My buddy Steve linked to this insightful commentary on social behavior called The Monkeysphere.
(And you know I can’t resist linking to the domain pointlesswasteoftime.com).
August 5, 2004
We’re Either For Us Or Against Us
“Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we.”
– President Bush, August 5th, 2004
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More Basketball Woes
It took a miraculous half-court buzzer-beater shot to lift the U.S. Olympic basketball team to an 80-77 exhibition-game win over Germany. Germany’s team is essentially a one-man team of Dirk Nowitzki, who scored 32 points in the game. The team failed to even qualify for the Athens games.
Some people are wondering if this U.S. team will be the first to lose at the Olympics. Looks to me like they’re on track to do just that.
I don’t know if shows how well other countries have adopted basketball or just how sucky the NBA has become. I’m guessing its the NBA.