Anyone see the KG interview

[Dallasin2K3]

Re: Anyone see the KG interview

The majority of players do care, if they didnt, they would have never even made it to the league.

Uh. no. Nobody makes it to the league based on how much they want to win or lose. It's based on talent and a player's willingness to use that talent. Now out of that talent, a player can get loads of financial security, fame, endorsements, etc, on top of the possibility of a championship. Money and fame can be just as powerful as the desire to win, and in most cases, it is.

There wouldnt even be a league if the majority (or even 25%) of players didnt care about winning. Think about it. I spelled it out for you, Performance = Wins = Money, so if you care about the money, you care about the Ws.

How about this. Take the money out of the equation. How many of the current NBA players would still be giving their hearts to the game at the tune of a teacher's salary? Take out the fame? Give them the average working class salary? You would be lying to yourself if you think these guys are all there for the love of the game. The key to that equation for some athletes is winning. But for most professional athletes (NBA and otherwise), it is MONEY, FAME, etc.

....your first post is an obvious stab at the stereotype of most nba players, the young rich african american male. Your usage of slang in quotation marks makes it all the more obvious. maybe you didn't mean it, but that post was tasteless IMO....

And that is just silly. Give me a break. It is a fact that most players in the NBA are african-american. And most of the higher profile players are as well. And on top of that, most professional athletes care about the money more than winning or losing a game. There is nothing wrong with admitting that, or referring to the common dialect of basketball (or of African-Americans, or of Europeans, or of people from the South, or "yankees", or any other group). Hell, even go to a rec center, you'll hear EVERYONE there throwing around those slang terms, "Hey, you got next? Yeah, you got hops and a J you can join up.." I simply used the stereotype to save time (I didn't think I would actually have to explain this) and illustrate a point. Not trying to say anything bad about a race or class of people. I thought that was obvious.

[Dallasin2K3]

Re: Anyone see the KG interview

The majority of players do care, if they didnt, they would have never even made it to the league.

Uh. no. Nobody makes it to the league based on how much they want to win or lose. It's based on talent and a player's willingness to use that talent. Now out of that talent, a player can get loads of financial security, fame, endorsements, etc, on top of the possibility of a championship. Money and fame can be just as powerful as the desire to win, and in most cases, it is.

There wouldnt even be a league if the majority (or even 25%) of players didnt care about winning. Think about it. I spelled it out for you, Performance = Wins = Money, so if you care about the money, you care about the Ws.

How about this. Take the money out of the equation. How many of the current NBA players would still be giving their hearts to the game at the tune of a teacher's salary? Take out the fame? Give them the average working class salary? You would be lying to yourself if you think these guys are all there for the love of the game. The key to that equation for some athletes is winning. But for most professional athletes (NBA and otherwise), it is MONEY, FAME, etc.

....your first post is an obvious stab at the stereotype of most nba players, the young rich african american male. Your usage of slang in quotation marks makes it all the more obvious. maybe you didn't mean it, but that post was tasteless IMO....

And that is just silly. Give me a break. It is a fact that most players in the NBA are african-american. And most of the higher profile players are as well. And on top of that, most professional athletes care about the money more than winning or losing a game. There is nothing wrong with admitting that, or referring to the common dialect of basketball (or of African-Americans, or of Europeans, or of people from the South, or "yankees", or any other group). Hell, even go to a rec center, you'll hear EVERYONE there throwing around those slang terms, "Hey, you got next? Yeah, you got hops and a J you can join up.." I simply used the stereotype to save time (I didn't think I would actually have to explain this) and illustrate a point. Not trying to say anything bad about a race or class of people. I thought that was obvious.

[Tha_Kid]

Re: Anyone see the KG interview

....... if you say so ......

[Tha_Kid]

Re: Anyone see the KG interview

....... if you say so ......

[glucklich]

Re: Anyone see the KG interview

It reminded me of the Marshall Faulk interview where he walked off the set. I think it was either Collinsworth or Costas asking him about what was wrong with the Rams and Faulk wouldnt allow himself to point fingers even though he seemed to have a clear idea why the team was struggling. It was a little hard for me to relate to some of KGs emotion since I cant see myself getting worked up like that if I was in his shoes (its obvious its not his fault) so the thought that there was some acting going on crossed my mind. Ultimately, though I respect KG as a professional athlete and will give him the benefit of the doubt.

[glucklich]

Re: Anyone see the KG interview

It reminded me of the Marshall Faulk interview where he walked off the set. I think it was either Collinsworth or Costas asking him about what was wrong with the Rams and Faulk wouldnt allow himself to point fingers even though he seemed to have a clear idea why the team was struggling. It was a little hard for me to relate to some of KGs emotion since I cant see myself getting worked up like that if I was in his shoes (its obvious its not his fault) so the thought that there was some acting going on crossed my mind. Ultimately, though I respect KG as a professional athlete and will give him the benefit of the doubt.