<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:rawvoice="http://www.rawvoice.com/rawvoiceRssModule/" > <channel><title>Comments on: Al Farouq Aminu, All Grown Up? Nigeria Stuns Lithuania in Olympic Qualifying</title> <atom:link href="http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/07/05/al-farouq-aminu-all-grown-up-nigeria-stuns-lithuania-in-olympic-qualifying/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/07/05/al-farouq-aminu-all-grown-up-nigeria-stuns-lithuania-in-olympic-qualifying/</link> <description>Sports, Media, Entertainment</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 19:39:23 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1</generator> <item><title>By: scripty</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/07/05/al-farouq-aminu-all-grown-up-nigeria-stuns-lithuania-in-olympic-qualifying/comment-page-1/#comment-1706223</link> <dc:creator>scripty</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2012 23:44:47 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=193773#comment-1706223</guid> <description><![CDATA[farouq, farouq, farouq is on fire. we don’t need no lithuania to let this motherfucker burn./turn back time&#039;d]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>farouq, farouq, farouq is on fire. we don’t need no lithuania to let this motherfucker burn.</p><p>/turn back time&#8217;d</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Monster is Meth</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/07/05/al-farouq-aminu-all-grown-up-nigeria-stuns-lithuania-in-olympic-qualifying/comment-page-1/#comment-1706219</link> <dc:creator>Monster is Meth</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2012 23:31:36 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=193773#comment-1706219</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;Al-Farouq Aminu&lt;/em&gt;With a name like that makes you wonder if they checked him for IED&#039;s before he walked into the stadium./dirk dirk mohammed jihad]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Al-Farouq Aminu</em></p><p>With a name like that makes you wonder if they checked him for IED&#8217;s before he walked into the stadium.</p><p>/dirk dirk mohammed jihad</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: karma</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/07/05/al-farouq-aminu-all-grown-up-nigeria-stuns-lithuania-in-olympic-qualifying/comment-page-1/#comment-1706203</link> <dc:creator>karma</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2012 21:54:36 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=193773#comment-1706203</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;So, you’re willing to bet that this guy won’t amount to much because Diogu had a 20 rebound game, Tinsley had a 23 assist game and Delk scored 53 points? Seems logical.&lt;/blockquote&gt;J-Mac said that he expects Aminu to be a breakout player next year specifically because he dropped 16 and 9 in an upset. My point was, there&#039;s no reason to expect a player to have a breakout season based on one game in an obscure international match played under different rules. If international success translated to NBA success, Sarunas Jasikevicius (word to Spence) would have been a star by now.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>So, you’re willing to bet that this guy won’t amount to much because Diogu had a 20 rebound game, Tinsley had a 23 assist game and Delk scored 53 points? Seems logical.</p></blockquote><p>J-Mac said that he expects Aminu to be a breakout player next year specifically because he dropped 16 and 9 in an upset. My point was, there&#8217;s no reason to expect a player to have a breakout season based on one game in an obscure international match played under different rules. If international success translated to NBA success, Sarunas Jasikevicius (word to Spence) would have been a star by now.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Ty_Webb</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/07/05/al-farouq-aminu-all-grown-up-nigeria-stuns-lithuania-in-olympic-qualifying/comment-page-1/#comment-1706190</link> <dc:creator>Ty_Webb</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2012 21:18:04 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=193773#comment-1706190</guid> <description><![CDATA[Typical Nigeria]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Typical Nigeria</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: got_em_looking</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/07/05/al-farouq-aminu-all-grown-up-nigeria-stuns-lithuania-in-olympic-qualifying/comment-page-1/#comment-1706187</link> <dc:creator>got_em_looking</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2012 21:15:59 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=193773#comment-1706187</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;and the number 1 WNBA pick this year in Ogwumike (sp)&lt;/blockquote&gt;Thats right... also Denver Nuggets GM Masai Ujiri was born and raised in Nigeria.