To Spurs/NBA fans who rooted for Argentina

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Originally Posted by MiamiHeat

^^^^^^^^^^^^ 100% truth

You want to hear another country national anthem being sung? Another country flag being raised?

You don't know jack shit and you are a product of hippie parents.

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lol at you quoting yourself

US gonna get that GOLD back!!!!!!!!!!! Forget the doubters.

ur g0ld medalz r belong to us

Is this thread a joke? Are we talking about fighting in the American Revolution or a basketball game?

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Originally Posted by sabar

Is this thread a joke? Are we talking about fighting in the American Revolution or a basketball game?

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the revolution.

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Originally Posted by sabar

Is this thread a joke? Are we talking about fighting in the American Revolution or a basketball game?

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Well I am talking about the Olympics.. not just a basketball game.

This is not a pick up game. This is country vs country.

THis is all very stupid and somewhat embarrassing.

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Originally Posted by MiamiHeat

so you want your countrymen, who are playing for the Olympics to represent the United States (your country) for FREE, and only asking for your SUPPORT, to fail?

You want them to go home in embarrassment like in 2004? You want the world to make fun of us again? To degrade our basketball players as 'not good enough' to beat the other countries again? To add more fuel to the anti-american sentiment that is gripping the world lately?

Yeah, you're a dumbfuck. Learn how to be a patriot.

I know you are safe and sound at home right now and don't understand what it means to have a beautiful, great country like the United States.

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so Eminem is what in your life? Henry Rollins? :nope

this is why this thread is stupid: it goes against the point of the olympics. yeah, they want you to root for your country, but beyond that, they want you to understand and appreciate the brotherhood of man and enjoy the extent of human ability. we're supposed to celebrate together, to root for one and all, and to find a reason to hope in the world as a whole in the skill and sportsmanship that's meant to come from these games (hence the ioc making some remark about that bolt runner guy not being in the olympic spirit; hence the horror of hitler being unwilling to give jesse owens his medal). if all you want is to root for the usa, then you miss the reason why the usa participates in these games, and it's not for a freaking medal count or to get you to buy a coke (or at least it wasn't meant to be, isn't touted as being so, and shouldn't be), it's to get the people of the world out of their little nationalistic boxes and recognize the greatest of all.

you root for who you want to root for....whats the big freakin deal??

whatever, it was just a basketball game.

My understanding Manu didn't even play much, fwiw.

ugh this thread hurts me especially with the manu injury.

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Originally Posted by xtremesteven33

you root for who you want to root for....whats the big freakin deal??

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You're suppose to take pride in rooting for your country. You can root for who ever you want to but it just seems silly to me to root for a country you have nothing to do with just because one of their players plays for the spurs.

Ginobili cares a lot more about Argentina than he does San Antonio, you should probably care more about the U.S. than Ginobili.

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Originally Posted by MiamiHeat

Yeah, you're a dumbfuck. Learn how to be a patriot.

I know you are safe and sound at home right now and don't understand what it means to have a beautiful, great country like the United States.

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I love my country so much that I am not blinded by that love and can see its faults.

Like having Carmelo and J-Kidd starting on a team with CP3/Deron and Tayshaun. Its a travesty.

I bet you're one of those people who say anti-war people want all our soldiers in Iraq dead? Or that a pro-choice person personally murders infants?

God! and I bet you are happy that Carmelo is starting!!!! Disgusting.:nope

I was hoping Manu and company would defeat that high-priced bunch of primadonas but alas it was not to be. The American team is over-bloated with arrogant, self-righteous showboats, particularly Bryant, who in reality is the last person I would pick to represent my country.

I rooted for 2 things. The US team to win and Manu to not suffer any injuries. Sadly, I only saw one of those things happen. :depressed

All this "country" bullshit in the Olympics is disgusting.

It's like war lite.

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Originally Posted by Fermixalot

I love my country so much that I am not blinded by that love and can see its faults.

Like having Carmelo and J-Kidd starting on a team with CP3/Deron and Tayshaun. Its a travesty.

I bet you're one of those people who say anti-war people want all our soldiers in Iraq dead? Or that a pro-choice person personally murders infants?

God! and I bet you are happy that Carmelo is starting!!!! Disgusting.:nope

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Ok yeah comparing war and abortion to Carmello Anthony starting for the USA team is a tad of a stretch and a tad of a fail.

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Originally Posted by Russ

All this "country" bullshit in the Olympics is disgusting.

It's like war lite.

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Oh god....

Trainwreck wins the gold medal for his troll job on Adam in this thread.

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Originally Posted by Solid D

It's been a long time since USA men's team won an Olympic Gold. They should win it but bravado isn't something citizens of the USA should clothe themselves with considering recent history. I say cheer for USA to win but lose the arrogant bravado.

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Totally agree.

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Originally Posted by T Park

Oh god....

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And don't get me started on that subject . . . :)

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Originally Posted by DMX7

You're suppose to take pride in rooting for your country. You can root for who ever you want to but it just seems silly to me to root for a country you have nothing to do with just because one of their players plays for the spurs.

Ginobili cares a lot more about Argentina than he does San Antonio, you should probably care more about the U.S. than Ginobili.

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:clap :clap

So true about Ginobili. I understand that he wanted to play for his country, but he risked his health and the Spurs chance for a championship by doing so.

Ugly nationalism doesn't make me feel patriotic. it makes me want to root for someone else.

Dumb ass thread...started by a dumbass.

Seriously rooting for the Argentina national team is like rooting for San Antonio against the US NBA All star team.

I have more loyalty to the personal connection we have to the Argentina players than people like (rapist) Kobe Bryant, (nut punching) Chris Paul, and (all around thug) Carmelo Anthony. It's nothing against the US, nor does it mean I am making a political statement.

I just want our boys with the San Antonio connection to do well. Oberto and Manu are Spurs, and my loyalty is to the Spurs in them over the stupid jingoistic need to say GO USA GO USA GO USA no matter what kind of person is representing the US.