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12 The Gamecock |oSijt?M3 Tuesday, July 23,1996 Dream Team should provide good entertainment during Olympics . * . MATT Noonish ue. The D2 posse is hilarious, and that's negate the idea of letting them be one gold medal worth the social cost of would nearly kill the scrawny foreign| HANELY | on Sundays, I a good enough reason to let our players Olympians, but this is complicated by unbiodegradable Super Value cups fea- ers, do more harm than an upset loss, wakeinanide- steamroll the world. Not to say it's fair, the fact the Olympics are big business turing select Dream Tfeamers not under especially since it's been hip to lose al state: not It is not fair to let grossly overpaid, ego- too. And we hate big businesses, don't contract to a McDonald's competitor? when heavily favored, like UNLV? quite drunk, not yet hungover. There maniacal hoopsters use the world stage we? Anything taller and richer than us We are the best basketball playing Yes, Fm asking more questions than remains a buzzing in my mind. I feel for personal promotion, contract nego- I've answered. But I stick to my origiquestions ringing in my brain like three tiations and commercials. But then we /T~v rv^ " 1 nal point: The Dream Team is good enquarters in an Elbow Room tip jar. I at- put up with and enjoy the happenings 00?) P|C UP jMj ?" tertainment. We all get a chuckle tempt to ignore these questions, to put of the NBA stars 8 months a year hit- watching bad acting. It will be great off thinking for another day by turning ting refs, canying guns, spitting on fans, comedy seeing these greedy rivals hug on ESPN's SportsCenter. spatting for more playing time or mon- I Y, htj? yi,f ur iM all over each other and pretend to care Watching baseball highlights marks ey. What'3 an extra month of their ' IL c< more about representing the USA than the end of my beer-goggled weekend. SportsCenter spoiling news clips? \ P^A<^i?A/ri 6 up {25 ft 5 Nike. There's a sadness to it, but it's The roundup on the national pastime Perhaps we should examine what ^ 0^ TC 50i//?T 7^~ S^ll compensated by the funny things allows me to rest my mind, and prepare we dislike more, the players or the ?^^7 ptfiTIrttVT ME 6 vj8 Charles Barkley says about golf, for the intellectual demands of a Capi- Olympics. The people who like Dennis ^ A / " And who are we to say what the tal City week. Rodman and Barkley believe players || iX^- ^ 1 . Olympic spirit is? We weren't there But this past Sunday my senses like them are rebelling against the sys- when they were invented. Maybe the were molested by Shaquille O'Neal, tem. As if basketball owners were pow- \ /f!, -]\~^, true spirit of the Coca Cola Olympics is Charles Barkley, David Robinson and erful billionaires instead of fast food |||||g|F f to ma^e money- The Games are a conReggie MiUer; annoying, conceited NBA franchisees paying a premium to hang test of capitalism. So let.our nation's stars who I hadn't planned on seeing af- around large sweaty men. It is actual- ^IplfiP^ Tx. 7best businessmen suit up against t& their early playoff losses. They're ly the athletes who are shrewd busi- | wimpy former communists. Heck, back as part ofDream Tfeamll, the U.S. nessmen. Each player is a private en- |p|i|?2. j Lithuania wears tie-died jerseys doOlympic Basketball team. terprise making millions off free pub- ?N I jry '/ nated by the Grateful Dead, no Like school prayer possibly being in- licity. To them, any news is good news, gpgp5 5p xVvN j A strangers to goodwill induced profits compatible with the separation of especially if it involves fighting or spit- ^ ? (bootleg now, buy later). church and state, (please don't shoot me ting, which we all like to do. The re- " * *" ' Let us be grateful for our domiBeasley) aren't millionaire pros out of bounder/self-promoter knows (his agent should be punished. The athletes real- country in the world, but what would nance, and remember, if the NBA Allplace in the Olympics? The question is told him) a $5,000 fine for performing ly do see dollar signs on everything in be more embarrassing: losing to Brazil, Stars weren't playing, there would be a not whether they belong there. As was a self gratifying act of senseless violence Atlanta, but then, so do we. The differ- or having our Moody Goons stage a group of spoiled college kids who got to cited in *92, when Bird, Magic and Co. is a drop in the bucket compared to the ence is we're shelling it out, and they're brawl as part of some Grand Nike Plan miss class a lot, and will be rich phonies did the Barcelona gig, all the other deals with the Happy Meal people. getting it. (Pretty scary that just 10 years ago, themselves in two years. And also, recountries have always used pros. The acceptance of the players are But the issue isn't what's good for Nike was a sneaker company, and now member life isn't fair, and we can't be The real questions are do we want part of the system, that they can no them, itfs about what we deserve. Do we they compete with MTV in telling us paid millions for smiling, but we can, a Dream Team? Is it good for America? more be outlaws than Alan Bristow want these 7-foot soundbites giggling what to do). Wouldn't a violent fight, in for just 39 extra cents, get a nice big cup I say yes, for one reason: Its comic val- could be coach of the year, seems to all over our Olympics? Is the benefit of which our large, powerful All-Stars for our home collection. Go U-S-A! I EXTRA ! EXTRA ! Riverbend Apartments gets BIG renovation. A computer center, fitness center and shuttle service to and from USC are just a few of the many things you'll find at RIVERBEND!! We have 1,2, & 3 bedroom apartments available to meet your needs. Call 794-2948 for more info! '