US Women dominate Olympics

[Roy C]

Why USA Basketball decided to replace Kawhi Leonard on the Olympic team

USA Basketball men's managing director Grant Hill said it was in the "best interest" for all involved to part ways with Kawhi Leonard.

www.usatoday.com

I just said that. Players don't want to bother. Management does not want them there. Ya, you're going to pay a guy millions, only to see your money down the drain because he was injured in some retard event.

 

[Harpy Eagle]

I just said that. Players don't want to bother. Management does not want them there. Ya, you're going to pay a guy millions, only to see your money down the drain because he was injured in some retard event.

He was there, he tried out for the team but did not make the cut.

It was not because he did not want to.

Why would he show up for the workouts/tryouts if he did not want to play?

 

[Roy C]

Same thing applies to NASCAR. Young top tier guys like to do Saturday nite racing--in addition to a Sunday race. Sprint cars and such on Saturday. They have energy and grew up on Saturday night racing. If they win, they're lucky to make $5,000. Management tells them to knock it off and race on Sunday only. If you have sponsors paying you millions, you don't race on Saturday making chicken feed.

 

[Roy C]

He was there, he tried out for the team but did not make the cut.

It was not because he did not want to.

Why would he show up for the workouts/tryouts if he did not want to play?

Maybe he changed his mind. Maybe management talked to him. Why don't you ask him?

 

[Harpy Eagle]

Maybe he changed his mind. Maybe management talked to him. Why don't you ask him?

or maybe you are just full of shit and are as wrong about him as you are about golf.

 

[Roy C]

or maybe you are just full of shit and are as wrong about him as you are about golf.

LMAO. Go back to your girly and 3rd tier "sports."

 

[Roy C]

All you have to do is look at baseball. The dogs days of summer (basically very late July & August) is the most relatively "boring" time in baseball. And even then, it's far more interesting than Olympic baseball. On top of that, baseball still makes money in August. They're not trading that for some girly fest.

 

[DGS49]

The U.S. culture allows women to devote their lives to trivial athletic competition and training. In other countries, they either don't care to do so or don't have the resources. U.S. dominance is meaningless.

 

[rightwinger]

No one watched the Olympics.

It had record ratings

 

[Roy C]

The U.S. culture allows women to devote their lives to trivial athletic competition and training. In other countries, they either don't care to do so or don't have the resources. U.S. dominance is meaningless.

Exactly. I agree. Golf has the Ryder Cup and other international play. Tennis has Wimbledon and that clay court in France. That's their prestige. And, they get a whole lot more money than the cuck infested Olympics.

 

[Harpy Eagle]

All you have to do is look at baseball. The dogs days of summer (basically very late July & August) is the most relatively "boring" time in baseball. And even then, it's far more interesting than Olympic baseball. On top of that, baseball still makes money in August. They're not trading that for some girly fest.

Baseball is not in the Olympics

 

[Roy C]

Baseball is not in the Olympics

lmao. Talk about clueless.

 

[Lastamender]

It had record ratings

Not in the US.

 

[Harpy Eagle]

lmao. Talk about clueless.

yes, yes you are.

Good that you could admit it.

Have a great night, my job here is finished

 

[Roy C]

yes, yes you are.

Good that you could admit it.

Have a great night, my job here is finished

"my job" lmao

 

[Mr. Friscus]

After decades of disparaging Title IX as money wasted on women’s sports, we are seeing US women dominate on the global stage

https://www.npr.org/2024/08/12/nx-s1-5072047/us-women-olympic-medals

The U.S. won 126 total medals, the most of any country. Of those, women were responsible for a whopping 67.
When it comes to gold medals, China and the U.S. tied with 40 apiece. Team USA has women to thank for 26 of those.

US womens teams also won Gold in Soccer, Basketball and Gymnastics

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Nobody questioned that US women couldn't dominate in women's sports. The question was do people care as much about women's sports as men's sports as far as interest, ratings, and revenue? and if women wanted a piece of the most elite pie, could they compete with men for it?

You're attacking point A by laying out an argument for point Z.

 

[rightwinger]

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Nobody questioned that US women couldn't dominate in women's sports. The question was do people care as much about women's sports as men's sports as far as interest, ratings, and revenue? and if women wanted a piece of the most elite pie, could they compete with men for it?

You're attacking point A by laying out an argument for point Z.

Title IX was derided as wasting money on women’s sports, The Paris Olympics proved otherwise. In fact, investing in women’s sports is yielding more Gold Medals than investing in men’s sports

 

[Mr. Friscus]

Title IX was derided as wasting money on women’s sports, The Paris Olympics proved otherwise. In fact, investing in women’s sports is yielding more Gold Medals than investing in men’s sports

Again, you're talking about money to medals.

The two aren't related. You can win a gold medal in expressive dance or ping pong and nobody cares.

Meanwhile, you can be the last place NFL team and make millions/billions.

Your argument makes no sense.

 

[rightwinger]

Again, you're talking about money to medals.

The two aren't related. You can win a gold medal in expressive dance or ping pong and nobody cares.

Meanwhile, you can be the last place NFL team and make millions/billions.

Your argument makes no sense.

This thread is about the Paris Olympics
There were no NFL members in it

 

[Mr. Friscus]

This thread is about the Paris Olympics
There were no NFL members in it

Okay... the women were very successful and the USA supports them for it.. what are you b*tching about?