Be gone Rasheed Wallace

[Trail_Blazer76]

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Waneko:</div><div class="quote_post">Bill Walton is a self-righteous buffoon who contradicts himself whenever he opens his mouth. Just because he felt privaleged to be in the NBA doesn't mean everyone has to.</div>

Word, Bill Walton's "success" as a journalist and commentator has come as a result of his haughty mentality and "ability" to belittle others. I don't know how many of you read the whole article, but this is how he started it:

<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">I finally found something that Richard Nixon said that makes sense.</div>

Walton then goes on to quote Nixon's insulting of Ronald Regan, which was really just an attempt by Walton to insult two former president's in his article. Then he uses the weak analogy and tries to relate it to Sheed (insulting a third person), then continues with the mindless drivel that he has trademarked over the years.

I see very little validity in any statement made by Bill Walton, and he finishes the article by saying "I want my team back"

. If they were really his team he would stick by them through thick and thin (Do you think that I enjoyed watching the Blazers game last night?). Walton does nothing but insult the Blazers "The Blazers have some serious issues", "The Blazers are in turmoil", blah blah blah Bill........

 

[Rave]

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Trail_Blazer76:</div><div class="quote_post">Word, Bill Walton's "success" as a journalist and commentator has come as a result of his haughty mentality and "ability" to belittle others. I don't know how many of you read the whole article, but this is how he started it:



Walton then goes on to quote Nixon's insulting of Ronald Regan, which was really just an attempt by Walton to insult two former president's in his article. Then he uses the weak analogy and tries to relate it to Sheed (insulting a third person), then continues with the mindless drivel that he has trademarked over the years.

I see very little validity in any statement made by Bill Walton, and he finishes the article by saying "I want my team back"

. If they were really his team he would stick by them through thick and thin (Do you think that I enjoyed watching the Blazers game last night?). Walton does nothing but insult the Blazers "The Blazers have some serious issues", "The Blazers are in turmoil", blah blah blah Bill........</div>

People like that aren't worth that time and effort, they're pointless to listen to. That's why we must look beyond these harshnesses and see the optimism for people like Walton aren't deserving of the recognition and audience they receive. For as the saying goes "If you haven't got anything nice to say, then you probably shouldn't have said anything at all."

 

[Rudeezy]

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Waneko:</div><div class="quote_post">

Bill Walton is a self-righteous buffoon who contradicts himself whenever he opens his mouth. Just because he felt privaleged to be in the NBA doesn't mean everyone has to.</div>The point is that everyone should.

 

[Waneko]

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Rudeezy:</div><div class="quote_post">The point is that everyone should.</div>

Ooookay. Why?

 

[Rudeezy]

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Waneko:</div><div class="quote_post">Ooookay. Why?</div>There are very few people in this world with the God-given talent these NBA players have. They are making millions of dollars to play a game. How could you not feel priveleged for that?

 

[Trail_Blazer76]

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Rudeezy:</div><div class="quote_post">There are very few people in this world with the God-given talent these NBA players have. They are making millions of dollars to play a game. How could you not feel priveleged for that?</div>

Have you ever heard of Amechi? I remember reading an atricle on him in ESPN magazine. Sloan (who was his coach) once asked him if he loved the game of basketball. Amechi, knowing that Sloan would see through a lie and bench him, answered honestly with a 'no'.

My point is that a lot of players are pointed in the direction of basketball at a very young ago. Either because they show potential, excel in a certain area (handling, shooting, etc), or even because they are tall

Many of these players may have wanted to pursue something that they truly love, but didn't want to take the risk, and chose the NBA because it was handed to them on a silver platter. It's no secret that a lot of players come from poor families and broken homes. They don't want their children to experience poverty, so they play in the NBA.

 

[Rudeezy]

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Trail_Blazer76:</div><div class="quote_post">

Many of these players may have wanted to pursue something that they truly love, but didn't want to take the risk, and chose the NBA because it was handed to them on a silver platter. It's no secret that a lot of players come from poor families and broken homes. They don't want their children to experience poverty, so they play in the NBA.</div>And they should feel priveleged that they have the opportunity to make millions of dollars now and not worry about being poor.

I hate going to school, but I am priveleged to be in such a great country with the freedom of going to school and getting an education.

I see your point, not all players will feel priveleged, but my point is that they should.

 

[Waneko]

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Rudeezy:</div><div class="quote_post">There are very few people in this world with the God-given talent these NBA players have. They are making millions of dollars to play a game. How could you not feel priveleged for that?</div>

Well, when a team fails to show loyalty to a particular player, for whatever reason, people often say it's a business. Why can't that be a two way street? If Rasheed Wallace was the one to come out and say he didn't like basketball, but it was a way of making a living, should he banned or condemned for that?