why because i'm black Im the first to get picked in a game of basketball.L.?
820133
I take offense to you accusing being picked because you are black.  Why are you so down on non black race?  I play basketball and we pick teams before we play.  Who we choose to pick first is who we think has the better game.  If you don't like basketball you shouldn't be there.  I have never heard anyone complain of being picked first whether they are black, brown, green or red.  Thumbs down
328190
Do you know how few draft picks there are in the draft.  If you are not known already, why bother?  The best thing to do is go to a NBA camp, or go to college.
941406
Yes!! It's kinda like yours. Mine is Basketball! Everytime I play the game it's like nothing else matters. I don't care where I am or who I'm with. My life problems don't matter anymore. When I have my hand on the ball reality isn't real anymore. It's weird. I never thought I would like something so much. My favorite things to do is Box out and play underneth. My favorite shot is Free throw becuz I don't have to worry about anybody grading me.
47078
"colored"?  hmmm...  95% of the NBA is black, and there is one purple guy, onw green and yellow polka-dot colored guy, and one dude who is "colored" like a giraffe.
1012123
Kase,\n\nHere's the first round of last night's NBA Draft:\n\n #   Team  Player         (Position)\n 1   Tor   Andrea Bargnani (F) \n \n 2   Chi   LaMarcus Aldridge  (C) \n \n 3   Cha   Adam Morrison  (F) \n \n 4   Por   Tyrus Thomas  (F) \n \n 5   Atl   Shelden Williams  (F) \n \n 6   Min   Brandon Roy  (G) \n \n 7   Bos   Randy Foye  (G) \n \n 8   Hou   Rudy Gay  (F) \n \n 9   GS   Patrick O'Bryant  (C) \n \n 10   Sea   Saer Sene (C) \n \n 11   Orl   J.J. Redick  (G) \n \n 12   NOK   Hilton Armstrong  (C) \n \n 13   Phi   Thabo Sefolosha (F) \n \n 14   Uta   Ronnie Brewer  (G) \n \n 15   NOK   Cedric Simmons  (F) \n \n 16   Chi   Rodney Carney  (F) \n \n 17   Ind   Shawne Williams  (F) \n \n 18   Was   Oleksiy Pecherov (F) \n \n 19   Sac   Quincy Douby (G) \n \n 20   NY   Renaldo Balkman (F) \n \n 21   Pho   Rajon Rondo  (G) \n \n 22   NJ   Marcus Williams  (G) \n \n 23   NJ   Josh Boone  (C) \n \n 24   Mem   Kyle Lowry  (G) \n \n 25   Cle   Shannon Brown (G) \n \n 26   LAL   Jordan Farmar  (G) \n \n 27   Pho   Sergio Rodriguez (G) \n \n 28   Dal   Maurice Ager  (G) \n \n 29   NY   Mardy Collins  (G) \n \n 30   Por   Joel Freeland (PF)
325291
LUCK OF THE DRAW......MEN BEFORE US PUT US IN THAT SITUATION WHY DONT U BE THE FIRST AND MAKE ONE!!! ILL BAK U UP!!!
508085
Ok, imagine this.\n\nYou're star basketball player out of high school or college, or a free agent. For the first player, the Utah Jazz say they want to draft you. You're like..."Utah, HELL no, that place is white and stuffy as hell! I hear from other people it's weird, the alcohol laws are weird, and there's no nightlife."\n\nAdd to that, the team probably doesn't go after the more raw, "hood" players with talent, say, like K-Mart, and you have a team that will PROBABLY soon have to relocate.\n\nMost players probably pass on any contract offers from them.
593028
he means that you should put mor effort in it. Maybe you should sign up in a summer league to get your game up. He probably sees alot of potential in you. Good luck with basketball
476224
That is cool that your first name is coach.\n\nYou probably need to call one of the other teams and ask them to give you phone numbers of people to call.\n\nThat would be what I would do.
928491
If you even have to ask such a question, something is wrong... I suspect your opinion of your skills, size, or ability level is inflated\n...I coached high school ball for 8 yrs, and more than once I cut bigger, more talented players in favor of smaller, less skilled kids who ALWAYS tried hard...kids who always try hard are winners on and off the court
1043778
Your main goal when you play is to win the NBA Championship, so unfortunately players feel that they can keep changing teams until they are on one that can win. Thats why you must have more respect for players like Shaq who will go anywhere and still win
733650
Basketball. I played basketball in school.
948597
I don't see a problem.  It's not like you're saying "all black athletes are better than white athletes" or "all white students are better than black students."  However, the conclusions you draw by looking at a small sample of athletes or a pile of numbers are somewhat faulty.  Here's why:  Yes, there are a lot more black athletes in the NBA than white athletes, but how many black hockey players do you know?  They are some of the strongest, fastest, toughest guys on the planet.  Also, it may be true that statistics show blacks as not scoring as high on aptitude tests than whites, but we have charter schools in Detroit that are 95% black students (or better) and these kids are scoring higher on the SAT/ACT than their white counterparts in the suburban Christian academies.  My point is this:  Be careful about making general comments about any given race, and try to look at the whole picture when using "evidence" to back up your claims.
261475
Wow this is a tough question... I did some research but you could probably do alot more by visiting the source link below. Here are a few "first in the NBA's" I could find though...\n\nBTW, Vinne DelNegro was born in Massachusetts.\n\nAlfred "Butch" Lee (born December 5, 1956 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is the first Puerto Rican national to play in the NBA in 1978.\n\nRolando "Ro" Antonio Blackman (born February 26, 1959 in Panama City, Panama) got drafted and played first in 1981\n\nPepe Sánchez was the first Argentine to play in the NBA, coming off the bench on October 31, 2000.\n\nEsteban Batista (Born September 2, 1983 in Montevideo) is a Forward/Center basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks. He is the first NBA player from Uruguay.
820752
More of this poor me, I'm a black athlete and nobody understands how bad I have it.....He ain't exactly a poor black kid from the ghetto, his dad is a coach at Penn State...He grew up in middle class suburban neighborhoods...LOL
427106
1. Like other people have said, it's to commend each others performance and boost confidence\n\n2. To qbqbqb: It's not a black thing, there are white basketball players too. Don't be racist.
600974
i am inVOLVED IN BASKETBALL BECAUSE I WANT TO BECOME A PLAYER IN INTER NATIONAL LEVEL.