Ravenwood - 08/21/04 03:00 PM
I just caught the tail end of a men's Olympic basketball game, where about $50 Million worth of NBA talent got schooled by 5 white guys on the Lithuanian team. Not to take anything away from the Lithuanian Olympians, but when is the last time you saw any white guys on an NBA team. They are still there, but they're usually warming the bench or taking drink orders for the real players.
So, I ask you, if a bunch of white guys on the Lithuanian team can beat a team of all or mostly black NBA pro athletes, why aren't there more whiteys in the NBA? Maybe the pro scouts should take a look around the eastern bloc for some fresh talent.
UPDATE: Opinion Journal takes a look at why Americans are cheering the Europeans in Olympic Basketball.
It is important to remember that the game that they now play in the NBA is not really basketball. For it to be basketball, there would have to be some effort expended toward stopping the opponent from scoring. In the more rudimentary version of the game, as played at the college and high school level, this is known as "defense."
Scholars are unsure of the exact timing, but it is widely believed that "defense" was removed to allow for more "showtime" and to help boost the egos of the modern players.
Posted by: N. Bourbaki at August 21, 2004 6:33 PMHe's somewhat correct. Basketball is different from American Basketball.
Posted by: DaveJ at August 22, 2004 4:46 AMYou obviously don't watch many Milwaukee Bucks games.
Much like everyone else.
Posted by: Brian J. at August 22, 2004 3:39 PMIf the NBA called travelling like they are supposed to, the games would be a lot more similar. But they gotta have those slam dunks.
Rich
Posted by: Rich at August 22, 2004 4:28 PMOr the Mavericks. Our starting lineup only had one black guy in it last season at one point.
Posted by: Phelps at August 22, 2004 5:29 PMOur Olympic team only made 11 of 33 free throws in the game. That's pathetic. A high school team could shoot a higher percentage and even Shaq shoots better than that.
What a joke.
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