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| Name: | David Propson |
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NBA's international shopping spree bodes ill for black players: says the Times' Bill Rhoden. It had occured to me that this, if a real trend, would (literally) change the complexion of the game. Rhoden seems to see an element of racism in it, though I'm not entirely clear whether he thinks its intentional or unintentional.
posted by oddovid to basketball at 08:43 AM on June 29, 2002 - 6 comments
It is nice to see the Expos go out and acquire a high-priced player for once. It's hard not to root for them, if for no other reason than to mess with Bud's master plan! Why does everyone think the Expo's success will make Bud look bad? As far as I know, they're still not drawing many fans. So the better they do (without actually making the playoffs) the stronger his argument gets.
posted by oddovid at 08:33 AM on June 29, 2002
No one should really care about hitting streaks anyway. Hitting streaks are essentially random; for most of Luis Castillo's streak, teammate Derek Lee actually had a higher batting average over the same span. A streak of any length certainly isn't comparable to the really amazing feats, like Williams hitting .400 in 1941. So what's a few calls one way or another?
posted by oddovid at 01:01 AM on June 25, 2002
Joe Dumars is doing a bang-up job as Pistons GM, though.
posted by oddovid at 10:55 PM on February 27, 2002
NBA's international shopping spree bodes ill for black players
Personally, I see his point but I think it's a bit early to make a judgement. It should not be surprising that a crop of mostly 22-or-23-year-olds with professional experience abroad are more fundamentally sound than the young high-schoolers who have been entering the league lately. The question is whether this is merely the beginning, or actually the high point, of the trend.