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^Oh no! I didn't see race coming into this debate!
Typical NT. I expect better arguments out of you DC.
Typical NT. I expect better arguments out of you DC.
Why does it seem like there is more Nat'l pride with US Soccer than US Basketball?
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keep that race card crap in General
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Better arguments as if that point isn't a factor? Why people continue to dismiss race as an invalid argument is beyond me. But if you want to write it off as a weak argument, be my guest man.
But it can't be ignored.
Basketball is a sport of colored people.
Soccer is not.
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Better arguments as if that point isn't a factor? Why people continue to dismiss race as an invalid argument is beyond me. But if you want to write it off as a weak argument, be my guest man.
But it can't be ignored.
Basketball is a sport of colored people.
Soccer is not.
I went there.
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like everyone else said, the US is expected to dominate basketball.. its usually a surprise when there's another team out there that can even compete with us (Spain).
in soccer, we're always underdogs. its always more fun to get behind an underdog.
in soccer, we're always underdogs. its always more fun to get behind an underdog.
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like everyone else said, the US is expected to dominate basketball.. its usually a surprise when there's another team out there that can even compete with us (Spain).
in soccer, we're always underdogs. its always more fun to get behind an underdog.
in soccer, we're always underdogs. its always more fun to get behind an underdog.
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I was just trying to come up with a lesser award than the Oscar's.Originally Posted by DCAllAmerican
Indirectly hit on the race issue. Not sure if that was a Freudian Slip
The race possibility is always there, but I think if it is involved it's deeper than just black and white. I think it's more "hood" v. "safe". All the black dudes on USMNT seem fairly square, but the USBB team is a bit more thugged out it seems. I think that's the issue if anything, and it's the motivation for Stern's dress code. He knows that black athletes are very marketable, just not the ones that look like thugs in the eyes of the White American public.
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I was just trying to come up with a lesser award than the Oscar's.Originally Posted by DCAllAmerican
Indirectly hit on the race issue. Not sure if that was a Freudian Slip
The race possibility is always there, but I think if it is involved it's deeper than just black and white. I think it's more "hood" v. "safe". All the black dudes on USMNT seem fairly square, but the USBB team is a bit more thugged out it seems. I think that's the issue if anything, and it's the motivation for Stern's dress code. He knows that black athletes are very marketable, just not the ones that look like thugs in the eyes of the White American public.
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Too many black people on the U.S. basketball team.
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US is lucky they just made it to the second round.They better be prepare to get demolish in the round of 16 though
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Too many black people on the U.S. basketball team.
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Originally Posted by Frankie Valentino
Originally Posted by ACBboyz84
US is lucky they just made it to the second round.They better be prepare to get demolish in the round of 16 though
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I think it has alot to do with the underdog factor
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Seriously? You honesly believe this? I feel sorry for you.
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Seriously? You honesly believe this? I feel sorry for you.
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I just hate that half of my friends who never even mentioned soccer since I've known them are going crazy over this World Cup +!%!#!*+
Reminds me of the bandwagon Laker fans.
Reminds me of the bandwagon Laker fans.
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I just hate that half of my friends who never even mentioned soccer since I've known them are going crazy over this World Cup +!%!#!*+
Reminds me of the bandwagon Laker fans.
Reminds me of the bandwagon Laker fans.
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Americans like to feel cultured. They view footy as the sport played by Europeans, and Americans have an inferiority complex with Europeans. So every 4 years, Americans use footy like a nerd uses a hot girl and hope that it gets them status among their European peers.
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Americans like to feel cultured. They view footy as the sport played by Europeans, and Americans have an inferiority complex with Europeans. So every 4 years, Americans use footy like a nerd uses a hot girl and hope that it gets them status among their European peers.