2006-09-02 15:44:40 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Basketball
Actually, the current team didn't lose the Olympics, nor did they win bronze at the Olympics. They won bronze at the World Championships (totally different). The Olympics ARE what matters (at least according to the team), and bringing home gold is the goal...in 2008, which is when the Olympics are happening.
2006-09-02 20:51:25 · answer #1 · answered by Melissa M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's Americans. The US is the only country in either North or South America that actually includes "America" in the official name of the country, so stop the Euro snob "United Statesians" BS. No one in Norh or South America consider themselves American, so stop acting like you're making any kind of valid point by calling Americans "United Statesians." If you don't like calling us Americans, then say "the people of the United States." At least then you'll be using an accurate term of reference.
Also, the US didn't lose in the '04 Olympics, they won the bronze in basketball, which, I bet, was a damn sight better than your countries team did. It is the Olympics that matter, The FIBA Basketball Championship has never had the importance in the US that it has in other countries. It's the Olympics that have always mattered more, and the team that USA Basketball is putting together has always had the goal that they want to go to the 2008 games and compete for the gold. The FIBA games are the warmup for that, to see how this new team with it's new approach looks in internationl competition
The only reason the FIBA Championship is getting real attention in the US is because most of the players and coaching staff for this team will be who represents the US in China in 2008. People are interested because they want a first look at the team that will play in the games that count here, the 2008 Olympics.
2006-09-02 22:21:26 · answer #2 · answered by ccmonty 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
United Statesians?
I think that would be Americans. I am not aware that anyone ever loses at the Olympics. Isn't it the spirit of competition that really counts?
Other than that, just what the heck are you talking about?
2006-09-02 15:52:14 · answer #3 · answered by submariner662 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all, its Americans, not United Statesians. Learn more English please.
Second, they won bronze, that's not losing, it's just not winning gold. BUt if you call not winning gold losing, then yeah, we lost.
But come on. We have two years to make an even stonger USA team than we had in FIBA (and this time with Kobe Bryant- THE WORLD WILL FEAR HIM, YOU WILL FEAR HIM) and in that we put together a team in a couple months and won bronze. We're winning Gold in Beijing 2008. Believe that.
2006-09-02 15:56:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Where is a United Statestian from and how do you lose the Olympics
2006-09-02 15:52:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
United Statesians? You mean Americans? haha. um... i haven't heard anything about it. But hey, just because people lose, doesn't mean they can't like/love what they lost? right?
2006-09-02 15:51:48 · answer #6 · answered by Karli 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WHAT IN THE F U CK ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT>>>?????
2006-09-02 17:08:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