Observations regarding the Winter Olympics

Michael Press wrote:
I cannot read between the lines.

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On Feb 23, 11:47*pm, Michael Press wrote:

schnippen von flippen


IOC really hurt you, bro.

:-) No, since the whole thing became professional it's terribly
predictable. Including pro basketball players was the icing on the
cake although it's interesting to note that the only country in the
world with a major pro basketball league hasn't had everything its own
way in recent times. That must really **** off the NBA who presumably
(I don't know, I'd rather be hung than watch basketball) crown their
champions as "World Champions"?. I don't see the point anymore as
(virtually) every major sport has a competition which is seen either
as the equivalent or "greater" than the Olympics.

UD

Uncle Dave wrote:
Including pro basketball players was the icing on the
cake although it's interesting to note that the only country in the
world with a major pro basketball league hasn't had everything its own
way in recent times. That must really **** off the NBA who presumably
(I don't know, I'd rather be hung than watch basketball) crown their
champions as "World Champions"?.

No, the issue there is that the NBA doesn't give that much of
a **** about the Olympics. There is immense amounts of money in
the sport, but none of it is in the Olympics.

I wish professional cycling would tell the IOC to shove off.
Being affiliated with the Olympics involves much more burden
than benefit.

Bob Schwartz

On Feb 25, 3:42*am, Bob Schwartz
wrote:
Uncle Dave wrote:
Including pro basketball players was the icing on the
cake although it's interesting to note that the only country in the
world with a major pro basketball league hasn't had everything its own
way in recent times. *That must really **** off the NBA who presumably
(I don't know, I'd rather be hung than watch basketball) crown their
champions as "World Champions"?.

No, the issue there is that the NBA doesn't give that much of
a **** about the Olympics. There is immense amounts of money in
the sport, but none of it is in the Olympics.

I wish professional cycling would tell the IOC to shove off.
Being affiliated with the Olympics involves much more burden
than benefit.

Bob Schwartz

the feels like a very American comment; please fight insular type-cast

On Feb 24, 5:27*am, Uncle Dave wrote:

it's interesting to note that the only country in the
world with a major pro basketball league hasn't had everything its own
way in recent times. *

dumbass,

other countries do have pro basketball, but the NBA has pretty much
gotten it's own way with regards to how the sport is governed.

i don't think they care that much about which country wins the gold
medal or world championships - any team that does features NBA players
anyway.

On Feb 24, 7:53*pm, Amit Ghosh wrote:
On Feb 24, 5:27*am, Uncle Dave wrote:

it's interesting to note that the only country in the
world with a major pro basketball league hasn't had everything its own
way in recent times. *

dumbass,

other countries do have pro basketball, but the NBA has pretty much
gotten it's own way with regards to how the sport is governed.

MAJOR. I wrote "MAJOR pro basketball". The UK has a pro league, I
doubt they earn very much as most teams are based in quite small
towns. Good luck to them though, I have nothing against the sport but
major it ain't.

I do wish you blokes would comment on what I wrote and not what you
wanted me to have wrote. (See above!)

Love and kisseseses

UD

In article
,
Uncle Dave wrote:

On Feb 24, 7:53*pm, Amit Ghosh wrote:
On Feb 24, 5:27*am, Uncle Dave wrote:

it's interesting to note that the only country in the
world with a major pro basketball league hasn't had everything its own
way in recent times. *

dumbass,

other countries do have pro basketball, but the NBA has pretty much
gotten it's own way with regards to how the sport is governed.

MAJOR. I wrote "MAJOR pro basketball". The UK has a pro league, I
doubt they earn very much as most teams are based in quite small
towns. Good luck to them though, I have nothing against the sport but
major it ain't.

I do wish you blokes would comment on what I wrote and not what you
wanted me to have wrote. (See above!)

Major is a debatable term, and I acknowledge the massive primacy of the
NBA, but the Greek and Italian pro leagues are for real.

Their "majorness" is akin to that of the Major League Soccer league in
the US: not at the level of the top Euro leagues, but widely reported,
televised, and paying a full-time wage.

--
Ryan Cousineau http://www.wiredcola.com/
"In other newsgroups, they killfile trolls."
"In rec.bicycles.racing, we coach them."

"Uncle Dave" wrote in message
...
On Feb 24, 7:53 pm, Amit Ghosh wrote:
On Feb 24, 5:27 am, Uncle Dave wrote:

it's interesting to note that the only country in the
world with a major pro basketball league hasn't had everything its own
way in recent times.

dumbass,

other countries do have pro basketball, but the NBA has pretty much
gotten it's own way with regards to how the sport is governed.

MAJOR. I wrote "MAJOR pro basketball". The UK has a pro league, I
doubt they earn very much as most teams are based in quite small
towns. Good luck to them though, I have nothing against the sport but
major it ain't.

maybe you need to define MAJOR ...
and then you could explain your ignorance of the pro basketball leagues
that operate in countries like Russia, Australia and several European
countries


I do wish you blokes would comment on what I wrote and not what you
wanted me to have wrote. (See above!)

Love and kisseseses

UD


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On Feb 23, 1:27*pm, Henry wrote:
On Feb 23, 10:44*pm, Uncle Dave wrote:



On Feb 23, 4:10*am, Scott wrote:

snip

grow some perspective.
the sun will still rise (polar regions excluded) if the All Blacks
fail to with the next rugby world cup and if Canada lose 4-2 to Russia.

The All Blacks not win *the WC? *Now, that's just crazy talk.

I've already started building them up over on rsru. *That usually does
the trick ;-) *This time around it would be crazy if they don't
though...

UD

our glorious All Blacks are chokers on the big stage.

They haven't been the same since Lomu retired.

Fred

On Feb 24, 4:12*pm, Ryan Cousineau wrote:
In article
,
*Uncle Dave wrote:



On Feb 24, 7:53 pm, Amit Ghosh wrote:
On Feb 24, 5:27 am, Uncle Dave wrote:

it's interesting to note that the only country in the
world with a major pro basketball league hasn't had everything its own
way in recent times.

dumbass,

other countries do have pro basketball, but the NBA has pretty much
gotten it's own way with regards to how the sport is governed.

MAJOR. *I wrote "MAJOR pro basketball". *The UK has a pro league, I
doubt they earn very much as most teams are based in quite small
towns. *Good luck to them though, I have nothing against the sport but
major it ain't.

I do wish you blokes would comment on what I wrote and not what you
wanted me to have wrote. *(See above!)

Major is a debatable term, and I acknowledge the massive primacy of the
NBA, but the Greek and Italian pro leagues are for real.

Their "majorness" is akin to that of the Major League Soccer league in
the US: not at the level of the top Euro leagues, but widely reported,
televised, and paying a full-time wage.

--
Ryan Cousineau /
"In other newsgroups, they killfile trolls."
"In rec.bicycles.racing, we coach them."

The Greek and Italian leagues are littered w/ players not good enough
to be bench warmers in the NBA.

Fred