Comments on: Quote of the Day: The ’72 U.S. Olympic team is not changing their minds about the silver http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/26/quote-of-the-day-the-72-u-s-olympic-team-is-not-changing-their-minds-about-the-silver/ Basketball - NBC Sports Sun, 19 May 2013 15:11:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: manchestermiracle http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/26/quote-of-the-day-the-72-u-s-olympic-team-is-not-changing-their-minds-about-the-silver/comment-page-1/#comment-125474 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:15:29 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=178876#comment-125474 I watched that game on TV. I was 13. The game itself was compelling and close but the ending was an utter travesty. Kudos to the guys who got robbed for not accepting those silver medals. I can still remember sitting there and wondering when sanity would prevail and I can imagine how those guys felt to have the gold stolen from them.

]]> By: paulhargis53 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/26/quote-of-the-day-the-72-u-s-olympic-team-is-not-changing-their-minds-about-the-silver/comment-page-1/#comment-125473 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:09:56 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=178876#comment-125473 test again

]]> By: paulhargis53 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/26/quote-of-the-day-the-72-u-s-olympic-team-is-not-changing-their-minds-about-the-silver/comment-page-1/#comment-125472 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:09:37 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=178876#comment-125472 test.

]]> By: dcviking http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/26/quote-of-the-day-the-72-u-s-olympic-team-is-not-changing-their-minds-about-the-silver/comment-page-1/#comment-125463 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 13:12:19 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=178876#comment-125463 The Israeli tragedy aside, it’s time the IOC rectifies this traveshamockery and awards the US a duplicate gold medal which the US team rightfully earned.

If the team wants to accept silver, that is well within their right. I, however, applaud and respect them holding their ground in not accepting the silver.

]]> By: scottieplongballs http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/26/quote-of-the-day-the-72-u-s-olympic-team-is-not-changing-their-minds-about-the-silver/comment-page-1/#comment-125459 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 12:54:45 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=178876#comment-125459 Take the silver and use it as a tool to smash Fools with.

]]> By: deadeyedesign23 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/26/quote-of-the-day-the-72-u-s-olympic-team-is-not-changing-their-minds-about-the-silver/comment-page-1/#comment-125418 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 00:05:44 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=178876#comment-125418 It’s not petty. If he wanted the silver medal he could easily have it but he knows that’s not what he won. I think this is 100 times more powerful than a silver medal.

]]> By: phillyphann83 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/26/quote-of-the-day-the-72-u-s-olympic-team-is-not-changing-their-minds-about-the-silver/comment-page-1/#comment-125399 Sun, 26 Aug 2012 21:06:20 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=178876#comment-125399 sdelmonte, you clearly have never watched the video of what happened. Do yourself a favor and educate yourself. YouTube can be a magical place.

]]> By: sdelmonte http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/26/quote-of-the-day-the-72-u-s-olympic-team-is-not-changing-their-minds-about-the-silver/comment-page-1/#comment-125394 Sun, 26 Aug 2012 20:39:49 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=178876#comment-125394 I would accept the silver and move on. The Cold War is over. And those games – maybe all Olympics Games – were tainted by the attack on the Israeli team. It’s not worth being petty about.

]]> By: usm418 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/26/quote-of-the-day-the-72-u-s-olympic-team-is-not-changing-their-minds-about-the-silver/comment-page-1/#comment-125390 Sun, 26 Aug 2012 19:50:46 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=178876#comment-125390 FIBA should be issuing an apology to the players of 1972 team.

]]> By: somekat http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/26/quote-of-the-day-the-72-u-s-olympic-team-is-not-changing-their-minds-about-the-silver/comment-page-1/#comment-125387 Sun, 26 Aug 2012 19:28:01 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=178876#comment-125387 and they never should. The best thing about Doug Collins (obviously not knowing him personally), is knowing that he has it in his will that nobody in his family is EVER to accept that silver medal for him after his death.

]]> By: eaglesw00t http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/26/quote-of-the-day-the-72-u-s-olympic-team-is-not-changing-their-minds-about-the-silver/comment-page-1/#comment-125372 Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:23:31 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=178876#comment-125372 I’m glad these guys still have that much passion for this 40 years later. It’s sad that the Russians were given 4 do-overs and the FIBA was okay with it. Even took part in it. What a disgrace

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