White boys probably work cheaper.
But white men can’t jump...hopefully they are good at shooting 3-pointers. Speaking for the 1980s Celtic teams, my favorite player was “Long Range” Danny Ainge. King of the 3-pointers.
I won’t be satisfied until the NBA implements an Affirmative Action plan that leads to more Asians and Hispanics on every team. /s
Players can no longer get by on just athletic ability. It takes intelligence and an understanding of team concepts; along with having excellent fundamental skills. Once the NBA started to allow zone defenses, no team with only 2-3 superstars could win.
Two years ago, the Miami heat were far more talented than Dallas, yet Dallas won in six games. Even last year, Boston took Miami to 7 games in the conference finals.
BFD. It’s time for blacks to grow up and quit being so damned hypersensitive about all things color. I don’t give a rat’s dingleberries what color someone’s skin is. Deal with it. I don’t bitch and moan because of all the blacks on the other teams. So are we equal or what?
There are a lot more Black athletes than White athletes who combine height, speed, and jumping ability, which all lend themselves to basketball. But the emphasis on these natural athletic attributes has led to the erosion of shooting skills, teamwork, and yes, “heads up” smart basketball.
White basketball players, with Larry Bird being the prime example, have to make up for their lack of natural athleticism with superior shooting, passing, and yes, basketball smarts. It’s not that White players are naturally smarter players, they just have to be smarter by necessity in order to compete at a high level with superior Black athletes.
Frankly, I’m sick of Black players like Richard Jefferson, who are great athletes and fine physical specimens, yet have no natural feel for the game. I’m not saying that Jefferson is representative of most Black players, but it seems like too many NBA scouts focus on “well, is he quick enough, big enough, and strong enough to guard opposing players?”.
I admire the way that International teams have risen to such a level that they can compete against American teams in a way they were never able to decades ago. And the fact is, these International teams do have better shooters and better teamwork than many NBA teams.
The main question that I’ve been asking is why none of these International coaches have been offered contracts with NBA teams? As a life long B ball fan, it seems to me that these International coaches seem to know a thing or two about old school style play.
It’s no coincidence that we’ve never seen a guy like Pete Maravich come along until the likes of Ricky Rubio. Maravich’s father was a legendary college coach. I remember as a kid, reading about how Pistol Pete would bring his basketball to the movie theater when he was a boy, and sit on the aisle bouncing the ball as he watched the movie (that must have gone over well with the other patrons). These International coaches seem to put an emphasis on these kind of skills, so it’s no surprise that a player with Rubio’s unique talents would come from an International team.
So I guess you can call me a racist because I prefer this style of play. And as a huge Beach Boys fan, how can I not root for Kevin Love, who is the nephew of Mike Love and 2nd cousin of Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson? His Dad, Stan Love, played the with Bullets, who used to be my favorite team, back when they were still the Baltimore Bullets.