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why there are so few white guys in the nba

:lol: Wow. And I thought my vertical leap was pathetic.

Simple answer: Biological differences between the races. Same reason there are very few functional countries made up primarily of black people.
 
well, i intended it to be funny; that was me in the supermarket!

then we heard from grumpy frumpy old white square america, bewildered by all the changes young hip people are bringing to this rigid puritanical country, and uttering their sad last gasp slurs as they slide inexorably toward pathetic meaningless deaths. believe me, we won't have to put up with old bert much longer.
 
ozzie said:
Wait a minute. That was you citay??? HAHAHAHA :thumb: :clap: :cry:
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Yeah I am surprised too - I thought you only shipped in dumpsters under bridges for some reason. I think I was given bad information . aaargh!
 
This is a question for City...

I keep hearing from posters who are supposedly in-the-know about recruiting that the Cats are signing a much stronger class than the Griz this year. Why would any strong player want to play in Bozeman in front of 2,000 fans, and a perennial lower tier Big Sky team?
 
monte is a character said:
This is a question for City...

I keep hearing from posters who are supposedly in-the-know about recruiting that the Cats are signing a much stronger class than the Griz this year. Why would any strong player want to play in Bozeman in front of 2,000 fans, and a perennial lower tier Big Sky team?
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i wish mslacat would check in occasionally. he'd have a better perspective on this than i do.

but i think the cats got an outstanding class. they signed four, three high schoolers and a jaycee. one high school kid is mandrell worthy (great basketball name) out of puyuallap. i know scout has him rated higher than our prize, michael oguine, though i don't know if oguine's rating has been upgraded since he led his team to a california high school championship. i do know the griz were in on worthy, so you can figure the cats got a good one. a 6"2" guard.

their other two kids are from the midwest, sort of under-the-radar types. one, tyler hall, from rock island illinois, had offers from several mid-majors. the other, sam neumann from st. paul, is capable of putting up a lot of points in any game. the jaycee player, i dunno, you never know about a jaycee player.

better class? hard to say, since we still have two slots to fill. i love michael oguine, i'd take him over any other recruit in the big sky. and i think--as in football--montana kids always are under-rated, just because they're from montana. jared samuelson would probably be rated a lot higher if he played in oregon or washington. if he's as good as his dad--and many say he is--we got a very good player.

i like our class. i like the way decuire coaches, especially defense. if he can score a notable big in the late-signing period, i'll like this class even more.
 
bert.logan39 said:
:lol: Wow. And I thought my vertical leap was pathetic.

Simple answer: Biological differences between the races. Same reason there are very few functional countries made up primarily of black people.
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Stay thirsty gringos
 
I know this subject has been about as juvenile and ignorant as the title sounds, but I honestly believe that the percentage of white players in the NBA has gone UP in recent years. There is a dramatic steady uptick in European players-95?% of which are "white"-Tony Parker being the most notable exception. It seems most D-1 teams (including Big Sky teams) have 2 or more International players these days, and I am glad UM is finally trying to tap into this. There are probably more "white" international players than US white players in the NBA these days, but I do truly believe the percentage is rising versus diminishing. Food for thought.
 
The video clip is hilarious. As a once-upon-a time high jumper (some white guys CAN jump) I'm fascinated by the hurdling technique. It looks like they are bounding around 6 ft or more. I assume it's an African or Caribbean locale without the means for buying mats to land on? What height could they go if coached to do a Fosbury technique ? Holy Moly.
 
Buttegrizzle said:
The video clip is hilarious. As a once-upon-a time high jumper (some white guys CAN jump) I'm fascinated by the hurdling technique. It looks like they are bounding around 6 ft or more. I assume it's an African or Caribbean locale without the means for buying mats to land on? What height could they go if coached to do a Fosbury technique ? Holy Moly.
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As an old high jumper also you must know that they call that technique "the scissor kick". I know it well because on my first attempt at it I knocked my front tooth out with my right knee. Lasting impression. I was able to go 6' 2" using the "western roll" method.
 
sacstateman said:
Buttegrizzle said:
The video clip is hilarious. As a once-upon-a time high jumper (some white guys CAN jump) I'm fascinated by the hurdling technique. It looks like they are bounding around 6 ft or more. I assume it's an African or Caribbean locale without the means for buying mats to land on? What height could they go if coached to do a Fosbury technique ? Holy Moly.
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As an old high jumper also you must know that they call that technique "the scissor kick". I know it well because on my first attempt at it I knocked my front tooth out with my right knee. Lasting impression. I was able to go 6' 2" using the "western roll" method.
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I'm old. But not that old. I remember seeing western roll on TV as a kid. I lived in Oregon a couple years of jr high. One day we had a visiting high jump coach. It was a guy named Dick Fosbury...
 
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