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[fuenf]

Btw. the NBA owners are absolutely crazy. Dropping out of the Olympics would be the stupidiest thing ever.

Every German media outlet is reporting about the Dream Team and they presenting LBJ / Kobe as fucking legends. They are THE attraction of the Olympics. No other sport without a German entry is getting that much coverage, most German athletes arent even getting the same exposure the Dream Team is getting.

 

[CrunchinJelly]

It's sad you can't see the Olympic flame from outside the stadium

They should have put it on the top of Orbit.

 

[elty]

Is there a limit to the amount of times you can bump the ball? Just noticed that it always seems to be 3 hits (dig, set , spike?). Can you deviate from that?

Yea you can only touch the ball 3 times. (if you are talking about volleyball)

 

[LyleLanley]

Btw. the NBA owners are absolutely crazy. Dropping out of the Olympics would be the stupidiest thing ever.

Every German media outlet is reporting about the Dream Team and they presenting LBJ / Kobe as fucking legends. They are THE attraction of the Olympics. No other sport without a German entry is getting that much coverage, most German athletes arent even getting the same exposure the Dream Team is getting.

The owners do present an interesting argument though, there is a ton of money in the olympics yet if a basketball player gets hurt it's their NBA team that has to continue to pay for their contract.

 

[Javier]

One network here is airing female Weight Lifting.

This event makes me nervous as hell. Fucking up essentially means ending up horribly injured.

 

[fuenf]

The owners do present an interesting argument though, there is a ton of money in the olympics yet if a basketball player gets hurt it's their NBA team that has to continue to pay for their contract.

But they should see it as giant advertisment for the NBA. Arent the players insured anyway? In Football the FIFA / UEFA are insuring the players against injury and will pay for their contract if a player gets hurt.

 

[WesternHeretic]

The owners do present an interesting argument though, there is a ton of money in the olympics yet if a basketball player gets hurt it's their NBA team that has to continue to pay for their contract.

NBA owners whine about everything. These players bring them hundreds of millions and they pay most of these guys a small fraction of that.

James Dolan didn't want to pay Lin 30 mil + the 28 mil luxury tax when Lin brought in 600 million. Think about that for a second....

 

[Jackson50]

Gin Oh Buh Lee! I'm surprised to witness Delfino make a shot. He couldn't buy one when he played for the Pistons.

 

[Lkr]

i missed the 4x100 hopefully nbc shows it tonight

 

[Red Blaster]

Yeah, that disgusting imperialism forcing people to enjoy sports.

you seem incredibly on edge with every post in this thread

i dunno what country you rep but it's probably a loser one

 

[Awesome]

What's going on with the basketball thing?

 

[ElectricBlue187]

NBA owners whine about everything. These players bring them hundreds of millions and they pay most of these guys a small fraction of that.

James Dolan didn't want to pay Lin 30 mil + the 28 mil luxury tax when Lin brought in 600 million. Think about that for a second....

The Knicks will sell tickets with or without Lin

 

[Jackson50]

One network here is airing female Weight Lifting.

This event makes me nervous as hell. Fucking up essentially means ending up horribly injured.

When I power lifted during high school, I was always too frightened to attempt the snatch.

 

[Sarcastic Response]

I love America but you have to laugh how pro-American propaganda-ish NBC's coverage is. Then again after seeing BBC, they are the same this year (with good reason).

 

[mannerbot]

But they should see it as giant advertisment for the NBA. Arent the players insured anyway? In Football the FIFA / UEFA are insuring the players against injury and will pay for their contract if a player gets hurt.

Think about it. If a player suffers a career-ending injury while playing for his country, yeah insurance will pay the rest of his contract. But you lose someone who's likely the best player on your team with no compensation. Even if there aren't any major injuries, there will be the added fatigue from not having had a proper offseason to rest and recuperate.

NBA owners whine about everything. These players bring them hundreds of millions and they pay most of these guys a small fraction of that.

James Dolan didn't want to pay Lin 30 mil + the 28 mil luxury tax when Lin brought in 600 million. Think about that for a second....

Far be it from me to side with the owners when you talk about players vs owners, but the Olympics ARE a bit exploitative when you really look at it. It's ridiculous that people killed Ray Allen and Dwyane Wade for saying that Olympians should be compensated when the Olympics are a for-profit business and make money hand over fist.

 

[Jackson50]

The Knicks will sell tickets with or without Lin

Exactly. Amar'e attracts at least 100 fans to MSG for every game. He' magnetic.

 

[weekend_warrior]

i missed the 4x100 hopefully nbc shows it tonight

Probably during "primetime".

 

[linsivvi]

Btw. the NBA owners are absolutely crazy. Dropping out of the Olympics would be the stupidiest thing ever.

Every German media outlet is reporting about the Dream Team and they presenting LBJ / Kobe as fucking legends. They are THE attraction of the Olympics. No other sport without a German entry is getting that much coverage, most German athletes arent even getting the same exposure the Dream Team is getting.

