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[Rivals.Yahoo] A tidibt about Budinger and racial stereotype

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by RV6, Apr 5, 2010.

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  1. RV6

    RV6 Member

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    http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/news?slug=jn-race040410


    Havent seen this linked to anywhere else. Mainly about the racial stereotype linked to tonight's championship game, includes some quotes from Budinger:

    " The Rockets got a team-high 17 points from rookie Chase Budinger, a second-round draft pick from Arizona who is also white.

    When he was in elementary school, Budinger said his friends laughed at him when he told them his goal was to become a professional basketball player.

    “It was just because of the stereotype that’s out there,” he said. “It stuck with me. I told them, ‘I’m going to be a great player. You’re going to look back when I’m in the NBA and kick yourselves in the butt.’ “

    For a time, Budinger was projected as a first-round pick in last summer’s draft, but he slipped into the second round. He thinks he knows why.

    “I heard a lot leading up to the draft that I was soft and that I wasn’t athletic or quick enough to play in this league,” Budinger said. “That stereotype came from being white and from being kind of different.

    “I grew up in a predominantly white suburb of San Diego and didn’t have the background some of these guys have, being from L.A. or Chicago.”
     
    #1 RV6, Apr 5, 2010
  2. RV6

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    i meant "tidbit", please edit mods :)
     
    #2 RV6, Apr 5, 2010
  3. pippendagimp

    pippendagimp Member

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    Confucius say....woman who goes to man's apartment for snack, gets titbit
     
    #3 pippendagimp, Apr 5, 2010
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  4. napalm06

    napalm06 Huge Flopping Fan

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    Don't give a dang what color anyone is if they can play like player.


    Either way I think someone's just trying to make a story here.
     
    #4 napalm06, Apr 5, 2010
  5. Kwame

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    Budinger really needs to work on his defense.
     
    #5 Kwame, Apr 5, 2010
  6. AXG

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    'Tis true.
     
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  7. QdoubleA

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    Budinger is white??
     
    #7 QdoubleA, Apr 5, 2010
  8. StaticC4

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    What?!?! :eek: How can the black Joe Johnson be WHITE? :eek: :mad:
     
    #8 StaticC4, Apr 5, 2010
  9. mclawson

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    [​IMG]
     
    #9 mclawson, Apr 5, 2010
  10. larsv8

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    Blame this guy

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    #10 larsv8, Apr 5, 2010
  11. Tiger23

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    ironic, i was just mentioning this on another thread a couple hours ago

    unfortunate stuf, racial stereotypes are THE worst
     
    #11 Tiger23, Apr 5, 2010
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    dude he is asian
     
    #12 ClutchCity3, Apr 5, 2010
  13. ScolaIsBallin

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    lol... he has some serious hops for being white though..
     
    #13 ScolaIsBallin, Apr 5, 2010
  14. Ramathorn006

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    I agree what Bud is saying though.
     
    #14 Ramathorn006, Apr 5, 2010
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    No. He has serious hops for being anyone of any color. This comment is also another example of the stereotype that white people cannot jump as well as black people.
     
    #15 00rocketgirl, Apr 5, 2010
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  16. magnetik

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    It's not white people can't jump. It's fat people can't jump. (myself included)
     
    #16 magnetik, Apr 5, 2010
  17. Amber Lamps

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    Shut up pinkies.
     
    #17 Amber Lamps, Apr 5, 2010
  18. LCII

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    This is also why we see even less asians in the NBA...although the stereotype is 'warranted' right now, but in 20-30 years or so, if the stereotype still exists, there might be unfair exclusions
     
    #18 LCII, Apr 5, 2010
  19. Pole

    Pole Houston Rockets--Tilman Fertitta's latest mess.

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    I bet his penis is small.
     
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  20. jasonemilio

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    Bud has above average (NBA standards) atleticism, body control , speed and explosiveness, but like a lot of "white" players, he is a bit stiff in the hips and his lateral quickness is not up to par with the rest of athleticism.
     
    #20 jasonemilio, Apr 5, 2010
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