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

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  1. Rastapopoulos

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    Joe Kleine was pretty black :wink:
     
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    He was more gravel road than street though
     
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    The NBA definitely didn't want that group winning a title, tho they did turn Allen Iverson into a media darling that same year, so I'm not sure.
     
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    Wondering why this is a thread.

    Did they call them Jail Blazers or what?
     
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    I see no lie.

    My dad went to his actual, literal grave convinced the 1999-2000 Blazers were told they had to throw Game 7 of the WCF. It happened, he said, during that weird timeout Mike Dunleavy called as they started a fast break when they were way up. After that, the Lakers went on their big run and won. My dad was swear-on-the-bible sure they were told then and there they had to throw the game.

    If anyone will eventually corroborate the hypothesis, it'll be Sheed or Bonzi.
     
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    I just like that he said “I’m a career Laker hater”. Aren’t we all? Except HCP, of course.
     
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    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.
     
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    And with that, he should now be back in the good graces of all Blazer fans. :)
     
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    Sacremento wasn’t going to comply so they got the refs to fix it...
     
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    Only think 'Sheed ever did wrong was upset poor Sabas. But I think of him every time someone says "Ball don't lie!"
     
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    Wasn't Rasheed supposed to write a book about this? What happened to that documentary by Rasheed, Bonzi and Stoudamire?
     
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    I never disliked shred, I just thought he could’ve been better than he was (and he was really good anyways).
     
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    Man, let's not pick at more old wounds. I did enjoy the "career Laker hater" comment.
     
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    While there may have been a conspiracy, in this particular case, I think it had more to do with market size and the NBA promoting superstars (Shaq and Kobe) than with race.

    I mean look at the rosters of the two teams involved:

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    The Blazers had two white players who were both part of the rotation and played a combined 321 minutes. The Lakers had one white end of bench scrub who played a total of 8 minutes.

    There is way too much racial injustice in this country, but I'm not seeing it here.

    BNM
     
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    Yeah. That was more about economic injustice.
     
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    I don’t think he’s saying black vs white. He’s saying the blazers were too street and the Lakers were polished superstars like Shaq and Kobe.
     
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