2024 Paris Olympics Basketball | IBN PH Discussion Thread

[greenarcher]

Nesthy Petecio on to the Semis!

Assured of atleast a Bronze.

But still

Gold is definitely possible.

Semis losers in Boxing both get Bronze right?

[Giannis34GOD]

Nesthy Petecio on to the Semis!

Assured of atleast a Bronze.

But still

Gold is definitely possible.

Petecio is already prime to win gold.. this is her best chance... If judges are fair, I'm sure she will win gold... The only opponent our boxers had is those rigged judges.... I'm still not trusting AIBA judges...better both boxers should be aggressive

[paolylo]

Curiously, Jeremy and Joseph Lin's parents are both 5'6. However, their relatives in the maternal side are said to be tall.

… but he’s barely 6’3 and actually short to be an NBA two. There were stories of Yao Ming’s parents’ marriage being arranged so that their child (bearing in mind that China had a one child policy from 1979 - 2015) will defenitely have the genetics to be an athlete… but ended up as a 7’6 NBA Hall of Famer.

I certainly don’t think athletes are born in a sense that everyone who has a high arc foot type is supposed to be more athletic. Part of it is nutrition, training, maybe even community background and economics. Don’t look too far, just compare our Olympic team to our SEA neighbors. Why don’t we have World Class swimmers, sport shooters, and badminton players? Why don’t they have World Class gymnasts and pole vaulters? You could argue World Class boxers and weightlifters will never come from suburbs just like World Class sailors and equestrians will never come from slums.

Medal counts aren’t quite representative of athletic ability, it’s just that certain sports offer more medals like swimming, gymnastics, and track which puts countries that tick all the boxes except genetics (this is where minorities and immigrants come in just like how we have a thing for Fil-Foreigners). There was an idiot back in the Pinoy Exchange days who insisted that the medal count should be done by athlete (football should count for 22, basketball should count 12, etc) instead of by discipline… and the squatters actually agreed with him.

[IPC]

Nesthy Petecio on to the Semis!

Assured of atleast a Bronze.

But still

Gold is definitely possible.

Saw the replay. That was absolute domination in the 1st 2 rounds, like the articles said.

[ja.he]

… but he’s barely 6’3 and actually short to be an NBA two. There were stories of Yao Ming’s parents’ marriage being arranged so that their child (bearing in mind that China had a one child policy from 1979 - 2015) will defenitely have the genetics to be an athlete… but ended up as a 7’6 NBA Hall of Famer.

I certainly don’t think athletes are born in a sense that everyone who has a high arc foot type is supposed to be more athletic. Part of it is nutrition, training, maybe even community background and economics. Don’t look too far, just compare our Olympic team to our SEA neighbors. Why don’t we have World Class swimmers, sport shooters, and badminton players? Why don’t they have World Class gymnasts and pole vaulters? You could argue World Class boxers and weightlifters will never come from suburbs just like World Class sailors and equestrians will never come from slums.

Medal counts aren’t quite representative of athletic ability, it’s just that certain sports offer more medals like swimming, gymnastics, and track which puts countries that tick all the boxes except genetics (this is where minorities and immigrants come in just like how we have a thing for Fil-Foreigners). There was an idiot back in the Pinoy Exchange days who insisted that the medal count should be done by athlete (football should count for 22, basketball should count 12, etc) instead of by discipline… and the squatters actually agreed with him.

But my point is 6'3 is actually a good height for basketball. The position that someone plays is another matter. Having a good height is a start.

Well, one thing I learned about the Olympics is how people have the tendency to be so fixated on winning medals than having fun while watching the game. We are so hungry for glory (winning medals) that we are forgetting the true essence of Olympism.

[lem0nadi]

Incoming 2nd Gold for Carlos Yulo!


Does this make him the best filipino Olympian of all time?

[lem0nadi]

Semis losers in Boxing both get Bronze right?

Yes it is.

[JOI2dWorld]

double gold, will the incentives be doubled too?

[ja.he]

2nd gold for the Philippines coming from Carlos Yulo.

[hmbopbaduwap]

Double gold for Yulo.

[lem0nadi]

Scary thing about this is he is only 24 years old getting into his peak prime of his career. That 2028 Olympics gonna get exciting with a 28-yrs old Carlos Yulo that has a lot of confidence.

[hmbopbaduwap]

double gold, will the incentives be doubled too?

A pair of BGC condo units for Caloy? Hehe

[paolylo]

double gold, will the incentives be doubled too?

A pledge is just lip service until they (PSC, Congress, Megaworld) pay up. He can forget about the second anytime all you can eat at Vikings since he’ll be able to afford it once those morons pay up. DOUBLE GOLD!

[JOI2dWorld]

while the most toxic pinoys online instead of celebrating his win, it's either demonizing basketball or digging up his personal issues with his family

[paolylo]

while the most toxic pinoys online instead of celebrating his win, it's either demonizing basketball or digging up his personal issues with his family

The toxic ones are the vicarious motherfuckers who’ve never achieved anything in life and treat Yulo’s golds as if they put in the work. You won’t find actual athletes who feel the same, maybe nerds that ended up in shit jobs.