What, you have no Native American/Indigenous friend?![]()
2 of my 3 sidechicks are part indigenous. 3rd chick is Japanese/Russian. Scouting for a 4th like Zendaya if possible.
* The term chicks is used here in the spirit of comedic gentle peristalsis.
What, you have no Native American/Indigenous friend?![]()
Leave the emotions at the door.Honestly I think this thread should be closed because it's clearly causing very intense reactions and emotions in people, myself included.
Alright Carl JungLeave the emotions at the door.
That's how you have a healthy debate/conversation.
The black guys Thompson recruited probably would have received scholarship offers from most other Division 1 colleges (the vast majority of them anyway). I would suggest he left a couple of NCAA championships on the table by his recruiting- might have been different if he offered a couple of white sharpshooters scholarships, because that's what his 1983 and 1985 teams that fell short could have used. The bottom line is that if he recruited normally or non-racially for typical basketball roster construction he would have had probably 25-30 white kids (conservative estimate) graduate during his tenure, with a great degree and also improve the floor spacing on some of his shooting challenged teams. I am sure he probably thought he could win with the defense his all black teams played, and they did win a lot, but he did leave a few championships on the table and left lots of white shooters without scholarships, who would have helped those teams that fell short.This isn't racism, it's a way to give opportunities to people who normally wouldn't get them because of oppression. I'm sorry that the white dudes didn't get the scholarship. lol.
This is the first time you are specifically saying you can’t be racist to white people only in North America.I never said that only white people can be racist. I've witnessed people of other races be racist. I just said you can't be racist to white people in North America. And yes I have been outside of Canada and North America. Many times. I know that in some countries white people get discriminated against, but learn a bit about history of colonialism and how Europeans and then North Americans fucked up a lot of countries. You underestimate me. I respect you and think you're a very intelligent and kind person, but don't underestimate me.
I already said, it's true that people of other races can hate white people because they view us as oppressors. I agree with you on this.This is the first time you are specifically saying you can’t be racist to white people only in North America.
Again this is completely false.
You think some black people or Asian people or any other race living in North America don’t hate white people and want nothing to do with them simply because they are white,
Tell me what would you call that other than racism.
You ask me to not underestimate you and then you make statements like this.
Yes you are a kind likeable gentle person with many fabulous qualities and as a person I would be happy to know you but that does not mean I agree with your view points.
Are you employed by the United Nations?2 of my 3 sidechicks are part indigenous. 3rd chick is Japanese/Russian. Scouting for a 4th like Zendaya if possible.
* The term chicks is used here in the spirit of comedic gentle peristalsis.
Of course it is racism why do you keep insisting that it isn’t. Who put this into your head that just because you are white you cannot be discriminated against be hated and even killed.I already said, it's true that people of other races can hate white people because they view us as oppressors. I agree with you on this.
Is this racism?
Bruh, if you only knew. You're brain would hurt.Are you employed by the United Nations?![]()
Canada is not at literal war on our own soil, and we have few inhabitants, correct.It is very minuscule compared to the rest of the world and that is what I was comparing it to, simple mathematics lol. Canada has 38- 40 million population how many died because of racism in health care or in total because of racism.
You want to compare that to just a small little part called Gaza.
Most people should be so lucky to live here in Canada, racism here is alive for sure but nothing compared to the rest of the world.
Highlights
• Patterns of racial health inequalities differ across the United States and Canada.
• Black-white and Hispanic-white inequalities are larger in the United States.
• Aboriginal-white inequalities are larger in Canada.
• Socioeconomic factors do not explain inequalities across racial groups equivalently.
• Levers to reduce health inequalities may be found at the societal level.
Why do you think they are at war because they feel the love or because there is lethal racism to the point of ethnic cleansing.Canada is not at literal war on our own soil, and we have few inhabitants, correct.
if you compare health disparities per capita, well, fuck here's the first thing I found:
Michey, I'm blushing. Since when do you swear outside the bedroom? Technically I'm red now.if you compare health disparities per capita, well, fuck here's the first thing I found:
Let's reel it back to the primary topic at hand. We're all going off on tangents. Scotch anyone? That slimey bastard Vernon stole my cigar.Why do you think they are at war because they feel the love or because their is lethal racism to the point of ethnic cleansing.
Let me tell you, you are lucky to be living in Canada.
Yes there is racism here like in every country in the world.
Canada is one of the best places with freedoms and opportunities that people in most countries can only dream about and yes racism that is minuscule compared to other countries.
I think most of you talk about things you have never lived and hopefully never will looking it up on google is not the same as machine gun fire around you and refugee camps all because you are different.
Don’t you have about a couple more million friends to name from different nationalities.Let's reel it back to the primary topic at hand. We're all going off on tangents. Scotch anyone? That slimey bastard Vernon stole my cigar.
I would argue that black players just happen to be much better basketball players and he wanted a winning team.i am not a huge basketball fan but even with my limited knowledge it is obvious that the majority of the best players are black and we’ll deserve to be at the top based on their skills.I posted an example of it earlier in the thread. All the white guys who didn't get scholarship offers for the 30 years John Thompson coached Georgetown and recruited exclusively black players in order to promote opportunities for them, but not white guys. Post 205 FYI
All of that is true but Thompson recruited 100% black players for a long period of time and that's just not typical basketball roster construction. Yes it's a black dominated sport, but 100% black rosters, except at the historically black colleges, are and were very rare. In the 1985 NCAA championship game, Thompson's Georgetown team was historically upset by huge underdog Villanova, which shot an unthinkable NCAA record 78% against the defensively superlative Georgetown. What Villanova had on their team is exactly the player Georgetown lacked, white sharpshooter Harold Jensen. That year in particular, Georgetown had the best team in college basketball, and I saw them in person several times as I was in college at that time.African Americans, despite being a racial minority, have made up the majority of NCAA and NBA players since the 1970s and 1980s. In 2023, they represented 14% of the U.S. population but accounted for 70% of the NBA, a fact that is unrelated to preferential hiring or reverse racism. Thompson's preferential recruiting could be interpreted as virtue-signaling, affirmative action, or discrimination. However, it was arguably in effect a self-serving strategy that benefitted the Hoyas' win percentage to target talented Black players for recruitment—most of whom probably would have been selected anyway based on merit alone, making this an imperfect example.
Sorry Fradi, didn't meant to upset you. Your feelings matter to me.Don’t you have about a couple more million friends to name from different nationalities.
LMFAOOOO LMFAOOOODon’t you have about a couple more million friends to name from different nationalities.
That's all true and he had excellent teams but they lacked a little bit in the shooting department, and there were 2 seasons in particular where if he had a couple of white sharpshooters that he hadn't recruited championships may not have been left on the table. Thompson's teams were known for their defensive relentlessness, but they got caught in a halfcourt tempo game with Villanova in 1985 and that Georgetown team lacked shooting on the perimeter. This was particularly important because in basketball teams that have designated shooters can space the floor so the opponent cannot sag inside and clog the lane. Villanova executed a perfect game plan against a vastly superior Georgetown team in that regard, shot 78% which was a record, but that game plan is foiled if Georgetown had a knockdown shooter like Steve Alford at the time.I would argue that black players just happen to be much better basketball players and he wanted a winning team.i am not a huge basketball fan but even with my limited knowledge it is obvious that the majority of the best players are black and we’ll deserve to be at the top based on their skills.
Now if his teams were always at the tail end of the league then I would question both his motives and judgement.




