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AustinTXCat

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TexKat said:
Remember when Bradley got up in Boguts face giving him a rash of not so sweet talk? Yeah E8 game was a travesty. I remember Chuck Hayes just sat on bench after final buzzer with tears rolling down his cheeks. It was a very loooong ride back to Houston with my daughter that night. We had one helluva Cat crowd there tho didn't we?!!!
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+1. Great crowd. Couple more takeaways:

1. Remember when the small contingent of Utes fans booed the refs off the court at beginning of halftime? Too funny.

2. Ashley sat next to Coach Smith's wife. Lovely as always.

3. I also saw Chuck Hayes' mom after the MichSt game. Nice lady.
 
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WildcatfaninOhio

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Semifinals of rugby 7s are done.

At 5:30 Japan will play South Africa with winner getting bronze.

At 6:00 Fiji will play Great Britain, winner gets gold and loser gets silver.
 
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AustinTXCat said:
+1. Great crowd. Couple more takeaways:

1. Remember when the small contingent of Utes fans booed the refs off the court at beginning of halftime? Too funny.

2. Ashley sat next to Coach Smith's wife. Lovely as always.

3. I also saw Chuck Hayes' mom after the MichSt game. Nice lady.
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Poor Utes, UK was their nemesis thru Majerus's tenure. I miss hearing his name, RIP
We sat about 6-8 rows behind Ashley, back of her head was pretty as can be :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:
Chuck was always class act so his nice Mom was quite successful at raising him!
I can still see Sparks 3 pt shot rattling all around that rim! :eyes:
 
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Bad day for the 4 golfers. Only Kuchar had a decent day and he is 6 back. Leader is at -8. Kuchar is -2 tied for 9th, Bubba at +2 tied for 39th, Reed at +3 through 16 tied for 49th and Fowler at +4 through 14 tied for 58th. Considering there are only 60 players in the field they aren't doing very well. Justin Rose had a hole in one.
 
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WildcatfaninOhio said:
Semifinals of rugby 7s are done.

At 5:30 Japan will play South Africa with winner getting bronze.

At 6:00 Fiji will play Great Britain, winner gets gold and loser gets silver.
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Thanks again for clearing up how finals and bronze medal games work. I got confused again. Thought loser got gold.

At 5:30 I will be watching USA kick *** in a sport we don't suck at.

At 6:00 I will have a freedom boner from watching said USA team kick ***.

U-S-A U-S-A
 
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Give Lebron or Russell Westrbook or another world class athlete, give them 3 months of completely dedicated training with the US's best coaches, could they make an Olympic team in any sport?

I think volleyball and handball.
 
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Vandalayindustries said:
Give Lebron or Russell Westrbook or another world class athlete, give them 3 months of completely dedicated training with the US's best coaches, could they make an Olympic team in any sport?

I think volleyball and handball.
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They asked this question to one of our track athletes, because the handball coach said if Lebron had six months training, he'd be the best player in the world at the sport.

You have to think so on some events. They already have a skill set such as being able to jump high, run fast, or other skills within the sport. For handball, it would be very little tweaking to transition to playing it.
 
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herodotus6 said:
They asked this question to one of our track athletes, because the handball coach said if Lebron had six months training, he'd be the best player in the world at the sport.

You have to think so on some events. They already have a skill set such as being able to jump high, run fast, or other skills within the sport. For handball, it would be very little tweaking to transition to playing it.
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If every country got one athlete and they had to do every event, we have lebron. He would be a great rhythmic gymnast.
 
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Vandalayindustries said:
Give Lebron or Russell Westrbook or another world class athlete, give them 3 months of completely dedicated training with the US's best coaches, could they make an Olympic team in any sport?

I think volleyball and handball.
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For Lebron, volleyball and handball, maybe a track & field event like shot put or javelin. Otherwise, his large size would put them at a disadvantage.

Westbrook might be competitive in more sports.
 
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Glenn's take said:
Bad day for the 4 golfers. Only Kuchar had a decent day and he is 6 back. Leader is at -8. Kuchar is -2 tied for 9th, Bubba at +2 tied for 39th, Reed at +3 through 16 tied for 49th and Fowler at +4 through 14 tied for 58th. Considering there are only 60 players in the field they aren't doing very well. Justin Rose had a hole in one.
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Rickie 4 putted first hole for a double. Either too jacked or not properly focused.
 
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herodotus6 said:
They asked this question to one of our track athletes, because the handball coach said if Lebron had six months training, he'd be the best player in the world at the sport.

You have to think so on some events. They already have a skill set such as being able to jump high, run fast, or other skills within the sport. For handball, it would be very little tweaking to transition to playing it.
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But would he get 5 steps because he was Lebron?
 
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Vandalayindustries said:
Give Lebron or Russell Westrbook or another world class athlete, give them 3 months of completely dedicated training with the US's best coaches, could they make an Olympic team in any sport?

I think volleyball and handball.
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Those two in Beach volleyball would be a solid gold medal. Can you freaking imagine?? Wow!!
 
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For Lebron, volleyball and handball, maybe a track & field event like shot put or javelin. Otherwise, his large size would put them at a disadvantage.

Westbrook might be competitive in more sports.
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They say Hakeem the Dream was one helluva soccer goalie prior to hoops play
 
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Yeah i saw the total count.. Was curious about medals/gold record in a single Olympics. Gotta imagine we have a very good shot.
 
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So everyone knows what happened in gymnastics right? Some guy was mad that everyone already knows due to social media.

Well dumbass put on live in primetime.
 
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People were complaining that their CNN app sent them notifications all week about results, before they got to see them live.

Which is almost as annoying as people complaining about something that could easily be fixed by two button presses in their phones.
 
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