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If memory serves, Samaranch decided amateur status was impossible to police and out-of-date in the
... modern world of professional sports, so he decided the Olympics should feature the best athletes in each discipline, whether that be military sharpshooters, NBA hoopsters, or somewhere in between ...
... the commish wants to impose an age limit of 23 (as some other sports have done) but folks are squawking (most pointedly, Kobe: "a stupid idea") ....
Every other country pales in comparision to the USA in basketball, men and women. The men won by 83 points! {nm} Aug 03, 15:30
You're stating the obvious. Still, that score looks like an aberration to me... {nm} Aug 03, 15:54
Oh please, multi-millionaire NBA players is not exactly the spirit of the games. Same with hockey for the winter games. {nm} Aug 03, 16:00
USA isn't the only country with NBA players on it. Multiple countries feature them. {nm} Aug 03, 16:03
If memory serves, Samaranch decided amateur status was impossible to police and out-of-date in the Aug 03, 19:05
Soccer is U23 with 3 wild cards I think... {nm} Aug 03, 21:25
There are professionals in every other sport though too? {nm} Aug 04, 11:40
Before they commercialized everything, remember how athletes were not allowed to be paid for their performance? {nm} Aug 04, 15:05
You wouldn't be complaining if Canada could actually field a halfway decent team. {nm} Aug 03, 16:09
Not true, didn't you read me complaining about NHL players in hockey too? {nm} Aug 03, 16:57
They only beat Lithuania by 5. {nm} Aug 04, 10:06