Basketball and the race factor?
397781
I wish I was black. Seems like they got bigger muscles in every part of the body, especially the *cough*.
13745
They get a ton of respect. Almost everyone I know is a staunch Pistons fan. Race has nothing to do with this. They get the recognition they deserve. Perhaps it's where you live that doesn't mention the Pistons too much.
202543
There is a such thing as "race". It is a way to identify yourself, so you can be categorize for no necessary reason.  You can be White (race) and be Russian, Swedish, Polish, Jewish (ethnicity), but your race is still White. Just like you be can Black, and be Haitian, African, Jamaican.  Affirmative action intentions in the beginning were not the same as it is used today.  Is it still necessary? YES!!! because jobs are not available to everyone equally, despite experience. It's not just a way to help Blacks or Hispanics, it helps women too. However, it has its faults and setbacks, and should be improved upon.
386547
There are certain genetic characteristics related to each race. This just happens to be a dominant trait with black women, but of course there are exceptions. Every race has a variety of body types
405386
You bring up a good point, but yeah the NBA isn't so much about the sport now, its about how much money the people make off entertaining people. If they lose that ability it will go down the drain.
585740
Sure.  And I think that if you are successful, that would make you even more of an overall success because of the height disadvantage.  Having to dribble around people who are heavier and just as fast as you while having to shoot over them has to be harder than a 7 foot freak who barely needs to jump to dunk.  All the more power to ya!
598290
Basketball only discriminates against people who can't play the game. \n\nIf you can play, it doesn't matter how tall or short you are. \n\nMuggsy Bogues couldn't dunk, but at 5'3", he played 14 years in the NBA... of course, in his case, you can't tell me that there wasn't SOME guy out there on planet Earth who was 6'3 or so who wasn't better than Muggsy...but he did last 14 years in the NBA... of course, no team that had him ever amounted to anything. Same with Spud Webb (who, at 5'7, COULD dunk, and in fact won the slam dunk contest one year, around 1986 or 1987). Webb played for 12 years, but none of HIS teams ever won anything of significance either.\n\nBogues and Webb were valued more for their gate appeal than their ability to help their teams actually win something.
867455
Racism is everywhere, anyone that says other wise is one of three things or all of them, stupid, blind, or racist. Racism isn't just a "white thing" either, there are racist people of all ethnicities. There may be some black players who really don't like white players, I know most people don't think of that, but it's a possibility. Now that there are so many foreign players in the league, there's no telling how people feel.  There might now be Jewish players and Muslim players who have to coexists, because of work constraints. The NBA is not a separate world, neither is any part of the entertainment arena, it is all just a small microcosm of the bigger picture. If the world as a whole, has issues, then they will seep into the smaller sects that we create.
643659
discrimination is wrong. NBA teams shouldn't discriminate against short people either... we need to be politically correct .
671546
I think this is it:\n\nhttp://www.seehowtheylive.com/basketball.php
56837
The nature of the game, being played around an elevated goal, selects for that trait.\n\nPlayers who don't jump as high get fewer rebounds, block fewer shots, and get their shots blocked more often than players who do. So, in general, players who don't jump high contribute less to their team than players who do and are less likely to make an NBA team.\n\nIn brief, the game selects out those who can't jump as high, so those who are left, can.
627660
Not in my opinion. I prefer basketball.\n :)
539476
It's not sexist.  The reality is that there are more fans watching the NBA than the WNBA.  More fans mean more money to pay the players.  More fans mean more opportunity to sell sneakers, thus more endorsements.  Until men, women and children start embracing the WNBA as much as they do the NBA, then the WNBA players will continue to get paid less.
561792
womens basketball will never be equal to the mens. the game is played sloppy, shots are missed everytime down the floor. i mean hello they made sportscenter because somebody dunked. women can play but not half as good as the men, i have yet to see a wnba game with atleast half the stands full.
97993
The NBA of course. Sure the and1 players might be athletic, better at getting past their defender and playing their man one on one but concerning overall skills you have to give it to the NBA. In the end it takes the whole team executing to win a game not just individual players.
222357
I am with you on the younger players.The NBA fan of today has the media to thank for hyping all the young guys in the NBA.Back in the day,You actually had to go to games to see the stars then as there was no such thing as ESPN,etc,etc.The younger generation get all jacked up over someone who can dunk a basketball,or score 81 points in a game,Big deal.What they dont get is that B-Ball is a TEAM Sport,not an individual one.All of the "Old School" guys had to pay their dues because they were'nt subject to the World Wide Media Frenzy we have today.I will say that in my opinion for what its worth that Oscar Robertson was the best all-around player ever.The man averaged a Triple-Double for his Entire career.Kobe in all his greatness,or self-appointed greatness as it were,Will never be the player of Oscars caliber.I know I'll probably hear it from Laker Fans,but Tell me how many Rings he has since Shaq Smartened up?Zero,and will be the same amount untill he gets the Team concept which will never happen.All for now,good question by the asker.
204367
Well there are a lot of international players in the NBA, but they really shouldn't call themselves that.  THere's the Olympics and International tournaments to determine world champions.