Jay Bilas Interview

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Link to interview

IMHO, Bilas is the current star of college basketball analysts and I usually respect his perspectives. (Nobody is perfect). In this interview he comments on the Doug Gottlieb vs Coach K controversy, but has to be very careful to parse Gottlieb’s words so that he doesn’t offend Daddy K.

If you haven’t been following this Doug Gottlieb vs Coach K controversy then the following links will bring you to speed.

From ACCNow

The Big Lead

Duke was struggling with Arizona State Wednesday, barely leading a weak Sun Devils team at halftime. This led ESPN’s Doug Gottlieb to make an observation that, at the time, seemed innocuous enough: Duke, which features five white players 6-foot-8 or taller, was “alarmingly unathletic.” After Duke thumped a much more athletic Connecticut team Friday, Coach K took a few shots at Gottlieb.

Sorry, Coach K…but, if the discussion here is focused on the accuracy of Gottlieb’s comments then this isn’t even a conversation worth having. Hilariously, when I watched the Duke vs Arizona State game last week, I picked up my phone and emailed some of my friends the following comment:

“Wow. Duke looks like their stuck in the mud. Very slow. This team is one of the least athletic I have seen at this level in a long time

The email solicited multiple responses agreeing with the comments.

So, the entire group of SFN authors simultaneously made the exact same observation as Gottlieb while watching the exact same game. Sorry, Coach K. This isn’t just coincidence.

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53 Responses to Jay Bilas Interview

  1. choppack1 12/04/2009 at 3:28 PM #

    Yes – there was definitely an Asian court when I was there too.

    PackMentality – My point is that’s a lazy way to look at things – and a foolish way to look at things.

    I don’t think you meant anything by it.

    There’s a saying that strereotypes are stereotypes for a reason. However, it’s utterly foolish to stereotype if you want to build any kind of team and if you’re going to be a decent person. And if you’re going to stand by one stereotype – you shouldn’t be po’d if others have less politically correct stereotypes. (And you can see where that can ultimately end.)

    However, Duke isn’t “unathletic” because they are recruiting too many white kids. They are unathletic because they don’t recruit enough fast kids. Michael Vick wasn’t into dog fighting because he was black, he was into dog fighting because he was a sociopath.

    As someone who used to play a lot of basketball, it used to po’ to no end when you’d try to get in a pick up game on mixed court and you had to wait longer because someone didn’t think you could play (simply because you were white and 5-10.) And it was always nice to get the payback in those games.

  2. wolfmanmat 12/04/2009 at 4:54 PM #

    It is more than coincidence that roughly 85% of the NBA is black and only roughly 25% of the population is black. However….the point of this topic is, “Is Duke athletic?” The simple answer is “yes.” The better answer is “next year when they get 4 top recruits, they will be more athletic.”

  3. Thinkpack17 12/04/2009 at 5:12 PM #

    I saw Mason at the Pro AM. Dude is an athlete.

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