Grant Hill’s dad is Calvin Hill, btw
“I am proud of my family. I am proud of my Duke championships and all my Duke teammates. And, I am proud I never lost a game against the Fab Five.
Grant Henry Hill
Phoenix Suns
Duke ‘94”
So my interpretation of Jalen Rose’ comments is the following; “You ain’t black if you ain’t ghetto, G.”
If you DON’T wear your pants 15 sizes too big.
If you DON’T show the world the top half of your boxers.
If you speak and write intelligible english.
If you believe in a strong moral compass.
If you were raised by BOTH a mother and a father TOGETHER.
You are a race traitor. Jalen Rose is a dirt bag and the only thing that kept said dirtbag from being dead or in prison was the ability to bounce a ball.
Great article. Grant Hill would have been successful at any career he had chosen. Have always liked him and his father. He is clearly a better person than those criticizing him.
I think that Rose thinks Duke is a wealthy, exclusive university. Yet Rose went to Michigan, one of the most prominent universities in the United States. I could see some black player from Jackson State or other Historically Black college calling Rose and the Fab Five “Uncle Toms” or “Tap-dancing Stepin’ Fetchits”.
Didn’t the so-called fab five play for a white coach? Hmmm, performing for the man there jalen?
Oh yeah, chris webber, nice call with that time out.
To all five, how much fun was beating Duke...oh wait...
Good job by Grant Hill.
It certainly wasn’t the most insightful or classy part of the piece, but I’ve got to admit I really enjoyed the last line:
“And, I am proud I never lost a game against the Fab Five.”
Who said Duke guys can’t talk trash. :-)
To somewhat defend Rose, he talking about how he felt as a teenager, 20 years ago, not necessarily how he feels now. I get the feeling that Rose was jealous of Hill and his “Cosby Show” like upbringing. This is somewhat understandable given that Rose had an absentee “father” (who was an NBA player). He was angry that he didn’t have father, and he should be. He just shouldn’t have held it against Hill and his parents.
I also think it is good that the conversation was started, as Rose is undoubtedly not the only one who feels (or felt) that way about black people who grew up in strong, successful families, like Hill did.
Hopefully this will cause some black people who thought like Rose to wake up to their own foolishness, and realize that they should be praising families like Hill’s not resenting or bashing them.
I saw the film and I took Jimmy King’s comments about thinking Hill and Laetner were “b***ches” before playing them, as sort of compliment. He seemed to be saying he thought they were soft until they kicked the Fab Five’s butts.
Grant just “schooled” Jalen, again.
I didn’t watch that fiction called “Fab Five” but G.Hill can go screw himself.
I won’t forget when he was stumping for John Kerry and gave a speech at the old Orlando Arena. He carried on about how “horrible the last 4 years were” under George Bush. He was basically just making stuff up and talking in generalities. But most people in Orlando don’t like the guy because he made $ 90 million sitting on the Magic’s bench with a bum ankle over 7 years.
How is that run at a Championship going Grant? Retired yet?