They also lost back to back warmup games,Hawk-Lock":236y0ahr said:This team has no excuse losing to anyone, but they aren't that great. I think Durant and Lillard are probably the only two top 10 NBA players on the team. A lot of the team is made up of fringe all star guys.
I don't think top-end talent is the issue. They don't have a creative force on offense, and the bulk of the roster is full of guys who excel at ISO and midrange scoring. They can easily win with that formula, but they'll need to play team-oriented defense because a single off night from Durrant or Lillard could lose them the game.Hawk-Lock":yws6hhgk said:This team has no excuse losing to anyone, but they aren't that great. I think Durant and Lillard are probably the only two top 10 NBA players on the team. A lot of the team is made up of fringe all star guys.
knownone":cpi7qcxl said:I don't think top-end talent is the issue. They don't have a creative force on offense, and the bulk of the roster is full of guys who excel at ISO and midrange scoring. They can easily win with that formula, but they'll need to play team-oriented defense because a single off night from Durrant or Lillard could lose them the game.Hawk-Lock":cpi7qcxl said:This team has no excuse losing to anyone, but they aren't that great. I think Durant and Lillard are probably the only two top 10 NBA players on the team. A lot of the team is made up of fringe all star guys.
pmedic920":1wlsbiwo said:I’ve always loved the Olympics and followed closely.
I’ve always considered the Olympics to be of the most patriotic things our country participated in.
The current climate with athletes protesting our country on the Olympic stage has ruined the Olympics for me.
Kneeling and turning back to the flag etc.
I’ve watched less than an hour of coverage this time around.
The Olympics is absolutely about representation of your country on a world stage, if you don’t want to represent….
…..step away and let someone that cares have the spot.
Madrid Hawk":1cwiygge said:The "38" Olympics were actually held in 1936. Just fyi.
And Jesse Owens is *exactly* the athlete Pmed is talking about: Proud to represent and love his country.
We need more Jesse Owens and less bitter, pink-haired dudes losing to Canada.
Madrid Hawk":167xlo75 said:You do realize that Franco and his Spain was a major ally of Hitler and would have been involved in WWII if it hadn't been for a little thing called the Spanish Civil War, right Mr. Chris? Or maybe you don't.
And thank you for the history lesson, but we all already knew all of that.
Including the "1936" part.
Jesse Owens is a credit to his race: the Human Race. Amazing human being, who stood proudly, honored the flag, and loved his country.
Ok, if it’s your opinion that the Olympics is an appropriate place to protest your own country, your absolutely entitled to it, it also says much more about you than it does me that I don’t see it that way.chris98251":2httlh2s said:Madrid Hawk":2httlh2s said:You do realize that Franco and his Spain was a major ally of h!tler and would have been involved in WWII if it hadn't been for a little thing called the Spanish Civil War, right Mr. Chris? Or maybe you don't.
And thank you for the history lesson, but we all already knew all of that.
Including the "1936" part.
Jesse Owens is a credit to his race: the Human Race. Amazing human being, who stood proudly, honored the flag, and loved his country.
Well you interjected yourself in a reply to Pmedic about it just being Patriotism, those two Olympics was about Racism, Politics and social injustice as well. Now go back to trying to do what you do.
Don’t get me wrong here, there’s tons of stuff worth protesting in the current climate of the USA, I don’t begrudge anyone that.Natethegreat":1prcj6rd said:For what its worth I completely agree Pmedic.
pmedic920":2eht4pc7 said:Don’t get me wrong here, there’s tons of stuff worth protesting in the current climate of the USA, I don’t begrudge anyone that.Natethegreat":2eht4pc7 said:For what its worth I completely agree Pmedic.
My point is that the Olympics is a place to represent your Country, my opinion is, if you can’t for whatever reason represent your country at the Olympics step TF away and let someone that wants to do it have the spot.
Uh ok?chris98251":k8otcj78 said:pmedic920":k8otcj78 said:Don’t get me wrong here, there’s tons of stuff worth protesting in the current climate of the USA, I don’t begrudge anyone that.Natethegreat":k8otcj78 said:For what its worth I completely agree Pmedic.
My point is that the Olympics is a place to represent your Country, my opinion is, if you can’t for whatever reason represent your country at the Olympics step TF away and let someone that wants to do it have the spot.
We have seen Munich, we have seen h!tler try to use the games as a political platform, we have seen several countries use references in displays and demonstrations for awareness of issues or issues against countries, or simply not allow a country to participate for a given reason.
The Games of Greece and the intentions to put world issues aside has past us, everything is about an agenda of sorts.
Games to see who the best is for a moment of peace and a moment of togetherness to celebrate these athletes does need to be brought back to what it was supposed to be.
But that is not reality at this time.
Kind of like saying we are suppose to be the United States, we have never been more divided. That includes the time of the Civil war I think also. Close but I think we are more so now.