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JustQuitWarcraftIII
United States679 Posts
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Silentness
United States2821 Posts
I just hope that one day NBA will be more popular like NFL. NBA finals isn't that exciting compared to Superbowl of course. | ||
Ace
United States16096 Posts
That dude has taken a lot of shit when the Knicks' Front Office has fucked him over multiple times. You can't blame him for not having a point guard when the Knicks got rid of the only 2 on the roster being lucking in to Jeremy Lin. | ||
AntiGrav1ty
Germany2310 Posts
On February 20 2012 06:50 Ace wrote: Why would you want to fire D'Antoni? He didn't want Melo, and the team he was promised after 2 years of being jerked around got broken up. That dude has taken a lot of shit when the Knicks' Front Office has fucked him over multiple times. You can't blame him for not having a point guard when the Knicks got rid of the only 2 on the roster being lucking in to Jeremy Lin. D'Antoni might not be the best coach in the league but I agree with this. The NY situation was hardly his fault. | ||
rei
United States3593 Posts
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Hinanawi
United States2250 Posts
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hai2u
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Flowjo
United States928 Posts
On February 19 2012 15:46 justinpal wrote: Uh, it's because Dantoni is a terrible coach. He overplays starters and stars, you begin to think the Knicks have a weak bench. Oh wait, no they don't Dantoni just doesn't know how to coach at all. Why do you think Lin was on the bench for 2-3 weeks? Now he has to play 40 minutes a game... you have no idea about what you just said. | ||
CosmicSpiral
United States15275 Posts
On February 20 2012 15:30 hai2u wrote: Carmelo Anthony pretty much ruined the Knicks. We will see when he comes back today against the Nets. | ||
Durak
Canada3684 Posts
On February 20 2012 15:11 Hinanawi wrote: I don't follow basketball, but the weight on Lin's shoulders must be tremendous, he's basically got asians around the globe putting their hopes on him. Here's hoping he stays strong and doesn't let that get to him. Can anyone tell me why this amazing basketball player's run has anything to do with race? Honest question; I don't even follow basketball. Are there no Asian-American basketball players so this is a big deal? | ||
Disregard
China10252 Posts
edit: Totally ignored the return of Carmelo and posted in the wrong thread... wtf | ||
TriO
United States421 Posts
On February 20 2012 16:05 Durak wrote: Can anyone tell me why this amazing basketball player's run has anything to do with race? Honest question; I don't even follow basketball. Are there no Asian-American basketball players so this is a big deal? Considering the NBA is a predominantly "black" league. He went undrafted because he was Asian. The so called scouts didn't think he could play with the big boys. If you actually followed him during his Havard days he was pretty good. It's baffling how he went undrafted and became the player he is today. | ||
Disregard
China10252 Posts
On February 20 2012 16:05 Durak wrote: Can anyone tell me why this amazing basketball player's run has anything to do with race? Honest question; I don't even follow basketball. Are there no Asian-American basketball players so this is a big deal? Lin is the first of the very few* Asian-American players to play in the NBA, the other Asian prospects are foreigners. | ||
Gummy
United States2180 Posts
On February 20 2012 16:05 Durak wrote: Can anyone tell me why this amazing basketball player's run has anything to do with race? Honest question; I don't even follow basketball. Are there no Asian-American basketball players so this is a big deal? Yeah. He's the first Taiwanese/Chinese-American player to start in the NBA. Also rant on people who keep saying he's a Taiwanese American not a Chinese American. From my perspective that's like saying "I'm a Canadian American." Unless his family is actually native to Taiwan, which they obviously aren't, the ethnic and cultural heritage are the same. In today's world, the real difference between the label of Taiwanese and Chinese when applied as a prefix to American denotes nothing but the political affiliation or lack thereof of your grandparents. Also, I find the term Taiwanese-American to be retarded if for no other reason than that it makes it quite ambiguous when somebody actually is a native of Taiwan, which implies a different ethnic heritage and culture entirely. | ||
[Agony]x90
United States853 Posts
On February 20 2012 16:05 Durak wrote: Can anyone tell me why this amazing basketball player's run has anything to do with race? Honest question; I don't even follow basketball. Are there no Asian-American basketball players so this is a big deal? There have been a total of 2 Asian-American basketball players... in the history of the NBA. The last one was in the 1940's, which was when athletes were like 1/10 as good as today. Likewise, as far as I can tell, there are no full or more than half asian americans in the NFL either. Here's a break down. http://www.chineseorjapanese.com/racial-breakdown-us-sports/ This basically makes Jeremy Lin an extreme minority (and I mean extreme) for a very proud group of people (asians). And this is in one of the very few fields in which America does not make a case for racial equality (although they do have gender equality rules for high school and college). Oops, there were another four. They were all half Asians though. Full asians never get as much love as halfies (seriously, halfies are so cute and tend to be ridiculously good lookin ). | ||
Golgotha
Korea (South)8418 Posts
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Durak
Canada3684 Posts
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Disregard
China10252 Posts
On February 20 2012 16:15 Gummy wrote: Yeah. He's the first Taiwanese/Chinese-American player to start in the NBA. Also rant on people who keep saying he's a Taiwanese American not a Chinese American. From my perspective that's like saying "I'm a Canadian American." Unless his family is actually native to Taiwan, which they obviously aren't, the ethnic and cultural heritage are the same. In today's world, the real difference between the label of Taiwanese and Chinese when applied as a prefix to American denotes nothing but the political affiliation or lack thereof of your grandparents. Also, I find the term Taiwanese-American to be retarded if for no other reason than that it makes it quite ambiguous when somebody actually is a native of Taiwan, which implies a different ethnic heritage and culture entirely. Indeed, I'm tired of seeing the abuse by political ultras and census ads recently after this show ignited, trying to set a line between Taiwanese affiliation from Chinese. Everyone needs a lesson in human-geography 101. | ||
Zlasher
United States9129 Posts
On February 20 2012 16:15 Gummy wrote: Yeah. He's the first Taiwanese/Chinese-American player to start in the NBA. Also rant on people who keep saying he's a Taiwanese American not a Chinese American. From my perspective that's like saying "I'm a Canadian American." Unless his family is actually native to Taiwan, which they obviously aren't, the ethnic and cultural heritage are the same. In today's world, the real difference between the label of Taiwanese and Chinese when applied as a prefix to American denotes nothing but the political affiliation or lack thereof of your grandparents. Also, I find the term Taiwanese-American to be retarded if for no other reason than that it makes it quite ambiguous when somebody actually is a native of Taiwan, which implies a different ethnic heritage and culture entirely. Well his family is native to Taiwan, he's first generation. My parents and family are native to hong kong, i'm the first one born in america therefore him asian-american as well lol. | ||
Klogon
MURICA15980 Posts
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