That'd be my team as well for size reasons. Or you could put West at the 1 and Rick Barry at the 2 (can't believe everyone forgot Barry). Here's my all-white team:
Center is their weakest position. They're pretty thin there. I feel they hold their own at every other spot, with a decided edge at SF due to Bird's brilliance. They'd likely still lose 7 games out of 10, however, by an average margin of around 8-10 points if I had to guess.
by the way did anyone know survivor did a season that pitted blacks,asians,whites,and mexicans against each other...i thought we got passed that
then they integrated it.
funny how in the first episode the Latinos won the boating challenge (escape from Cuba), the Asians won the math challenge (then because of that won the whole thing), the whites had hte promiscuous sorority girl and the pretty boys, and the blacks always finished last.
Bobby Jones and Mark Eaton should probably be somewhere on there too, for defense. And I'm not including the European guys. I know everybody will call me crazy, but I think the white team would pull it off. I think they're just plain tougher, more hard-nosed guys who would foul people hard. They'd be like Argentina but with Tyson attitude.
If you guys want another center for the whites use Dave Cowens, Dan Issel, Jack Sikma.
Yeah, forgot about Cowens. He's good, but even with Walton/Mikan/Cowens they'd still be at substantial disadvantage against a Wilt/Kareem/Shaq/Hakeem combo.
Not to be racist or anything but that white team would get raped. Kinda like those porno where you see big black guys raping little white chicks. Thats how bad it would be.
Not to be racist or anything but that white team would get raped. Kinda like those porno where you see big black guys raping little white chicks. Thats how bad it would be.
Doesn't matter. Nobody can guard them. They'd lose due to their disadvantages at center and SG, and because their defense is, as you note, generally worse (though they have some excellent defenders in West, Havlicek, Stockton, McHale, and Cowens/Walton). But you're crazy if you think that that team will get "raped." They'd lose by an average margin of about 8-10 points imo, possibly 12-14 if we're pushing it. "Rape" implies a 20+ point difference, and that just isn't happening imo. Not with Larry Legend and Logo on the same team.
In an effort to bring national attention to the contributions of white basketball players, the NBA is honoring those Caucasians who have made a contribution to the game of basketball in March.
“White History Month has been a long time coming,” said commissioner David Stern. “This is a time to for the NBA to celebrate the many achievements and contributions of white, non-athletic, spot-up jump shooters. We’re paying tribute to inspirational whities from the past, like John Havlicek and Larry Bird, as well as those current players who will continue to make history well into the future, such as Kurt Hinrich, Mike Miller and Brent Barry."
NBA great Rick Barry, who headlines of a list of former white players who will speak at several engagements throughout the month, says the NBA has come a long way since the prejudice that marred the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s.
“Back in the 60’s, we had it rough. Real rough. We were discriminated against by a lot of black players almost every day. They always made fun of the color of our skin. I remember Dr. J always called me “Glue”. I hated it. It made me wish I had black skin. Sometimes it feels like we didn’t even exist. Go look at the record books—white people are almost completely absent from them.”
Along with hosting speaking engagements by white players, the NBA also plans to celebrate White History Month by playing white music during games throughout March.
“We’re going to mix things up,” said Director of Arena Entertainment Les Rossman. “Fans can expect to hear a little Jethro Tull and a lot of John Denver. Maybe even some Steppenwolf or Dashboard Confessional. Whatever we end up playing, we’d like to keep it pretty edgy.”
To further honor white players, the NBA will outlaw dunking. Also, every team will also hold a
‘Token White Guy” night, where a lucky fan chosen in a drawing will get the opportunity to sit
at the end of the team’s bench for an entire game.
Despite the spirit of celebration, March is putting some old white players in a somber mood.
“Guys like Mike Miller, Dan Dickau, they don’t know how hard we used to have it. Oppression
ran real thick, thick like maple syrup. Maybe even thicker. Like maple syrup and honey mixed
together.” said Bob Cousy. “There was this one time when we took a charter bus to play New
York. Well, with all the coaches, trainers and players, we ran out of seats. Bill Russell asked
me to get up, but I thought if I did, I’d be giving in. So I refused to give up my seat. If I
remember right, he ended up sitting on K.C. Jones’ lap. Russell never looked at me the same,
but I think I changed history.”
