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Ish Smith or Jeremy Lin

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by apollo33, Dec 21, 2011.

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Ish or Jeremy

  1. Ishmael the dish Smith

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  3. I still love watching Flynn dribble

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  1. Rockets_Texans

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    dude Jeremy Lin is not Chinese, he's Taiwanese
     
    #41 Rockets_Texans, Dec 23, 2011
  2. Easy

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    Oh please, not again. :rolleyes:

    He's not Chinese. He's not Taiwanese. He is a BASKETBALL PLAYER. GET IT?
     
    #42 Easy, Dec 23, 2011
  3. coachbadlee

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    They will never get it.
     
    #43 coachbadlee, Dec 23, 2011
  4. Rockets_Texans

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    He's a Taiwanese NBA basketball player. Yes now I get it.
     
    #44 Rockets_Texans, Dec 23, 2011
  5. Rockets_Texans

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    Ish can pass. Jeremy can score. Ish cant really score. Jeremy is a decent passer. Ish is fast. Jeremy is also fast. Ish is smaller than Jeremy, which also mean Jeremy can rebound more.

    I'll take Jeremy Lin
     
    #45 Rockets_Texans, Dec 23, 2011
  6. Rockets_Texans

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    j to the lin. jeremy lin
     
    #46 Rockets_Texans, Dec 23, 2011
  7. Horry4theWin

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    He's also an American.

    <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/NRg-_j1n5zM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

    <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ARFmtP8tzms" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
     
    #47 Horry4theWin, Dec 23, 2011
  8. Horry4theWin

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    If the Chinese can get along with the Jews, hopefully one day there won't be a need for the "Taiwanese" vs Chinese topics anymore.

    [​IMG]
     
    #48 Horry4theWin, Dec 23, 2011
  9. sinobball

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    For the 0.1% on the board who cares...
    [​IMG]

    Lin's father is a Hoklo and his mother a Mainlander. They speak Mandarin at home and not Taiwanese/Southern Min dialect.
     
    #49 sinobball, Dec 23, 2011
  10. Horry4theWin

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    Very informative post by Sinobball. You got a chart for "Cantonese"?

    The girl at 1:26 says she is "Half Taiwanese/Half Cantonese" :grin:

    <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/mcFLfw73O30" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
     
    #50 Horry4theWin, Dec 23, 2011
  11. Horry4theWin

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    Another question to ponder, which uniform will Jeremy Lin being wearing if he ultimately decides to compete in FIBA competitions?

    [​IMG]

    [​IMG]
     
    #51 Horry4theWin, Dec 23, 2011
  12. sinobball

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    No chart, since Cantonese people are 100% (Han) Chinese. No such thing as "indigenous" Cantonese. The 5% or so Hong Kong residents who are not of Chinese descent will never identify themselves as Cantonese.
     
    #52 sinobball, Dec 23, 2011
  13. Air Langhi

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    He is American. BTW you do know the Taiwanese people are just Chinese people. They took off during civil war.
     
    #53 Air Langhi, Dec 23, 2011
  14. Carl Herrera

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    Jeremy Lin is. The black Tim Tebow.
     
    #54 Carl Herrera, Dec 23, 2011
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    。。。。。With due respect sinobball, mainlander are not an ethnicity.....
    They themselves consist of Han, Mongolian , Tibetan, Thai, Korean, Hmong...and tons of other minorities
    There will always be conflicts
    Good job overall to clear things up with the Chart
     
    #55 daywalker02, Dec 23, 2011
  16. ThatBoyNick

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    Honestly i liked smith more.
     
    #56 ThatBoyNick, Dec 23, 2011
  17. Mr. Clutch

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    Hoklo?
     
    #57 Mr. Clutch, Dec 23, 2011
  18. sinobball

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    This picture is from wikipedia. "Mainlander" is a term used in Taiwan's official demographic surveys, not unlike the term "Hispanic" in US Census (Hispanic isn't really a race). In this context, "mainlanders" =/= citizens of Mainland China. Rather the term refers to people living in Taiwan (and their descendents) who immigrated from Mainland China somehow after 1945 which is when Taiwan was returned to Chinese rule from Japanese rule.

    You can check out this article if you are interested
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Taiwan
     
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    Sorry. Jumped to it too soon. Good work
     
    #59 daywalker02, Dec 23, 2011
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    Hoklo is the same as Southern Fujian Chinese, a province of Mainland across the Strait, to Taiwand Island.
     
    #60 daywalker02, Dec 23, 2011
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