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>and the number 1 WNBA pick this year in Ogwumike (sp)</p></blockquote><p>Thats right&#8230; also Denver Nuggets GM Masai Ujiri was born and raised in Nigeria.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: BFFredo</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/07/05/al-farouq-aminu-all-grown-up-nigeria-stuns-lithuania-in-olympic-qualifying/comment-page-1/#comment-1706184</link> <dc:creator>BFFredo</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2012 21:13:39 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=193773#comment-1706184</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;Aminu is the only small forward currently on the roster.&lt;/em&gt;Darius Miller would say something but he needs to get on a Greyhound bus to come see you.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Aminu is the only small forward currently on the roster.</em></p><p>Darius Miller would say something but he needs to get on a Greyhound bus to come see you.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Benjamin Franklin Rodriguez has the highest WAR evah!</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/07/05/al-farouq-aminu-all-grown-up-nigeria-stuns-lithuania-in-olympic-qualifying/comment-page-1/#comment-1706180</link> <dc:creator>Benjamin Franklin Rodriguez has the highest WAR evah!</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2012 21:05:15 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=193773#comment-1706180</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Only country besides the US to have multiple #1 overall NBA picks? yup Nigeria (Okafor could’ve made it 3). The proportion of Nigerian born athletes in American sports is quite surprisingly impressive. The country bleeds athletes…and crude oil.&lt;/blockquote&gt; and the number 1 WNBA pick this year in Ogwumike (sp)]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Only country besides the US to have multiple #1 overall NBA picks? yup Nigeria (Okafor could’ve made it 3). The proportion of Nigerian born athletes in American sports is quite surprisingly impressive. The country bleeds athletes…and crude oil.</p></blockquote><p>and the number 1 WNBA pick this year in Ogwumike (sp)</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Benjamin Franklin Rodriguez has the highest WAR evah!</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/07/05/al-farouq-aminu-all-grown-up-nigeria-stuns-lithuania-in-olympic-qualifying/comment-page-1/#comment-1706176</link> <dc:creator>Benjamin Franklin Rodriguez has the highest WAR evah!</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2012 21:02:39 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=193773#comment-1706176</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;I’m willing to bet that this guy won’t be shit next year, and the year after that.&lt;/blockquote&gt;  So, you&#039;re willing to bet that this guy won&#039;t amount to much because Diogu had a 20 rebound game, Tinsley had a 23 assist game and Delk scored 53 points?  Seems logical.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>I’m willing to bet that this guy won’t be shit next year, and the year after that.</p></blockquote><p> So, you&#8217;re willing to bet that this guy won&#8217;t amount to much because Diogu had a 20 rebound game, Tinsley had a 23 assist game and Delk scored 53 points?  Seems logical.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: got_em_looking</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/07/05/al-farouq-aminu-all-grown-up-nigeria-stuns-lithuania-in-olympic-qualifying/comment-page-1/#comment-1706175</link> <dc:creator>got_em_looking</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2012 21:01:56 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=193773#comment-1706175</guid> <description><![CDATA[Only country besides the US to have multiple #1 overall NBA picks? yup Nigeria (Okafor could&#039;ve made it 3). The proportion of Nigerian born athletes in American sports is quite surprisingly impressive. The country bleeds athletes...and crude oil./resident Nigerian //bleeds regularly]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Only country besides the US to have multiple #1 overall NBA picks? yup Nigeria (Okafor could&#8217;ve made it 3). The proportion of Nigerian born athletes in American sports is quite surprisingly impressive. The country bleeds athletes&#8230;and crude oil.</p><p>/resident Nigerian<br /> //bleeds regularly</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: karma</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/07/05/al-farouq-aminu-all-grown-up-nigeria-stuns-lithuania-in-olympic-qualifying/comment-page-1/#comment-1706126</link> <dc:creator>karma</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2012 20:29:19 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=193773#comment-1706126</guid> <description><![CDATA[Remember when Ike Diogu was going to be a solid big man one day cause he had 20 rebounds in a game? Remember when Jamaal Tinsley had 23 assists in one game as a rookie? Remember when Tony Delk scored 53 points?No?I&#039;m willing to bet that this guy won&#039;t be shit next year, and the year after that./ one game performances mean nothing]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Remember when Ike Diogu was going to be a solid big man one day cause he had 20 rebounds in a game? Remember when Jamaal Tinsley had 23 assists in one game as a rookie? Remember when Tony Delk scored 53 points?