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One thing I noticed in the USA game against Tunisia a few days ago....at the end of the 2nd quarter Chris Paul tried to just dribble out the clock to get to halftime and the crowd in London was booing them because they wanted to see action and scoring. You'll notice that when team USA is blowing teams out, the crowd is still there wanting to see more.
Another interesting thing was the female badminton players who have been sanctioned because they weren't giving their all. It's interesting.
My take? This is the Olympics...officials and fans expect top notch play and 100% effort all the time. Team USA men's basketball does that and they shouldn't be faulted.
BTW, the USA womens b-ball team also destroys teams without mercy 
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