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As I write this, there are probably only a small percentage of people in the U.S. and around the world who watched every single second of Team USA's 106-57 pounding of Germany.
It was so noncompetitive, why bother staying focused on it, right? After all, this whole Olympic tournament is already pretty much over, eh?
Well, part of me wants to join with the masses and say, "Yes, there's no way the Americans do not win the gold."
But the other half is the smarter half, and it insists that I have to say "No."
And you know what, the other half is correct.
Do I think Team USA is going to lose? No.
Do I think it's possible it could lose? Hell, yes.
Am I the only one? Hell, no.
I've been at Wukesong Arena since Monday morning, when I saw Team USA's Wednesday opponent, Australia, destroy previously unbeaten Lithuania by 31 points, and I've been covering international basketball tournaments long enough to know that you never declare anything over until you see who's standing atop the medal podium at the end.
"The tournament is decided by easy baskets, and with America it's hard to get a shot off, and it's hard to get the ball past the half-court line, and they beat you down the floor and get layups," Australian coach Brian Goorjian said. "But if you can get your defense set, you've got a chance. No one I've seen has been able to do that, and that's our challenge."
Goorjian is the only coach who has been able to keep his team close to Team USA through 10 games this summer -- the five warm-ups the Americans played in Las Vegas, Macau and Shanghai, and the five they've played here in Beijing. Redeeming Qualities
Here's a comparison of how Team USA's bronze medal team fared overall in 2004 compared with the 2008 squad's performance in the preliminary round.
USA Men's Basketball Team, Last 2 Olympics 2004 2008
PPG 88.1 103.0
Opp PPG 83.5 70.0
FG pct 45.9 55.3
Opp FG pct 48.2 36.6
Two weeks ago in Shanghai, the Aussies took the floor without their best player, Andrew Bogut, and were within striking distance of Team USA -- just seven points down -- with five minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. They spread the floor, made 3-point shots, avoided turnovers and even had a player who twice left Chris Paul in his wake on open-court penetrations all the way to the rim.
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Winner of the national final of Germany 2008
1. Marquess
2. Tommy Reeve
3. Cinema Bizarre
4. Carolin Fortenbacher
5. No Angels
Albania - Olta Boka - Zemren E Lame Peng
Andorra - Gisela - Casanova
Armenia - Sirusho - Qele Qele
Azerbaijan - Elnur Huseynov feat. Samir Javadzadeh - Day After Day
Belarus - Ruslan Alehno - Hasta La Vista
Bosnia and Herzegovina - Laka - Pokusaj
Bulgaria - Deep Zone and Balthazar - DJ, Take Me Away
Belgium - Ishtar - O Julissi na Jalini
Croatia - Kraljevi ulice feat. 75 cents - Romanca
Cyprus - Evdokia Kadi - Femme Fatale
Czechia - Tereza Kerndlova - Have Some Fun
Denmark - Simon Mathews - All Night Long
Estonia - Kreisiraadio - Leto Svet
Finland - Terasbetoni - Missa miehet ratsastaa
France - Sebastien Tellier - Divine
Georgia - Diana Gurtskaya - Peace Will Come
Greece - Kalomira - My Secret Combination
Germany - No Angels - Disappear
Hungary - Csezy - Candlelight
Iceland - Euroband - This is my life
Ireland - Dustin the Turkey - Irelande douze points
Israel - Bo'az Ma'uda - Ke'ilo kan
Latvia - Pirates of the Sea - Wolves of the sea
Lithuania - Jeronimas Milius - Nomads In The Night
Macedonia - Tamara feat. Vrcak and Adrian Gaxha - Vo imeto na ljubovta
Malta - Morena - Vodka
Moldova - Geta Burlacu - A Century of Love
Montenegro - Stefan Filipovic - Zauvijek volim te
Netherlands - Hind - Your Heart Belongs To Me
Norway - Maria Haukass Storeng - Hold On Be Strong
Poland - Isis Gee - For Life
Portugal - Vania - Senhora do Mar
Russia - Dima Bilan - Believe
Romania - Nico and Vlad Mirita - Pe-o margine de lume
San Marino - Miodio - Complice
Serbia - Jelena Tomasevic - Oro
Spain - Rodolfo Chikilicuatre - Baila el ChikiChiki
Slovenia - Rebeka Dremelj - Vrag Naj Vzame
Sweden - Charlotte Perrelli - Hero
Switzerland - Paolo Meneguzzi - Era Stupendo
Turkey - Mor ve Otesi - Deli
The Great Britain - Andy Abraham - Even If
Ukraine - Ani Lorak - Shady Lady
Eurovision 2008 Germany no angels dissapear deutschland |
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Dylan Moran goes off on Germany and the Germans.
Note: it's comedy, he's satirizing prejudice in his signature surreal style. This segment of his routine is bookended by Moran going off on one about Australia, America and the Irish. If you like it, buy the DVD "Like Totally". If you don't, quit posting dumb shit that's easy fodder. Blatantly racist comments will be deleted immediately. If you can't conduct a debate or resist spelling like a dyslexic 11-year old, I will delete all your comments and add you to the ever-expanding Blocked Users List. Y'see, the comments to this post are borderline symphonic; some stretches demonstrate an inspired genius and then you get the swingback, lots of peeps shouting "Hurensohn" and other tucknuttery that I will delete. So, demfolgend, Hurensöhne werden sofort gelöscht. Also, comments in languages other than English will be deleted, as this is an international audience and English is the lingua franca.
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Wilco with 'Impossible Germany' my favourite song of their new album 'Sky Blue Sky' (2007). Enjoy it!
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Music By Crystal Method " Keep Hope Alive "
This is why I say Nascar SUCKS!!!
They need to learn from this guys a WRC.
I Love WRC!
WRC |
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