Article about Jimmer and white vs. black race.

http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/n...ian&id=6699163

You look at non-black Americans drafted in the first round: only one was Jimmer at #10.

In the second round you have:
Kyle Singler #33
Chandler Parsons #38
Jon Leuer #40
Josh Harrellson #45
Jon Diebler #51

The only non-black American guards drafted were Jimmer and Diebler. Diebler is a stiff who may not ever see the NBA hardcourts.

Singler is 6'8", and Parsons, Leuer and Harrelson are all 6'10".

So now you start to understand why this race thing is so important and how a lot of the criticisms of Jimmer are race-related. Code words. "athleticism".

It would be interesting to do an analysis and look at white NBA players and see if, based on their performance, they tend to be underrated in the draft (i.e. not drafted at all). Like JJ Barea (Can I say Puerto Rican is American?--he is an American college product). Of course there are confounds such as the continued racial bias that may exist among the GMs and coaches which prevents guys from seeing the floor.

Look at the Mavs, and including their white European ball players, they were one of the most white teams you might see in the NBA. At least among the teams of note.

Jimmer mania in Sacramento.

http://media.sacbee.com/smedia/2011/...EORXH.St.4.jpg

This is going to be an interesting ride.

Will Rick Reilly really clean the floors of the Marriott Center, after Jimmer starts the first game?

He said he would wax the floor if jimmer wins MVP.

Not likely to happen.

He's a big man who is willing to dis somebody but rarely backs up his smack talk.

ESPN's Tom Haberstroh predicts that Jimmer will win ROY.

yeah, no votes for Defensive POY though.