Should sports at all levels be desegregated?

[MikeWaters]

Originally Posted by jay santos

I wasn't trying to challenge you. I was curious. That must have been a rush to win a national championship in something as a youth no matter how competitive the field was. I went to Little League baseball playoffs in California after winning the state championship and it was a blast. The rich white kids from Cali kicked our ass. Rich 12 yo white kids throwing heat mixed with breaking balls that dropped two feet. A lot of the rich white kids even had dark skin and afro's or spoke Spanish.

It's less of a rush than you think. At least for me.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

You all see the world through the lens of the entitled and educated.

There is a whole different world outside of Happy Valley.

Thank God for Mike Waters who can lift us out of our cesspool of ignorance and show us the light. I never dreamed that there was anything beyond Utah County. Here I thought all black folk were like the Jeffersons or that Bill Cosby family.

[jay santos]

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

Amare Stoudemire didn't start playing until he was 14.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amare_Stoudemire

Hakeem Olajuwon didn't start until he was 15.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hakeem_Olajuwon

I would take that bet. AAU leagues are a step above city leagues in terms of cost and availability.

Believe it or not, many 6th graders now in the NBA were playing on playgrounds and local park gyms as kids.

Maybe in white-bread Utah it is different.

Check it out yourself.

http://www.aauboysbasketball.org/blue/index.asp

Star kids nowadays get identified early and get put on AAU teams no matter how poor they are. Exceptions are those that develop late or aren't interested in sports at young age.

Please don't accuse us white-bread Utahns of not understanding the world we live in. We have internet and TV out here in Utah. And sometimes those from outside the borders visit her and tell us how life is out there. Sometimes we even venture outside the borders.

[il Padrino Ute]

One thing to consider is that in Utah, a lot of the kids that play super-league of any sport really aren't good enough to play at that level, but do so because their parents sponsor a team. Super-league is one of the most political youth activities out there.