tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17208658.post113536149899796524..comments2023-09-08T07:56:19.943-07:00Comments on Setshot: Basketball for the Aging and Infirm: Race: CBA KKKDrew Halfmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15672641455185221691noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17208658.post-9660669439715380722010-05-04T10:02:29.618-07:002010-05-04T10:02:29.618-07:00Well greetings thanks for the opportunity of post ...Well greetings thanks for the opportunity of post a message , also i would like to know more about cba kkk is very interesting , how can i get more information about it , I want to sign up for more details.generic viagra onlinehttp://www.sharpmeds.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17208658.post-1138240058392819792006-01-25T17:47:00.000-08:002006-01-25T17:47:00.000-08:00Here's an article that does a great job summarizin...Here's an article that does a great job summarizing the main strands of this debate. Interestingly, he concludes with "I'm not sure what any of this means (or proves..." -- just like us!<BR/><BR/>http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=klosterman/060111Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01342199027777229075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17208658.post-1137396178155378662006-01-15T23:22:00.000-08:002006-01-15T23:22:00.000-08:00wish you would keep trying to chisel into the race...wish you would keep trying to chisel into the race question a little...<BR/><BR/>some interesting reading to add to your list... harvey araton's "crashing the borders: how basketball won the world and lost its soul at home" and todd boyd's "young, black, rich and famous"<BR/><BR/>interesting post. glad i found this blog.aloneconformisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472413290684481198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17208658.post-1136141848438727982006-01-01T10:57:00.000-08:002006-01-01T10:57:00.000-08:00People usually call me "Smooth Amazing Rock Solid ...People usually call me "Smooth Amazing Rock Solid Chocolate Huge Lane Penetrating Graceful Next Coming of Earl the Pearl Monroe" when I play. But sometimes they just call me "Dunn", short for Dunleavy. Usually that's when I'm hung over. Or hang from the rim. Or just hung. What's with me today?CJBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06607708844922587015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17208658.post-1135974870082472272005-12-30T12:34:00.000-08:002005-12-30T12:34:00.000-08:00I often get called "Bird" on the court. It's alwa...I often get called "Bird" on the court. It's always annoyed me. First, because I grew up in East Lansing and my main childhood hero was Magic. Second, because I hate the Celtics. Third, because I usually interpret it to mean that not only am I white, but I am whiter than white. <BR/><BR/>Which may be true. I once played in a game with a bunch of Greeks and Italians in Queens and when it came time to pick teams, one captain pointed to me and said, "I'll take the white guy". Everybody laughed and I joined my new team. Of course, Greeks, Italians and Irish were not considered part of the "white" race until the late 19th century, but I doubt that this is what the captain was referring to. On the other hand, a black captain in Brooklyn once pointed to me and said "I'll take that nigga." When one of the other players stepped forward, he said, "No, the white nigga." I was quite flattered by all this. <BR/><BR/>So why is it so great to be called "nigga"? And so bad to be called "whiter than white"? The NBA has long been dominated by black players. And basketball has taken much of its culture from black culture, most recently from hip hop. Nowhere is this more true than in playground ball, and it's recently commercialized variant, streetball. Moreover, black basketball culture has put a particular premium not just on scoring, but on scoring with style, grace and beauty. You don't just want to win, you want to look good doing it. So to be called "whiter than white" means that you play ugly, your moves lack style, and you don't really fit into the dominant basketball culture.<BR/><BR/>But maybe I'm too sensitive. Maybe, there is a more benign explanation--the one at least suggested by the article that Jeff posted--that Larry Bird is the greatest white player. In other words, when people call me "Larry Bird" (and Jeff has even done it) they simply mean that I am playing well and since I happen to be white they'll call me Bird instead of Magic. I'd still prefer the latter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com