tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1771840357774062339.post7358350040496735824..comments2024-03-27T00:57:37.691-07:00Comments on A Screaming Comes Across the Court: The NBA and Ethnicity: the Race of Each TeamJustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06994690128688285149noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1771840357774062339.post-37706022141891551132017-04-05T23:39:46.526-07:002017-04-05T23:39:46.526-07:00Once, I watched this competition myself. It was am...Once, I watched this competition myself. It was amazing, it was so fast, sometimes I didn't even keep pace with them <a href="http://bigpaperwriter.com/blog/race-and-ethnicity-essay" rel="nofollow">http://bigpaperwriter.com/blog/race-and-ethnicity-essay</a><br />sanchesginger@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06446310511035803787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1771840357774062339.post-24549608748662558852012-01-02T04:48:53.000-08:002012-01-02T04:48:53.000-08:00[...] A Screaming Comes Across The Court There are...[...] A Screaming Comes Across The Court There are a few surprises in the data. Minnesota, not Utah or Indiana, was the whitest team. Toronto was not the most international team as they were fourth behind Sacramento and Milwaukee, which were definitely unexpected. No team, however, was more than 50% Caucasian, Hispanic, or International. [...]Toronto Raptors Morning Coffee Jan 2 | Raptors Republic | ESPN TrueHoop's Toronto Raptors Bloghttp://raptorsrepublic.com/2012/01/02/toronto-raptors-morning-coffee-jan-2/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1771840357774062339.post-11783983018054397442012-01-02T07:46:28.000-08:002012-01-02T07:46:28.000-08:00I think it is a mistake, and quite a common one in...I think it is a mistake, and quite a common one in my opinion, that we consider all Spanish or LatinAmerica-born people to be of Hispanic "race".<br><br>Leaving apart all moral issues we might and should have about the concept of race, perhaps a good first point to make is to clarify what is Hispanic, in order for it to be relevant from a physiologic point of view. I must advance that I think that "Hispanic" is a tag determining origin and not physical characteristics. "Hispanic", from a physiologic point of view, comprises people with Amerindian descent, as well as people from the Mediterranean and a mixture of both these types with Caucasian. Pretty much of a portmanteau, isn't it?<br><br>So, for my point of view, your classification is misleading. Are all Spaniards hispanic? Even, is there any Spaniard in the league who would be considered hispanic before looking their country of origin? If so, shouldn't Italians, as fellow Mediterraneans, be considered Hispanic as well? Are the likes of Ginobili or former Pistons Herrman to be considered Hispanic? Isn't it quite an oversimplification to consider all foreign players from Spain&LatinAmerica Hispanic, while you regard races and mixings of several degrees in US-born athletes? I think it must have taken some time to write such a good article and it's undeserving to overlook these issues...Luisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1771840357774062339.post-40080721891673908762012-01-02T10:35:18.000-08:002012-01-02T10:35:18.000-08:00Talking about race is not stupid, but this discuss...Talking about race is not stupid, but this discussion of race is stupid. You use race and ethnicity interchangeably? Black Latinos are not of African descent? Delonte West is a quarter NA because he mentioned something about it in an interview once? Pull your head out of your ass.Leenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1771840357774062339.post-42748698247131974432012-01-02T11:21:52.000-08:002012-01-02T11:21:52.000-08:00Hello --I enjoyed the post and I'm pretty sure...Hello --<br><br>I enjoyed the post and I'm pretty sure that's a Pynchon reference in your title, so here's a thank you:<br><br>http://g.alexcarder.com/images/screaming-across-the-courtfinal.png<br><br>The color may be off, now that I'm looking at it, but I figured at the very least a png would help smooth out the court lines.Erikhttp://g.alexcarder.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1771840357774062339.post-79984900114513987662012-01-02T11:32:20.000-08:002012-01-02T11:32:20.000-08:00I agree with most you have to say, but for the pur...I agree with most you have to say, but for the purposes of finishing what I had I needed the catch-all Hispanic. Americans are easier in that people of mixed race will probably have discussed it in the media, but in some Hispanic countries like Mexico it's natural to have two different racial backgrounds. I would have liked to separate the Hispanic population better, but it would have been guesswork on a number of guys. I think I should have mentioned that I know Hispanic isn't a race. I just thought of it as, Hey, this guy has parents who come from this part of the world. If I could, I wouldn't need to label Varejao (mostly Portuguese descent?) as a Hispanic and instead Caucasian or whatever his background is. Again, sorry I had to use Hispanic when talking about race, but until I get better information on those guys I had to. Also, I know ethnicity and race are different things -- race is more biological and ethnicity more about the background and culture. But the only color that matters is orange: the basketball. Or possibly green, for the large contracts guys sign to escape crappy teams.ascreamingcomesacrossthecourthttp://ascreamingcomesacrossthecourt.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1771840357774062339.post-43504076788603007172012-01-02T13:56:28.000-08:002012-01-02T13:56:28.000-08:00Very interesting. While the best approach may be t...Very interesting. While the best approach may be to simply ignore race out of existence, if we are going to talk about it, cooly and rationally is the way to go. <br><br>The next step: accounting for hybrid vigor. How many athletes in the NBA are really even of a single race, however race is defined? I'd bet very, very few. <br><br>The pleasant outcome of such an analysis: it might very well be the willingness of parents to break racial and ethnic barriers that helps create the finest athletes (and the smartest people, most attractive, and so on).Ishmael Alighierihttp://cccatstfrancis.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1771840357774062339.post-85059575688115749972012-01-06T04:16:53.000-08:002012-01-06T04:16:53.000-08:00[...] this team.- Voice on The Floor is back!- Goo...[...] this team.- Voice on The Floor is back!- Good basketball players come in every shape, size and color.- A few really interesting shot-selection trends have emerged. Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook [...]Rants, References and Revelations | Hickory-Highhttp://www.hickory-high.com/?p=2647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1771840357774062339.post-34434896188106324452012-01-02T23:40:26.000-08:002012-01-02T23:40:26.000-08:00"Varejao (mostly Portuguese descent?)...Hispa..."Varejao (mostly Portuguese descent?)...Hispanic...Caucasian or whatever his background is." This phrase pretty much demonstrates the accuracy of your original post. You have done no research on the races of your subjects, for a post that is ostensibly drawing conclusions about race.<br><br>ESPN was irresponsible in linking to this post You've completely jumbled the concepts of race, ethnicity, and nationality. And the distinctions matter. Additionally, your arrogance in defending your absurd position demonstrates just how ignorant you truly are. Wake the hell up.Leenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1771840357774062339.post-30948865347637417212012-01-03T07:56:59.000-08:002012-01-03T07:56:59.000-08:00[...] Break down the numbers and the NBA is color ...[...] Break down the numbers and the NBA is color blind — ethnicity has no impact on winning. [...]Tuesday And-1 links, or how Kevin Love = Bill Laimbeer | ProBasketballTalkhttp://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/03/tuesday-and-1-links-or-how-kevin-love-bill-laimbeer/noreply@blogger.com