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Paris 2024 Olympics Thread - 11th August (pg 430)
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SebastianBlue
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Cheers. Might as well get rid of dribbling at that point given the size of the half court and the length of most players’ strides.I've not watched the NBA for about 5 or 6 years but players taking 5 and 6 steps uncalled is a common occurance.
Haven’t got a clue, watched about 5 minutes of the women basketball this afternoon and was fed up of the bloke shouting the scorers name every time they scored, like a boxing announcer, so I turned it off. In all fairness though, I haven’t watched a full match probably since the days of Meadowlark Lemon and the Harlem Globetrotters circa 1973. I much prefer netball anyway and that’s played in the Commonwealth Games only.I don’t watch much basketball anymore—is travelling no longer a thing?
SebastianBlue
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I am just watching this US v Serbia game because it would be one of the biggest upsets in Olympics history if Serbia wins.Haven’t got a clue, watched about 5 minutes of the women basketball this afternoon and was fed up of the bloke shouting the scorers name every time they scored, like a boxing announcer, so I turned it off. In all fairness though, I haven’t watched a full match probably since the days of Meadowlark Lemon and the Harlem Globetrotters circa 1973. I much prefer netball anyway and that’s played in the Commonwealth Games only.
Currently up 13 points going in to the 4th quarter.
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Hopefully Cindy Ngamba can get into the Gold medal bout here. Fighting for refugee team but trains in Bolton and her passports in the post.
Lovebitesandeveryfing
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Yanks untouchable in these athletics, really sick of them winning it all but they are bloody good.
Ditto. But for one specific reason. Huge love-in going on in Paris in the stadium around the Americans. That's a good thing. Nothing to object to there. Same, by and large, in the British media.
But I've often noticed it's not really reciprocated. You try going over there and beating out one of their hot favourites for a gold in a prime event. You see whether they applaud you. Not just athletics, either. I don't give much of a monkey's about golf, but the behaviour of crowds at the Ryder cup is bordering on the scandalous, sometimes.
SebastianBlue
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No one expects the Ecclish Imposition!I didn't expect to come on here to see Eccles talking about pegging!
Lovebitesandeveryfing
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No way. I can resist because I know from your reaction and other people I’m not going to like it!!
I'm like you EB. I use clothes pegs, and I've been known to use tent pegs. Does that qualify as pegging? Otherwise, no idea what this lot are talking about…
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Trained at GB but without access to funding from uk sport. Boxed well tonight so far regardless of how the last round goesHopefully Cindy Ngamba can get into the Gold medal bout here. Fighting for refugee team but trains in Bolton and her passports in the post.