How great would a white-american superstar be for the NBA?

[EastCaliChillin]

A guy who was on the level of Wade, Kobe & Lebron. Not a German born player like Dirk.But a full Caucasian american born NBA Superstar.
We haven't seen one since Larry Bird.

[bleedinpurpleTwo]

ahem, cough cough, ahem.... JJ Redick

[Batz]

inb4 nash fans.

[sixerfan82]

inb4 nash fans.

If Nash wasn't from Canada, you might have an argument.

edit: He's actually born in South Africa.

[Rowe]

It wouldn't really matter.

People dont care if you're white, black, hispanic, asian, etc when you play in the NBA. Its not going to make white people start watching basketball because they see an American white guy in the NBA, people arent that shallow.

[EastCaliChillin]

It wouldn't really matter.

People dont care if you're white, black, hispanic, asian, etc when you play in the NBA. Its not going to make white people start watching basketball because they see an American white guy in the NBA, people arent that shallow.

Come on son. This isnt a disney message board.
Yes, majority of people are that shallow

[For_Three]

Child Please

[Rowe]

Come on son. This isnt a disney message board.
Yes, majority of people are that shallow

No they aren't.

If you're a player on Wade, LeBron, or Kobe level. It does not matter what race you are, because you've proven you are a great talent regardless of it.

If a white player capable of being on that level was on the come-up, we all would've all known about him and accepted his talent by the time he even was drafted.

It would matter more if a random scrub like Joe Alexander developed into a player like that out of the blue basically. People wouldn't know how to react.

[indiefan24]

[EroticVanilla]

It wouldn't really matter.

People dont care if you're white, black, hispanic, asian, etc when you play in the NBA. Its not going to make white people start watching basketball because they see an American white guy in the NBA, people arent that shallow.

Thats true for a lot of people, but I'm sure you've heard people say the NBA is full of "thugs", which is really code for black people.

If you had a white college star from a prominent college go on to star in the NBA it will help with draw in some people, how much is debatable, but it would help the NBA's marketing department.

[FCN]

Thats true for a lot of people, but I'm sure you've heard people say the NBA is full of "thugs", which is really code for black people.

Jason Williams (White Chocolate) fits the "thug" description pretty well I'd say, and he is clearly not a Black person.

Same may hold true for Chris Anderson, he strikes me as a bit thuggish (with some country mixed in perhaps).



Then on the flipside you have guys like Tim Duncan and Shane Battier.

I'm just sayin' =)

[branslowski]

It was a bunch of them in the weak 70's...

[Rowe]

Thats true for a lot of people, but I'm sure you've heard people say the NBA is full of "thugs", which is really code for black people.

Thats because it is.

The perception of black NBA players are guys from poor backgrounds. Who spent 1-2 years if even any time in college coming to the NBA, covering themselves in tattoos, and living the life of a rapper. Thats because a lot of them end up doing so, but the great players in the NBA are nothing like that.

Kobe, LeBron, Wade, CP3, Deron, Duncan, Bosh, etc are nothing like that, and they get most of the media coverage for the NBA.

Unfortunately a lot of NBA benches are full of guys who fit that steriotype.

If you had a white college star from a prominent college go on to star in the NBA it will help with draw in some people, how much is debatable, but it would help the NBA's marketing department.

If a White or European or Asian player had serious amount of talent that could eventually make him a great player, most NBA fans would know about them long before they reached college. That basically = Rubio hype. We've known about Rubio since he was like 15.

What market do you market a white NBA player to? I cant think of 1. The NBA only appeals to NBA fans. Same way with black MLB players. How do you market a Ryan Howard or BJ/Justin Upton?

[Batz]

It wouldn't really matter.

People dont care if you're white, black, hispanic, asian, etc when you play in the NBA. Its not going to make white people start watching basketball because they see an American white guy in the NBA, people arent that shallow.

Sarcasm? Right?

[Rowe]

Jason Williams (White Chocolate) fits the "thug" description pretty well I'd say, and he is clearly not a Black person.

Same may hold true for Chris Anderson, he strikes me as a bit thuggish (with some country mixed in perhaps).



Then on the flipside you have guys like Tim Duncan and Shane Battier.

I'm just sayin' =)

Well said.

Add in Brad Miller too.

There just is no market available to market a great White American NBA player. Basketball only appeals to basketball fans. And basketball fans dont give a **** what color, nationality you are.

Basketball fans only care if you are good, and aren't soft like most Euros.