tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post7204746763961313308..comments2024-03-28T16:22:14.888-07:00Comments on Steve Sailer: iSteve: For me, not for theeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-66018941097454275892012-04-11T20:17:32.485-07:002012-04-11T20:17:32.485-07:00Only tangentially related to this post, but this h...Only tangentially related to this post, but this harks back to some of the animated discussions around here during the most recent World Cup:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/10/science/top-soccer-players-are-seen-to-have-superior-brain-function.html" rel="nofollow">Top Soccer Players Are Seen to Have Superior Brain Function</a>TCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-38302148560452553842012-04-11T12:43:35.537-07:002012-04-11T12:43:35.537-07:00The biggest challenge white American athletes face...The biggest challenge white American athletes face in certain sports is anti-white attitudes from white coaches, scouts etc.<br /><br />"Darko Milicic (White Serbian stiff) had no skills either, but he was thought to be an "athlete""<br /><br />Wrong. Milicic showed outstanding skill as a teenager. Read the scouting reports. He just could never score on NBA defenses the way the scouts though he would be able to. He has turned into a decent journeyman player.ATBOTLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-47299397665311238892012-04-11T08:46:56.296-07:002012-04-11T08:46:56.296-07:00That Chinese guy was allowed to design the MLK mem...That Chinese guy was allowed to design the MLK memorial without over the top controversy. Just some complaints.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-4192125341513242932012-04-11T07:57:48.947-07:002012-04-11T07:57:48.947-07:00Has anyone considered that basketball just isn'...Has anyone considered that basketball just isn't as popular with white youths as it used to be?<br /><br />I know that my nephews have always had a basketball goal, but use it maybe once or twice a year for 20 minutes, tops.<br /><br />They really don't know how to dribble, and look incredibly clumsy shooting the ball. They consistently take the wrong angles trying to get rebounds.<br /><br />None of their friends have ever been interested in playing either.<br /><br />On the other hand the x-box and computer are constantly being used, along with the tv.<br /><br />We still have white athletes, but it seems to me most of them have some parental involvement. Maybe I'm wrong but it seems to me you seldom see a white athlete that is into sports just because they love them.<br /><br />I'm not around a constant stream of youths though. Maybe someone who works in a school or something like that would have more insight.<br /><br />It just seems to me white kids aren't really interested in sports anymore unless their parents drive them to it.<br /><br />Now a days baseball players, tennis players, golfers, swimmers have to start at an early age with coaching and access to facilities. The old image of the kid throwing baseballs at a mattress on the side of a barn just isn't there anymore.<br /><br />You never see kids of any race playing a pick-up game of baseball. It seems to me I haven't seen white kids playing a pick-up basketball game in a long time either.<br /><br />I think I have seen pick up soccer games though, with white kids, not just hispanic though.<br /><br />I say they were pick-up because there weren't any uniforms, just guys in shorts running around.sunbeamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04973635024133927262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-61325296600989911092012-04-11T07:54:44.652-07:002012-04-11T07:54:44.652-07:00"But not all blacks. Some of them are truly w..."But not all blacks. Some of them are truly wonderful people.<br /><br />How do you handle this?"<br /><br />True of the human race in general, but the violent black category is higher than in other races. I believe there has been a gene discovered in one percent of whites and 13% of blacks that accounts for extreme violence. This defense has already been used in the trial of an Algerian in Italy. <br />There has been a 70 year grace period since blacks entered general society (in a non-segregated sense) and we have hoped that education and integration would cure all ills. We're still waiting and there's nothing more that can be done with laws, so they're starting in on blood libel. Whites guilty for anything blacks do bad, full stop. And we can't even talk about it. <br />This is a crazy-making situation and the grace period is soon to be up. There will be "discussions" on black-on-white violence. Such "discussions" ended oppression of blacks (which did exist, though it has been exaggerated) and only such publicity will curb black-on-white violence. They just can't keep the lid on this much longer. "They" seem truly insane--most people who run the media are white and here they are crafting ways (putting child pictures of Trayvon to illustrate the story) to make blacks seem innocent if they attack whites (or hispanics whose race the press can vacillate on) no matter how horrid the crime. They are either insane or sick. Maybe both. Makes you wonder who really runs things.equality nownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-46363883126933222142012-04-10T19:30:24.026-07:002012-04-10T19:30:24.026-07:00"I agree there should be a White League, base..."I agree there should be a White League, based on white athletic inferiority. And this league should lay claim to all the courts, gyms, equipment and infrastructure built by inferior whites; superior blacks get to keep all the stuff they themselves built."