Pop gonna coach Africa

[Chinook]

They really couldn't get Mudiay in on this? At least if he played, you could have a somewhat convincing SL of him, Deng, Giannis, Ibaka and Dieng.

[BillMc]

Not to mention the opposing team is 'The WORLD'. If that's not lumping folks together, I dunno what is.

Poor Zzuultron, excluded again...

[spurs10]

His mother did at least.

Indeed!

[AFBlue]

By far, the best Bobo story.

[Silver&Black]

His mother did at least.

[Biernutz]

Not a bad gig for Pop to evaluate players from Africa. Will RC be
skulking around also?

[AFBlue]

Did this immediately come to mind for anyone else?

Oh snap, the Jimmy Dolan shake and bake. Yep, I can see that exact scenario with Pop and Serge.

[AFBlue]

Not to mention the opposing team is 'The WORLD'. If that's not lumping folks together, I dunno what is.

Yeah that's pretty ridiculous. They couldn't get a Team Americas, Team Europe or Team Asia together?

[AFBlue]

Little known fact...Pop can also cuss you out in several African languages. Serge ain't ready tbqh.

[Spurtacular]

Meaningless exhibition game.

[DJR210]

Did you think Diaw was a French name? Boy you Southerns are dip s.

Yeah, I don't give a about French, African, the Diaws, their names, or where they originated from. Of course all blacks are African somewhere down the line, but I honestly thought this dude was just a French guy.

[Biernutz]

will anyone born in Africa be on the team?

[.G.]

Might as well

[Darkwaters]

Wtf, Diaw is African now?

He speaks French. Thats a decent connection to Africa at least.

[Russ]

Yeah, I don't give a about French, African, the Diaws, their names, or where they originated from. Of course all blacks are African somewhere down the line, but I honestly thought this dude was just a French guy.

Many French athletes have North and West African roots.

Like Yannick Noah (Joakim's father), Diaw, Thierry Henry, etc.

[DJR210]

Learn something everyday.

[moisaenz]

haha ibaka plays for spain, but in this game he will play for africa..

[Uriel]

so lets stop calling people from europe "european" because we are lumping together various, diverse countries and eithnic groups that make up the entire continent of europe

Apples to oranges. Europe is a far smaller, more geneous continent.

A better comparison would be Asia. The people of East Asia, for instance, have vastly different cultures, traditions, and peoples from those of South Asia. Countries from the former region do not identify with the people from the latter region at all. As such, if the NBA were to hold an NBA Asia game, and lump all the players of various Asian origins into one Team Asia, it would be an awkward fit at best.

[HarryLoLa]

Exciting stuff -- thanks for the post

[Kidd K]

Might as well

He already knows every possible outcome to every reaction you could possibly have. Sounds about right. :P

[spurraider21]

Apples to oranges. Europe is a far smaller, more geneous continent.

A better comparison would be Asia. The people of East Asia, for instance, have vastly different cultures, traditions, and peoples from those of South Asia. Countries from the former region do not identify with the people from the latter region at all. As such, if the NBA were to hold an NBA Asia game, and lump all the players of various Asian origins into one Team Asia, it would be an awkward fit at best.

yes, tell the balkans, the slavs, the scandinavians, and the algo-saxons that they're geneous

[Uriel]

yes, tell the balkans, the slavs, the scandinavians, and the algo-saxons that they're geneous

I said Europe was more geneous. I didn't say it was geneous.

Besides, you're only making my point for me. You can't just lump together all the people in one continent and genize them. But that's exactly what this NBA Africa game is doing.

[spurraider21]

I said Europe was more geneous. I didn't say it was geneous.

Besides, you're only making my point for me. You can't just lump together all the people in one continent and genize them. But that's exactly what this NBA Africa game is doing.

and my point was that its odd to only make that observation for africa but not anything else. unless ur just trying too hard to be PC

[TheDoctor]

Nice event!

[moisaenz]

will anyone born in Africa be on the team?

Ibaka was born in the congo