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Report: Cheap Chinese NBA Players Falling Apart After A Couple Seasons

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by LewLLOYD, Mar 28, 2008.

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  1. LewLLOYD

    LewLLOYD Member

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    http://www.theonion.com/content/news_briefs/report_cheap_chinese_nba

    HOUSTON—Reports from several NBA teams indicate that cheap, flimsy Chinese basketball players frequently break down and fall apart when faced with the normal wear-and-tear of an NBA season. "We got one a couple years ago, but the foot broke," said Rockets GM Carroll Dawson about Chinese center Yao Ming. "Now it just sits there. We don't even use it anymore." Said Bucks guard Michael Redd: "It was fun playing with Yi Jianlian for the first few weeks, but then it seemed like every time we got too rough, he stopped working and we had to get him fixed. Maybe we just got a crummy one." Some NBA GMs, however, claim that it is still worth it to buy Chinese players, as European players remain expensive and many domestic models are unreliable, unrefined, and occasionally malfunction and shoot someone.
     
    #1 LewLLOYD, Mar 28, 2008
  2. DaDakota

    DaDakota If you want to know, just ask!

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    Oh man, I predict a very interesting thread.

    DD
     
    #2 DaDakota, Mar 28, 2008
  3. LCII

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    Hahaha...

    sort of offensive but I like the domestic, chinese, european comparison to cars.
     
    #3 LCII, Mar 28, 2008
  4. CharlieMurphy

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    blah blah blah.
     
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  5. levintblack

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    Nothing is worse than Chinese pencils. Remember how bad the eraser's are. They simply don't erase. GRRRRR
     
    #5 levintblack, Mar 28, 2008
  6. DaDakota

    DaDakota If you want to know, just ask!

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    Come on Charlie !!! Blahs are awesome !

    DD
     
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  7. CharlieMurphy

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    I don't know what you're talking about DD.
     
    #7 CharlieMurphy, Mar 28, 2008
  8. WhoMikeJames

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    Hahahaha, I love The Onion.
     
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  9. DaDakota

    DaDakota If you want to know, just ask!

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    You are completely Blahareffic !!!

    :D

    DD
     
    #9 DaDakota, Mar 28, 2008
  10. amathie

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    it's MADE IN CHINA, what do you expect? :cool:
     
    #10 amathie, Mar 28, 2008
  11. rawool

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    LOL. :p
     
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  12. levintblack

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    made in china < made in taiwan
     
    #12 levintblack, Mar 28, 2008
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    Well you guys do know that the profit ratio between US/China is like 90%/10% for products manufactured in China. Well, if we weren't so greedy for profits, maybe the quality will be better.
     
    #13 whoisray, Mar 28, 2008
  14. LewLLOYD

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    Best line of the article, that american players are "unreliable, unrefined, and occasionally malfunction and shoot someone". LOL
     
    #14 LewLLOYD, Mar 28, 2008
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    Anyone forced you to buy? ;)
     
    #15 Kindger, Mar 28, 2008
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    ??? ??? ??? ???????? :mad: :mad: :mad:

    The writer must be a T O F :mad: :mad: :mad:

    :mad: :mad: :mad:


    :)
     
    #16 Nelly, Mar 28, 2008
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    I know they're trying to be funny, but its kinda borderline racist.
     
    #17 leebigez, Mar 28, 2008
  18. yuantian

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    what did taiwan make for nba? panties? :D
     
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  19. foo82

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    Um you do realize this is a satire on Chinese-made products. I don't see how this has anything to do with racism. It has more to do with the quality of products that come out of the country that they are emphasizing on, rather than a group of people.
     
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  20. ibm

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    hmm i want cheap (like dirt cheap) but i want also quality (like japanese cameras and german cars)...

    can't have it both ways.
     
    #20 ibm, Mar 28, 2008
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