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What necisseraly makes the black race more athletic than any other race? I know many individuals from each race that are very athletic, more so than others. I think the whole black people are physically stronger and what not is myth. Ive seen some VERY fat and out of shape black people. Not that all are. Again, I really think its an individual thing, not a racial thing. Not much different from a black man to a white man or an asian man or any other kind of man other than color.
That being said, some have already answered why there are more black players. The base to draw them from. And in the recent 3-4 years? Owners and managers are drafting from a large base of white players overseas. Its all about the base. (EDIT) Should it be found that chihuahuas play better ball, thats what well see.
Of course, I could be entirely wrong.
Xcrown
That being said, some have already answered why there are more black players. The base to draw them from. And in the recent 3-4 years? Owners and managers are drafting from a large base of white players overseas. Its all about the base. (EDIT) Should it be found that chihuahuas play better ball, thats what well see.
Of course, I could be entirely wrong.
Xcrown
They tend to have a higher % of fast-twitch muscle fiber that white people do. More fast-twitch muscle fiber means greater potential for explosive (anaerobic) movement.
An example: a muscle sample from the leg of a power lifter would show a high % of fast-twitch fiber. A sample from a marathoner would show a high % of slow-twitch fiber.
That's my point. Look at MORE.
There are MORE blacks that are better than whites in basketball, therefore, there are more blacks playing in the NBA.
In hockey, there are more WHITES that are better than blacks are there not?
DID I say it's because they have some have genetic problem that inhibits them from playing hockey at a high level? NO
Thanks for reading :brokenheart:
Quoting from the immortal NAT X from SNL:
Top 5 reasons why black guys don't play hockey:
5). It's too cold out there
4). Don't wanna lose that gold tooth
3). Don't wanna be around a bunch of white guys with sticks
2). Don't wanna be around a bunch of white guys with masks
1). They don't want to dominate, yet another sport.
Top 5 reasons why black guys don't play hockey:
5). It's too cold out there
4). Don't wanna lose that gold tooth
3). Don't wanna be around a bunch of white guys with sticks
2). Don't wanna be around a bunch of white guys with masks
1). They don't want to dominate, yet another sport.
BigSmooth
Lifer
My thought is that basketball is very popular in the inner city because you only need a few people to play, it requires very little equipment, and you can put a court almost anywhere.
The inner city population has been predominantly black for a long time, so I think more black kids have spent their youth playing basketball and honing their skills. I think this has more to do with their dominance of the NBA than any genetic reason. Look at soccer, that is a physically demanding sport that requires many bursts of speed, yet the best players come from all kinds of different races.
The inner city population has been predominantly black for a long time, so I think more black kids have spent their youth playing basketball and honing their skills. I think this has more to do with their dominance of the NBA than any genetic reason. Look at soccer, that is a physically demanding sport that requires many bursts of speed, yet the best players come from all kinds of different races.
I think the main word would be TEND, although Im not even sure about that. There are plenty of people of all races that enjoy a higher fast-twitch ratio than others. My own brother is a "sprinter" while Im a "long distance runner". I still think its much more a cultural thing than an actual physical thing. Of course...those black NBA players are awesome althetes (at least most of them)....as are most of the white ones.....oh, and asian ones too. What else? There is one hispanic no? and Slavic? Although I think thats considered white....
anyways...splurge off.
Xcrown
Just to addon, thats why Kenyans and other Africans are good marathon runners, its all in the culture and upbringing, while a majority of black american youth grows up playing basketball.
I see what you're saying, but you worded it badly.
Saying not too many black people are good at hockey implies they're not good at it because they're black.....not because there just aren't a lot who play the sport. See? There might be a ton potentially great black hockey players out there, they just haven't ever picked up a stick.
I agree. Sure you could say that perhaps there is enough evidence throughout most of the major sports that black athletes seem to be faster or stronger overall compared to their white counterparts, but it's impossible to calculate how social conditions affect this.
After all, I don't think any of us are arguing that since most upper management positions are filled by white males and have done so for a long time, it must mean that white males are "better made" for this kind of position. It's obvious that there have been a lot of social elements contributing to this.
Ah, but just because there are a lot of potentially black hockey players out there, doesn't mean there are.
I'm addressing the question, "why is the nba predominately african american?"
And my answer is simply that at this current stage, there are more blacks that play basketball better than whites. Yeah, worded a bit strangely perhaps, but I just mean if you have 350 player slots available, there are more of the better black players that take away slots from the white ones. Hey, that's the tough thing about reading- you interpret how you want to interpret, not necessarily the actual meaning of the author.
Something like this can obviously cause debate.
But say you believe that a race could be more athletic, but that a race could NOT be more intelligent.
That would mean that one race would be better than another.
Hey if all races are equal, except one race is stronger, faster, etc., then people would start arguing that that race is a superior race. It's happened before.....and we all know how that worked out :disgust:
I personally am scared at these kind of arguments, because I'm scared at what it could mean for society if these kind of ideas were promoted in the world.
Right, but I'm just pointing out why there are more black players that are talented than white; because there are more black people playing in the first place. If we assume 2% of all people who get into a sport have the potential to play it at the highest level, 2% of a lot of black people playing bball is a bigger number than the 2% of white people playing right now. As I said before, this could change depending on what sport captures the public imagination in the coming years. Professional cycling was the dominant sport at the turn of the century....there used to be thousands of velodromes around the US.
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