Ok, this probably won't happen again for a million years.. Turkey - USA final!

Bube · 09-11-2010, 06:12 PM

I couldn't see a topic about it, and it's a shame it's being created right before the final; it's been a really good tournament.

Yes, I'm talking about the FIBA World Championship.

Turkey just beat Serbia 83-82 in a stunning match, to advance to the final. And as the title says, the other team to advance to the final is... Team USA.

Should be a very interesting match. Although in the end a USA win would be no surprise, we probably won't go down very easily. If we play like we did in the semi-final, we might even actually have a chance.

And the best part is, I get to create a topic about it here to discuss

ZebraRampage · 09-11-2010, 09:37 PM

I've seen highlights of the tournament on ESPN, but it seems like nobody really cares about it here in the US. They aren't even using the best players that we have, but is there an age restriction on it? Also, I doubt many of the best NBA players would really want to do it if they've already done it once before. It's a good tournament for the World though probably. I wish there was some way for me to get more interested in basketball.

Angrist · 09-12-2010, 04:22 AM

Nice.

Typhoid · 09-12-2010, 06:59 AM

I don't give two shits about FIBA, nor international basketball.
I would like to see a news story about how team USA shit the bed, though.

The Germanator · 09-12-2010, 11:04 AM

Yeah, I can't really get into this tournament. And if the USA loses, I know I'm supposed to care, but seriously, who cares? I kind of understand losing the gold medal at the Olympics and I know we're supposed to dominate basketball, but I can't find much excitement about it either way. I think it's why I enjoy watching the World Cup because the USA is such an underdog in that sport. It's not really fun to root for the US to kill Lithuania in basketball.

TheSlyMoogle · 09-12-2010, 03:47 PM

yeah we basically dominate the world in a sport we created. Hmm...

Basketball is more American than baseball. I mean I grew up having it shoved down my throat because I was tall for my age, and fast (At the time, but that all evened out by high school

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Anyway, our best players aren't in the tournament, and if we did lose it's kinda like "Oh hey Turkey's best players vs. our mediocre players, and we lost."

So yeah. If it was the olympics I might care.

The Duggler · 09-13-2010, 03:53 AM

What does FIBA stand for? Sorry, I would rather ask you guys than google it up.

Typhoid · 09-13-2010, 05:19 AM

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yeah we basically dominate the world in a sport we created.

Basketball was created by James Naismith.

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James Naismith
Born November 6, 1861
Place of birth Almonte, Ontario

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What does FIBA stand for? Sorry, I would rather ask you guys than google it up.

FIBA is the french term for the International Basketball Association. I assume they use the French because of "Fifa". In French it's "Fédération Internationale de Basket-ball".

Professor S · 09-13-2010, 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Typhoid

Basketball was created by James Naismith.

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James Naismith[1] (November 6, 1861 – November 28, 1939) was a Canadian American sports coach, innovator, college administrator, and college teacher. Dr. Naismith invented the sport of basketball in 1891, and he is often credited with introducing the first football helmet.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Naismith

Angrist · 09-13-2010, 09:15 AM

American like the continent, right?

Vampyr · 09-13-2010, 09:18 AM

American as in Massachusetts. :P

Bube · 09-13-2010, 10:48 AM

Sooo, to sum it up, we lost

The Duggler · 09-13-2010, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Professor S

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Naismith

So Strangler, what's a Canadian American?

Professor S · 09-13-2010, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by The Duggler

So Strangler, what's a Canadian American?

Whats an Mexican American? Mexican, or American? If want to argue nationality as if it's a race, you could say Naismith was either French or English, and if French or English, isn't that really Gaul, Roman, Saxon, Celt, etc.?

He was an American, regardless of where he was born. Emphasize the noun, not the adjective. Please don't mistake this as some kind of "America is better than you" argument, as I could care less about basketball. I'm simply correcting poor revisionist history.

The Duggler · 09-13-2010, 09:56 PM

The sport was developed and popularized in the US but was still invented by a Canadian.