Olympics 2021

[StillAWarrior]

I'd think the guy who ran the anchor on the 4x100 relay last night (Cravon Gillespie) is relieved that there's been quite a bit of talk about the handoff between the second and third legs because it's removed some focus from the fact that he was sitting in about 3rd when he got the baton...then dropped to 6th. Even with the shaky handoff, they'd have qualified if he'd held his position. It's got to be rough when 0.02 is the difference between qualifying for the finals and going home.

[buckchuckler]

US Olympian Eddy Alvarez (former White Sox farmhand!) will become the 6th athlete ever to medal in both the summer and winter games.  The question now is will he get a baseball gold to match with his speed skating silver. 

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

This 50K walk is crazy.

[CreightonWarrior]

The A-team took care of business  on the beach. Enjoyed watching them play together.

[brewcity77]

The Gable Steveson finish to his gold medal wrestling match was awesome. Brilliant, improbable comeback in the last 10 seconds with the winning points awarded as time expired.

https://twitter.com/nbcolympics/status/1423612487811964928?s=21

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

Then there is this...

https://twitter.com/Jason_Keen/status/1423599013308272644?s=20

[StillAWarrior]

The Gable Steveson finish to his gold medal wrestling match was awesome. Brilliant, improbable comeback in the last 10 seconds with the winning points awarded as time expired.

https://twitter.com/nbcolympics/status/1423612487811964928?s=21

I hadn't seen that. That was fantastic!

[Warrior Code]

Then there is this...

https://twitter.com/Jason_Keen/status/1423599013308272644?s=20

Good for the horse, tbh

[JWags85]

Good for the horse, tbh

Pretty wild that there is an Olympic equestrian event where you get a random horse.  Be like having an F1 race start with drivers jumping into cars set up like you're in queue at a go-kart track, except the cars have temperaments and emotions.

Of course the comments below the video are a sh**show of ignorance and people acting like horse riding and equestrian is tantamount to dolphin slaughter.

[MUBurrow]

Pretty wild that there is an Olympic equestrian event where you get a random horse.  Be like having an F1 race start with drivers jumping into cars set up like you're in queue at a go-kart track, except the cars have temperaments and emotions.

Kind of what I was thinking.  Pretty funny though that the OP comment is "imagine having a random horse ruin your dream."  Like - that random horse is the point/nature of the sport.  Seems like if you don't want to risk your success on a random horse, that's the wrong sport.

[Hards Alumni]

Kind of what I was thinking.  Pretty funny though that the OP comment is "imagine having a random horse ruin your dream."  Like - that random horse is the point/nature of the sport.  Seems like if you don't want to risk your success on a random horse, that's the wrong sport.

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

Go Molly Seidel!

[MuggsyB]

USA hoops only up 5 at the half.  19 FT's for the French team.  Seems fishy to me.

[MuggsyB]

USA better wake up.  Very poor execution and all iso ball.

[DegenerateDish]

The international FIBA game is such a better tv product than an NBA game.

[MuggsyB]

The international FIBA game is such a better tv product than an NBA game.

Ya think?

Pretty ugly game but a win is a win.   Although team USA has so much more talent it's laughable.

[DegenerateDish]

Ya think?

Pretty ugly game but a win is a win.   Although team USA has so much more talent it's laughable.

No multiple tv timeouts during a quarter, no replay reviews, fewer whistles, constant ball movement...absolutely 100% better product to consume on television, yes.

[MuggsyB]

No multiple tv timeouts during a quarter, no replay reviews, fewer whistles, constant ball movement...absolutely 100% better product to consume on television, yes.

I agree with the time-outs and replays.

[JWags85]

Go Molly Seidel!

Wow, forgot all about her.  She had one of the most unreal HS running careers ever.  Won the CC, 1600 and 3200 every one of her 4 years.  And most of them weren't close.  Then I'm pretty sure she swept the distance events again her last year at the gross school in South Bend.

[Mutaman]

Of course the comments below the video are a sh**show of ignorance and people acting like horse riding and equestrian is tantamount to dolphin slaughter.

Have never been able to figure out why horses bring out such stupidity in people.

[🏀]

Golf sweep.

[brewcity77]

USA Basketball should have a permanent head coach. Someone to gets to know the FIBA rules, scouts the entire player pool to a scheme rather than just stars, and isn't splitting time with NCAA or NBA. Brad Stevens would be perfect.

[jesmu84]

Unbelievable that woke Pop somehow won a gold medal

[MuggsyB]

USA Basketball should have a permanent head coach. Someone to gets to know the FIBA rules, scouts the entire player pool to a scheme rather than just stars, and isn't splitting time with NCAA or NBA. Brad Stevens would be perfect.

Durant is so good that it didn't matter but your point about scheme is well taken. I didn't see a scheme whatsoever.  I wasn't impressed at all with the coaching Brewcity.

[JWags85]

USA Basketball should have a permanent head coach. Someone to gets to know the FIBA rules, scouts the entire player pool to a scheme rather than just stars, and isn't splitting time with NCAA or NBA. Brad Stevens would be perfect.

The problem is the competitions are not frequent enough.  You have the Olympics and the FIBA World Cup.  Contrast with soccer and their permanent national team managers, you don't have a Gold Cup, a Confed Cup, lots of friendlies, long stage qualifying, etc...  And even the FIBA World Cup isn't a huge draw.  Look at the 2019 roster.

Nobody that could have an NBA or good NCAA job would want it.  You'd get a Larry Brown type at best.