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  1. Rastapopoulos

    Rastapopoulos Well-Known Member

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    Not only does he drink like a fish, he's a bad influence on the nation's youth
     
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    Go team USA women.! halftime 50 -39 over Japan...Brittany Griner is beasting
     
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    It was also a bummer to see the aussies get the draw vs the USA on the path to gold. Would it have been any different if it were a gold medal matchup?
     
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    And that’s a wrap from Tokyo FAMS!!!!

    30 games in 14 days….. @THE HCP is beat!

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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    It was cool to see Aussie men and Japanese women win the first medal!
     
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    PDXFonz I’m listening

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    Did you go out to eat?
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    Pretty much quarantined in our hotel or studio at arena for the first 14 days by the government. So, a lot of UBER Eats. Great food. Then the past 8 days, with what little free time we had, we hit up restaurants wherever we were. Just amazing people. So kind.
    Check out our Photography thread up at the top of the OT page. In the next few days I'll post my pics.
     
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    I see this photo with all these people, but it looks like there should be someone in that big open space in the front over the logo ....
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    You must have me on ignore on here. HA!
     
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    You know what, that is actually only HALF the crew. With 4 games a day, there were TWO crews. A lot of people from all over the world.
     
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    Great picture I have to share..... good friend Jeremy from Portland is one of our camera guys. He was on the crew with me here. Got this awesome pic yesterday after the gold medal game!

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    Once the pandemic is over you should definitely continue wearing the mask. Marked improvement!
     
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    You might want to explain to him how masks work. Or is he just THAT proud of the mustache?
     
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    I didn't read this whole thing but presumably they credit me somewhere:

     
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    Back court of Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi won fifth Olympic gold. Both also won multiple college championships, WNBA titles, and four FIBA gold medals. US men's team was on hand as was Megan Rapinoe, other half of Northwest women's sports power couple.

    Interesting stat, US men and women have each won seven basketball Olympic gold medals, but men's basketball became an Olympic sport in 1936 and women's not until 1976. So women have equaled male output in 40 fewer years.
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    When does Dame land?
     
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    Context is important. Amateurs-only for most of that men's history.

    Also, I think your stats are wrong. The men have won seven golds in just the professional era: 1992, 1996, 2000, 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020. I didn't feel like scrolling through the history to count how many before that.
     
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