Olympics are Over… I’m Relieved Over US Basketball
When the US won the gold medal I took a deep breath and realized that this wasn’t about winning the gold medal and it bringing joy. It only brought relief. It was reassurance. It was like when i was little and Ryne Sandberg would be in a slump and I’d wonder if he would ever get a hit again and when he did I felt relief inside. I felt the same way here. I watched that entire game, early in the morning or late at night depending how you look at it, and I was stunned that we couldn’t shake Spain. It didn’t help the Rudy Fernandez was hitting 25 foot shots with guys all over him but I was into the game with that feeling of ‘please don’t lose’. I was proud the US didn’t fold and play scared but more relieved that they won.
On a side note, I don’t think Carmelo belongs on this team. I love his size and strength and ability to guard multiple positions but he shoots the ball way way too much for my liking. These guys are so good that they can get any shot they want at almost any time and the stuff he throws up there with guys on him is ridiculous. I know that for their teams they have to take those shots because you’d rather have Carmelo shoot the ball than Eduardo Najera, but on this team get some more role players and play off DWade, Kobe, CP3 and Dwill and we’d be better off.
I’m just glad we won the gold. Thanks guys.
