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[DY_nasty]

PASTE THE RULE

5. No whiners. I am sorry your father was a failure of a man and never told you to suck it up in your formative years. Officiating is an imperfect institution and until we come up with something better, mistakes both deliberate and intentional (read: bribes, cheating) can and will happen. Champions don't let someone else hold them back, end of story.

Did I do it right?

 

[lherre]

Well see this video.

2:18,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8rRTeX-pKA

In europe this is travelling, always.

 

[The Faceless Master]

Did I do it right?

nope.

 

[linsivvi]

Did I do it right?

Well to be fair, there had been excessive whining coming from all directions in this thread.

 

[DY_nasty]

Whining

Enough.

 

[ryutaro's mama]

Well see this video.

2:18,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8rRTeX-pKA

In europe this is travelling, always.

None of this changes the fact that the US are the gold medalists.

 

[lherre]

None of this changes the fact that the US are the gold medalists.

Indeed, but I hope that this explains this correctly. The "famous" rule :lol

 

[Darkman M]

None of this changes the fact that the US are the gold medalists.

.

 

[Dali]

Well see this video.

2:18,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8rRTeX-pKA

In europe this is travelling, always.

So how is catching and starting a dribble on the run handled in Europe?

He catches, plants his pivot (or perhaps a two foot plant it's hard to tell), moves his other foot forward while releasing the ball and allowing him to lift his pivot.

 

[DY_nasty]

If you're upset with that kind of traveling don't ever go to a Cavs game.

 

[Piecake]

This is something that USA team has had issues in the past (02,04,06)With.

In the Nba when you receive the ball you can walk two steps and then bounce the ball so you can attack the ring directly after the pass.

In Fiba you have to Bounce and then if you want to enter into the basket can make two steps.

Im Warning this because for the moment in the whole tournament the Referees have been "blind" to this infraction by Usa players, they would have still won every game by 20+ but some of the results would have been closer if 5 or 6 infractions that where made had been called correctly.

I found this post somewhere, but is this what you guys were talking about? Christ, it took you guys 5 pages and you couldn't explain this?

 

[lherre]

So how is catching and starting a dribble on the run handled in Europe?

He catches, plants his pivot (or perhaps a two foot plant it's hard to tell), moves his other foot forward while releasing the ball and allowing him to lift his pivot.

Well you are saying he can't move his pivot before release the ball and he did it. Is very clear.

 

[sprsk]

So when are the closing ceremonies?

 

[Dali]

I found this post somewhere, but is this what you guys were talking about? Christ, it took you guys 5 pages and you couldn't explain this?

Fucking finally. Even the video wasn't showing this. :lol

edit: After reading that again I don't think what it says is exactly right. You can't dribble after taking two steps in the NBA. You can take steps and finish. No dribbling between.

Well you are saying he can't move his pivot before release the ball and he did it. Is very clear.

Let's say he came down on both feet meaning either one can be his pivot. He lifts his rear leg in stride while beginning his dribble, then lifts his front foot: his pivot.

 

[The Faceless Master]

this?

 

[lherre]

this?

Yes, this is travelling in europe. When he receives the ball, not when he dunks. Thanks for the gif.

 

[Zep]

Thats it? Shiiittttttttttttttt....Thats tame for Lebron.

Is this the final for indoor volleyball?

 

[giga]

Traveling
• FIBA: One step allowed after dribble that does not end in a shot
• NBA: No steps allowed after dribble that does not end in a shot

http://www.nbcolympics.com/basketball/insidethissport/rules/newsid=104120.html

 

[lherre]

Traveling
• FIBA: One step allowed after dribble that does not end in a shot
• NBA: No steps allowed after dribble that does not end in a shot

http://www.nbcolympics.com/basketball/insidethissport/rules/newsid=104120.html

I think is the opposite :lol

 

[Wallach]

Yes, this is travelling in europe. When he receives the ball, not when he dunks. Thanks for the gif.

It's kind of hard to tell from that gif. Since he catches the ball in the air, his back foot is the first one to make contact, and his stride there is very long so I can't clearly see if he's started the dribble before the back foot leaves the floor.

This rule is the same as our NCAA rule, if that helps anyone.

 

[lherre]

(this is not to bother the american gaffers)

This was incredible

 

[Grimmy]

The Olympics are over! Final medal counts.
(to keep everyone happy, I posted both "ways" of showing medals):

By medal count:
United States 36 38 36 110
China 51 21 28 100
Russia 23 21 28 72
Great Britain 19 13 15 47
Australia 14 15 17 46

By golds:
China 51 21 28 100
United States 36 38 36 110
Russia 23 21 28 72
Great Britain 19 13 15 47
Germany 16 10 15 41

Congrats to the US for keeping its lead in the medal count, and congrats to China for its unprecedented 50+ golds and breaking 100 in medals. But IMO the story here is Great Britain - what a performance!

Despite the outcry about the USA Track & Field failing, the US actually did quite well compared to Athens. Same number of golds but more medals overall. Even Canada, after a lackluster start, managed to equal their gold count but upped their medal count by 6 overall. Hoorah!

 

[Darkman M]

Why would it we just won a gold medal?:lol

 

[lherre]

I hope that Rudy can play a lot of minutes in portland.

 

[OpinionatedCyborg]

What a performance by China. 51 gold medals is fucking huge, and 100 medals in total is huge as well.

