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Why no white players on the US Olympic basketball team? (vanity)
08/21/2016 | Me

Posted on 08/21/2016 2:03:57 PM PDT by God luvs America

Watching the awards ceremony and I notice not a single white guy on the team. Usually I wouldn't care and I'm all for putting the best players on the team but after all the whining we heard about no black nominees during the Academy Awards this must be asked.


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Society; Sports
KEYWORDS: 2016olympics; athletes; teamusa
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To: dfwgator

“But still, I’m happy for Coach K.:”

F him. He came out to support the fag and freak bathroom law in NC. Hope Puke loses everytime.


21 posted on 08/21/2016 2:18:40 PM PDT by max americana (fired every liberal in our company at every election cycle..and laughed at their faces (true story))
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To: Finalapproach29er

Why not?

I don’t particularly care for Duke, but I’ve always thought Coack K is a class act.

Coach K: Obama Is a Bad Coach in the ISIS War
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/11/04/coach-k-obama-is-a-bad-coach-in-the-isis-war.html


22 posted on 08/21/2016 2:19:25 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: God luvs America
thug cred not up to spec?
23 posted on 08/21/2016 2:19:29 PM PDT by Chode (You Owe Them Nothing - Not Respect, Not Loyalty, Not Obedience, NOTHING!)
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To: God luvs America

I know the point you are making...but as an aside, of the white NBA players....which ones should have been on the Olympic team over the guys that were picked?


24 posted on 08/21/2016 2:19:30 PM PDT by BookmanTheJanitor
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To: SamAdams76
I looked it up and I guess the NBA All-Stars won the gold medal by beating a bunch of kids from Serbia by about a hundred points or so.

I personally don't care about the color of the players. They could be the all-white NBA All-Stars but it still doesn't make it right that we can send a bunch of professionals to represent us at the Olympic games.

My fondest Olympic memory was when the U.S. Hockey team beat the Russians in 1980. Now the players on the U.S. team back then were basically still in college or high school and never played a minute in the NHL. The Russians on the other hand averaged around 30 years old and did nothing but play hockey all their lives. It was good to see a bunch of college kids beat them.

I hope next time around, a bunch of kids from some other country socks it to the NBA All-Stars.

25 posted on 08/21/2016 2:20:13 PM PDT by SamAdams76 (It is a wise man who rules by the polls but it is a fool who is ruled by them)
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To: God luvs America

Maybe the white guys didn’t want to risk getting the Zika virus...


26 posted on 08/21/2016 2:20:31 PM PDT by Boomer (Socialism is death by a thousand cuts)
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To: Dallas59

Imagine if they came out with a movie Black Men Can’t Read.

How is White Men Can’t Jump any different?


27 posted on 08/21/2016 2:21:30 PM PDT by Red in Blue PA (war is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength, obamca loves America)
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To: God luvs America

It’s racist to ask the question.


28 posted on 08/21/2016 2:22:53 PM PDT by soycd
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To: Red in Blue PA

How about a movie “Black men don’t support their children”?


29 posted on 08/21/2016 2:24:19 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?.)
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To: God luvs America

Take a look at the NBA all-star teams from this year.


30 posted on 08/21/2016 2:24:49 PM PDT by GeorgiaDawg32
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To: God luvs America

What happened to the “diversity” argument when it comes to Trck and Basketball. Someone is not following the narrative.


31 posted on 08/21/2016 2:26:27 PM PDT by allendale
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To: God luvs America

ThugBall?? No thanks.


32 posted on 08/21/2016 2:27:38 PM PDT by Vaquero ( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: God luvs America
Why no white players on the US Olympic basketball team?

Because slavery.

Duh.

33 posted on 08/21/2016 2:32:22 PM PDT by Maceman (Screw the Party. Save the Country.)
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To: God luvs America

Where are the black Swimmers, Divers and Hockey Players?


34 posted on 08/21/2016 2:32:55 PM PDT by BobNative
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To: God luvs America
Who cares. Talent is what matters and these guys are really talented.

But just for the record - this guy scored 37 points in ONE QUARTER a year or so ago and he looks pretty white to me. Maybe 12.5 % African American. Look up the video on YouTube.


35 posted on 08/21/2016 2:33:13 PM PDT by InterceptPoint (Ted, you should have endorsed. Big mistake.)
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To: God luvs America

Because Bob Cousy stopped playing a long time ago.

(All of the decent white players in the NBA are playing for their country’s team.)


36 posted on 08/21/2016 2:33:26 PM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: God luvs America

Why so few black hockey players?


37 posted on 08/21/2016 2:34:57 PM PDT by Thumper1960 (Trump-2016)
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To: Thumper1960; All

not the point....the selection of the US Olympic basketball team was subjective- just like the academy awards...yet when no black actors, etc were nominated for an oscar there was an uproar...


38 posted on 08/21/2016 2:47:39 PM PDT by God luvs America (63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
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To: Maceman

winner!!


39 posted on 08/21/2016 2:48:15 PM PDT by God luvs America (63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
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To: soycd

well as a true Tea Party conservative the narrative is its a given i’m racist...


40 posted on 08/21/2016 2:49:19 PM PDT by God luvs America (63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
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