FIBA Wants 3-On-3 Basketball At 2016 Olympics

[caraher]

"Like volleyball has beach volleyball, swimming has synchronized swimming, we want three-on-three to be part of it," FIBA Secretary-general Patrick Baumann told USA Today.

http://www.thepostgame.com/blog/dish/201208/fiba-pushing-3-3-basketball-2016-olympics

Though why stop there - let's see Olympic one-on-one...

[RockaFowler]

1. How about HORSE??

Oh wait, what about a Slam Dunk Contest??

Honestly?!? Look there are too many inane sports in the Olympics now. Why do we need to pile on more??

[caraher]

2. Which is part of why medal counts are so arbitrary

With "race" events you have so many distances, individual vs. relays, etc. to generate medal-winning opportunities. And yes, some pretty marginal sports and variations.

Would the NBA stars then have to choose between being on the 5 on 5 or the "Gus Macker" team? or could they do both?

[joeybee12]

3. I'll take Ballroom Dancing over this!

[madinmaryland]

4. I'd rather they just have one-on-one, horse, or round-the-world.

[SoapBox]

5. Uhhhh...no.

I would rather see a Basketball section in the Sports, here at DU.

How can we request that or a better break down of sports in the section?

[Dr. Strange]

6. The best way to get the ideal breakdown of the Sports Group...

is to put madeinmaryland on Ignore.