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Jason Collins played last night

It's reasonably common, usually with teams that can fill an injury on the free agent market.

It's just not common for a guy to have those stats and get mentioned. Guess you have to bend over for that kind of recognition.

What's driving that and what you're glossing over is that the gay community finally, after all this time, has *someone* to root for. No one's asking you to care. It's not about you.

Personally i have a hard time getting super excited for 1 ppg even being the first. Michael Sam looks way more promising, if he's not totally screwed over on draft day. Perhaps this is why Collins gets this attention, because we still expect the gay athlete to be screwed like that.
 
Do we slag all the straight players who play decent D but aren't all stars?'
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we would if people started making a big deal about them.
 
It's disgusting that the media just drills through your skull with this stuff, as if "You're going to care about this! Damnit, you're going to care about this!"

They kept showing his TWO REBOUNDS over and over and over.

There is nothing notable about a 10-day contract. There are piles of 10-day contracts ongoing through the year to cover injuries or for short look-sees.

I thought the goal was to not focus on his gayness. The media won't have it. He needs a grand stage to go out and pull down those two rebounds.
 
What's driving that and what you're glossing over is that the gay community finally, after all this time, has *someone* to root for. No one's asking you to care. It's not about you.

so they gay community can only root for a player if he/she is gay? I haven't seen the gay community rooting for all those gay women golfers.
 
What I would like to see is a straight male figure skater. give us heteros someone to root for......
 
It's disgusting that the media just drills through your skull with this stuff, as if "You're going to care about this! Damnit, you're going to care about this!"

They kept showing his TWO REBOUNDS over and over and over.

There is nothing notable about a 10-day contract. There are piles of 10-day contracts ongoing through the year to cover injuries or for short look-sees.

I thought the goal was to not focus on his gayness. The media won't have it. He needs a grand stage to go out and pull down those two rebounds.

Players like Kevin Love will regularly have twenty rebound nights, but Jason Collins and his awesome two rebounds is the greatest thing that happened all week in sports. :lol:
 
What's driving that and what you're glossing over is that the gay community finally, after all this time, has *someone* to root for. No one's asking you to care. It's not about you.

Personally i have a hard time getting super excited for 1 ppg even being the first. Michael Sam looks way more promising, if he's not totally screwed over on draft day. Perhaps this is why Collins gets this attention, because we still expect the gay athlete to be screwed like that.

He had 17 reps, which is abhorrent for a D-lineman. If he doesn't get drafted, it's on him.

Also, it's really sad that you "finally" have someone to root for. You couldn't root for a player because you like him for any other reason? Hell, I like to keep up on Timmy Hardaway Jr. (Knicks) and Trey Burke (Jazz). Three guesses why.

It'd be like me cheating on my wife with a stank hotel slut and saying "thank you Kobe...NOW I have someone to root for".
 
It's disgusting that the media just drills through your skull with this stuff, as if "You're going to care about this! Damnit, you're going to care about this!"

They kept showing his TWO REBOUNDS over and over and over.

There is nothing notable about a 10-day contract. There are piles of 10-day contracts ongoing through the year to cover injuries or for short look-sees.

I thought the goal was to not focus on his gayness. The media won't have it. He needs a grand stage to go out and pull down those two rebounds.

I would assume that at this point the media circus is over. I hope so. It's a broken barrier, so it's a big deal for now. If they keep it up forever...
 
He had 17 reps, which is abhorrent for a D-lineman. If he doesn't get drafted, it's on him.

Also, it's really sad that you "finally" have someone to root for. You couldn't root for a player because you like him for any other reason? Hell, I like to keep up on Timmy Hardaway Jr. (Knicks) and Trey Burke (Jazz). Three guesses why.

It'd be like me cheating on my wife with a stank hotel slut and saying "thank you Kobe...NOW I have someone to root for".

Well, you're following it closer than me apparently. I wasn't even aware the combine started. I was thinking more of the "defensive player of the year" in the best conference as a resume builder.

Of course i tried that way, but you lose interest when you realize that "you people" just aren't welcome. Because that's for all the world what it seems like. You really think if there were 0 black athletes in baseball still there would be ANY black following? Why would they support a league that doesn't support them? The NFL has a long ways to go to convince me it's not deeply anti-gay. Michael Sam getting a much deserved chance would be a step in that direction.
 
so they gay community can only root for a player if he/she is gay? I haven't seen the gay community rooting for all those gay women golfers.

Not the case at all, but i'm certainly not going to invest anything into a league/sport/team that actively opposes us. For all the chris culliver douches freaking out at the mention of a gay teammate, i have more than zero self respect.
 
Well, you're following it closer than me apparently. I wasn't even aware the combine started. I was thinking more of the "defensive player of the year" in the best conference as a resume builder.

Of course i tried that way, but you lose interest when you realize that "you people" just aren't welcome. Because that's for all the world what it seems like. You really think if there were 0 black athletes in baseball still there would be ANY black following? Why would they support a league that doesn't support them? The NFL has a long ways to go to convince me it's not deeply anti-gay. Michael Sam getting a much deserved chance would be a step in that direction.

You act like it's a freakin' conspiracy. It's not that the NBA (or other sports) is not allowing gays. There's just nobody willing to come out. What's your solution? Do we assign someone to be gay at random so we can show that it's gay-friendly? I'm sure Manti Te'o can be given a "fag tag" so that gays know it's ok to be gay and in professional football.

I'm white. Guess I should be a huge fan of Toby Gerhart and say that he's the best running back since John Riggins. Do you know how retarded that sounds?
 
