I am from Western Massachusetts, and am very much aware of the heritage of basketball as a game created in the United States. I have been to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame http://www.hoophall.com/. This is our game! I get it!
While I watched both games, I was really distressed by the announcers. They talked about the United States winning the gold as if it were a forgone conclusion. The announcers were very respectful of the opponents that both the men's and women's team played. But their comments were as if it were already decided that the United States would win the gold medal. This kind of hubris is what alienates the rest of the world from the United States. I do not believe that the announcers were trying to be rude or disrespectful, but they were. I sent an email to NBC http://www.nbc.com/. Because comments are limited to 500 characters, I was a constrained in giving them my message. And, I realize that my message is probably one of thousands if not millions that they will receive and even if they read it, it will probably not make an impact.
I know that my blog is viewed, if not read, in other parts of the world, especially in Russia and China, although why I am so popular there, I do not know. I want other people from other parts of the world to know that I am not that disrespectful of other countries of the world.
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