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Originally posted by IUgrad92
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Originally posted by IUgrad92
The 2004 Olympic games proved to me that the best basketball is played outside of the US and that the best officials are not in the NBA.
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I have seen many Olympic Games, you really cannot tell me these guys are the best or the system they use is the best. That has to be the funniest thing you have said in this post. FIBA officials, the best officials in the world? 
Peace
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While I don't ofter agree with Jeff, he couldn't be more right here.
The guys in the olympics looked like the keystone cops out there. The average NCAA playoff crew would have been more capable. THe calls were horribly inconsistent. I could never figure out if they would have a block or charge. It was different every time down the floor.
As far as the best basketball....HAHAHA. Yes, the US got beat a few times. With ~2 weeks of playing together, would you really expect a group of individuals to play really well against teams that play together nearly year round....usually with 1-2 NBA starters (that gained their skill here) that have returned home to help them out for 2 weeks.