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Tarkanian said:
McDermott = Ryan Anderson
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I've never seen him play other then highlights but I wanna join in, how about a SF/PF version of Korver. So yeah a less athletic version of Ryan Anderson, I wanted to say Hedo, but Hedo had much better dribbling and passing skills ..... pssshh like I know what I'm talking about.
 
//r00t 4 Jazz said:
I've never seen him play other then highlights but I wanna join in, how about a SF/PF version of Korver. So yeah a less athletic version of Ryan Anderson, I wanted to say Hedo, but Hedo had much better dribbling and passing skills ..... pssshh like I know what I'm talking about.
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Ryan Anderson was a good scorer in Cal.
He was a respected player and scored well.
That said, McDermott is a prolific scorer; 27.3 points in Big East?
Awesome!
I checked the 3 percentages.
It is no contest there, as well.
McDermott is better!
I am sold.
McDermott is similar to RA.
He will most prolly end up being "better than" Ryan Anderson.
 
seattlejazzfan said:
The McDermott/Morrison comparison is interesting. Both about 6'8", can shoot, can score, small schools, big time scorers their entire careers, neither is very athletic, etc. To put a positive spin on it in McDermott's favor, DM is bigger (Morrison was really skinny and that, in my opinion was part of his undoing as a player - if you're skinny, you had better be athletic) and while Morrison was a great shooter, he was more of a scorer coming out of Gonzaga, where DM is more shooter than scorer, which should work to his advantage as an unathletic SF/PF.
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Just curious, how do you determine whether someone is athletic or unathletic? Other than, that is, the pigment of their skin?

Am I the only one who is getting a bit tired of this type of stereotyping?
 
jimmy eat jazz said:
Just curious, how do you determine whether someone is athletic or unathletic? Other than, that is, the pigment of their skin?

Am I the only one who is getting a bit tired of this type of stereotyping?
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Oh, I dunno, - speed, quickness, jumping ability, strength, lateral movement. Doesn't seem all that complicated. Perhaps it is for some folks.
 
jimmy eat jazz said:
Just curious, how do you determine whether someone is athletic or unathletic? Other than, that is, the pigment of their skin?

Am I the only one who is getting a bit tired of this type of stereotyping?
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STFU

Are there athletic women yeah? Yes. Is the fastest person on the planet a woman? No. It's a man and he is black.
 
seattlejazzfan said:
Oh, I dunno, - speed, quickness, jumping ability, strength, lateral movement. Doesn't seem all that complicated. Perhaps it is for some folks.
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How much have you actually seen McDermott play? How much of what you've seen is filtered through a pre-existing set of biases?

I'm sorry, I'm just highly skeptical that those commenting on McDermott and comparing him (inevitably) to other white player (and usually white busts) are basing their conclusions on actual, un heavily filtered, objective knowledge.

Case in point, there are plenty of 'unathletic' black players (we still haven't defined athletic clearly), but inevitably the comparison goes to some white dude. That by itself suggests to me that stereotyping is at play.

You may be an exception, I don't know, but in general I'm very skeptical and am inclined to believe that what we're observing here is for the most part racial stereotyping and not honest, objective analysis.
 
jimmy eat jazz said:
How much have you actually seen McDermott play? How much of what you've seen is filtered through a pre-existing set of biases?

I'm sorry, I'm just highly skeptical that those commenting on McDermott and comparing him (inevitably) to other white player (and usually white busts) are basing their conclusions on actual, un heavily filtered, objective knowledge.

Case in point, there are plenty of 'unathletic' black players (we still haven't defined athletic clearly), but inevitably the comparison goes to some white dude. That by itself suggests to me that stereotyping is at play.

You may be an exception, I don't know, but in general I'm very skeptical and am inclined to believe that what we're observing here is for the most part racial stereotyping and not honest, objective analysis.
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Quick question
In general, do you think white bball players are less athletic than black bball players?
 
Black people for the most part are more athletic than white people. But it doesn't mean white people cant be athletic too.

Ive always thought the bigger advantage is having longer legs and arms. Black people seem to have bigger wings spans and reaches than white people.
 
McGary hasn't played since 8 games into the season. Don't think he is coming out or one to watch at the moment


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