The Basketball League that NO ONE was clamoring for!
by JS13 on Jan 19, 2010 7:15 PM EST
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As one of the co-founders of ProjectFranchise.org I would like to go on record to state that Project Franchise WILL NOT be contacting the All American Basketball Alliance (AABA) to inquire about teams. For those of you that don't read the Augusta Chronicle (or WithLeather), the AABA is a newly forming basketball league that plans to be a little....uhhhh exclusive? Maybe I better let league founder Don "Moose" Lewis explain his demented vision.
"Only players that are natural born United States citizens with both parents of Caucasian race are eligible to play in the league,"
At first glance Lewis' plan sounds overtly racist at worst...and really fu#*ing stupid at it's absolute best...but as you read on...it gets waaay worse.
"There's nothing hatred about what we're doing," he said. "I don't hate anyone of color. But people of white, American-born citizens are in the minority now. Here's a league for white players to play fundamental basketball, which they like."
Lewis said he wants to emphasize fundamental basketball instead of "street-ball" played by "people of color."
What type of market reports is this guy reading that made him think that segregation would be this years Crocs? Even a 1950's bus driver in Montgomery, Alabama would think this idea was extreme. If the over/under for this league was one quarter of basketball ever played, I would go waaaaaaay under. The first thing they teach you in business school is that you don't want to start your sales pitch with "There's nothing hatred about what we're doing."
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Laugh now...
…but wait until I start up my basketball league of all retired jockeys…millions I’ll make…MILLIONS!!!!!
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by Forklift14 on Jan 20, 2010 10:53 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Retired jockeys playing basketball?
THAT I’D PAY FOR! Plus they already have an all-white professional league. It’s called the NHL.
by alorb on Jan 20, 2010 2:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Not unless you caount the Islanders
they have both a black guy and a ASIAN, Who I’m just going to say he is the Jackie Robinson of the NHL
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by WVPiratesfan on Jan 20, 2010 3:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Good point...
Glad they’re finally catching up to the other leagues.
by alorb on Jan 20, 2010 4:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Give 'Em Hell, Duke...!!!
Hey… It’s a free country… If I’m going to open an Irish Pub am I required to keep some clown named Leroy Washington, dread locks & all, on my staff of bartenders… Hell No…!!!
When Augusta mayor, Duke Copenhaver, begins a campaign toward opening the doors of the many "Black Only" institutions (Universities, TV Networks, Pageants, etc., etc.) to "White Americans", then, and only then, will this guy admonish Don Lewis regarding his efforts to establish an "All White Basketball League"…
Not likely, though, that Copenhaver would take up such a challenge, so kinda’ hope the dip-shite goes to hell…
And I wish Don Lewis both all the luck in the world and hope that he succeeds.
Catch ya’ later,
Mike
by Sherlocke on Jan 21, 2010 4:41 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
"catch ya later"...hahaha what a geek
on the real racism isnt cool bro
PSTIM1
Master of Everything
by PSTIM1 on Jan 22, 2010 5:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
No concept of reality...
sherlocke would make decent points if BET had zero white employees, or schools like Howard and Grambling had zero white students……..but since BET had employees and on air talent of all races, including white, and the named universities accept and enroll individuals of all backgrounds…that would render sherlocke’s pointa completely without merit and borderline retarded. It would also render his online handle humorously ironic. And since I don’t want to cause you an extra trip to urban dictionary to look up the word ironic, I’m basically saying that you are an f-ing moron, which is at odds with any reference to sherlock holmes….who is generally considered to be intelligent, and not someone that got outscored by the class hamster on the PSAT.
by JS13 on Jan 23, 2010 2:18 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
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