First, a disclaimer - I'm not buying this at all but I feel it is relevant to allow readers to check the article out. Here is an excerpt from an article on Eog.com:
AP EXPOSED AGAIN.....
The Associated Press last month named its preseason college basketball All-American team. The AP All-American first team included Sherron Collins (Kansas), Patrick Patterson (Kentucky) and three American-born white players: Luke Harangody (Notre Dame), Kyle Singler (Duke) and Cole Aldrich (Kansas).
At best, the first-team members were a poor choice; at worst, the AP voting smacked of racial bias.
The selection of Luke Harangody was a colossal mistake. There are at least 50, let alone five, collegiate players better than Harangody. His game has improved only marginally since his freshman season in 2006. His skill set works well against overmatched foes, but when challenged by more talented players, Harangody's weaknesses are exposed. Harangody's inability to dribble and his lack of explosiveness limit his potential growth. Nothing Harangody does at Notre Dame translates to the NBA level.
In a sport dominated by African-American athletes, how did three white players make the AP starting five?
The Associated Press selection process involved the polling of 71 college basketball writers. The vast majority of voters (approximately 80%) are white.
It's fair to assume white voters, showing bias, selected white players.
Five years ago, Associated Press withdrew its participation from the Bowl Championship Series to avoid any scandals involved with the highly-controversial selection process.
Similarly, Associated Press should disqualify itself from the college basketball voting process. If not, the news source should publish an investigative report on a flawed voting process within its organization.
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My thoughts: I'm not seeing anything but the best five players in the country making the first team. What do you think?
Saturday, December 5, 2009
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2 comments:
John Wall should probably been on there if the 5 best players in the nation are on there!
Yeah, we can see that now, but in the preseason I can see the argument that Wall hasn't proven anything yet. I certainly feel that Patterson and Wall are both All-Amercian candidates and Cousins is an All-SEC candidate.
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