So as I sit here this morning I am watching the Men’s Olympic Basketball game of the U.S. Vs. China. Here are some quick observations for those of you who aren’t up this morning to watch the game:
- The U.S. Jerseys are white, and so are the names on the back.
- This game is pretty close coming into the third, with roughly 6mins left the U.S is up 14. Not exactly a blow out, but I chalk this one up to China and their home court advantage.
- I enjoy hearing Doug Collins just say some of the dumbest things. For example, when talking about LeBron James, “Can you imagine what kind of running back he would have been?” Yeah Doug, a 6’8 running back, it’s not like he’d just be open to take shots all day, and I’m sure Lebron is fast for an NBAer, but in terms of NFL not sure he can run.
- Watching the Halftime report I learned the Yao Ming isn’t even the #1 selling jersey in his country, he’s #6. (The Chinese people love Kobe)
- The clips they showed of the jersey fashion shows kinda cracked me up. First they had a run way for different NBA jerseys, but at the end they all just started dancing. Maybe they wanted to show with the freedom of no sleeves any dance moves are possible.
- A few game thoughts: The Chinese fans seem to love the NBA guys, it’s not that huge a home court advantage for China. Chinese fans love when their guys shoot the 3, I kind of feel bad because they sound so disappointed with it clanks off the rim.
- The Red and Yellow of the Chinese jerseys kinda makes them look like they are team McDonalds. Tell me those colors aren’t the exact colors that Ronald McDonald wears.
- On the subject of a strange color scheme the orange and yellow ball makes me kind of think I’m watching some weird slamball contest
- And my final thought, it doesn’t seem like the U.S. will ever lose, but it also doesn’t have the feel of a “dream team”. I expect the Gold here, but it’s really just not show time enough for me. Anywhoo, I’ll be dropping Olympic coverage as I see fit throughout the games (And trust me I’ll study women’s volleyball and other events super hard!)
Enjoy the Games!!!!! This one’s over as I type U.S. is up 26 through 3, I’m out.
The Nooge