“The white athlete does not get the calls a black athlete does.”
by Kevin Roberts
http://www.castefootball.us
It happened again. The Maverick’s blown first round series to the Warriors showed us all what a pathetic man the white athlete is. At least, that’s what they want you to believe. The Mavericks, the league’s best team and title favorites with 67 regular season wins, were downed by a more athletic and more aggresive team.
And who is blamed? It’s not Anthony Johnson’s fault. No, even though he clearly couldn’t handle the pressure near the end of Game 4 when his mentor and former head coach of the Mavs was sitting on the opposite bench, booming with confidence. It couldn’t be the supporting cast’s fault. Impossible. Josh Howard only decided to show up in game 6, performing a wonderful disappearing act in Games 3 and 4 in the 4th quarter. And the rest of the supporting cast? They did just enough to make you believe that they were the Miami Heat. Which, interestingly enough, brings me to my main point.
Dirk Nowitzki, arguably the best player at his position, and in the top 10 in the NBA, is to blame for this quick exit. But why? In a blog by former NBA player Eddie Johnson, Miami Heat stars Dwayne Wade and Shaq are defended to the death after an early first round exit by the reigning NBA champs at the hands of the Chicago Bulls. These two stars are the sole reason why the Heat won the title last year to begin with, just as Nowitzki is the reason the Mavericks made it to the Finals last year. So why should their scrutiny be any different, any less painful to endure? Why is Eddie Johnson writing an article saying that the Heat’s woes and the reason for their non repeat is because Jason Williams is slowing down or all Jason Kapono can do is shoot threes? If Antoine Walker can’t shoot 3’s and Udonis Haslem isn’t what he was last year, then why are they even playing? My point is, I am tired of seeing the white star athlete, who is rare enough in basketball and football because of the Caste System, be barraged by reporters with questions about how they underperformed, while their supporting cast remains unbothered. In the Heat’s case, the two (back) superstars, who are the face of the franchise, and the leaders of the team, are not the scapegoats. They are the martyrs. But with Nowitzki, even though he is getting fouled every time he shoots and no one cares, he is still deemed the reason for the failure. He is the red-headed step child, if you will.
The beautiful thing about this is that it cycles itself all the way back to last year’s NBA Finals. In that series, Dallas, the obviously deeper and superior team, was up two games to none and looking at making it 3-0. And then what happened? The referees let the Heat hassle Nowtizki and the Mavs even more than usual, as well as gave Wade phantom fouls whenever he snapped his fingers. Wade later went on to say that Nowitzki was the reason why the Heat beat the Mavs. Nowitzki was weak and let it slip away. Wrong.
Nowitzki is cracking folks, but not under the pressure. He is beginning to see something that I have seen for a very long time. The white athlete does not get the calls a black athlete does. Who can possibly AVERAGE 11 free throws a game? Honestly, that doesn’t even make sense. Wade clearly won the hearts of the NBA nation, and apparently, the hearts of the referees, during last year’s finals. And it appears that this year, Baron Davis and the hot-shooting Warriors have done the same.
So what next for the infamous Nowitzki? Maybe he’ll go back to Germany and get a tan, in an attempt to look more like his counterparts and blend in a little. Maybe then he’ll get more fouls called.