Well I'm not an NBA fan to say the least, but I have a new found love for these guys that are playing for Team USA. They are focused and it is refreshing to hear guys like Kobe talk about what an honor it is to play and represent the USA. He and Lebron are have taken charge of this team, I'm sure Coach K had a lot to do with how they are approaching this Olympics. Every time I hear an interview with this team I am inspired. It's great to hear these millionaires without all the bravado.
Agree Gonzo, they are showing some class. Dwight Howard might be my favorite guy in the league -- one of its most talented players, no tats, no ego, no antics, lunch-pail mentality.
Carmello is the only guy that's still kind of thugging it up in Beijing. But he does that.
So long as 'Melo hits some jumpers and at least attempts to play defense, I'll be more than satisfied with him.
Lebron James has been a fantastic leader and pacesetter for this team. He's not always the leading scorer, but he's been doing everything on the court and doing it 100%. Rebounding, shooting, driving, passing, and his defense has been phenomonal. It's just refreshing to see these guys play the way they should be playing - diving for loose balls, committing necessary fouls around the basket, etc. Quite the far cry from having Stephon Marbury out there douching it up.
This is probably a stupid question, but here goes:
If the men's basketball team wins the gold medal, does that increase our gold medal count by one or by twelve?
I have always assumed that it would be only one because it is one event, and that is probably correct which makes this a stupid question.
The reason I ask is because I notice that they are tracking medals by the name of the winner instead of the name of the event. So, I'm confused.
misty may is the best hitter i've ever seen (man or woman). that's to say nothing of her world-class digging, passing, and setting.
I don't know how it is as a spectator sport, but the moden pentathalon sounds interesting.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...ml?eref=sircrcThe modern pentathlon features five sports in one day: Pistol shooting, epee fencing (against every competitor in the field), swimming (200 free), show jumping (on a horse that is randomly selected 20 minutes before competition), and running (a 3-kilometer cross-country run -- pursuit style). American Sheila Taormina, who will be competing in her fourth Olympics in her third different sport (she was a swimming relay gold medalist in 1996 and competed in triathlon in 2000 and '04), is the best hope for the U.S. The competition starts at 8:30 p.m. ET on Thursday.