On 2/23/2014 3:15 PM, PV wrote:

If an all amateur team won I'd say you have bragging rights. Many of
these games were just a mix of pro players. Yes, they are all good
players, but I see this as more of an all-star pickup game.

From a country that fields an NBA team in the summer Olympics, that's pretty
funny.

While I tend to agree that the introduction of pro athletes into the games
has changed the concept of the games, but what defines an amateur these
days?


My feelings are the same with basketball too. And our hockey team was NFL

There are few amateurs in the Olympics these days as it is very
expensive to compete and train for years.. Some are making lots of money
from endorsements. Of course, you do have to be good and have the right
personality.