</p><p>No?</p><p>I&#8217;m willing to bet that this guy won&#8217;t be shit next year, and the year after that.</p><p>/ one game performances mean nothing</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Nada</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/07/05/al-farouq-aminu-all-grown-up-nigeria-stuns-lithuania-in-olympic-qualifying/comment-page-1/#comment-1706120</link> <dc:creator>Nada</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2012 20:24:42 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=193773#comment-1706120</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Get excited, New Orleans Hornets fans!&lt;/blockquote&gt;Not until we get the name &quot;Jazz&quot; back. / Burn in hell, Sam Battistone&lt;blockquote&gt;I’m bullish on the Hornets&lt;/blockquote&gt;You also picked England to win Euro 2012. Just sayin&#039;.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Get excited, New Orleans Hornets fans!</p></blockquote><p>Not until we get the name &#8220;Jazz&#8221; back.<br /> / Burn in hell, Sam Battistone</p><blockquote><p>I’m bullish on the Hornets</p></blockquote><p>You also picked England to win Euro 2012. Just sayin&#8217;.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Jay V Of Considerable Influence</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/07/05/al-farouq-aminu-all-grown-up-nigeria-stuns-lithuania-in-olympic-qualifying/comment-page-1/#comment-1706115</link> <dc:creator>Jay V Of Considerable Influence</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2012 20:14:42 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=193773#comment-1706115</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Courtney Fortson and Scott Machado, unless I’m forgetting someone.&lt;/blockquote&gt;They know what a steal they got with Machado.  I bet he starts the majority of their games next year.  I am still scratching my head trying to figure out why he went undrafted.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Courtney Fortson and Scott Machado, unless I’m forgetting someone.</p></blockquote><p>They know what a steal they got with Machado.  I bet he starts the majority of their games next year.  I am still scratching my head trying to figure out why he went undrafted.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Jay V Of Considerable Influence</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/07/05/al-farouq-aminu-all-grown-up-nigeria-stuns-lithuania-in-olympic-qualifying/comment-page-1/#comment-1706113</link> <dc:creator>Jay V Of Considerable Influence</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2012 20:12:55 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=193773#comment-1706113</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Not sure if ‘stuns’ is the right word if no one cares/would confidently bet on either side.&lt;/blockquote&gt;The spread was Lithuania -6.  So, it was a definite upset...but probably not a &quot;stun.&quot;The spin on Aminu as the &quot;star&quot; of this game made me roll over laughing in my chair.  Obasahon (who?), Tony Shinn (what?) and the shitty Ike Diogu played just as well.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Not sure if ‘stuns’ is the right word if no one cares/would confidently bet on either side.</p></blockquote><p>The spread was Lithuania -6.  So, it was a definite upset&#8230;but probably not a &#8220;stun.&#8221;</p><p>The spin on Aminu as the &#8220;star&#8221; of this game made me roll over laughing in my chair.  Obasahon (who?), Tony Shinn (what?) and the shitty Ike Diogu played just as well.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Roethlishotdog</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/07/05/al-farouq-aminu-all-grown-up-nigeria-stuns-lithuania-in-olympic-qualifying/comment-page-1/#comment-1706091</link> <dc:creator>Roethlishotdog</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2012 19:31:50 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=193773#comment-1706091</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Judging by that article, Derrick Obasohan is the better player.&lt;/blockquote&gt;Hakeem Olajuwon isn&#039;t walking through that door/he&#039;s property of USA anyway]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Judging by that article, Derrick Obasohan is the better player.</p></blockquote><p>Hakeem Olajuwon isn&#8217;t walking through that door</p><p>/he&#8217;s property of USA anyway</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Coach Mike Woodson, Atlanta Hawks</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/07/05/al-farouq-aminu-all-grown-up-nigeria-stuns-lithuania-in-olympic-qualifying/comment-page-1/#comment-1706088</link> <dc:creator>Coach Mike Woodson, Atlanta Hawks</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2012 19:22:09 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=193773#comment-1706088</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Lowry to the Raptors. Who does Houston have left as a PG?