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nice article!
http://www.castefootball.us/viewarti...mID=0&ID=22723
(6/24/05) One can not overestimate the long-term effects of the performance of Manu Ginobili in this year's NBA finals. He has changed the popular perception of the abilities of white basketball players. He has been a leader, a go-to guy, a clutch scorer. He has shown tremendous athleticism in running, jumping, and handling the ball. His drives to the basket and his flying dunks were the highlights of the playoffs. He has been far and away the most exciting player in the finals. (When was the last time that happened!)
Ginobili, an Argentinian of Italian descent, has been an exciting player in the NBA for three seasons but had received scant publicity due to the unfortunate cir stance of his skin color. The things he has been doing to create so much excitement in the playoffs are standard fare for him; now on the national stage they cannot be ignored.
The usual labels the media attaches to a white player do not apply to Manu. Even Larry Bird when he was a dominant player was derided for his lack of athleticism. Not so for Ginibili. When he fakes out one of the best black defenders in the league, then blows by him to slam home a one-hand dunk even the most staunch anti-white Caste System supporter has to give credit to the talents of this super athlete.
It is truly inspiring to see Manu play this way at such an important time. Imagine all of the young white kids seeing a white player doing the kind of things that they probably have never seen a white basketball player do before. He often dominated in the playoffs, unheard of since the aforementioned Bird. He was a go-to guy, and he used his physical talent to defeat his opponents. The far-reaching effects of Ginobili's play will echo on for years in the achievements of other young white basketball players.
Another aspect of Manu Ginobili that is welcome is his preference to try and look like a white person. Many white superstars alter their look so as to fit in as much as possible with the common image of the black superstar. For instance, note how many white athletes alter one of the most obvious defining characteristics of racial differences and cut their hair very short or shave it all off. Not Ginobili; he has long straight black hair that flies behind him as he whisks past one black player after another on his way to the hoop.
Ginobili is also fearless. He goes full bore all the time. He will take a body shot and give one if necessary. It must be extremely frustrating to a black basketball player to not be able to intimidate him. And as Ginobili proves himself time and again the referees are forced to alter their game too and start giving calls to a white guy for a change.
More than any white player in the NBA, maybe the world, Ginobili gets the ball in the basket through passing and shooting. Along with the typical white propensity for nailing long jumpers, Manu seems to be able to throw the ball in from any angle at any spot. Often white players seem unable to finish a shot and have many of their attempts bounce in and out of the basket but when Ginobili puts it in the cylinder it usually goes down. That is a reflection of will as much as skill and Ginobili must be considered the strongest-willed player in the game.
Tim Duncan was voted the MVP of the 2005 playoffs. Duncan is a skilled player who collects his points in bunches from close in to the basket mainly due to his height. But Manu was The Man, hitting clutch three pointers, shooting over 80% from the foul line, many in the last minute of the game, even passing up an easy lay-up to burn valuable last minute seconds off of the clock in Game 7 against Detroit, and setting up teammates for easy baskets with pinpoint passes.
Manu led Argentina to a gold medal in the 2004 Olympics, and now he has helped his pro team to the NBA Championship. It was a proud moment for Manu and his fans, his immediate family, and all of us who make up his extended family through our shared heritage. Way to go Manu, at Caste Football we salute you.
nice article!
What is this, white people unite?
white power!
Glad to see the Klan is embracing Italians.
Manu Ginobili isn't black?
Yes; it's a racist website.
Worse: embracing hispanics! and catholics!
WTF of an article was that?
What the....??? I don't think Manu is thinking each time he drives to the hoop "Ok, I'm a model for all white Americans".... why? Because he isn't one, he is a player from South America.
He's not thinking "I wanna look like a white person", he has long hair because is a common thing between Argentinians, specially young athletes (check out the Argentinian National Team, the haircuts may look like an 80's hair metal band to the U.S. viewer).
He isn't just an athletic freak, he is talented and smart too.
Jeez, some people try to make a racial statement in the first chance they get. Even when they need to use weak arguments to support it.
Is this going to turn into another racial argument? Wasn't this already hashed out in the other thread?
I wasn't kidding about it being a racist website. I don't think we should invest too much emotional energy into it. The guy's an idiot.
Last edited by Summers; 08-04-2005 at 09:44 AM.
Did I miss it?What thread?
http://spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22654Did I miss it?
I don't think the guy is a racist. It seems to be that racism is THE topic nowadays arround here! The guy just got caught too bad in the manu hype. He even gives very little credit to Timmy D saying that his scoring is due to height.
Still, it's true that some black players didn't like to see Manu doing his stuff. I'm wondering what they will say when they see Oberto play, the dude isn't gonna be a polite, long jump, white player. Oberto is a really though paint player, and some people may not like it.
Ah, I did miss it. I stopped reading after the third page. I get bored with people just yelling at each other.
Tim is a good basketball player because of his height. That should've been your first clue. And look around at the rest of the site. It's disguised as an intellectual exploratory "hey let's talk about this" place, but it's very racist.
