tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post6391304087996910034..comments2024-03-28T03:18:35.837-04:00Comments on Dan Shanoff: USA Hoops Still Could Be USA OopsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-13019697839809224972008-08-13T14:15:00.000-04:002008-08-13T14:15:00.000-04:00From the column today..."USA Oops: Sure, USA Oops ...From the column today...<BR/><BR/>"USA Oops: Sure, USA Oops can pound Angola, but what about nemesis Greece, up next? If 3s are the problem, why isn't Michael Redd getting more minutes, let alone shots? Fans are now getting a taste of classic Coach K: Getting out-coached, despite a huge talent advantage."<BR/><BR/>How do you define 'outcoached'? Winning by 30+?<BR/><BR/>Redd hasn't played because they haven't needed him. Now, after bashing USA Hoops for the past few weeks, you're putting yourself in a position where if they get gold, you'll just gloat about how they <I>might</I> lose in the <I>next</I> Olympics. This is insane. Let the games play out before you cement your opinions on this squad.BobbyStompyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16344775000528270647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-70972936634073749002008-08-13T12:43:00.000-04:002008-08-13T12:43:00.000-04:00why shouldnt they be run as a marketing event? id...why shouldnt they be run as a marketing event? id rather they be there to popularize the NBA then to win a gold medal. what does a gold medal prove, that better basketbal players are born in the US than other countries? that america is better than other countries? i care not for olympic gold, nor would i hope do the US basketball team members, who get their salaries paid by the NBA, not by international exhibition games. let the other countries win. they care more and it will increase basketball's popularity in their country, hopefully leading to better players from those countries and thus better competition in the NBA.<BR/><BR/>i care about north american pro sports, not jingoistic diversions like olympic basketball.Ken Dynamohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01061339942941183172noreply@blogger.com