Gold Medal or NBA Championship?

[Diable]

Germany winning a medal wouldn't be an upset. It would be a mindboggling impossibility. Last time I saw them play internationally Ademola Okulaja was starting for them. Their guards look like rec league players. Dirk would have to walk on water for them to make the medal round.

[e-monk]

Originally Posted by Marcus13

Having a Gold Medal means you're one of the best players in the world. Luke Walton, Dickey Simpkins, Sasha Vujajic, Will Perdue, and Mark Madsen all have multiple NBA Championships

again 'having' or 'winning' - I dont think the question was would you rather be a scrub on a title team or one of the 12 best players in the US - that wouldnt be much of a question at all - would you rather be a scrub or be named to the all nba first or second team? I've always figured this had to do with would you rather be a key contributor

[Dre]

Originally Posted by ChosenFEW

Celebrate victory with 15 or so guys in a room spraying champagne on each other, or with a bunch of female Olympians in the best shapes of their lives.


I can see why Kobe likes the Olympics.

Yeah because the Olympians didn't tweet out a picture of just them with champagne

And there's no in shape women stateside either

I'm taking the average vh1 hoe over some chick with an 8 pack and no body all day

[Diable]

Some of those girls look way too much like Jethro Bodine. I was watching that women's freestyle wrestling and making jokes about gender tests with my buddies.

[Ron]

Originally Posted by R-Star

In basketball, its got to be a title.

In hockey its different. The majority of players say its a gold medal. But in hockey international play is so much closer that it really becomes a pride thing. There isn't the same parity of top tier countries in basketball.

Nothing beats the Stanley Cup.

[Ron]

The Olympics mean absolutely nothing to me personally, so its pretty obvious what my choice would be.

I can't see any NBA player picking a gold medal over a ring. Period.

As R-Star said above, in hockey its different, but I gotta believe hoisting the Stanley Cup is better than getting a gold medal. At least for U.S.A. and Canadian players...perhaps its different for those that play in Europe and are not part of the NHL, or their teams never really make an impact in the NHL playoffs...there I can see where some would prefer a gold medal over The Cup.