With Beijing-mania in full swing and the United States Men’s Basketball team runnin’ through teams like the Pharcyde, I figure it’s a good time to remain grounded. And to accomplish this, I figure there’s nothing better than this event:
Oh, and pay attention to Wade’s facial expression at 1:14—it characterizes the day quite nicely…
wow. thanks for putting this up. i have a play-off game tonight, and this pumped me up.
historical footnote: puerto rico’s pro league was founded over 10 years before the nba, and our national team lost to team usa by 1 point in 1976. yes, blowing out a dream team is shocking, but us beating our colonizers should not be a suprise . . .
I remember seeing this and emailing you right away. I think all I wrote was “Puerto Rico!!!!”. Definitely a proud moment.
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August 4th, 2008 at 11:49 am
Bobbito Garcia a.k.a. Kool Bob Love says:
wow. thanks for putting this up. i have a play-off game tonight, and this pumped me up.
historical footnote: puerto rico’s pro league was founded over 10 years before the nba, and our national team lost to team usa by 1 point in 1976. yes, blowing out a dream team is shocking, but us beating our colonizers should not be a suprise . . .
August 5th, 2008 at 1:27 am
Danny says:
Bob,
I remember seeing this and emailing you right away. I think all I wrote was “Puerto Rico!!!!”. Definitely a proud moment.