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Message: [QUOTE="Forza Azzurri, post: 3126590, member: 1452"] Perhaps because he hadn't heard from the Netherlands and he heard from us first and he knew he could test the waters/represent us without jeopardizing his ability to still play for the Dutch team? I honestly don't know I just said that it doesn't surprise me. This kid may have represented us but that doesn't mean he is American at heart. If I were in the situation he is in and the US team had not yet come calling but the country of one of my parents came calling, I would want to keep my option to join the US team open as long as possible because I am an American and I would want to play for the US team (despite what my handle is)... In fact, I wouldn't want to commit to playing for any other country until I knew the door to the US team was irrevocably shut. Having said that, I agree with you that we should continue to pursue him hard. [/QUOTE]