Players like Kevin Love will regularly have twenty rebound nights, but Jason Collins and his awesome two rebounds is the greatest thing that happened all week in sports. :lol:

You have to admit, that's pretty good for a gay guy.

I kid, I kid.
 
Some of those fouls could have been attempted rape.. ;) You know how those guys like to use their posteriors to gain position.

Well then thank God the refs stepped in and stopped an all out orgy from breaking out on the court :mrgreen:
 
as for Collins' lack of rebounding skill/stats, you'd think a gay guy would be better at getting his hands on the balls........
 
So, have Collins and Sam officially met yet?
 
You act like it's a freakin' conspiracy. It's not that the NBA (or other sports) is not allowing gays. There's just nobody willing to come out. What's your solution? Do we assign someone to be gay at random so we can show that it's gay-friendly? I'm sure Manti Te'o can be given a "fag tag" so that gays know it's ok to be gay and in professional football.

I'm white. Guess I should be a huge fan of Toby Gerhart and say that he's the best running back since John Riggins. Do you know how retarded that sounds?

Um, you have jackasses going back to reggie white who made very blatant death threats without repercussion, no one has come out because they have good reason to believe it will instantly kill their career, and still there's no truth at all to what i said? You have Te'o and Aaron Rodgers, both basically caught red handed in relationships with dudes, desperately denying.

Now tell me why there are no black hockey fans? Same godamn thing, they've no one they can relate to. I'm talking about an entire league not the damn running back position. Even so, being white is hardly the same thing, but that's your business. If you want to not watch football cause of a dearth of white running backs, be my guest. But don't fool yourself that it's the same. It's like i saw someone mockingly demanded a phone call from obama for announcing he's straight....Come the **** on.
 
Um, you have jackasses going back to reggie white who made very blatant death threats without repercussion, no one has come out because they have good reason to believe it will instantly kill their career, and still there's no truth at all to what i said? You have Te'o and Aaron Rodgers, both basically caught red handed in relationships with dudes, desperately denying.

Now tell me why there are no black hockey fans? Same godamn thing, they've no one they can relate to. I'm talking about an entire league not the damn running back position. Even so, being white is hardly the same thing, but that's your business. If you want to not watch football cause of a dearth of white running backs, be my guest. But don't fool yourself that it's the same. It's like i saw someone mockingly demanded a phone call from obama for announcing he's straight....Come the **** on.

It must suck to be a minority of some sort. Can't root for anything without representation. I don't root for white players in the NFL. Frankly, if the NFL was white, it'd suck.

I'm only going to like things because of one aspect of my life.

I'm actually glad I'm not gay. I'd hate to think of myself as being able to self-define with one damned characteristic and that's it. I'd be gay. That's all. That's all I am - gay. One thing. Done.
 
Um, you have jackasses going back to reggie white who made very blatant death threats without repercussion, no one has come out because they have good reason to believe it will instantly kill their career, and still there's no truth at all to what i said? You have Te'o and Aaron Rodgers, both basically caught red handed in relationships with dudes, desperately denying.

Now tell me why there are no black hockey fans? Same godamn thing, they've no one they can relate to. I'm talking about an entire league not the damn running back position. Even so, being white is hardly the same thing, but that's your business. If you want to not watch football cause of a dearth of white running backs, be my guest. But don't fool yourself that it's the same. It's like i saw someone mockingly demanded a phone call from obama for announcing he's straight....Come the **** on.

So you have to "relate" to somebody to watch and like a sport? Good gosh. How gay is that?
 
It must suck to be a minority of some sort. Can't root for anything without representation. I don't root for white players in the NFL. Frankly, if the NFL was white, it'd suck.

I'm only going to like things because of one aspect of my life.

I'm actually glad I'm not gay. I'd hate to think of myself as being able to self-define with one damned characteristic and that's it. I'd be gay. That's all. That's all I am - gay. One thing. Done.

I spend all day every day thinking about heterosexual I am and how much I like Mexican food.
 
now that we have openly gay NBA players, gives a whole new meaning to "driving the lane" and "taking it to the hole"
 
Um, you have jackasses going back to reggie white who made very blatant death threats without repercussion, no one has come out because they have good reason to believe it will instantly kill their career, and still there's no truth at all to what i said? You have Te'o and Aaron Rodgers, both basically caught red handed in relationships with dudes, desperately denying.

Now tell me why there are no black hockey fans? Same godamn thing, they've no one they can relate to. I'm talking about an entire league not the damn running back position. Even so, being white is hardly the same thing, but that's your business. If you want to not watch football cause of a dearth of white running backs, be my guest. But don't fool yourself that it's the same. It's like i saw someone mockingly demanded a phone call from obama for announcing he's straight....Come the **** on.

How often do you know of the sexuality of football players, basketball players, hockey players, etc? How often do you know of their personal life at all? It's one thing to pick up on that they aren't black, because you know that fact right off the bat, but sexuality? I don't see how the two things are comparable.
 
I thought he got cut. Am I getting my gay basketball players confused?
 
I thought he got cut. Am I getting my gay basketball players confused?

he got cut at the end of last season and was recently signed to a 10 day contract. played in one game so far. 11 minutes, zero points, zero rebounds, five fouls.....
 
I'm actually glad I'm not gay. I'd hate to think of myself as being able to self-define with one damned characteristic and that's it. I'd be gay. That's all. That's all I am - gay. One thing. Done.
They're not defining themselves by one thing, you're defining them by one thing. Maybe if you changed your world view from "human beings" and "gays" you wouldn't have this problem.
 
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