Pacers too White?

[JMU DJ]

This is a story that came out earlier this week, but I've heard some pretty good discussions about it among friends and commentators. In a league dominated by African American/Black and foreign players, the Pacers are a pretty white team... Bird has been trying to dump two of the white players on the team and his draft record isn't white washed. The criticism comes from how the team has progressed since the "Ron Artest" incident. You hear stories all the time about the lack of black players on MLB/NHL rosters, possibly due to the lack of interest, but you never hear about it as being a racial issue (i.e. the MLB is racist because of the lack of players). However, when an NBA team goes against the law of averages, all of a sudden people start wondering if the GM is a racist.

It's an uncomfortable question to ask in these politically correct days, but how do you ignore a roster that includes Mike Dunleavy, Troy Murphy, Josh McRoberts, Travis Diener, Jeff Foster and now, first-round pick Tyler Hansbrough?

In a league where little more than 10 percent of the players are white Americans, the Pacers roster is racially split down the middle, making them one of the whitest teams in the league.
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There is the perception, fueled in part by local and national sports talk shows, that because the Pacers imploded after the brawl and had several other off-court embarrassments that involved a select few black players, they're overcompensating by stocking the roster with white players they perceive (and their fans perceive) to be choirboys. This overlooks the fact that since Bird got involved in the draft process, eight of the 10 Pacers draftees have been black.

http://www.indystar.com/article/2009070 ... o+can+play

[AZGrizFan]

Everything is racial. God I'm tired of this shit.

[Grizalltheway]

Everything is racial. God I'm tired of this shit.

conks started it.

[AZGrizFan]

Everything is racial. God I'm tired of this shit.

conks started it.

[Grizalltheway]

conks started it.

Just trying to piss you off.

[AZGrizFan]

Just trying to piss you off.

Don't push me, junior.