1. 03-10-13 02:38 PM #1
    NYSportsGuy210
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    Are the Minnesota Timberwolves Too White?

    I was watching NBA on TNT a few months back and saw something I never thought I'd ever see in my life time. I saw an NBA team out there with all five of it's starters on the floor as white guys. It was Minnesota and I think they were playing Portland.

    I couldn't believe it.....I mean how did that happen? Granted Kevin Love and Ricky Rubio are pretty good so I can see that being two of them....but then I see Andrei Kirilenko, Nikolai Peckovic and Luke Ridnour on the floor as well starting?

    Cmon....Luke Ridnour is not a starter.

    Is there some sort of anti-semitic, "reverse the trend" type movement going on in the Land of 10,000 Lakes?
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  2. 03-10-13 02:42 PM #2
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    Quote Originally Posted by NYSportsGuy210 View Post

    Is there some sort of anti-semitic, "reverse the trend" type movement going on in the Land of 10,000 Lakes?
    Isn't the owner Jewish though?

    I think chances are it had to be a conscious effort. It sure does get them voted in as the game to watch by the fans a lot.
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  3. 03-10-13 02:55 PM #3
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    Timberwolves heads like the style of euro players
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  4. 03-10-13 02:56 PM #4
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    that's like saying hitler likes the style of jewish ovens.
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  5. 03-10-13 02:57 PM #5
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    kirilenko rubio and love are good other than that yea they're too white.
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  6. 03-10-13 03:01 PM #6
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    They would be a playoff team if love Rubio and budinger weren't all out for basically the whole season. Kirilenko has been hurt a few times as well. If that whole team is healthy, they will be decent. Obviously wont be winning any rings but much better than this bust of a year
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  7. 03-10-13 03:05 PM #7
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    Why are you questioning Pekovic starting? Makes no sense.
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  8. 03-10-13 03:06 PM #8
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    What about the Bobcats? They barely got any white guys.
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  9. 03-10-13 03:23 PM #9
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    The head of the NAACP here in Minneapolis was upset about the number of white guys on the Wolves roster this year and came out in the papers saying they intentionally structured their roster that way so more white people would buy season tickets.
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  10. 03-10-13 03:34 PM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jericholic View Post
    The head of the NAACP here in Minneapolis was upset about the number of white guys on the Wolves roster this year and came out in the papers saying they intentionally structured their roster that way so more white people would buy season tickets.
    If it would guarantee more green I would start and employ more whites.
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  11. 03-10-13 03:36 PM #11
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    The Timberwolves aren't too White, they're too injured.
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  12. 03-10-13 03:39 PM #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by NYSportsGuy210 View Post
    Is there some sort of anti-semitic, "reverse the trend" type movement going on in the Land of 10,000 Lakes?

    anti-semitic?
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  13. 03-10-13 03:40 PM #13
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    Def short on the bruthas in Minny lol!
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  14. 03-10-13 03:57 PM #14
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    They're no more "too white" than the bobcats are too black. And Minny has a better record
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  15. 03-10-13 03:59 PM #15
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    Pekovic avarages 15.9 and 8.8 while being paid less than 5M. Kirilenko is better than avarage but he is most likely there for veteran presence. Shved, the other russian, might be an all star after few years, if all goes well for him. Rubio is overated but he seems to fit in nba well. Love is their best player when healthy. Add a bunch of white role players and theres your 5 white players on the court.
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  16. 03-10-13 04:22 PM #16
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    a;; the good white players are hurt, including BUdinger who was not even mentioned yet
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  17. 03-10-13 04:50 PM #17
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    Quote Originally Posted by samgurt View Post
    They would be a playoff team if love Rubio and budinger weren't all out for basically the whole season. Kirilenko has been hurt a few times as well. If that whole team is healthy, they will be decent. Obviously wont be winning any rings but much better than this bust of a year
    Quote Originally Posted by rm18 View Post
    a;; the good white players are hurt, including BUdinger who was not even mentioned yet


    completely agree. Budinger and Love are the best shooters on that team. Their offense has struggled way too much this year. If Derrick Williams is starting on your team...you know you are fukked
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  18. 03-10-13 05:01 PM #18
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    Is the NBA too black?
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  19. 03-10-13 11:36 PM #19
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    Quote Originally Posted by The Kraken View Post
    They're no more "too white" than the bobcats are too black. And Minny has a better record
    Isn't every NBA team outside maybe the Utah Jazz and the Minny T-Wolves "too black"?
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  20. 03-10-13 11:50 PM #20
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    The Celtics did OK for quite awhile being too white, so probably not.
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  21. 03-10-13 11:55 PM #21
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    It's hard to say they're too white since a lot of them are Euro players. Yeah those guys are still "white" but not in the sense we mean when we talk about white NBA players.

    If they were fielding an entire team of Kevin Love type "white guys" I'd be a lot more intrigued/impressed.
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  22. 03-10-13 11:58 PM #22
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    pretty sure this was discussed in depth months ago, and the verdict was that these white players were taking jobs away from blacks.
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  23. 03-11-13 12:07 AM #23
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    i think an all latin team could make money somewhere too
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  24. 03-11-13 12:26 AM #24
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    Well, we've busted 3 draft picks on guys like Wes Johnson, Michael Beasley and Ellington. Now, I completely understand coach Adelman when he traded them away and took players that can actually fit into ANY kind of system. Hopefully, next year they are all healthy and we go for the playoffs.
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  25. 03-11-13 12:42 AM #25
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    yep
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  26. 03-11-13 03:34 AM #26
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    Minnesota market is white
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  27. 03-11-13 03:38 AM #27
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    Team sucks and always will.
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  28. 03-11-13 10:16 AM #28
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    White On!!
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  29. 03-11-13 10:49 AM #29
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    Too bohunk eastern european to appease the bohunk population that run the government in Minnesota.I'm half bohunk.Man those bohunk players with ich at the end of their name look like they just crawled out of bed after being out on a bender.All dirty,sweaty,hairy,unkempt,stinky and Marlboro smoke ridden.

    Then their coach reminds me of Gene Hackman in Hoosiers.Hey,the Wolves might hire Hackman to coach.The Wolves might start doing the bloomer stretch release on free throws if Hackman takes over.
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  30. 03-11-13 10:54 AM #30
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    celtics---bird, mchale, ainge, others---used to field 5 whites
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  31. 03-11-13 12:00 PM #31
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    This has got be the stupidest thread Ive ever been in
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