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Originally Posted by G-spec
on the other hand, 83 point whuppin USA laid on Nigeria, I think I'm shelving my USA olympic gear for a while, I lost a bit of respect for all of them coaches too, where the fuck is the sportsmanship....
I hear coach K saying it would have been MORE disrespectful if they took it easy and defended the win....
i dont know i honestly feel embarrased for them and let down as a fan, I know some of you will disagree thats aight,, but that's the first emotion that came to my mind when I read it, I was disappointed as a fan.
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It is FAR more embarrassing to have a team 'take it easy' on you.....the most coach could have done was take off any type of full court pressure and play the so-called 'bench' players....There is nothing else he could've done....what, you want them to run down the clock and pretty much play keep-away on the offense??....no, you play with full effort for a full 48 minutes....if you don't, not only is it disrespectful to the other team, but disrespectful to the game itself......moreover, you get better from your opponents playing to their best ability, so really, they did Nigeria a favour in every aspect...