re: Your daily dose of white guilt from ESPN - "travel ball excludes poor blacks"

Posted on 7/3/16 at 9:38 pm to Diamondawg

Posted by Caplewood

Atlanta

Member since Jun 2010

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Posted on 7/3/16 at 9:38 pm to Diamondawg

You missed my earlier point too that the complex I played out of(as well as other programs around Atlanta) would play against these poorer teams and recruit the top players off them and essentially give them scholarships to come play with us

If you have the talent you will get opportunities, no matter your socioeconomic status

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Posted by Diamondawg

Mississippi

Member since Oct 2006

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Posted on 7/3/16 at 9:52 pm to Caplewood

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You missed my earlier point too that the complex I played out of(as well as other programs around Atlanta) would play against these poorer teams and recruit the top players off them and essentially give them scholarships to come play with us

If you have the talent you will get opportunities, no matter your socioeconomic status

We made sacrifices to do what we did. If someone brought in a kid with a full ride and no expenses, I would have been pissed.

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Posted by Adam Banks

District 5

Member since Sep 2009

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Posted on 7/3/16 at 9:54 pm to Caplewood

quote:
You missed my earlier point too that the complex I played out of(as well as other programs around Atlanta) would play against these poorer teams and recruit the top players off them and essentially give them scholarships to come play with us If you have the talent you will get opportunities, no matter your socioeconomic status