[quote]austin_bicep wrote:
You guys are fucking retarded plane and simple…
Fucking idiots talking about black athletes…
Fuck You, dead ass.
[/quote]
Says random white guy with no input in the discussion.
What is a ‘dead ass’?
[quote]ZMorris83 wrote:
[quote]austin_bicep wrote:
You guys are fucking retarded plane and simple…
Fucking idiots talking about black athletes…
Fuck You, dead ass.
[/quote]
Says random white guy with no input in the discussion.
What is a ‘dead ass’?[/quote]
That sweet, sweet irony.
[quote]BONEZ217 wrote:
Inherent athletic ability is not the ONLY thing that goes into what makes a good skill position player. The same way intelligence is not the ONLY thing that goes into what makes a good QB.
I obviously know that you dont get taller once you stop growing. Youre missing the point. Your statements are myopic. [/quote]
i THINK i agree with you here. There are different “types” of intelligence. Take Bernard Hopkins for instance, though he probably reads on a third grade level and has to have his handlers count his money for him,
you cannot tell me the way he is in total control of his body, the way he anticipates, thinks 2-3 moves/punches ahead of his opponents, his ability to gauge spatial relationships, is not a form of genius.
your example of Vince Young and Dan Marino is perfect. both scored shitty on the test, so neither were road scholars to say the least, and despite the obvious physical advantages of Young, Marino was a far better QB.
obviously Marino displayed a different type of intelligence that is not easily measured on a written test.
[quote]TheBodyGuard wrote:
A few thoughts:
First, to pretend the news coverage has nothing to do with his being Asian is to be blind and in denial. There can be no reasonable denial that his race has nothing to do with the coverage this is receiving. As an Asian NBA player, he’s a bit of a novelty, Yao Ming notwithstanding. The foregoing is not to echo Mayweather, because the context Mayweather made his statement is just ignorant and stupid. A few things, among race, have factored into the explosion of coverage; they have won what…7 in a row? They won without their two studs. They are doing it in NYC market (major media market). As a former D-leaguer and end of the bench player, he’s a relative unknown. He’s undrafted. Race has been contributory, but it doesn’t explain the entire dynamic and it’s not fair to his performance.
As a veteran of more than one NBA team and the D-league, Lin has been evaluated by many a better evaluator of talent than we have here on ol TNation and in essence, they passed on the kid. What’s my point? My point is, don’t be surprised if he’s not a starting PG next year. He can be a liability on defense and he’s turnover prone. No one just “appears” on the NBA scene out of nowhere. He belongs, but I’m not sure he’s a full-time starter over his career. I’d be very surprised if he can maintain this product over the course of the season and moreover, the course of a regular season (next year).
His “production” that many are mentioning I think needs to be evaluated against the following; it’s an insane schedule. He’s fresh. Many teams and players are dinged up and injured. No one has really had time to evaluate him and adjust. The general play in the NBA right now is not high. Teams are damn near playing every single night. Defense is not high. And the points he has put up have come in the absence of the team’s two biggest stars. None of this is to make light of what he did - you cannot score that many points in an NBA game from the guard position and not be a player. I’m just bringing some perspective to the whole deal and I think his production has an asterisk. [/quote]
shit. this post make too much damn sense. go away. let us plebes have fun with the Ivy League Asian kid starting in the NBA.
[quote]heavythrower wrote:
[quote]BONEZ217 wrote:
Inherent athletic ability is not the ONLY thing that goes into what makes a good skill position player. The same way intelligence is not the ONLY thing that goes into what makes a good QB.
I obviously know that you dont get taller once you stop growing. Youre missing the point. Your statements are myopic. [/quote]
i THINK i agree with you here. There are different “types” of intelligence. Take Bernard Hopkins for instance, though he probably reads on a third grade level and has to have his handlers count his money for him,
you cannot tell me the way he is in total control of his body, the way he anticipates, thinks 2-3 moves/punches ahead of his opponents, his ability to gauge spatial relationships, is not a form of genius.
your example of Vince Young and Dan Marino is perfect. both scored shitty on the test, so neither were road scholars to say the least, and despite the obvious physical advantages of Young, Marino was a far better QB.
obviously Marino displayed a different type of intelligence that is not easily measured on a written test.
[/quote]
Unfortunately, those written tests are all most of society looks at when judging how smart someone is…when it should be well known that cultural differences can affect how you do on a standardized test.
All of those judgments affect how a kid is treated in school and ultimately the outcome of his education.
Ben Carson did HORRIBLE in high school. He is now a world famous neurosurgeon.
Had his high school teachers been in more control, he never would have made it to where he did.
[quote]austin_bicep wrote:
You guys are fucking retarded plane and simple…
Fucking idiots talking about black athletes…
Fuck You, dead ass.
[/quote]
wow. dont hold back now…how do you really feel?
[quote]Professor X wrote:
[quote]heavythrower wrote:
[quote]BONEZ217 wrote:
Inherent athletic ability is not the ONLY thing that goes into what makes a good skill position player. The same way intelligence is not the ONLY thing that goes into what makes a good QB.
I obviously know that you dont get taller once you stop growing. Youre missing the point. Your statements are myopic. [/quote]
i THINK i agree with you here. There are different “types” of intelligence. Take Bernard Hopkins for instance, though he probably reads on a third grade level and has to have his handlers count his money for him,
you cannot tell me the way he is in total control of his body, the way he anticipates, thinks 2-3 moves/punches ahead of his opponents, his ability to gauge spatial relationships, is not a form of genius.
your example of Vince Young and Dan Marino is perfect. both scored shitty on the test, so neither were road scholars to say the least, and despite the obvious physical advantages of Young, Marino was a far better QB.
obviously Marino displayed a different type of intelligence that is not easily measured on a written test.
[/quote]
Unfortunately, those written tests are all most of society looks at when judging how smart someone is…when it should be well known that cultural differences can affect how you do on a standardized test.
All of those judgments affect how a kid is treated in school and ultimately the outcome of his education.
Ben Carson did HORRIBLE in high school. He is now a world famous neurosurgeon.
Had his high school teachers been in more control, he never would have made it to where he did.[/quote]
yup. believe it or not…I am a very good test taker. despite my impressive SAT scores, and more than impressive MAT score, I am only a nurse.
YUS.
^^^^ holey lung-warts batman!
I just noticed that the Knicks play home games at Madison Square Garden…frequently abbreviated as “MSG”…THAT’S LACIST!