Posted on 08/15/2004 10:54:31 AM PDT by technomage
Personally, I think if one is so wanting in not knowing any results in advance of watching it, they should not access the 'net........and most certainly not FR.
We've gone thru this same excercise for years now on FR.
Yep - love college basketball. But the NBA is nothing but a hip-hop street ball exhibition.
A minute to go in the 3rd, and we now have more turnovers than field goals.
Actually yes, on the West Coast (where I am). This game is live and being shown now. You can also get the live results on NBCOlympics.com as they are updated about every 30 seconds as the game progresses.
No three giant steps rule in International play.
Embarassing.
I turned it to the Iraq/Costa Rica soccer (shudder) match.
Iraq is getting huge cheers.
This group looks like a basketball team made up of catchers and shortstops.
Unless one has satellite ;)
The announcers said they allow an extra step at the end of a drive.
There is no defensive 3 second rule in International play.
I mostly agree, but then again don't forget that the Pistons whipped the Lakers butt this year with their team-oriented approach and solid fundamentals. Pity we couldn't just send that team as our representative.
Yeah they're pretty sorry.
Embarassing.
Aren't MOST of these competitors 'professionals' by any reasonable definition? Calling a dog's tail a leg, doesn't mean the dog has 5 legs.
You are absolutely correct. The USA team is a bunch of Pampered Pets and it shows. Frankly I could care less if they lose. They belong home in their multi-million dollar houses, driving their Hummer's and rubbing elbows with their fellow overpaid compadres!
That certainly would've made more sense.
Maybe it's just the 'merican players. Spain beat China today (and Spain has a player from the Memphis Griz... and China has Yao.)
USA should have had their act together.
The refs are playing a huge factor in this.
Some really bogus calls. USA should have expected that.
They're good players. They're just not taking this seriously, and they have no pure shooter on the team.
In L.A.....
NBC: Swimming
MSNBC: Hurricane Charley live coverage
CNBC: Soccer
Bravo: Celebrity Poker
NBCHD: Swimming
I think the announcer is a little too optimistic.
For the second time...NOT ON THE WEST COST. Repeat, the game is not live on the west coast. It is NOT on TV here...they are currently showing swimming.
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