Harvey: Parker's Back In Europe -- So Are The Problems

[pppp]

Wow - I bet no one here knew that, you egotistical prick. Let's talk about some of those other professional leagues. Like World Cup futbol, for instance. Those "national teams" have players from all over the world on them. And you lunatics still scream and yell at each other, as if the team's success really means that your country is better than the other. , you have riots over it. And, apparently, that's what you want for basketball, too.

Here's a picture of France's World Cup team.


Why do you all suddenly become purists when it comes to basketball. And if you're such purists, why don't you send all of your soccer players back to play for their real national teams? (Or did you not notice that Claude Makelele was born in Zaire?) I'll tell you why. You don't give a about them playing in front of their friends and families, or their "moral obligations" to their own countries of origin. All you care about is France winning. You're no different than the people here that you are ing about. I, for one, am about ready for some of you to shut... the ... up.


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Wow, just wow! Slippery ground.....
All the player pictured of the french NT are FRENCH!
ALL players are french born (except Maka who arrived in France at something like 5 y/o). most of these players are from the French West Indies, a french department.
Do you have problems understanding that one can be BLACK and FRENCH?

That's the reality of France and you obviously don't know about this country.
So what's your point?

[stéphane]

I'm really getting sick reading ST these days. There are some damn good re s. People saying it has to be that because my media (who are like 10.000kms away from the f**** problem) says so, are just stupid. You guys have the worst media with the god damn China. They're masters at transforming things so you just feel right with your conscience.

[JP le Requin]

we have now the definition of ignorance...

[Calavera]

player do get paid for playing the national team, the money comes from the national federation and are connected with the certain qualification or tournament, per example if France qualify for Euro 09 in Poland, every player will get certain amount of money, if they don`t the federation could deny any payments. Some players give their pays for charity, because most of the time they can`t be compared to the money the receive from the teams. But anyway, i like to think that sports are not all about the money...

P.S. Maybe someone asked it before, but I`ll just mention - why NBA champions are named World Champion, that`s something I always though as funny No offense, please, not trying to argue with anyone.

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

Wow, just wow! Slippery ground.....
All the player pictured of the french NT are FRENCH!
ALL players are french born (except Maka who arrived in France at something like 5 y/o). most of these players are from the French West Indies, a french department.
Do you have problems understanding that one can be BLACK and FRENCH?

That's the reality of France and you obviously don't know about this country.
So what's your point?

I think GSH just committed the posting equivalent to crapping your pants in public.

[phxspurfan]

no ice slipply floors? y not just play outside? highschool gyms are better than that (texas ones at least)

Seriously, that's pretty low standards. On JV track I got icebaths after practices and we had a doc on hand.