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OOTB's Political Thread . ..

I've also had this thought. If you're going to include trans on women's teams, and if women whine that they deserve as much notice as men in sports, let them all compete together....and the best will play regardless of anything. But of course that's just completely unappealing, and major sports are played because of the appeal of spectating them.

My thought is this. I would love to be a professional golfer. But you know what? So would untold thousands of others who will never make the grade because for one reason or another, they aren't good enough. The point being, who says everybody gets a chance to play? NOBODY says that, and when you have a squirrelly situation like a trans man being allowed to play with women, if you have half a brain you have to understand that this isn't about inclusiveness, it's about making unfair and illogical accommodations for LGBQT types. It's favoring the LGBQT types over normal biological considerations. It is not written that these guys have to play just because they have decided to live as women. There isn't a place for you, get over it and yourself.

It's similar to that situation some years ago where a handicapped guy was allowed by an idiot judge to play pro golf with the help of a golf cart. He was allowed under whatever that handicap law says, but it was the most idiotic ruling ever. NOT everyone gets to play pro golf, We non-pro golfers ALL have a handicap of not having what it takes to play pro golf, and play within the parameters. I'm actually surprised that it hasn't been ruled by some moron that everyone can play, and their scoring handicaps counted.
20+ year PGA Professional speaking here: you're referring to the Casey Martin / ADA vs PGAT lawsuit in 2001. It wasn't an idiot judge, it was the SCOTUS. I actually wrote a lengthy article on the case for our PGA Section in 2003.

Martin had already won a Nike Tour event, thus qualifying for the PGAT. He also made it through Q-school as well. His issue was that his leg disease was getting worse rapidly and he could not participate in 4 days events, even though he had fully qualified for them (his leg has since been amputated). He was not given a spot in PGAT events bc of his disability or the lawsuit result.

IMO, this is a far cry from men playing women's sports and vice versa. Martin was clearly good enough to compete and belonged out there. It was a very rare instance and nothing like it has come up on the PGAT since then.

Tar Heels’ global reach

When I lived in Germany and on trips around Europe, I saw locals with UNC hats and shirts a lot. I have even seen our fan gear down under is Australia. In the eccentric 1994 comedy movie The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, there was a guy wearing an old UNC hat in an outback bar scene.

One Italian restaurant owner in Rome went nuts when he saw my UNC polo, he loved Jordan and UNC. He referred to me as "Mr. North-a-Carolina" when I returned.

Funny thing when I was in LA for a work trip last year I went up to the strip to get a Hollywood Harley-Davidson shirt. I was walking out of the parking garage and ran into another UNC alum when he noticed my UNC shirt, small world.
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Why Does This Team Consistently Come Out Flat

Why is there so many excuses for why EC is playing like he is, but none for RJs?

EC is not doing well or turning it over because people aren't moving enough and a big man presence isn't on the roster. Etc etc. The pass first point guards job is to play with the roster you have and maximize their spots to make everyone better.

RJ on the other hand, we will excuse that a lot of the times he is being face shielded, having multiple defenders run at him, or even doubled. And that in a lot of games we are down big, and his shots are maybe I'll advised but are in the vein of we need points and a lot of them to come back now. Or in late shot clock situations.


Like, I don't care if you want to not make excuses or you do. Just be consistent. If you are an excuse maker, don't just pick a single player to make excuses for and then harp on another player incessantly.
Straw man argument in large part because the criticism isn’t so much of how RJ is playing or who he is but that both players, hell all players, are being used incorrectly. It’s not criticizing RJ to point out that he is not a PG in any way and that his limitations in size and athleticism mean he can’t be at his best with the playground one on one heavy offense being put out there or the lack of inside out action.
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