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Just curious of how many of you SPURS Fans out here root against Team USA when they are facing our guys?...I am born and raised in the U.S and usually root for U.S...But have been rooting for Argentina and France when they went head to head...Not sure I would when it comes to Brazil or Australia though?...
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Actually, yes. I'm a little torn about it. I don't want to be unpatriotic, but sometimes they're just hard to root for when they're playing a TEAM like Argentina. It's a bit embarrassing to me when people like Westbrook prance around and taunt the other team's scrubs when they're up 20.
I'm not really cheering for them nor against them. When Tunisia was giving them a run in the first half I was rooting for the underdog. I want to watch good, contested basketball games. I cheer for certain players on opposing teams...such as Parker and Manu, obviously.
There is nothing wrong with cheering for other teams, or other players. Manu and Parker are both US citizens, and its not like whoever wins is advocating anything against the US. If you like the players more on another squad rather than Team USA, you should root for them, same as if you liked the Spurs more than you liked the Lakers even though you lived in LA.
With the amount of basketball talent the US has compared to the rest of the world they should win every game, and blowout teams like Tunisia who have zero NBA talent on their teams. Personally I root for the teams that accomplish more with less, like Argentina.
What? No they're not!!!
Basketball's one sport this year where I have a hard time cheering for the US. I just don't prefer the style in which they represent our country. I root for underdogs with heart in this case a la Manu Ginobili.
It's actually good to root for the underdog I think. It raises the compe ion level of everyone. The only way you get better is by playing against guys that are better than you. Guys tend to play their best basketball against good compe ion.
i root against my country when the media builds them up like its done and sealed for them to win...onlly for them to choke and the media backlash after it is just priceless....certainly the athletes didnt ask for the limelight build up, but fck the media for jumpin on the bandwagon and shoving everything down our throats when they havnt proven anything yet...
rooting for manu.
I haven't rooted for the US basketball team since "FIBA sucks".
tbh, the only team I would love not to medal is Spain...
My ideal 3 medaling teams would've been ARG, Brazil and Team USA (in whatever order), but unfortunately, with ARG and Brazil playing eachother, it's not going to happen.
Too many of the players like to blow their own horn. As Americans you want to cheer for an American team as they represent you, but arrogance and lack of humility is not how most Americans want to be represented.
Actually I think I started to generate some enthusiasm when they invited Bruce Bowen and talked about role players and defense. Then they cut everyone who wasn't top ten in jersey sales.
I would only root for the best team in ncaa play in there not these superstars
Tony yes, Manu no.
manu is above becoming one
he stuck up mother er
I always root for Latin/Hispanic countries first. If theyre not in it then Im rooting for the underdog. So Im basically always rooting against team USA, tbh.
I couldn't support a team with LeBron in it tbh. I haven't watched their games so I wouldn't know if they are being arrogant etc. but tbh I rather the underdog win always if Aus aren't competing
hey ill root for anybody period.. it's not like stern's runnin' the show .....
he's not.... right?
OP and all his sympathizers are unamerican gots.
Club before Country. Always.
I root against them, and I'm not torn about it at all.
Go Manu, Go Tiago, Go Tony!
So anyone not american is an unamerican got? why?
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