Wilbon called out by a white guy

It's not racism, its called being a front-runner.

 

So the only reason Boston residents of the 80s loved Bird - even in his hideous short shorts and knee-high socks - was because they were winning?

 

And it's mild and sunny during the winter in Minnesota.

 

Whether Boston's racial history was or wasn't the reason behind Garnett not wanting to be traded there, do readers, again, care what one media member thinks of another? Are we protecting collective pride? If so, who made that appointment?

 

yeah, that's why russell's celtics were always out-drawn by the boston bruins. racism had nothing to do with it. : :

 

It wasnt' because he had a lot of style, a great personality or a great mustache.

 

If Wilbon actually said Dominicans "don't count," that was probably a poor choice of words. But I suspect his overall point -- that Boston is perceived as being inhospitable to black athletes -- is on target. Whether that perception is justified is another matter.

 

He certainly made it personal with Wilbon, and I don't think the media going after one another necessarily serves the public (though I personally don't mind it), but I also think the bigger thing the writer was going after was this misconception about Boston being such a racist city. He made a good point with the governor being black and also about blacks not having any problems coming to play for the Patriots, which I think gets to the greater point that the Celtics not being very good has a greater influence on why a player wouldn't want to come to Boston than any other factors.

I noticed when Wilbon said that was the No. 1 reason black players wouldn't come to Boston was racial issues, and thought it odd that he never really credited that belief to anyone, even unnamed.

 

And most of the remaining percentage is Asian, I bet.

As long as he's wearing Gore-Tex and has an inflated sense of self-importance, a white dude will feel right at home in Portland.

 

Well that obviously settles it ... if a guy in a movie wearing a Bird jersey was a white racist, then Boston must be a racist city!!!!!

Never mind the Celtics had the first black coach in the NBA, first all-black starting five, etc.

Oh, and never mind some of the biggest stars in Boston over the past decade were people like Pedro, Nomar, Ortiz, etc. Let's continue to flog the Red Sox for what happened 60 years ago under different ownership.

 

WILBON GOT IT RIGHT!

Trust me.

This dude is perturbed because Wilbon will not talk up Boston. Why should he?

Boston is and ALWAYS have been RACIST!

 

Oh I trust you buddy!

Afterall, I wouldn't know for myself having lived here all 30 years of my life.