<br /><br />Yeah, but the white basketball games have to be played only in countries in which whites are native.Truthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17286755693955361308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-18969077371666329992012-04-10T19:25:13.985-07:002012-04-10T19:25:13.985-07:00"For every Andres Biedrins, there's a Jos..."For every Andres Biedrins, there's a Josh McRoberts."<br /><br />OK, now I'm scared.Truthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17286755693955361308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-52909599746241931392012-04-10T17:06:32.332-07:002012-04-10T17:06:32.332-07:00"if you gave all the africans on earth unlimi...<i>"if you gave all the africans on earth unlimited time to come up with a sport (which is de facto the truth about what they have had over the last 50,000 years, unlimited free time to devise any activity they could imagine), they come up with...not much."</i><br /><br />Good point.<br /><br />That also holds true for blacks and pretty much everything else--literature, art, history, science, technology.Kylienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-89530836008652157822012-04-10T12:55:34.116-07:002012-04-10T12:55:34.116-07:00Steve, I think you mentioned earlier your lack of ...Steve, I think you mentioned earlier your lack of interest in the NBA, making bored comments about a Knick-Laker's game. My sense is that sports, including the NBA, is one of the best realms of race relations. I watched the Knicks closely during the (alas ended by injury) Jeremy Lin era, and they seemed to like each other. Lin (kind of de-facto white) Novak, a white sharp-shooter, Jorts, a Bill Lambeer type--Landry Fields (Stanford grad, probably a quad or octo something or other, not sure how he self-identifies) and six or seven black guys, some covered with tatoos some not. But they were all in the same boat, helped one another pulled for one another, etc. Your views are too pessimistic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-1537459973069067902012-04-10T11:48:11.928-07:002012-04-10T11:48:11.928-07:00probably already mentioned, but a canadian invente...probably already mentioned, but a canadian invented basketball. although he did it in the US.<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Naismith<br /><br />given 14 days to come up with a sport from scratch, develops basketball, a major international game in league play where the best players are paid millions of dollars per season.<br /><br />maybe he could be included as part of black history month in the US at some point? LOL.<br /><br />if you gave all the africans on earth unlimited time to come up with a sport (which is de facto the truth about what they have had over the last 50,000 years, unlimited free time to devise any activity they could imagine), they come up with...not much.jodynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-40681498807913394122012-04-10T10:29:12.586-07:002012-04-10T10:29:12.586-07:00There's such a division in my head about all t...There's such a division in my head about all this. I know it's the dumbest cliche in the world, but I have worked w/ blacks, been friends w/ blacks, attended Bible studies w/ blacks, etc. -- they are some of the best people in the whole world. I had a black room-mate in college whom I truly loved. We understood each other at a visceral level. <br /><br />So I'm interested to see all the comments from people who played basketball w/ blacks, and had a good experience. <br /><br />But I also grew up in NYC, and I have some street smarts, and I know a lot of blacks are absolutely dangerous. And then I read HBD blogs, and I learn I'm not alone in seeing this.<br /><br />But not all blacks. Some of them are truly wonderful people.<br /><br />How do you handle this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-74711808077474207702012-04-10T10:25:05.100-07:002012-04-10T10:25:05.100-07:00Typical reverse racism. A white sorority wins and ...Typical reverse racism. A white sorority wins and the blacks start bitching. Hypothetically, if a black sorority had done the exact same routine and won, would anyone have complained? No. Furthermore the sponsors insulted the winning team by insinuating that they only won because of a "scoring error". The worst part about the incident is that Coca Cola did nothing but reaffirm the loser attitude of affirmative action that is "the privileged whites only won because they're white and you're black so we'll give you this prize you did nothing to earn".