Comments on: Too many ‘high-quality foreigners’ killing KBL: coach

By: komtengi

komtengi — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 00:48:23 +0000

there are already limited in the use of the imports, as they are not allowed to play a full game…
this season saw a change from 2 to 3 q’s

By: pawikirogi

pawikirogi — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 19:53:36 +0000

‘you don’t have to prove your americaness.’

i know; i just put that in there because i know it drives you expats crazy to hear a ‘korean’ talk that way.

By: AFCHIEF

AFCHIEF — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 19:51:18 +0000

Coach Choe Hui-am is probably correct. Most games are two on two with the Korean players in a supporting role. I often wondered why any Korean would want to watch this type of game. NBA games are easily found on TV. Ban all foreign players and attendance will go up.
This may be considered racist by some, but in the melting pot of America we have all black colleges, beauty contests, and basketball teams.

By: seouldout

seouldout — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 12:22:43 +0000

Forgot the mention that these “high-quality” foreigners aren’t of a quality high enough to play in Europe.

By: seouldout

seouldout — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 12:20:07 +0000

Unless the rules have changed the foreigners can be no taller than 6′8″ and salaries are/were capped at $50k. And of course there’s a limit on the number of mercenaries that may be employed. Two?

To increase the popularity of the teams (hoops and K League) perhaps they ought to play the nationalist card and compete against the Japanese professionals every few days. It’s no more than a 90 flight.

By: Newton Kabiddles

Newton Kabiddles — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 11:03:21 +0000

pawikirogi, it’s not about a decline in interests amongst whites fans, it’s a general decline in interest if the game is dominated by one race. Whites would lose interest if basketball only had white players. If a basketball team is dominated by one race and then you bring in a good player who is a different race it’s good for business. The fans, all the fans, black, white yellow, whatever, will always pull for the guy who is different if the game has been dominated by a particular race. It’s boring for all fans, not just white fans, to only see black players doing well. That’s why Ginobli was so exciting when he first got hot; a foreign white guy taking it to the hoop. ALL the fans loved him. Black fans wanted to see him play.
Yes, people are the same everywhere you go. They always want something different.
Not just whites. Black people love to watch Steve Nash play basketball…..ya get it?

By: dogbertt

dogbertt — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 09:43:10 +0000

nulji, “fellow American”
Michael Chang, “fellow American”

meh

Anyhoo, it is plainly obvious that the NBA became hugely popular as it transformed from a Middle American whitebread game to a more hip-hop, urban style game. Even among whites. I think nulji probably hadn’t plopped down on our shores at that time yet, though.

By: Robert Koehler

Robert Koehler — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 09:22:16 +0000

‘RUMSFELD MUST GO!’ army times, navy times, marine times, airforce times, pawikirogi times

Just so you know, pawikirogi, those are privately owned papers that are part of the Gannett Company. They also run USA Today.

tonight, i and my fellow americans;-) have taken back our country from the extreme might to the right. tonight, i and my fellow americans:-)

Hey, you don’t have to convince us of your Americaness, pawikirogi.

By: pawikirogi

pawikirogi — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 08:53:42 +0000

read more than a few articles that reported that interest in basketball had declined amongst whites due to an increasing amount of blacks.

also read a couple years ago an article that talked about the need to have SOME white nba players to keep whites interested.

ain’t it interesting to see that people are about the same everywhere you go?

****

tonight, i and my fellow americans;-) have taken back our country from the extreme might to the right. tonight, i and my fellow americans:-) have decided to put america right once again. tonight, it’s morning in america. oh, how sweet the sight!

‘RUMSFELD MUST GO!’ army times, navy times, marine times, airforce times, pawikirogi times

By: Newton Kabiddles

Newton Kabiddles — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 08:43:04 +0000

Do they have little league basketball in Korea? Koreans just don’t seem to play much.