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If I were to start a thread like this, and say that the NFL should stop drafting black QB's so high, everyone would throw a fit, but it's ok to say that an NBA team shouldn't draft a white guy so high?

Yeah, but white people are the racists.

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Originally posted 03:27 PM ET  03.25 by Confucius. Trout

If I were to start a thread like this, and say that the NFL should stop drafting black QB's so high, everyone would throw a fit, but it's ok to say that an NBA team shouldn't draft a white guy so high?Yeah, but white people are the racists.

I just don't understand why NBA GMs would take a less than 50/50 gamble, when they could easily get higher odds than that. It's not about white players only playing certain positions, it's about GMs making the a lower percentage play when there are higher odds available.

10 drafts since 2000. There have been 100 top-10 picks. You choose less than 20% to try and make a point. Since you didn't list names and it's too late for me to be arsed to double check I'll assume your numbers are right. If you want to try and prove your point (that black players are a safer bet in the top 10) you might want to check the overall numbers of everyone drafted top-10 in the last ten years.

Also, you're obviously oversimplifying the entire drafting/scouting process to try and make a racial point, but I'm honestly not surprised at that.

I'd like to see a list of all of those draft picks. Any chance you could post those or put a link?

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Originally posted 01:35 PM ET  03.30 by SloppyJaloppy

I'd like to see a list of all of those draft picks. Any chance you could post those or put a link?

2010-Gordon Haywood #9 Utah (I'm not convinced)
2009-Ricky Rubio #5 Minnisota??
2008-Kevin Love (SOLID) #5 Minnisota
-Daniel Gallinari (close to SOLID) #6 New York
-Joe Alexander (garbage?) #8 Milwaukee
2007-Spencer Hawes (garbage) #10 Sacremento
2006-Andrea Bargnani (overated, but SOLID) #1 Toronto
-Adam Morrison (garbage) #3 Charlotte
2005-Andrew Bogut (SOLID) #1 Milwaukee
2004-Rafael Araujo (garbage) #8 Toronto
-Luke Jackson (garbage) #10 Cleveland
2003-Darko Milicic (garbage) #2 Detroit
-Chris Kaman (SOLID) #6 LA CLippers
-Kirk Hinrich (SOLID) #7 Chicago
2002-Mike Dunleavy (SOLID) #3 Golden State
-Nickoloz Tskitishvili (??) #5 Denver
2001-Pau Gasol (SOLID) #3 Memphis
2000-Mike Miller (SOLID) #5 Orlando
-Chris Mihm (garbage) #7 Chicago

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Originally posted 03:08 AM ET  04.07 by Astroman

2010-Gordon Haywood #9 Utah (I'm not convinced)2009-Ricky Rubio #5 Minnisota??2008-Kevin Love (SOLID) #5 Minnisota-Daniel Gallinari (close to SOLID) #6 New York-Joe Alexander (garbage?) #8 Milwaukee2007-Spencer Hawes (garbage) #10 Sacremento2006-Andrea Bargnani (overated, but SOLID) #1 Toronto-Adam Morrison (garbage) #3 Charlotte2005-Andrew Bogut (SOLID) #1 Milwaukee2004-Rafael Araujo (garbage) #8 Toronto-Luke Jackson (garbage) #10 Cleveland2003-Darko Milicic (garbage) #2 Detroit-Chris Kaman (SOLID) #6 LA CLippers-Kirk Hinrich (SOLID) #7 Chicago2002-Mike Dunleavy (SOLID) #3 Golden State-Nickoloz Tskitishvili (??) #5 Denver2001-Pau Gasol (SOLID) #3 Memphis2000-Mike Miller (SOLID) #5 Orlando-Chris Mihm (garbage) #7 Chicago

There it is! Can't wait to hear the arguments for Chris Mihm.....