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Message: [QUOTE="hoophuskee, post: 5058166, member: 3535"] The contempt from fans he might be talking about (not mine) is too much one-on-one play and/or too much 3pt shooting/dunk or bust. On the 2nd subject - imo your take on underwhelming ofc is subjective for each person - but for my take - you don't win gold medals and believe it's underwhelming. For example if you have followed the NBA as much as you seem you have then the way you made it sound like Curry and KD are all-time greats is a massively exaggerated point. They are not near their peaks any longer. Neither is LeBron. With their ages they are much more likely to be up-and-down. And you have followed sports as much as you appear you have then you must realize that talented teams that are older in some respects in which they haven't practiced much together in a one game situation, haven't you seen a ton in your lifetime that the best team doesn't always win??? SO, why do you think games like this are planned for one game and not a 7 game series? Add to this at least in the final game they are playing in France vs the French. As much as you have followed sports, you never thought much of homecourt advantage especially when the visitor might be playing to some degree with different ref rules than accustomed (ie more physicality which negates athleticism to a degree)? And with the women, you realize that the French pro players all skipped the WNBA season in order to be better prepared for the Olympics? And you think that means very little while the French palyers (both men and women) are probably treating this like defending their country vs an aggressor? You don't think fighting at home vs an opposing country won't fuel their fight further especially being spurred on by the home crowd they grew up with? And part of your point was that the older players like Curry and KD are all-time grreats even though they are past their prime? [/QUOTE]

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