&lt;/blockquote&gt;They&#039;ll have to tack on another $10 million to Lin&#039;s offer.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Lowry to the Raptors. Who does Houston have left as a PG?</p></blockquote><p>They&#8217;ll have to tack on another $10 million to Lin&#8217;s offer.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: HtownHacker</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/07/05/al-farouq-aminu-all-grown-up-nigeria-stuns-lithuania-in-olympic-qualifying/comment-page-1/#comment-1706087</link> <dc:creator>HtownHacker</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2012 19:21:59 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=193773#comment-1706087</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt; Lowry to the Raptors. Who does Houston have left as a PG?&lt;/blockquote&gt;Courtney Fortson and Scott Machado, unless I&#039;m forgetting someone.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p> Lowry to the Raptors. Who does Houston have left as a PG?</p></blockquote><p>Courtney Fortson and Scott Machado, unless I&#8217;m forgetting someone.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Benjamin Franklin Rodriguez has the highest WAR evah!</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/07/05/al-farouq-aminu-all-grown-up-nigeria-stuns-lithuania-in-olympic-qualifying/comment-page-1/#comment-1706084</link> <dc:creator>Benjamin Franklin Rodriguez has the highest WAR evah!</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2012 19:15:17 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=193773#comment-1706084</guid> <description><![CDATA[Lowry to the Raptors.  Who does Houston have left as a PG?]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Lowry to the Raptors.  Who does Houston have left as a PG?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: spencer096</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/07/05/al-farouq-aminu-all-grown-up-nigeria-stuns-lithuania-in-olympic-qualifying/comment-page-1/#comment-1706082</link> <dc:creator>spencer096</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2012 19:05:07 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=193773#comment-1706082</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;16 and 9 in an international qualifier?/forks over money&lt;/blockquote&gt;lol.american/mexican border becoming a warzone?/forks over guns&lt;strike&gt;american/mexican border becoming a warzone?/forks over guns&lt;/strike&gt;/executive privilege&#039;d]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>16 and 9 in an international qualifier?</p><p>/forks over money</p></blockquote><p>lol.</p><p>american/mexican border becoming a warzone?</p><p>/forks over guns</p><p><strike>american/mexican border becoming a warzone?</p><p>/forks over guns</strike></p><p>/executive privilege&#8217;d</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: cleet</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/07/05/al-farouq-aminu-all-grown-up-nigeria-stuns-lithuania-in-olympic-qualifying/comment-page-1/#comment-1706081</link> <dc:creator>cleet</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2012 19:01:59 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=193773#comment-1706081</guid> <description><![CDATA[16 and 9 in an international qualifier?/forks over money]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>16 and 9 in an international qualifier?</p><p>/forks over money</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: sousedbergin</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/07/05/al-farouq-aminu-all-grown-up-nigeria-stuns-lithuania-in-olympic-qualifying/comment-page-1/#comment-1706080</link> <dc:creator>sousedbergin</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2012 18:59:45 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=193773#comment-1706080</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Nigeria Stuns Lithuania in Olympic Qualifying&lt;/blockquote&gt;Not sure if &#039;stuns&#039; is the right word if no one cares/would confidently bet on either side.For instance: Lesotho upsets Corsica in international luge competition. Kiribati shocks Suriname in Dreamcast Power Stone tourney. Mali stuns Tajikistan in goat skull punting.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Nigeria Stuns Lithuania in Olympic Qualifying</p></blockquote><p>Not sure if &#8216;stuns&#8217; is the right word if no one cares/would confidently bet on either side.</p><p>For instance:<br /> Lesotho upsets Corsica in international luge competition.<br /> Kiribati shocks Suriname in Dreamcast Power Stone tourney.<br /> Mali stuns Tajikistan in goat skull punting.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>
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