US Women's National Basketball Team: "Waaah, no one likes us."
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Wed, Aug 8, 2012 3:34 PMAug 8, 2012 3:34 PM
Not a big fan of women's basketball. Beach Volleyball is pretty good, though.
Aug 8, 2012 3:34pm
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Wed, Aug 8, 2012 8:35 PMAug 8, 2012 8:35 PM
As a girls basketball coach I enjoy watching the USA women's basketball team. No, they are not the athletes that the men are, but the game is more pure. By that, I mean the game has more passing, offensive sets and the game is played below the rim. I am sure there are a lot of OC'ers who feel differently. BTW, I much rather watch paint dry then watch a NBA game. Everyone is entitled to their wishes.
Aug 8, 2012 8:35pm
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Wed, Aug 8, 2012 9:27 PMAug 8, 2012 9:27 PM
Is pure an euphemism for boring? The women barely get off the ground when they jump for a rebound, they remind me of giant babies with their arms outstretched trying to reach the ball.
Aug 8, 2012 9:27pm
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Wed, Aug 8, 2012 9:36 PMAug 8, 2012 9:36 PM
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Thu, Aug 9, 2012 3:03 PMAug 9, 2012 3:03 PM
Only up 3 late in the 3rd.
6'8 monster from Austrailia
Aug 9, 2012 3:03pm
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Thu, Aug 9, 2012 3:04 PMAug 9, 2012 3:04 PM
Ironman92;1243309 wrote:Only up 3 late in the 3rd.
6'8 monster from Austrailia
What's the score? 44-41?
Aug 9, 2012 3:04pm
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Thu, Aug 9, 2012 3:12 PMAug 9, 2012 3:12 PM
67-62 8:00 remaining
USA leading
Aug 9, 2012 3:12pm
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Thu, Aug 9, 2012 3:13 PMAug 9, 2012 3:13 PM
David Stern watching
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Aug 9, 2012 3:13pm
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Thu, Aug 9, 2012 3:46 PMAug 9, 2012 3:46 PM
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I thought this was about sports??
Aug 9, 2012 3:46pm
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Thu, Aug 9, 2012 5:08 PMAug 9, 2012 5:08 PM
baseball4;1243366 wrote:I thought this was about sports??
Har, har, har. I am sure you know the difference between sport and athletic event.
Aug 9, 2012 5:08pm
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Thu, Aug 9, 2012 5:45 PMAug 9, 2012 5:45 PM
I find the NBA rather boring, too.
Aug 9, 2012 5:45pm
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Thu, Aug 9, 2012 7:07 PMAug 9, 2012 7:07 PM
spartybbcoach;1242917 wrote:As a girls basketball coach I enjoy watching the USA women's basketball team. No, they are not the athletes that the men are, but the game is more pure.
And a 4-year old on a tricycle racing grandpa down the driveway is the "pure" form of BMX racing.
Aug 9, 2012 7:07pm
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Fri, Aug 10, 2012 5:48 AMAug 10, 2012 5:48 AM
I actually enjoyed going to the girls' games in HS and in college.
Our HS team was pretty good (much more entertaining than the 5-15 boys team). They made it to the regional finals almost every year and won a few league titles. If anything, it was just something for most of the guys to do; eh, maybe it was because the student section was so much fun...
However, BGSU(w) were fun to watch. They're still a solid program that I follow even though I'm not in school anymore.
I think the biggest problem here with both the men's and women's team is that they're dominating so much, that it's not exciting to watch. Yea, the men can put on a clinic, but they themselves look bored after halftime. I think if someone challenged the women a little more, it'd make the game more entertaining. Is women's bad, yes. But, I think in the olympics basketball itself is bad because we've been pretty untouchable lately. I mean, the women are on a 40 game winning streak...