phyncke

As I watch a bit of the basketball here on the Olympics, I sit here and think. When did it become about the win or the fame factor over the spirit of amateur competition? The US team is slaughtering the Chinese team and you know...that ain't right here.

We have sent a team of professional athletes over there and essentially rigged the basketball competition. Everyone knows who is going to win that gold medal. It is just a joke to play it out. Just hand it to the US team and cover something else already.

I just recall when I was a kid...the Olympics being more about amateur athletes competing than this BS of professionals going over there and showing their stuff. Don't these guys have enough of the fame game. Why not put up a team of the best collegiate athletes from the US? They would be pretty good. And it would be more sportsmanlike and I bet they would still win the competition but the games would not be like this one...a 30-40 point spread.

This really pisses me off. I hate the whole pro-athlete thing coming in there anyway. The same with the tennis players. Get the amateurs in there. People who have not gone pro or really...don't have that sport in the games. If you cannot find amateurs...then don't have it.

The Olympics was always about non-professionals competing. People who were not payed as competitors.

I know people will disagree and you are welcome to voice your opinion. But really...this is just to me, well wrong.

Game result: 101-70 GAH. USA wins...surprise there!