Paris Olympics 2024 Thread

[Hawkinole]

Each Olympic basketball team is able to recruit, and have one "naturalized citizen." 
On the men's side, there is a white guy, Josh Hawkinson, a U.S.-born player from Shoreline, Washington who played college ball at Washington State University. He plays for the Japan Olympic team. His connection to Japan is that he resides there and plays in a Japan professional league.
Megan Gustafson, from Port Wing, Wisconsin, led the NCAA in scoring two years at Iowa, in the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons. She tied the NCAA season record for double-doubles with 33, and broke the NCAA record for field goals in the 2018-19 season. Before Caitlin Clark, every little basketball girl in Iowa wanted to be like Megan Gustafson.
Gustafson is a bench player for the Las Vegas Aces this season where she averages 8.8 minutes played, 2.1 RB, and 2.8 PPG. But she is a ringer.
Megan Gustafson helped lead led her London Lions team this past year to the EuroCup championship.
Megan Gustafson was recruited by Spain to play on the Espana Olympic team. Spain WBB is 2-0, and has two 1-point wins over China, and Peurto Rico. Megan Gustafson is Espana’s leading scorer with 23.5 points per game, and 10.5 rebounds per game. Las Vegas Aces have 4 players on the USA Olympic team, and Megan Gustafson on the Espana Olympic team.

[utee94]

How did this thread, which started as an Olympics thread, become an apparel thread?

You new around here?

[bayareabadger]

How did this thread, which started as an Olympics thread, become an apparel thread?

The Turks arrived

[MaximumSam]

Hey Robbie Hummel on the call, felt like I had turned on the B1G network for a second

[Gigem]

I didn't think we'd get to the point where folks of a certain political persuasion would be arguing vociferously that a biological male could be born with female reproductive parts. It turns out "gender is what's in your pants" was a load of hooey, at least when convenient.

If people want to say this person is some kind of intersex and that should disqualify them, go with God, that seems fine. But to get all hot and bothered because they're a "man," smacks of bulljive. If this person didn't take some test, but moved to the US and said they wanted to live as a man, I'd be hearing they can't just change their gender because they feel like it.

I swear, the nonsense of our time.

Although not her or his fault, they are in fact a mutant. Neither fully male nor female. Although it’s been hinted, it is still unclear what makes this person a female. It does in fact have XY genes, which is male. “She” does in fact look like a man. 

I think that the fallout would be a lot less if certain other males like Lea Thompson and others hadn’t did what they did in the last few years. 

[847badgerfan]

And now back to the Olympics.

[MaximumSam]

Long Wang wins the synchro diving

[FearlessF]

you are free to be whatever you want to be...... male/female/something else

you just can't compete in sports vs real women or men

[FearlessF]

Long Wang wins the synchro diving

speaking of real men

[jgvol]

Are these dad new balance?

#askingforafriend 

Naw. 

Dad NB’s must be all leather, and plain white, with navy logo.  

[utee94]

But what about the Hey Dudes, why are they so maligned?  They're just boat shoes-- topsiders.  The same basic design has been around for almost 100 years. 

[jgvol]

But what about the Hey Dudes, why are they so maligned?  They're just boat shoes-- topsiders.  The same basic design has been around for almost 100 years.

Dunno.  I own several pairs. 

A perfectly acceptable summertime shoe for this dad. 

Maybe the stupid name?  Not exactly masculine, or dad like.  

[utee94]

My i s c & a aggie wife wants to get me some.  I'm fine with it.  I already have a couple pair of Sperry Topsiders but my wife thinks these look better.  Who am I to argue?

[Cincydawg]

Don't argue with your wife is one of my rules.  She often suggests something to me, and my response, usually, is "Good idea", which she knows means it ain't happenin'.

My casual shoes have no names.  I have some dress shoes with names, but almost never wear them.  They take up space in my closet.  

Olympics?  Oh yeah.  Dude looks like a dude.