteers drop out of Tokyo Olympics with just 50 days until Games start (espn.com) (https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/31558702/nearly-10000-volunteers-drop-tokyo-olympics-just-50-days-games-start)

[ChumpDumper]

Nearly 10,000 volunteers drop out of Tokyo Olympics with just 50 days until Games start

70K still on board tho that will make you happy Chumpy.
Go Japan and World Corporations!

"Organizers said the loss would not affect the operations of the postponed Olympics.Unpaid volunteers are a key workforce in running the Olympics and save organizers millions of dollars. Volunteers typically get a uniform, meals on the days they work and have daily commuting costs covered. They pay for their own lodging."

Nearly 10,000 volunteers drop out of Tokyo Olympics with just 50 days until Games start (espn.com) (https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/31558702/nearly-10000-volunteers-drop-tokyo-olympics-just-50-days-games-start)Good.

The Olympic business is one of the biggest international grifts in human history. I shed no tears for the IOC. The people of Japan have to decide for themselves what they want to do. Neither Pop nor any of Team USA is going to infect anyone with COVID so I got no problem with their going there.

[BackHome]

Major Japan newspaper demands Tokyo Olympics be canceled (espn.com) (https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/31514222/major-japan-newspaper-demands-tokyo-olympics-canceled)

I thought Japan was the Gold Standard in stopping Covid spread? What happened?

[ChumpDumper]

I thought Japan was the Gold Standard in stopping Covid spread? What happened?They've done a good job mitigating, but hardly anyone is vaccinated

[MultiTroll]

I thought Japan was the Gold Standard in stopping Covid spread? What happened?
Short answer: No one knows for sure.
Extremely likely: Superb contact tracing from cooperative public and localized health centers that act as mini CDCs in every community.
Also the Japanese people are very cooperative on disasters and the like, unlike mouth breathing ME FIRST MUH RIGHTS USA %

"While countries such as the U.S. and the U.K. are just beginning to hire and train contact tracers as they attempt to reopen their economies, Japan has been tracking the movement of the disease since the first handful of cases were found. These local experts focused on tackling so-called clusters, or groups of infections from a single location such as clubs or hospitals, to contain cases before they got out of control."

Lessons from Japan’s COVID-19 response | News | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/hsph-in-the-news/lessons-from-japans-covid-19-response/)

How Did Japan Beat Coronavirus Without Lockdowns or Testing? | Time (https://time.com/5842139/japan-beat-coronavirus-testing-lockdowns/)

[MultiTroll]

What happened?
$$$$
Corporate pigs have a huge say in running the world including Japan.

[KingKev]

Reasonably safe to win? He will probably fk that up.

[MultiTroll]

Reasonably safe to win? He will probably fk that up.
Enough NBA Bois and their agents were convinced the dollar opportunity is good so lineup should be stacked enough for Popped.

Japan PM warns of closed-door Olympics as COVID-19 cases rise

[MultiTroll]

Neither Pop nor any of Team USA is going to infect anyone with COVID so I got no problem with their going there.
Oh really.

Basketball: Team USA's Bradley Beal placed in COVID-19 protocol - UPI.com (https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/NBA/2021/07/15/USA-Basketball-places-Bradley-Beal-health-safety-COVID19-protocol/2211626348642/)

Jerami Grant Enters COVID-19 Protocols For Team USA | Hoops Rumors (https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2021/07/jerami-grant-enters-covid-19-protocols-for-team-usa.html)

[John B]

Steve Kerr will replace Gregg Popovich as Team USA's next coach in the World Cup and 2024 Paris Olympics.

[Dex]

Steve Kerr will replace Gregg Popovich as Team USA's next coach in the World Cup and 2024 Paris Olympics.

Kerr, Monty Williams, Erik Spoelstra, and Mark Frew....not a bad group to have on the bench.

[John B]

Does this also mean that Pop is getting ready for retirement from basketball this year? It seems like it. I mean I always dismiss the inevitable and that he would continue to coach for the next 5 years or so. I really hope he goes for the winningest coach before he retires. Because sometimes he thinks indifferently and those accolades don’t seem to matter that much to him.

[DMC]

Does this also mean that Pop is getting ready for retirement from basketball this year? It seems like it. I mean I always dismiss the inevitable and that he would continue to coach for the next 5 years or so. I really hope he goes for the winningest coach before he retires. Because sometimes he thinks indifferently and those accolades don’t seem to matter that much to him.

I wouldn't be surprised if Pop retired at the end of the season. Also that he would tell his coaching staff and players but not the press. Someone like Mike D would try to have a Pope Kobe year long ceremony with very little return fanfare.

[MultiTroll]

Does this also mean that Pop is getting ready for retirement from basketball this year? It seems like it. I mean I always dismiss the inevitable and that he would continue to coach for the next 5 years or so. I really hope he goes for the winningest coach before he retires. Because sometimes he thinks indifferently and those accolades don’t seem to matter that much to him.
No. Simply means the US Olympic profit business is lining up their figurehead now. Their profits hinge in part on a basketball gold medal. Delivered every year except the 72 fixed Russian hoax and Pops assistant year 2004.
The Spurs org with Holt Jr's OTOH have zero interest in winning. Well ok not zero, but "whatever Pop wants" is far and away 1st priority. Winning somewhere far behind.

What correlation does that have to do with CIA Pop retiring at the end of this year?

[daslicer]

It will be interesting if Kerr decides to do it twice considering 2028 will be in LA. I think a lot of guys will want to be the coach in '28.