Olympics: USA Basketball

[A Squared]

Batum should be kicked out of the Olympics and never welcomed back for punching Navarro. There is just no excuse for that.

 

[GreekMo]

Navarro is the worst flopper in Europe but he's also a great player. Show some respect Batum and play bball instead of that shit. 6 pts in the 4th quarter for France..They shitted their pants again, just like in every big tournament..

 

[sam_slam911]

With the amount that I hate flopping I gotta admit I clapped that comment, even if he's in the wrong. I didn't watch much of the game, but if the Spanish players were flopping alot and putting on LeBron/CP3-esque Academy Award winning performances on the court to get calls (and I have to stress IF cause I don't know) then I'll applaud Batum. If a guy is going to fall over holding his face, stomach, groin, whatever...pretending they were just hit, then their story may as well be true and they may as well get hit.

Until the game takes the necessary steps to eradicate this pathetic part of the game, there's nothing you can do but play on, and I don't advocate anyone emulating this action, but I totally understand it. There is no other word to describe flopping other than "cheating." You're fooling the refs into affecting the outcome of the game. To me, it's no different than throwing a smoke cannister on the floor and changing the numbers on the scoreboard while noone sees. The difference is so many players flop, which makes it an unfair advantage over those who don't, therefore encouraging flopping and cheating. That said, you can't be hitting a dude in the nadgers, just a weird and mean thing to do nomatter the reason.

Whether Stern implements an anti-flopping policy or not in which players are fined after games if they're seen to flop on replays, I just can't see the stars of the league, who are easily the biggest culprits, getting called. Just like the Heat will get more calls, they'd probably get the fewest flop fines when they should be broke from them...

 

[Deezus]

What is the over/under on how long Aussie stays away from RCF after we win by 40?

 

[Otsego Mar]

The only time you ever hit a man below the belt is if you're fighting for your life. Period. I can't even believe people are "applauding" this or would applaud the action IF blah blah.

 

[kookoo]

The only time you ever hit a man below the belt is if you're fighting for your life. Period. I can't even believe people are "applauding" this or would applaud the action IF blah blah.

Agreed. The ideal hit for this would be a kidney shot.

 

[Mdog1]

Well I don't really like dirty players, so imo it is a good thing that we didn't sign Batum.

 

[David.]

dont give a shit if its his balls and Im a dude. fuck floppers. its giving us horseshit basketball. Love that he did this on the biggest stage possible, good message.

 

[Otsego Mar]

dont give a shit if its his balls and Im a dude. fuck floppers. its giving us horseshit basketball. Love that he did this on the biggest stage possible, good message.

Remember that next time someone blaps u in the nuts because he doesn't approve of something you do. Karma's comin' for ya Dave_K.......

 

[Aussie]

What is the over/under on how long Aussie stays away from RCF after we win by 40?

Your wife is fat

 

[David.]

Remember that next time someone blaps u in the nuts because he doesn't approve of something you do. Karma's comin' for ya Dave_K.......

my best friend and I throw haymakers at each others cocks, its all good

 

[kookoo]

my best friend and I throw haymakers at each others cocks, its all good

It's different when they're all shriveled up :chuckles:

 

[David.]

also, theres a 50/50 chance one of us is tucking it in between our legs and dancing at the time

 

[RikSmits]

Always good to come to RCF to read a quality breakdown of a USA win in the "Olympics: USA Basketball" thread. :chuckles:

 

[Walter White]

Why can't I find freakin highlights from these games anywhere? I keep missing them, but there aren't highlights ANYWHERE!!!