They want to make the FIBA world championship the basketball equivalent of the World Cup. Why let the IOC make all the money and not take any risk? Besides, the Olympic format sucks. Only 12 teams can qualify and one of them has to be reserved for the host nation. Some legitimately good teams are not playing in the Olympics. Turkey won the silver medal in 2010 and they are not even playing here.

 

[ascii42]

Is there a limit to the amount of times you can bump the ball? Just noticed that it always seems to be 3 hits (dig, set , spike?). Can you deviate from that?

3 is the most, though you can do less than that. For example, if you block a spike, that would just be 1.

 

[CrunchinJelly]

They want to make the FIBA world championship the basketball equivalent of the World Cup. Why let the IOC make all the money and not take any risk? Besides, the Olympic format sucks. Only 12 teams can qualify and one of them has to be reserved for the host nation. Some legitimately good teams are not playing in the Olympics. Turkey won the silver medal in 2010 and they are not even playing here.

Nobody outside the few basketball nations care about the FIBA World Cup.

The Olympics is a world stage, a huge platform to advertise your sport to a much, much wider audience. They should be used to further developing games such as basketball.

Olympic basketball is FIBA endorsed. If they didn't care about it, they would withdraw.

 

[fuenf]

They want to make the FIBA world championship the basketball equivalent of the World Cup. Why let the IOC make all the money and not take any risk? Besides, the Olympic format sucks. Only 12 teams can qualify and one of them has to be reserved for the host nation. Some legitimately good teams are not playing in the Olympics. Turkey won the silver medal in 2010 and they are not even playing here.

Mh that's an interesting concept. That could work if they invest and promote it the right way, but they need to make sure that it gets enough TV coverage in every important country. But i believe that basketball just isnt there yet, having two good teams (USA and Spain) isnt enough for a World Cup. France, Germany, UK, Brazil, Italy, China wourld need to catch up for it to work.

 

[mannerbot]

Nobody outside the few basketball nations care about the FIBA World Cup.

The Olympics is a world stage, a huge platform to advertise your sport to a much, much wider audience. They should be used to further developing games such as basketball.

Olympic basketball is FIBA endorsed. If they didn't care about it, they would withdraw.

Well, if everything goes like it looks like it will all of the best players will be playing in the FIBA World Cup, and that's gonna be a huge event held every four years as well. Non-American nations hold it in higher esteem than Olympic basketball already anyway, much like tennis fans don't really care that much about Olympic tennis or football fans regard FIFA World Cup more highly than Olympic competition. Or do you think that the FIFA World Cup isn't a world stage? And as far as advertising your sport, how can a shared platform with all of these other sports possibly be better than a huge international event focusing just on basketball?

 

[nny]

(Volleyball)

Second set for Brazil. Vamos!

 

[linsivvi]

Mh that's an interesting concept. That could work if they invest and promote it the right way, but they need to make sure that it gets enough TV coverage in every important country. But i believe that basketball just isnt there yet, having two good teams (USA and Spain) isnt enough for a World Cup. France, Germany, UK, Brazil, Italy, China wourld need to catch up for it to work.

The TV coverage is not there yet but it is getting there.

According to FIBA secretary general Patrick Baumann, the TV ratings for the 2010 championship exceeded the 2006 FIBA World Championship's and the EuroBasket 2009 numbers, with an expected audience of one billion people in 200 countries, while 30 million people visited the official website.

The preliminary round game between China and Greece was watched by around 65 million Chinese, while the three games of Lithuania topped the annual ratings in Lithuania, beating the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final.

Well, if everything goes like it looks like it will all of the best players will be playing in the FIBA World Cup, and that's gonna be a huge event held every four years as well. Non-American nations hold it in higher esteem than Olympic basketball already anyway, much like tennis fans don't really care that much about Olympic tennis or football fans regard FIFA World Cup more highly than Olympic competition. Or do you think that the FIFA World Cup isn't a world stage? And as far as advertising your sport, how can a shared platform with all of these other sports possibly be better than a huge international event focusing just on basketball?

Exactly. Nobody's talking about the Argentina vs Lithuania match right now even though they are two very good teams.

 

[questionmark]

And as far as advertising your sport, how can a shared platform with all of these other sports possibly be better than a huge international event focusing just on basketball?

Well I can't speak for anyone else. But my interest is limited to the Olympics alone. My interest could definitely spread to the NBA and FIBA WC, but for that to happen, it would need to start with the Olympics.

 

[dc89]

Looking forward to another day of sport tomorrow!

No distractions either, no Sunday lunch or decorating!

 

[fuenf]

I'm not saying that they shouldnt pursue a World Cup that's similar to the FIFA one. But i do believe that they still need to expand their fan base before a World Cup can really take off. The Olympics are easily the best venue to reach NEW fans and to excite people for the sport.

 

[weekend_warrior]

When the hell do the track and field games start? 100m, shot put, long jump...

