USA! USA! USA?
The Olympics have finally started. The events so far haven't been very dramatic. The opening ceremony, as expected, had some good moments but it was over the top as a whole. The parade of countries is still something to look forward to. Thanks to NBC, they only showed about 3 seconds of the Philippine contingent. These poor kids, they can't even get any camera time. Good one Bob & Katie.
Michael Phelps - overhyped, overated. All year long NBC and big corporations commited time and money to make this a great story. Big mistake. Don't get me wrong, I still think he's a great athlete, but he's no aquaman. Who ever thought this guy could win 8 gold medals? Let's give him 4 more years of training and experience and then we'll talk about "best ever".
But the biggest bust of all (so far) is the U.S. Men's basketball team. They were defeated by, of all people, PUERTO RICO - the same country that brought us Menudo and Ricky Martin. They just didn't defeat us, they destroyed us. This proves that NBA basketball is not as great as it's used to be. The NBA has now become an above average version of street ball. Can someone tell these guys that they are allowed to pass the ball? It's obvious now that one-on-one ball doesn't work in the Olympics. Ok, it's still early. This team could eventually still win gold. But, this really goes to show that the talent level in the NBA has declined while the rest of the international community has caught up. Can we now stop the debate on whether players in the 80's and 70's were less talented than today's players?
In any event, I will continue to cheer for our American atheletes (since the Philippine delegation have no shot in winning medals). Despite early disappointments, we can always remember the real meaning of the games -world unity and pride of country.
The best event so far - women's beach volleyball. Enough said.
Biggest feel good story of the first few days of competition - the Iraqi soccer team.
Big props go out to Iraq and Afghanistan. I commend them for competing despite the war within their respective countries.
And last, let's make it our American duty to continue to support our women's beach volleyball team - better yet, let's support all of the women's beach volleyball teams. Gotta love the Olympics.
Michael Phelps - overhyped, overated. All year long NBC and big corporations commited time and money to make this a great story. Big mistake. Don't get me wrong, I still think he's a great athlete, but he's no aquaman. Who ever thought this guy could win 8 gold medals? Let's give him 4 more years of training and experience and then we'll talk about "best ever".
But the biggest bust of all (so far) is the U.S. Men's basketball team. They were defeated by, of all people, PUERTO RICO - the same country that brought us Menudo and Ricky Martin. They just didn't defeat us, they destroyed us. This proves that NBA basketball is not as great as it's used to be. The NBA has now become an above average version of street ball. Can someone tell these guys that they are allowed to pass the ball? It's obvious now that one-on-one ball doesn't work in the Olympics. Ok, it's still early. This team could eventually still win gold. But, this really goes to show that the talent level in the NBA has declined while the rest of the international community has caught up. Can we now stop the debate on whether players in the 80's and 70's were less talented than today's players?
In any event, I will continue to cheer for our American atheletes (since the Philippine delegation have no shot in winning medals). Despite early disappointments, we can always remember the real meaning of the games -world unity and pride of country.
The best event so far - women's beach volleyball. Enough said.
Biggest feel good story of the first few days of competition - the Iraqi soccer team.
Big props go out to Iraq and Afghanistan. I commend them for competing despite the war within their respective countries.
And last, let's make it our American duty to continue to support our women's beach volleyball team - better yet, let's support all of the women's beach volleyball teams. Gotta love the Olympics.
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