For reference, here's China's performance in 2004:
Gold - 32
Silver - 17
Bronze - 14
Total - 63

 

[shift J]

The Olympics are over!

 

[Blackace]

This is truth. I had the Melo hate welling up inside of me.

you real late for that..

but got to give props to Spain for playing real damn well.. they took a beating the first time and regrouped to hang in there all the way to last drop...

 

[jobber]

For those who think Kobe and Wade are free from the Shaq curse.....

Penny won gold in 96....yeah...then it went downhill from there

by the next Olympics, Wade will be a 2nd string SG on the Bucks

 

[Blackace]

I hope that Rudy can play a lot of minutes in portland.

well they have a great SG already.. but you never know.

 

[Kittonwy]

What a performance by China. 51 gold medals is fucking huge, and 100 medals in total is huge as well.

For reference, here's China's performance in 2004:
Gold - 32
Silver - 17
Bronze - 14
Total - 63

They spent like 6 billion on these olympics, I would expect these kinds of results when they have been drafting kids from a young age, examining their body type and assigning them to train for medal heavy sports, and they're only going to push harder after getting these fantastic results. There's no way America or any country can ever match that, you can't do this stuff in a democracy, no democracy would ever allow the notion of "country sacrificing its people for the benefit of face".

 

[Darkman M]

For those who think Kobe and Wade are free from the Shaq curse.....

Penny won gold in 96....yeah...then it went downhill from there

by the next Olympics, Wade will be a 2nd string SG on the Bucks

:lol

Thas cold blooded.

I think If he stays injury free he will have a long prosperous career

 

[lherre]

well they have a great SG already.. but you never know.

Yes, but you know, sometimes the europeans don't play a lot of minutes (see Jasikevicius or other examples) and go back to Europe.

 

[linsivvi]

I think the only country that takes a step back here is Russia.

 

[Shadow780]

They spent like 6 billion on these olympics, I would expect these kinds of results when they have been drafting kids from a young age, examining their body type and assigning them to train for medal heavy sports, and they're only going to push harder after getting these fantastic results. There's no way America or any country can ever match that, you can't do this stuff in a democracy, no democracy would ever allow the notion of "country sacrificing its people for the benefit of face".

Just for this one, not gonna happen next Olympics, until the next time they host maybe.:lol

 

[Blackace]

Yes, but you know, sometimes the europeans don't play a lot of minutes (see Jasikevicius or other examples) and go back to Europe.

yes, that's true. But it doesn't mean he'll play a lot mins

 

[giga]

well, at least we matched our bronze medals in golds. :lol

 

[lherre]

yes, that's true. But it doesn't mean he'll play a lot mins

Well at least this season we can see Navarro again in Spain (althought is a shame that he doesn't continue in the NBA).

 

[Zep]

Navarro left? Damn, he was $$$ in 2k8.

 

[lherre]

Navarro left? Damn, he was $$$ in 2k8.

Yes, he backs to Barcelona.

 

[Zep]

Yea...I like this one

 

[DY_nasty]

Young guys will always get priority garbage time minutes. Jasikevicius was like 28 when he decided to come over. Nobody is going to invest minutes in a geezer like that. They wanted instant results from him, and even though he delivered, it wasn't quite to what the Pacers were (unrealistically) hoping for.

 

[Blackace]

Yea...I like this one

need to crop out the deadweight on the right

 

[lherre]

28 is old to play basketball? I ask honestly.

Jasikevicius is a very good player, maybe the nba style isn't for him, but is a great player (he has won 3 or 4 euleagues here and all the europeans clubs want it).

 

[Hypnotoad]

What media outlet in the US doesn't go by total number of medals? It's just ridiculous. The rest of the worlds counts by IOC standards, and so we have one unexpected winner, still impressive, with 51 gold medals.

 

[DY_nasty]

28 is old to play basketball? I ask honestly.

The NBA Draft is full of guys that are mostly no older than 21. Anything older than a college junior is seen as an already finished project with little potential or upside to develop into a star. 28 is the age when guys (who aren't all-stars) usually start to play for veteran minimums and play for whoever gives them a contract. For a guy that old to even be drafted is a triumph in itself.

 

[Shadow780]

need to crop out the deadweight on the right

:lol :lol :lol

 

[Blackace]

28 is old to play basketball? I ask honestly.

Jasikevicius is a very good player, maybe the nba style isn't for him, but is a great player (he has won 3 or 4 euleagues here and all the europeans clubs want it).

players start to peak in the NBA at about 26 - 28..

 

[methodman]

need to crop out the deadweight on the right

Word.

Even LeBron choked towards the end of that game, the two guys who have won the 'Ship took us to the gold medal podium.

 

[Blackace]

I love that Melo is reppin the US while flashing his

tattoo.. hahah I don't why but I just find it funny

 

[Gokurakumaru]

They spent like 6 billion on these olympics, I would expect these kinds of results when they have been drafting kids from a young age, examining their body type and assigning them to train for medal heavy sports, and they're only going to push harder after getting these fantastic results. There's no way America or any country can ever match that, you can't do this stuff in a democracy, no democracy would ever allow the notion of "country sacrificing its people for the benefit of face".

:lol

Sour grapes much? You make it sound like conscription which it is not. You're an embarrassment to whichever country's honor you think it is you're defending here.