Bonzi on 2000 Blazers - "We were too black for TV"

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Wasn't Rasheed supposed to write a book about this? What happened to that documentary by Rasheed, Bonzi and Stoudamire?
It turned out to require both effort and a train of thought, and none of the three had enough of eithrr...
 
I actually like that Jail Blazers. We are full of bad boys and great players but we also demolish teams.
 
In retrospect I really miss Sheed and even Bonzi sometimes (the spitting thing bugs me still)... they got a raw deal from the wonder bread fans.

They were jerks and the team generally was a bunch of rich, entitled, selfish thugs and a-holes.

It had nothing to do with color. An asshole is an asshole in any color.
 
I don’t honestly think it had anything to do with how “street” they were. I think it was just that the NBA wanted the Lakers after Indy beat the Knicks the NBA didn’t want an Indy and Portland finals. They wanted a big market in there.
 
I don’t honestly think it had anything to do with how “street” they were. I think it was just that the NBA wanted the Lakers after Indy beat the Knicks the NBA didn’t want an Indy and Portland finals. They wanted a big market in there.
It's really impossible to know. But, the establishment didn't love the Fab 5, Allen Iverson, or the JailBlazers.
 
AI did win an MVP and go to the finals.
The more conservative at the time culture hated his tattoos and baggy shorts, and let him and everyone else know about it. The NBA said one of his moves was illegal (a travel). The JailBlazers were viewed with scorn, AI was viewed as a threat.
 
Also, at the time, Rodman was a complete oddball for a black man - not at all the type of "black" Bonzi was referring to.
Rodman was showtime, without fighting authority like Sheed. That always helps.
 
I just am, I guess.

It seems like a poor choice of words. Too black indicates there is something wrong
You're not dumb though - you just play it on the internet. You know exactly what Bonzi means.
 
Also, at the time, Rodman was a complete oddball for a black man - not at all the type of "black" Bonzi was referring to.
I just think the NBA is a marketing machine and anytime there is controversy with contending teams they like the hype, for increased viewership. Rodman was a lighting Rod but his team Lambier was just as controversial. BAD BOY IMAGIE SOLD
 
I just think the NBA is a marketing machine and anytime there is controversy with contending teams they like the hype, for increased viewership. Rodman was a lighting Rod but his team Lambier was just as controversial. BAD BOY IMAGIE SOLD
Oh, for sure! But Rodman's hair, piercings, and cross-dressing got peoples panties twisted.
 

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