Great Read, This one hits Tpark below the belt

[IcemanCometh]

Your "average" white guy is reserved and quiet.

so in your tongue you only meant to say your average white nba player.

[Tommy Duncan]

It's rather simple.



Americans love a winner.

And hate a John Kerry.



(I kid, I kid.)

But that's all this boils down to. If Team USA was undefeated with an average margin of victory of 30 points then there would be no controversy.

I think part of the problem is that a lot of those criticizing the US do not realize how much better the international game and talent is today. They are the ones who rarely watch a NBA game today. I don't see how you can follow the NBA and not understand this.

[T Park Num 9]

I see the Black Panther Iceman is at his best Al Sharpton Johnnie Cochran best.

All white peeps are evil right Ice???


I mean switch around black with white in your pissy little childish diatribe about me there, and thats YOU to a T.


Your the biggest racist in this forum.

[xcoriate]

Whoa, I didn't realise there was this much opposition to the team over there. It's understandable from an internationalists perspective, rooting for the underdog, I know that virtually anyone in Australia following the basketball tournament, is not supporting the USA. I think this would be the case in most countries.

However to not support your countries team... is disgusting. The one thing that is percieved of Americans throughout the world, is that they are patriotic and proud, some would say to a fault.

However, this article completely contradicts that stereotype.

Weird.... I mean ffs support your country!

[SAmikeyp]

I think most Americans are still very patriotic. This writer dropped the race card and it was uncalled for, IMO. A lot of people here are no longer enamored with the "Dream Team" concept because a lot of NBA players tend to act like spoiled children with a whole lot of money. Bird, Magic and MJ didn't do that, they were heroes so when they went to Barcelona, we felt it was for all of us. There is resentment toward those players who didn't go and frankly, we all became spoiled with the ease of which the NBA players were dispatching their opponents.

I do agree with you though. Rooting against your own country, at least to me, is inexcusable.

[gospurs21]

he's right about one thing...it is disgusting to openly root against Team USA
anyone who does it should be ashamed of themselves

I know this is America and you are en led to your opinion, but there is something evil about openly rooting against the USA team, because you don't like the players. If you are going to root against the national team at least come up with some valid points, then kindly get the **** out of my country.

If you have any complaints please direct them to the high school and college coaches and ESPN for only teaching/highlighting dunks instead of fundamentals.