The 2012 London Olympics Sports Thread

[Admiral Yi]

And um what is so especially entertaining about women's soccer?

Not monumentally entertaining, just more so than men's.

[Valmy]

Not monumentally entertaining, just more so than men's.

Ah I thought it was an absolute scale of entertainment.

[Admiral Yi]

Ah I thought it was an absolute scale of entertainment.

That too.  Entertaining enough to keep watching, at least if some of the better teams are playing.  Or the US is ass-raping some sacrifical lamb.

How's that for a sweet mixed metaphor.

[The Larch]

As Gups said, Basketball is probably Spain's 2nd most followed sport after footie (and definitely the 2nd team sport in following). Plenty of players in the national team have NBA experience too. Calderón, the Gasols and Ibaka are all there now. Rudy Fernández played there for several seasons and will come back to Spain next season, Sergio Fernández and Navarro played there for a few years before coming back, and Claver will be a rookie there next season.

I was asking more about mass participation.  How common is it see kids playing unorganized ball in the park?  How common is it for a family with kids to put a net up in their driveway?  That kind of thing.

It's very common, it's a very popular sport. Plenty of courts around any city, teams at every level, etc. No driveways, though, we don't have them over here.

[Admiral Yi]

It's very common, it's a very popular sport. Plenty of courts around any city, teams at every level, etc. No driveways, though, we don't have them over here.

How about pickup games?  You and I walk over to the park, yell out that we have next game, and assemble a team from people waiting for a game?

[The Larch]

It's very common, it's a very popular sport. Plenty of courts around any city, teams at every level, etc. No driveways, though, we don't have them over here.

How about pickup games?  You and I walk over to the park, yell out that we have next game, and assemble a team from people waiting for a game?

Pretty common too.

[Valmy]

Ah I thought it was an absolute scale of entertainment.

That too.  Entertaining enough to keep watching, at least if some of the better teams are playing.  Or the US is ass-raping some sacrifical lamb.

How's that for a sweet mixed metaphor.

Well we certainly lack that capability on the Men's side since our U-23 team seriously crapped the bed in qualifiers.

[CountDeMoney]

My God, Olympic boxing scoring is a fucking, fucking joke.

And that Turkmenistani judge virtually gave that fight to the Azerbajani when the Japanese boxer totally whaled the fuck out of him in the 3rd round.  Guy goes down about 7 times in the 3rd round on punches, no counts, no fight stopped.

Fucking international competition is such fucking bullshit.

[Tonitrus]

I tend to think that, if a sport needs a judge, is it really a sport? 

Though I don't care for boxing, or other blood sports, if you're going to do it, it should be "last man standing".

[mongers]

My God, Olympic boxing scoring is a fucking, fucking joke.

And that Turkmenistani judge virtually gave that fight to the Azerbajani when the Japanese boxer totally whaled the fuck out of him in the 3rd round.  Guy goes down about 7 times in the 3rd round on punches, no counts, no fight stopped.

Fucking international competition is such fucking bullshit.

Yeah this evening I caught some of it and the first two bouts I saw, I guy, Italian ? was disqualified for holding and the very next match the guy turns up and gets a walk thru as his opponent didn't turn up or hadn't been given one for that round.

[Admiral Yi]

Well we certainly lack that capability on the Men's side since our U-23 team seriously crapped the bed in qualifiers.

The JV teams is part of the reason men's fodbol is not doing it for me.

[DGuller]

Ah I thought it was an absolute scale of entertainment.

That too.  Entertaining enough to keep watching, at least if some of the better teams are playing.  Or the US is ass-raping some sacrifical lamb.

How's that for a sweet mixed metaphor.

I have to say, I'm becoming quite a fan of Abby Wambach.  There is something about a woman who can take a punch to the eye and shrug it off.  Wait, that didn't come out right...

[Admiral Yi]

I have to say, I'm becoming quite a fan of Abby Wambach.  There is something about a woman who can take a punch to the eye and shrug it off.  Wait, that didn't come out right...

I like the two Irish girls on the team.  And Alex Morgan.  She looks like a lesbian Barbie.

[mongers]

How come I've managed to miss all of the beach volleyball etc; Someone, Yi, needs to give me some links to the 'worthwhile' games that I should catch up on. 

[Admiral Yi]

Yi doesn't have to do much of anything.