OT: Am I a Bad American if I Root for Coach K to Lose?

I have no problems if USA were to lose basketball. It's bullshit that they can go into a competition with a team like that anyway. I miss when the Olympics were supposed to be "amateur" athletes.

Just dont watch. 

Just dont watch. 

IMO, Coach K, love him or hate him, is the #1 reason why our team of NBA all-stars finally broke out of the funk of "me first" basketball in the Olympics and started winning gold medals in 2008.  It took a man of Coach K's force of personality and irreproachable credentials (like Jim Harbaugh in those respects) to mold the best talent in the world into a winning team.  

No.  Not with you.

What has Coach K done besides win?  And seem to run a respectable program?

I hate to say it, but I was pulling for Australia to win yesterday.   I don't know if it's the fact that it's kind of funny to see all of these supossed superstars struggling with average NBA players like Paddy Mills or Deladova or Bogut.  At the end of the day I was glad we won, but I would not be upset if they choked.  I do want to see us win in everything else though.

Further, American sayeth not. 

I'm still an American who will cheer for the US to win.  Come on, man.  

Nope - I'm not.

Would you have rooted for the Russians in '80 if you harbored all sorts of hate for Herb Brooks?

Root for the name on the front of the jersey, fergodssake.

What the fuck is wrong with you?

I was so sad when Australia lost yesterday. All those golden state douchebags are enough to turn me. The living cancer Draymond Green especially. Loved seeing Thompson brick shits as well.

Seriously, you are an America, always root for the USA.

Answer:  Yes.  This is USA, USA, fergodsakes.

"and I've been rooting for every single one of our athletes and teams to win in Rio ... "  

"As a layman, sounds like a Coach K obsession  to me. By rooting for Coach K to lose, wouldn't you, by extension, be contradicting your claim above." Would Coach K be the only U.S. loser on the court if the U.S. were to go down? 

I really don't care if they lose. They are extremely highly paid individuals participating - yes, I understand every other country does it as well - in an event that is designed to bring together every four years the best amateurs in the world to promote something far more important than patriotism. Who could honestly cheer against Olga or Nadia, after watching them?  The work they put in to be that great was obvious and to cheer against greatness simply because they were residents of the then USSR would have been pathetic, imo.; 

Remember, it's only been a little less than 6 decades ago every spectator in the Shoe stood up to cheer for Tom Harmon.  Often times acknowledging greatness, even if it's performed by someone not wearing your favorite uniform is the right thing. That is actually the lesson sports is supposed to teach. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coach K has already won medals. If they lose, almost no one points to him. they might point to all the players who skipped out on Rio. they might point to lack of effort of the guys who are there. but I doubt anyone would actually attempt to say that coach K is responsible, even if it'd be somewhat true.

Nadia was from Romania.

Yes

Yes

Come on man! United we stand.

Yes

Btw Coach K is a hero and a national treasure. If you disagree, Canada is that way. *points north*

Yes you are.

Bad American or not, who cares. But the fact that you want a team to lose just because their head coach, who in this case has virtually zero impact on the end result, is pretty pathetic and out of touch if you ask me.

Yes. There are a few players on the team that I don't care for but I don't root against America, ever!

I like Coach K I have a lot of respect for him not so much a Duke fan.