Here's another gem from one of his "columns":
Last edited by Summers; 08-04-2005 at 10:06 AM.
it is just pathetic to think only in terms of black vs white
this rasist writer can go and eat
Spurs and their fans dont need jackasses like this on our side
Manu is first and foremost human
the Klan, Rush Limbaugh and any other rasist jackass
Especially with this guy around...
Latinos UNITED of AMERICA
there, fixed his article thanks to wordpad replace...
(6/24/05) One can not overestimate the long-term effects of the performance of Manu Ginobili in this year's NBA finals. He has changed the popular perception of the abilities of big-nose basketball players. He has been a leader, a go-to guy, a clutch scorer. He has shown tremendous athleticism in running, jumping, and handling the ball. His drives to the basket and his flying dunks were the highlights of the playoffs. He has been far and away the most exciting player in the finals. (When was the last time that happened!)
Ginobili, an Argentinian of Italian descent, has been an exciting player in the NBA for three seasons but had received scant publicity due to the unfortunate cir stance of his skin color. The things he has been doing to create so much excitement in the playoffs are standard fare for him; now on the national stage they cannot be ignored.
The usual labels the media attaches to a big-nose player do not apply to Manu. Even Larry Bird when he was a dominant player was derided for his lack of athleticism. Not so for Ginibili. When he fakes out one of the best button-nose defenders in the league, then blows by him to slam home a one-hand dunk even the most staunch anti-big-nose Dumbasses System supporter has to give credit to the talents of this super athlete.
It is truly inspiring to see Manu play this way at such an important time. Imagine all of the young big-nose kids seeing a big-nose player doing the kind of things that they probably have never seen a big-nose basketball player do before. He often dominated in the playoffs, unheard of since the aforementioned Bird. He was a go-to guy, and he used his physical talent to defeat his opponents. The far-reaching effects of Ginobili's play will echo on for years in the achievements of other young big-nose basketball players.
Another aspect of Manu Ginobili that is welcome is his preference to try and look like a big-nose person. Many big-nose superstars alter their look so as to fit in as much as possible with the common image of the button-nose superstar. For instance, note how many big-nose athletes alter one of the most obvious defining characteristics of racial differences and cut their hair very short or shave it all off. Not Ginobili; he has long straight button-nose hair that flies behind him as he whisks past one button-nose player after another on his way to the hoop.
Ginobili is also fearless. He goes full bore all the time. He will take a body shot and give one if necessary. It must be extremely frustrating to a button-nose basketball player to not be able to intimidate him. And as Ginobili proves himself time and again the referees are forced to alter their game too and start giving calls to a big-nose guy for a change.
More than any big-nose player in the NBA, maybe the world, Ginobili gets the ball in the basket through passing and shooting. Along with the typical big-nose propensity for nailing long jumpers, Manu seems to be able to throw the ball in from any angle at any spot. Often big-nose players seem unable to finish a shot and have many of their attempts bounce in and out of the basket but when Ginobili puts it in the cylinder it usually goes down. That is a reflection of will as much as skill and Ginobili must be considered the strongest-willed player in the game.
Tim Duncan was voted the MVP of the 2005 playoffs. Duncan is a skilled player who collects his points in bunches from close in to the basket mainly due to his height. But Manu was The Man, hitting clutch three pointers, shooting over 80% from the foul line, many in the last minute of the game, even passing up an easy lay-up to burn valuable last minute seconds off of the clock in Game 7 against Detroit, and setting up teammates for easy baskets with pinpoint passes.
Manu led Argentina to a gold medal in the 2004 Olympics, and now he has helped his pro team to the NBA Championship. It was a proud moment for Manu and his fans, his immediate family, and all of us who make up his extended family through our shared heritage. Way to go Manu, at Dumbasses Football we salute you.
Who wrote this? KKK? Cutting your hair because they want to look black? Has this guy ever tried playing with long hair? It's extremely uncomfortable.
Man, this article is just pathetic.
"He's black . . . he's whiteEspecially with this guy around...
yeah, yeah, yeah . . ."
Manu isn't white, he's hispanic.
Oh and stereotypes about whites exist too you know. Just because it's not white people doing it doesn't exclude it from being racism(although whites contribute to this stereotype too).
The simple fact is that there is a stereotype that white guys can't play basketball. It's a very real stereotype whether you want to admit or not. Manu shattered it...applaud him for it...just like you would Jackie Robinson, all the NBA teams should retire his jersey...just like they did with Jackie Robinson. Ok I may be going a little overboard there...but it's the same principle. Only he doesn't have as much pressure on him as Robinson did(but he's getting more pressure all the time).
He proving the stupidity of racial stereotyping...it may not be his intent to do it...but that is exactly what he is doing.
Racists are always going to end up looking stupid...because they are betting against evolution and the genetic chaos that causes it. The reasons they will always end up being wrong are the same reasons that different skin tones(IE racism) exist in the first place....
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