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Post by IlladelpHoya on Mar 20, 2006 13:03:49 GMT -5
Was in a bar, so I missed exactly what was said, but at one point didn't the announcers say something to the extent of ...
"It's good to finally see the Princeton offense executed by such an [glow=red,2,300]athletic[/glow] team."
I don't know, that made me laugh.
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Post by Dhall on Mar 20, 2006 13:13:11 GMT -5
The announcers were Gus Johnson and Len Elmore (look up their pictures). And the closest Princteon players - JTIII and his assistant Sydney Johnson -weren't athletic? Maybe unwarranted hypersensitivity is fun and easy.
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Post by guru on Mar 20, 2006 13:19:14 GMT -5
I doubt they used the word "finally" - and besides, are you saying that this Georgetown team ISN'T more athletic than those old Princeton teams? There's racism and then there's reality. Stop trying to start a fire where there's no smoke.
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Post by aggypryd on Mar 20, 2006 13:20:45 GMT -5
I get what Gus was trying to say...
We all wondered why teams with better athletes never tried to run Petey's offense...his delivery was just bad...
I doubt there was any mal-intent...just could have been stated better...
I think he and Len repeatedly commented on how smart and intelligent the Hoyas were...
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Post by GIGAFAN99 on Mar 20, 2006 13:21:00 GMT -5
He also said on a backdoor cut "that looked like Lewullis from Goodrich" referring to the play that beat UCLA. Last time I checked those guys are white. He was tallking about the the execution of the gameplan and in the former quote he was actually talking about athleticism.
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Post by IlladelpHoya on Mar 20, 2006 13:37:38 GMT -5
It's not hypersensitivity ... in fact, I couldn't care less ...
It's just a subtext that I've noticed all year ... there's no bad intent, not saying there's a Bert Campaneris moment going on ...
It's certainly less racist than everybody in the country who offers a blanket statement that JJ Redick will not be a good NBA player.
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Post by Dhall on Mar 20, 2006 13:43:11 GMT -5
I hear ya - didn't mean to sound accusatory. But JJ Redick won't be a good NBA player - he is from Duke.
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Post by IlladelpHoya on Mar 20, 2006 14:58:44 GMT -5
Duke does have a mixed record on producing quality NBA players ... but how's this for a prediction, Redick will be better than Williams.
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Post by Cambridge on Mar 20, 2006 16:37:22 GMT -5
doubtful...at least Sheldon is strong enough to play at the next level.
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Post by kghoya on Mar 20, 2006 17:29:48 GMT -5
doubtful...at least Sheldon is strong enough to play at the next level. but hes not a true big in the pros...and he doesnt have a jumper.... we shall see |
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Post by GIGAFAN99 on Mar 21, 2006 14:13:32 GMT -5
It's not hypersensitivity ... in fact, I couldn't care less ... It's just a subtext that I've noticed all year ... there's no bad intent, not saying there's a Bert Campaneris moment going on ... It's certainly less racist than everybody in the country who offers a blanket statement that JJ Redick will not be a good NBA player. I must say I am a KKK member. I said the same thing about Trajan Langdon, not because his skill set doesn't translate to the next level, but because I hate Alaskans.  |
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Post by Jack on Mar 21, 2006 14:35:54 GMT -5
It's just a subtext that I've noticed all year ... there's no bad intent, not saying there's a Bert Campaneris moment going on ... Isn't a Bert Campaneris moment when someone plays all 9 positions on the baseball diamond in one game? Now an Al Campanis moment... |
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Post by bsloane on Mar 21, 2006 15:26:38 GMT -5
If I were going to pick a moment to play the race card, it had to be during the Northern Iowa game when Len Elmore said Northern Iowa was "deceptively quick." I understood the deception to be that they had four white guys on the court...
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Post by SirSaxa on Mar 24, 2006 15:27:05 GMT -5
This entire thread is about hypersensitivity vis-a-vis race.
Look over the comments again.
Are we leaving any room for anyone to make any comment at all about any team or style of play?
Words and phrases like Quick, athletic, smart, "Princeton Offense", leaper vs. jumper, "work ethic", "deceptively quick".
I would apply "deceptively quick" to Roy... and also to Big Baby, as well as to some white kid that no one "expected" to be quick.
As for the Princeton, yes -- it IS great to see it being run by an athletic team -- that is also a SMART team. And this team gets even more athletic next year.
I hope we can just sit back and enjoy the game and all the players.. regardless of their color. Unless, of course, it would be orange!
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Post by aggypryd on Mar 29, 2006 8:38:46 GMT -5
If I were going to pick a moment to play the race card, it had to be during the Northern Iowa game when Len Elmore said Northern Iowa was "deceptively quick." I understood the deception to be that they had four white guys on the court... yeah...I caught that one too... Translation: He's pretty fast and athletic for a white guy... |
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