Travis Bickle wrote:lwjr wrote:lwjr, Please do not encourage him. And yes - lets thump the frogs.
I have been but just could not stop myself on this one. Watched Ira play as a kid and he was one of my favorite players to wear the Red and Blue. But you are correct.
Ira might have been a great player back in 1972 when there were few African American playing. From top to bottom in today's world, how good would he have been? Would Bill Russell and the Celtics won 11 out of 13 titles in the 1980's against the showtime Lakers, MJ Bulls, and even the Kevin M, Robert P, and Larry B front line. Not taking anything away from Ira. Just stating the game has changed.[/quote]
What difference does it make what color his skin is? You of all people should know you can not compare 99% of the players from one generation to another. As you stated correctly the game has changed and keeps changing.[/quote]
You are the one who brought up skin color. African Americans if you haven't noticed make up the majority of players on teams on the college and pro level. There were not that many African Americans when Ira played and so the competition was not as good. You can say that about college teams and pro teams back in the 1970's compared to now. They can jump higher, run faster, and have incredible resources that they did not have back then. I work with many players of all races regarding body fat, endurance drills, plyo-metrics, psychology testing, and academics. My mission in life is to give back and help people.[/quote]
You are incorrect, I did not bring up his skin color all I said was he was one of my favorite players to watch as a kid. I applaud you for working with kids to improve all aspects of there life.
