Re: more pack journalism

["Lance Jacobson" <lancejacob@xxxxxxxxx>]

  I think it's become obvious that the media is dying for a U.S. loss,
although Deveney is the first writer I've seen actually admit to it. You would
think American pride would be more important than any "I told you
so's", but I guess not>>Tammo29.

Tammo's got me filtered, so I don't expect a direct response, but I read the
author's pleading for a loss another way.  He's seeing sloppy play by the
Americans, and it's as much a testament to the missing talent of Shaq, Kobe,
Duncan, and Tracy as it is to the limited practice time.  He'd like to see
more of the top players willing to play to show just HOW GOOD the US players
are, rather than just eking out a win.  He feels this will only happen if the
team loses, and the best Americans are drawn into defending the honor of the
U.S.A.

Tammo thinks that the author should root for the U.S.  I don't see why.  These
guys don't truly represent the best we have, and if that's what we're putting
forth against the world's best, then we need the wakeup call of a loss.

Just another example of how Tammo interprets things differently than I.