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-12150316050200653812012-04-10T09:04:01.248-07:002012-04-10T09:04:01.248-07:00Jews were bullied but rose through adversity in bu...Jews were bullied but rose through adversity in business, media, academia, etc. Blacks were bullied but rose through music and sports. <br />If whites use 'bully excuse' for their failures, then they are wusses. Life is a struggle, "no pain, no gain", and nothing is entitled.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-53361842400802228082012-04-10T09:01:58.941-07:002012-04-10T09:01:58.941-07:00"It gets you thinking about that long-running..."It gets you thinking about that long-running but seldom investigated mystery of why there are so many pretty good white NBA players from foreign countries, but so few from the country that invented basketball."<br /><br />Rather than the bullying, I think many whites are discouraged by the knowledge that they can't compete with blacks. <br />Also, weren't blacks once bullied and discriminated far worse in the sports world? White crowds used to jeer Jack Johnson like crazy, but he just smiled and fought on. Why? He knew he could beat all them white boys. <br /><br />Also, the fact that blacks can bully whites IS proof that blacks are athletically superior to whites. Stronger bully the weaker, and the stronger tend to be better athletes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-58640553150384885732012-04-10T08:56:24.208-07:002012-04-10T08:56:24.208-07:00We had a Yalie former Whiffenpoof in our office a ...We had a Yalie former Whiffenpoof in our office a couple years back. Not only was he a self-regarding douchebag, his singing was noticeably flat. Ivy Leaguers are the cancer of human history...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-70024189120410807392012-04-10T08:51:22.336-07:002012-04-10T08:51:22.336-07:00The foreigners also play basketball and not the no...The foreigners also play basketball and not the no harm/no foul, double dribble/palm the ball, walk-a-bit on the drive, muscle-ball game favored by most American blacks. White kids are mostly no good at that stuff.Dutch Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02687679491743923216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-47431135019260463922012-04-10T08:25:38.261-07:002012-04-10T08:25:38.261-07:00I agree there should be a White League, based on w...I agree there should be a White League, based on white athletic inferiority. And this league should lay claim to all the courts, gyms, equipment and infrastructure built by inferior whites; superior blacks get to keep all the stuff they themselves built.<br />Based on black inventiveness, as we are endlessly being told.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-60193371830278635862012-04-10T08:17:05.648-07:002012-04-10T08:17:05.648-07:00No matter the merits, the judges were probably int...No matter the merits, the judges were probably intentionally being progressive and transgressive in awarding a white team that stepping championship. <br /><br />They probably thought it a good thing to break down stereotypes and racial barriers. Like a black nerd (Urkel), Chinese NBA star (Lin) or white rapper (Emimen).<br /><br />They naively ignored the fact that some stereotypes are in place for a reason.Hans Und Simon Gruebernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-36312024867194758332012-04-10T07:44:38.409-07:002012-04-10T07:44:38.409-07:00Good sportsmanship=acting white.Good sportsmanship=acting white.Kylienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-75198442396281724812012-04-10T07:37:20.809-07:002012-04-10T07:37:20.809-07:00Yes there is a lot of intimidation and bullying on...Yes there is a lot of intimidation and bullying on an inner-city court. There's more if you're white. But if you can deal with it you can play against some pretty good players.<br /><br />TWSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-71370614685054371542012-04-10T05:45:19.023-07:002012-04-10T05:45:19.023-07:00In black dominated sports like hoops and boxing I ...In black dominated sports like hoops and boxing I think it is prevalent, I guess former middleweight champ Kelly Pavlik was taunted pretty mercilessly as junior boxer. I read an interview where one of his black friends said at a Golden Gloves event in Cleveland it was non stop until Pavlik flattened the biggest talker. After that it stopped. Boxing is increasingly like the NBA, it has a fair amount of really good foreign white guys doing very well vs. practically none from the US, Pavlik being an exception that proves the rule ( When he was sober, I don't know if he is still fighting. )<br /><br /> Another factor at work I think is that poor foreign white guys from places like Argentina, Brazil, Russia, and even some Western Europeans don't know they are supposed to be intimidated by black males. That's why they often look incredulous when their black American opponents tend to posture as if they expect their verbal taunting will cause them to pee their pants. It's as if poor blacks really think that all white guys everywhere are from the affluent suburbs. I remember Joe Calzaghe ( Italian father, Welsh mother ) having a look of complete bewilderment on his face when Bernard Hopkins attempted the " I will never lose to a white boy " card during the publicity run up to their fight. He was almost laughing at him, as if he was thinking what does race have to do with the ability to fight?