so i'm sitting at home tonight channel surfing, when i get to ESPN - and what do i see but a bunch of guys dressed in black chanting - and not in english.

i sit there and think "noooo" this is just too random. people in the US don't get to see this on tv often (to say the least), but yes, it turned out it was the New Zealand basketball team. they are in Indianapolis competing in the basketball World Championships. Unfortunately for them, this game was against the US team. it was interesting though watching the US fans and players watching the NZ players center court chanting and "dancing" the Haka. all gave a round of applause at the end.

Ps. the US won by 48 points, 110-62..

Yeah pretty cool really....
The Haka is a traditional Maori war cry/challenge, and one Haka is generally used by our sports teams as a challenge to their competitors, its a pretty awesome sight when your being confronted with it!!!

Yep we didn't have a show against the states but we bet China yesterday and now have a Quarter Finals bearth. Not bad for a country of 3.9 million that doesn't really play basketball and has 3 proffesional players,
regards
Proud Kiwi

CK,

I totally was into it, and was soo glad I caught it on US television...

Good for NZ too, that they made it to the quarter finals.

God knows the US isn't makin the quarter finals in rugby!

and just now i notice that the US actually lost tonight - and can't win a medal! while this actually really shocks me, it doesn't... all the "high and mighty" big money guys are too f'n cool to play anymore other than in the olympics. maybe this is good though since the rest of the world has really done well to catch up in the sport.

teach the primadonna's a lesson!

Moved to All I Ask.

Paul.