Why does Puerto Rico have its own basketball team anyways ?

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deftron

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Last time I checked, Puerto Ricans were American citizens ... why are they playing against us?

We should have just sent those guys over there to play for the USA team.
 
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deftron

Lifer
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Yeah, but they are Americans.

That's like saying people from Washington DC can't play on the USA team and
need to form their own team.
 
KLin

KLin

Lifer
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Originally posted by: deftron
Yeah, but they are Americans.

That's like saying people from Washington DC can't play on the USA team and
need to form their own team.
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no they're not, they're puerto ricans. Like American Samoa are American samoaons, and so on for each and every american territory.
 
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deftron

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Originally posted by: KLin
Originally posted by: deftron
Yeah, but they are Americans.

That's like saying people from Washington DC can't play on the USA team and
need to form their own team.
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no they're not, they're puerto ricans. Like American Samoa are American samoaons, and so on for each and every american territory.
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The people of American Samoa are US nationals, but not US citizens.

The people of Puerto Rico are US citizens.
 
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Pocatello

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Oct 11, 1999
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Originally posted by: deftron
Originally posted by: KLin
Originally posted by: deftron
Yeah, but they are Americans.

That's like saying people from Washington DC can't play on the USA team and
need to form their own team.
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no they're not, they're puerto ricans. Like American Samoa are American samoaons, and so on for each and every american territory.
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The people of American Samoa are US nationals, but not US citizens.

The people of Puerto Rico are US citizens.
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A small island with some very good basketball players :) and team USA just sucked.
 
Turkish

Turkish

Lifer
May 26, 2003
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don't bitch about the puerto rica basketball team, bitch about the u.s. basketball team.
 
jadinolf

jadinolf

Lifer
Oct 12, 1999
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Originally posted by: deftron
Yeah, but they are Americans.

That's like saying people from Washington DC can't play on the USA team and
need to form their own team.
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People from Washingtom , D.C. are Americans?:D
 
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ZeroEffect

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The players from Puerto Rico are proud to represent their country
and play to and above their capabilities.

The American players mailed it in and could care less... they've
got their money in the bank.

It would have been even sweeter seeing the "top players" like
Shaq and co. getting rocked.
 
Koing

Koing

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Originally posted by: ZeroEffect
The players from Puerto Rico are proud to represent their country
and play to and above their capabilities.

The American players mailed it in and could care less... they've
got their money in the bank.

It would have been even sweeter seeing the "top players" like
Shaq and co. getting rocked.
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Those players from Puerto Rico probably don't make a lot of $$$ so they played harder and wanted to win more.

The NBA players didn't care too much or they jus thad no team cohesion?

I reckon if Shaq went he would have fought hard and turned the game around. He doesn't like to lose and he fights for it from what little I have seen of him. Not pretty bball but he gets the job done and scores.

Koing
 
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Imdmn04

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Face it, the days of USA dominating countries by a 40 point margin is over. Even if you sent out your current best 12. The current best 12 will get u gold, but nowhere as pretty as the original Dream Team.

This team right here, I'm not even sure they will bring back a medal.
 
waggy

waggy

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Dec 14, 2000
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Originally posted by: ZeroEffect
The players from Puerto Rico are proud to represent their country
and play to and above their capabilities.

The American players mailed it in and could care less... they've
got their money in the bank.

It would have been even sweeter seeing the "top players" like
Shaq and co. getting rocked.
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this is what i was thinking

the American Team just do not care. what's in it for them? a gold medal? pfft not the risk of getting hurt and losing the big bucks.

It kinda makes me sad that they just don't care. i think i would rather have college kids playing again that want to be there then these players now.


I also don't think they are going to bring back a medal.
 
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booger711

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Originally posted by: Imdmn04
Face it, the days of USA dominating countries by a 40 point margin is over. Even if you sent out your current best 12. The current best 12 will get u gold, but nowhere as pretty as the original Dream Team.

This team right here, I'm not even sure they will bring back a medal.
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Drift3r

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Maybe they don't want selfish, ball hogging, childish, ego maniac NBA pricks like Iverson destorying their Island's national basketball team ???
 
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