 

[Levyne]

nvm

 

[NekoFever]

At the very least, I'll come away from these Olympics with a new-found appreciation for both archery and weightlifting. I've enjoyed plenty of other sports already, but I've never followed those at all and found them fascinating to watch.

 

[owlbeak]

When the hell do the track and field games start? 100m, shot put, long jump...

Later this week I think. Maybe Wednesday or Thursday.

Edit: They start Friday.

 

[fuenf]

When the hell do the track and field games start? 100m, shot put, long jump...

the 100m final is on Sunday.

 

[perfectchaos007]

FIFA >>>> Olympics
FIBA <<<<< Olympics

The olympic futbol events could be on the same tier as FIFA if they dropped the U23 requirement.

 

[LyleLanley]

FIFA >>>> Olympics
FIBA <<<<< Olympics

The olympic football events could be on the same tier as FIFA if they dropped the U23 requirement.

That's why they have the requirement.

 

[bolbronx]

Yay, DamDamDark! (mens handball btw)

Edit: Wth, stupid SwiftKey. Supposed to say Denmark

 

[killer_clank]

When the hell do the track and field games start? 100m, shot put, long jump...

Track and field is always later cos they gotta get the stadium ready for track and field after the opening ceremony.

 

[RBH]

I would personally love to see Cricket included in future Olympics.

T20 format would certainly be ideal.

 

[ihearthawthats]

after much research, i have found an easy way to watch bbc on linux. i know expatshield and unblock-us has been mentioned several times, but not everyone uses windows or wants to create accounts.

http://tunlr.net/get-started/

 

[mannerbot]

FIFA >>>> Olympics
FIBA <<<<< Olympics

The olympic futbol events could be on the same tier as FIFA if they dropped the U23 requirement.

Outside of America, FIBA is more prestigious than the Olympics. And if all of the best NBA players chose the World Cup over the Olympics, American perception would instantly follow suit.

after much research, i have found an easy way to watch bbc on linux. i know expatshield and unblock-us has been mentioned several times, but not everyone uses windows or wants to create accounts.

http://tunlr.net/get-started/

Hope you didn't spend too much time, I'm pretty sure I recommended that when you asked earlier.

 

[Canis lupus]

FIFA >>>> Olympics
FIBA <<<<< Olympics

The olympic futbol events could be on the same tier as FIFA if they dropped the U23 requirement.

Definetly, I would even dare to say Fifa WC is as big as the entire Olympics lol.

 

[CrunchinJelly]

I would personally love to see Cricket included in future Olympics.

T20 format would certainly be ideal.

Cricket needs to sort itself out before they pursue a spot in the Olympics.

Definetly, I would even dare to say Fifa WC is as big as the entire Olympics lol.

Club football > World football.

Sad but true. Champions League is the pinnacle of football at the moment. All the best players, all the best teams.

 

[Javier]

That 19-year-old girl who broke the weight lifting world record.

HOLY SHIT.

 

[flipping_heck]

Well done to Armitstead and Adlington for the first two medals for team GB China is reeling it in.

 

[catracho]

Gano mi país!! Vamos Honduras!!!!.. Xavi Should have kept his mouth shut cause Karma is a bitch! Lol

 

[Dr.Acula]

Outside of America, FIBA is more prestigious than the Olympics. And if all of the best NBA players chose the World Cup over the Olympics, American perception would instantly follow suit.



Hope you didn't spend too much time, I'm pretty sure I recommended that when you asked earlier.

I dunno, to use hockey as an example, none of the previous attempts to create a hockey tournament has ever gained traction, but Olympic hockey is a huge deal for every country, to the point where they even suspend the NHL season for it.

 

[Sarcastic Response]

That 19-year-old girl who broke the weight lifting world record.

HOLY SHIT.

Video? Picture? How does her thighs and ass look? DETAILS MAN!

 

[Razorskin]

I dunno, to use hockey as an example, none of the previous attempts to create a hockey tournament has ever gained traction, but Olympic hockey is a huge deal for every country, to the point where they even suspend the NHL season for it.

IIHF...

 

[mannerbot]

I dunno, to use hockey as an example, none of the previous attempts to create a hockey tournament has ever gained traction, but Olympic hockey is a huge deal for every country, to the point where they even suspend the NHL season for it.

Sure, but hockey is not nearly as popular as basketball. I'd say that it's a safe bet that if the best players choose to adopt it and it's sufficiently promoted, the FIBA World Cup will be wildly successful. Basketball and soccer share a lot of universally appealing common traits that something like hockey doesn't, mostly in cost of entry and being lighter-contact sports. Obviously FIFA can stand on its own because soccer is so ubiquitous, but people that don't think that FIBA can do the same are probably grossly underestimating the growth and popularity of basketball across the globe.

 

[Psychotext]

Video? Picture? How does her thighs and ass look? DETAILS MAN!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19040438

 

[weekend_warrior]

That 19-year-old girl who broke the weight lifting world record.

HOLY SHIT.

Yeah that was really impressive. She blow the other girls away.