Olympics 2008 - Page 37

lashbear · 08-15-2008, 08:17 PM

Yay - Bronze for Australia in what I call "The Wobbly-Walk"

Ghoulish Delight · 08-15-2008, 11:31 PM

Universal HD is showing an AWESOME boxing match right now. An Uzbeki (Tulashboy Donyorov) vs. an Indian (Jitender Kumar), and Donyorov is fighting dirty.

Ghoulish Delight · 08-15-2008, 11:39 PM

Wow, that was crazy. When exactly did Olympic boxing devolve into anarchy?

Alex · 08-16-2008, 12:11 AM

What happened? So far all of the boxing I've seen (and that seems to be 80% of what they show on Universal HD) has suffered from excessive boringness.

Ghoulish Delight · 08-16-2008, 12:16 AM

OMG, dude came in grappling. No bones about it, he was wrapping Kumar up and taking him down to the matt. Continuously. And the only official warning, costing 2 points, was issued to Kumar because he got frustrated and pushed Donyrov off with a forum.

Kumar won the fight, by a big margian, and did a remarkable job of keeping his cool.

scaeagles · 08-16-2008, 10:11 AM

I admit that my skepticism about the US Men's basketball team is waning.

The main reason I don't like the NBA is lack of team play and lack of defense. After watching a lot fo the USA - Greece and USA- Spain (that game is currently at half time), I am impressed with how the US is doing both of these (I won't bore anyone with my analysis as to why). As GD said earlier in this thread, these guys have come to play.

And on another note.... .01 seconds. Wow. The Serbs protested, but the slow mo replay clearly showed the win (or so I read - I haven't examined the slo mo). I suppose this will give the freakishly small amount of time margin haters fodder.

scaeagles · 08-16-2008, 11:49 AM

The women's singles badminton finals were on. A shot hit the net and trickled over. The annoucer said "That landed like a butterfly with sore feet".

What??????

innerSpaceman · 08-16-2008, 11:59 AM

That Jamaican runner dude is freaking incredible. Looks like he's just jogging along, and is miles ahead of eveyone else. Bizarro.

scaeagles · 08-16-2008, 07:10 PM

Chinese iron grip on games slipping

A sad and somewhat revealing article on China and the games.

swanie · 08-16-2008, 08:56 PM

A non-competitive marathon doesn't not make good TV.

Even so, I am in AWE of the women running. The leader is consistently running a 5:25 mile. I can't run one 5:25 mile, let alone one at mile 25.

08-15-2008, 08:17 PM	#1
lashbear SwishBuckling Bear Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: In Isolation :) Posts: 6,597	Yay - Bronze for Australia in what I call "The Wobbly-Walk" __________________ *I Heart* my Husband - I can't think of anyone I'd rather be in isolation with.**
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Universal HD is showing an AWESOME boxing match right now. An Uzbeki (Tulashboy Donyorov) vs. an Indian (Jitender Kumar), and Donyorov is fighting dirty. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Wow, that was crazy. When exactly did Olympic boxing devolve into anarchy? __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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08-16-2008, 12:11 AM	#4
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	What happened? So far all of the boxing I've seen (and that seems to be 80% of what they show on Universal HD) has suffered from excessive boringness.
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08-16-2008, 12:16 AM	#5
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	OMG, dude came in grappling. No bones about it, he was wrapping Kumar up and taking him down to the matt. Continuously. And the only official warning, costing 2 points, was issued to Kumar because he got frustrated and pushed Donyrov off with a forum. Kumar won the fight, by a big margian, and did a remarkable job of keeping his cool. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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08-16-2008, 10:11 AM	#6
scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	I admit that my skepticism about the US Men's basketball team is waning. The main reason I don't like the NBA is lack of team play and lack of defense. After watching a lot fo the USA - Greece and USA- Spain (that game is currently at half time), I am impressed with how the US is doing both of these (I won't bore anyone with my analysis as to why). As GD said earlier in this thread, these guys have come to play. And on another note.... .01 seconds. Wow. The Serbs protested, but the slow mo replay clearly showed the win (or so I read - I haven't examined the slo mo). I suppose this will give the freakishly small amount of time margin haters fodder.
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08-16-2008, 11:49 AM	#7
scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	The women's singles badminton finals were on. A shot hit the net and trickled over. The annoucer said "That landed like a butterfly with sore feet". What??????
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08-16-2008, 11:59 AM	#8
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	That Jamaican runner dude is freaking incredible. Looks like he's just jogging along, and is miles ahead of eveyone else. Bizarro.
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08-16-2008, 07:10 PM	#9
scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	Chinese iron grip on games slipping A sad and somewhat revealing article on China and the games.
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08-16-2008, 08:56 PM	#10
swanie Wiiiiiiiiiiiiid Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 321	A non-competitive marathon doesn't not make good TV. Even so, I am in AWE of the women running. The leader is consistently running a 5:25 mile. I can't run one 5:25 mile, let alone one at mile 25. __________________ "The miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start." - John J. Bingham
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