Olympics Basketball

[aceboon]

so we get France vs USA in both women/men, at least we get one game of Gabby vs WNBA players since she can't play this year because of the stupid prioritization rules

 

[superjohn]

I care that Kevin Durant believes that no one in the U.S. can root for someone else exactly why? Are you arguing they're not free to root for the player they like best regardless of his country?

I don't think Kevin Durant or Dave Portnoy should keep you up at night.

 

[aceboon]

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

Play your best players, who knew?

 

[MilliniumPrince]

Tatum, Edwards, White, Booker, even LeBron and KD qualify if those are the parameters.

As defenders... definitely not

 

[uconnfan68]

Kevin Durant disagrees. He was freaking out at teenagers from Denver on twitter at 5 am because they were rooting for Jokic and Serbia.

You moved to Denver?

 

[superjohn]

You moved to Denver?

This is really working for you? They still let you out for recess?

 

[Hey Adrien!]

Anyone else rooting for France? This USA men's team doesn't do it for me.

 

[UConnTrumbull]

Anyone else rooting for France? This USA men's team doesn't do it for me.

Honestly the only reason I somewhat care is for the medal count. Currently 3 golds behind China. To me, golds are all that matter.

 

[CardiacAndre7]

Again, bizarre rooting against the US, but more power to you guys I guess.

 

[husky429]

Anyone else rooting for France? This USA men's team doesn't do it for me.

I've never been closer to driving down to Norwalk and protesting outside your house

 

[REB1094]

Am I in the minority that I’m okay with Tatum not playing a minute if we win a gold medal?

 

[ScottCT]

Anyone else rooting for France? This USA men's team doesn't do it for me.

Yuck, you're embarrassing.

 

[gsmooth]

Anyone else rooting for France? This USA men's team doesn't do it for me.

No way. USA all the way. In fact I am almost as nervous, yet excited, for USA Basketball games in the Olympics as I am for UConn men's basketball games.

 

[HooperScooper]

Anyone else rooting for France? This USA men's team doesn't do it for me.

 

[aceboon]

Anyone else rooting for France? This USA men's team doesn't do it for me.

Flat out bizarre and it's interesting that we never see this type of nonsense when it comes to sports like swimming

 

[navery12]

Am I in the minority that I’m okay with Tatum not playing a minute if we win a gold medal?

I'm ok with Tatum not playing a minute if we finished 150th

 

[aceboon]

Surprised Germany got handled so easily by Serbia in the Bronze medal game, they've have a great 3 year run but not medaling in the Olympics when everyone is playing compared to the World Cup is disappointing for them.

 

[superjohn]

Flat out bizarre and it's interesting that we never see this type of nonsense when it comes to sports like swimming

What's so bizarre and interesting about it? I don't know his reasons for rooting for France but it doesn't seem all that bizarre to me. I rooted for Jokic and Serbia. I'm sure I would've rooted for Djokovic if he was playing an American in tennis. People like what they like and dislike what they dislike. I always rooted for Usain Bolt over Tyson Gay and over everyone else. I'm whatever on Noah Lyle's, didn't mind seeing him get his butt kicked in the 200. I never used to root for Gary Hall Jr. or Ryan Lochte in swimming.

 

[UConnTrumbull]

What's so bizarre and interesting about it? I don't know his reasons for rooting for France but it doesn't seem all that bizarre to me. I rooted for Jokic and Serbia. I'm sure I would've rooted for Djokovic if he was playing an American in tennis. People like what they like and dislike what they dislike. I always rooted for Usain Bolt over Tyson Gay and over everyone else. I'm whatever on Noah Lyle's, didn't mind seeing him get his butt kicked in the 200. I never used to root for Gary Hall Jr. or Ryan Lochte in swimming.

Especially when Team USA are such heavy favorites, rooting for them feels more like just hoping to avoid embarrassment than the triumph of victory. Maybe in a few years that will change but that’s just the way it is. Everyone remembers Athens 2004 and the losses to PR and Argentina. The other day the commentators said we played France in Tokyo for the gold. I literally can’t even remember that.

 

[CardiacAndre7]

What's so bizarre and interesting about it? I don't know his reasons for rooting for France but it doesn't seem all that bizarre to me. I rooted for Jokic and Serbia. I'm sure I would've rooted for Djokovic if he was playing an American in tennis. People like what they like and dislike what they dislike. I always rooted for Usain Bolt over Tyson Gay and over everyone else. I'm whatever on Noah Lyle's, didn't mind seeing him get his butt kicked in the 200. I never used to root for Gary Hall Jr. or Ryan Lochte in swimming.

It is bizarre. You mentioned solo events, this is a team, and most of our favorite sports. It’s bizarre, root for who you want but it’s odd.

 

[superjohn]

It is bizarre. You mentioned solo events, this is a team, and most of our favorite sports. It’s bizarre, root for who you want but it’s odd.

I mentioned solo events because aceboon said you never see this type of nonsense when it comes to sports like swimming.

 

[Zanzman]

Anyone else rooting for France? This USA men's team doesn't do it for me.

From my favorite poster to being blocked

 

[aceboon]

What the hell does the USA being heavy favorites have to do with rooting for your own country? Are y'all ashamed and embarrassed that the US is good at basketball? Every country sends their best, if the US's collective best is better than the rest of the world I'm not sure why that would cause you to root against them. You would never see the fans of these other countries that are better than the US at soccer rooting for us because we're not as good and an underdog. Only Americans do this weird and goofy ish and like I said it only seems to happen with basketball, you never see people saying I hope the US swimmers get smoked by Australia and I'm sure that played a part in KD going off on "Americans" yesterday.

 

[ScottCT]

What the hell does the USA being heavy favorites have to do with rooting for your own country? Are y'all ashamed and embarrassed that the US is good at basketball? Every country sends their best, if the US's collective best is better than the rest of the world I'm not sure why that would cause you to root against them. You would never see the fans of these other countries that are better than the US at soccer rooting for us because we're not as good and an underdog. Only Americans do this weird and goofy ish and like I said it only seems to happen with basketball, you never see people saying I hope the US swimmers get smoked by Australia and I'm sure that played a part in KD going off on "Americans" yesterday.

People who think like them is part of what's wrong with this country.