oSuJeff97
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Most of the re-tread crap in this thread isn't even worth responding to.
But this is:
That's complete and utter B.S.
First off, we didn't lose. The game was over and we had won, but the crooked-ass refs put time back on the clock for no good reason.
Secondly, it's still a crap point. If we had legitimately lost that game, you're going to put it solely on the selection of Iba as the coach? Weak. You know, upsets do happen in sports.
While the 1972 U.S. basketball team should have won, it's not like it was monumental upset on par with, say, the 1980 U.S. hockey win over Russia.
But this is:
2. I'm thoroughly disgusted that Iba was picked to coach a US national team that lost to the USSR. His style was completely contradictory to the way the game was being played in the 70's [think ABA, Dr. J. etc.].
That's complete and utter B.S.
First off, we didn't lose. The game was over and we had won, but the crooked-ass refs put time back on the clock for no good reason.
Secondly, it's still a crap point. If we had legitimately lost that game, you're going to put it solely on the selection of Iba as the coach? Weak. You know, upsets do happen in sports.
While the 1972 U.S. basketball team should have won, it's not like it was monumental upset on par with, say, the 1980 U.S. hockey win over Russia.