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-43978275931737199732012-04-10T05:16:32.729-07:002012-04-10T05:16:32.729-07:00Jon Scheyer was a great high school and college pl...Jon Scheyer was a great high school and college player, but he always lacked strength and athleticism. He was just light years ahead in his skill development and basketball IQ. But it was pretty obvious that playing point guard in the NBA would be a challenge for him. If he were to find a spot on an NBA roster, it would probably because he found a way to stick as a "bit player." <br /><br />Pat Riley gave him a shot with the Miami Heat coming of Duke, but Scheyer got sent to the Developmental League (where he incurred a detached retina and had to sit out for a year).<br /><br />Scheyer is an interesting story though. In his senior year at Glenbrook North high school (where <i>Ferris Bueller's Day Off</i> was filmed), his team won the Illinois state championship. What's unusual is that Glenbrook North is a predominantly Jewish high school, and Scheyer's state championship team was an all-Jewish team (though they had a gentile coach). That's quite an accomplishment considering the fact that high school basketball in Illinois is notoriously competitive. Historically, Illinois, New York and California have produced more NBA players than any other states. <br /><br />When Kevin Garnett was at Chicago Farragut Academy, his team didn't even get past the state super-sectionals. <br /><br />All white teams almost never get to the finals in the Illinois high school playoffs (at least not the "big school" playoffs). But an all Jewish team ... well, that's just unheard of. And it's not like that team was filled with Division I talent. Outside of a point guard who went on to play (and win two NCAA Division III championships) at Washington University of St. Louis, that team's success was all the work of Jon Scheyer.Drunk Idiotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-57427119842041477232012-04-10T04:47:28.744-07:002012-04-10T04:47:28.744-07:00I wonder if part of the reason there aren't mo...<i>I wonder if part of the reason there aren't more black Nobel prize winners is because how territorial and elitist whites and Jews get about the academic fields they dominate, to the point where black intellectuals suffer verbal abuse. There might be affirmative action, but that doesn't mean very black looking blacks in intellectual fields aren't greeted with hostility, particularly by those who feel blacks lower the intellectual prestige of the field.</i><br /><br />Are you kidding me? Elite whites and Jews are ultraliberals who ties themselves in knots celebrating diversity. They are exactly the ones pushing for more blacks in intellectual fields regardless of their inability to perform. They'd douse themselves in gasoline and light a match before they'd verbally abuse a black.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-9830636731163638492012-04-10T04:46:54.618-07:002012-04-10T04:46:54.618-07:00Mr. Lomez said...
[i]"mystery of why there...Mr. Lomez said...<br /><br /><i> [i]"mystery of why there are so many pretty good white NBA players from foreign countries, but so few from the country that invented basketball."[/i]<br /><br />"This isn't true. Pretty good foreign whites are exactly proportionate to pretty good American whites. For every Andres Biedrins, there's a Josh McRoberts. For every Ricky Rubio, there's a Jason Williams. For every Steve Nash, there's a John Stockton. And on and on."</i><br /><br />European big men are particularly desirable to American basketball scouts (both college and NBA) because European bigs can shoot and have perimeter ball handling skills. This is a product of the way the game is taught/coached in Europe. Guards and forwards do the same drills, and don't break up in separate "perimeter players" and "post players groups" in practice, as they do in America. <br /><br />If you're a European guard, you learn post moves and rebounding in addition to your perimeter skills ... and you practice them every day. And if you're a European big man, you learn to shoot, pass and handle the ball in addition to learning to play under-the-basket ... and you practice those skills every day.Drunk Idiotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-5277415930052550832012-04-10T04:40:21.025-07:002012-04-10T04:40:21.025-07:00@cleon from mypostingcareer.com said..."Canad...@cleon from mypostingcareer.com said..."Canada invented basketball you ignorant bigot"<br /><br />No it did not, you big dummy.<br /><br />Basketball was invented in the USA by a Canadian who became a naturalized US citizen. Basketball was the USA's game long before it became popular elsewhere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com