Originally Posted by Gazoo
Hey m21eagle45, old geezer Gazoo here (age 44). I typed "Darrell Davis better defense than Ryan Mikesell Dayton because he's black" and got 0 hits. I was promised this newfangled Googly-moogly thiny would provide all answers even to questions that have not been asked before. I'm disappointed, I don't think this whole Internet thingy is going to last.
That particular search did turn up this quote from Miller on the topic of Mikesell though:
"But for me, he’s got to be a smarter defender. Right now he’s picking up a couple quick fouls each half unnecessarily. You weren’t in proper position when the guy caught it, so you reacted late and you got nervous and you fouled."
Is it implied that "not smart" and "improper position" and "react late" is just code for "slow"?
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Why do you keep making this about race? It has absolutely nothing to do with race! I don't care if they are black, white, yellow, purple, red, blue or green. This is 100% strictly off what others and myself have seen. The article clearly shows that DD just was never interested in playing defense. Then he learned to focus and do it. He didn't have to improve his speed, quickness, or athleticism to do it.
For RM, he would have to improve in all 3 of those areas to be able to be a better defender. I don't think he is slow and unathletic because he is white. I think he is slow and unathletic based off of him getting blown by when he was in good defensive position, being extremely late on rotations, being extremely slow to recover, and not being able to keep guys in front of him. Has nothing to do with race or effort, and has everything to do with his physical abilities.