Former Utah Jazz center Mark Eaton, who played in the 80’s, also spoke about tough times.
“Mostly it was the name calling that hurt. But some really ****ty things happened too.” said Eaton. “Once someone wrote “White Ain’t Alright” on my locker. Then there’s the time they dipped a vanilla ice cream cone in motor oil and made it eat it. Some nights I just laid in bed, wondering how I was going to survive the hate.”
While some white players may not realize how far the League has come, there are guys like Wally Szczerbiak who appreciates the sacrifices white players of the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s made.
To further honor white players, the NBA will outlaw dunking. Also, every team will also hold a
‘Token White Guy” night, where a lucky fan chosen in a drawing will get the opportunity to sit
at the end of the team’s bench for an entire game.
Despite the spirit of celebration, March is putting some old white players in a somber mood.
“Guys like Mike Miller, Dan Dickau, they don’t know how hard we used to have it. Oppression
ran real thick, thick like maple syrup. Maybe even thicker. Like maple syrup and honey mixed
together.” said Bob Cousy. “There was this one time when we took a charter bus to play New
York. Well, with all the coaches, trainers and players, we ran out of seats. Bill Russell asked
me to get up, but I thought if I did, I’d be giving in. So I refused to give up my seat. If I
remember right, he ended up sitting on K.C. Jones’ lap. Russell never looked at me the same,
but I think I changed history.”
Former Utah Jazz center Mark Eaton, who played in the 80’s, also spoke about tough times.
“Mostly it was the name calling that hurt. But some really ****ty things happened too.” said Eaton. “Once someone wrote “White Ain’t Alright” on my locker. Then there’s the time they dipped a vanilla ice cream cone in motor oil and made it eat it. Some nights I just laid in bed, wondering how I was going to survive the hate.”
While some white players may not realize how far the League has come, there are guys like Wally Szczerbiak who appreciates the sacrifices white players of the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s made.
To further honor white players, the NBA will outlaw dunking. Also, every team will also hold a
‘Token White Guy” night, where a lucky fan chosen in a drawing will get the opportunity to sit
at the end of the team’s bench for an entire game.
Despite the spirit of celebration, March is putting some old white players in a somber mood.
“Guys like Mike Miller, Dan Dickau, they don’t know how hard we used to have it. Oppression
ran real thick, thick like maple syrup. Maybe even thicker. Like maple syrup and honey mixed
together.” said Bob Cousy. “There was this one time when we took a charter bus to play New
York. Well, with all the coaches, trainers and players, we ran out of seats. Bill Russell asked
me to get up, but I thought if I did, I’d be giving in. So I refused to give up my seat. If I
remember right, he ended up sitting on K.C. Jones’ lap. Russell never looked at me the same,
but I think I changed history.”
Former Utah Jazz center Mark Eaton, who played in the 80’s, also spoke about tough times.
“Mostly it was the name calling that hurt. But some really ****ty things happened too.” said Eaton. “Once someone wrote “White Ain’t Alright” on my locker. Then there’s the time they dipped a vanilla ice cream cone in motor oil and made it eat it. Some nights I just laid in bed, wondering how I was going to survive the hate.”
While some white players may not realize how far the League has come, there are guys like Wally Szczerbiak who appreciates the sacrifices white players of the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s made.
“I’ve heard stories, so I know it wasn’t easy,” said Szczerbiak. "One of of the reasons I can throw on Blink 182 or Weezer in the locker room is because of the white players who came before me. George Mikan, Mike Gminski, Cherokee Parks—they all paved the way. Just last week, I asked KG ‘Wasup?’ and
you know what? He said ‘Wasup?’ right back. Thirty years ago, that wouldn’t have happened. Dr. J. would have given me a swirlie or an atomic wedgie. We’ve come a long way.”
NBA Commissioner David Stern did say that the NBA will not honor Memphis Grizzlies guard Jason Williams, who thinks he is black.
He also added that he’s declared June as Mixed History Month, which will be a time to celebrate the accomplishments of Mike Bibby, Jason Kidd and Doug C
