Pharzeone wrote:I knew he had some issues with Jordan. I know he called out Jordan on a lot of issues and not taking stances. Never knew he was blackballed though.

When the Bulls met with the President, after their second championship, Hodges showed up in a dashiki and handed Bush a letter criticizing him on his lack of commitment in improving the Black community. He also ripped Jordan for not engaging in social or political issues.

He was cut from the Bulls shortly after this and not only was he not picked up by another team, he never even received a tryout or any kind of offer. This cat was a world champion and one of the best three point shooters in the league at the time. He most def was blackballed. I dont know how he lost that lawsuit he filed.

oohah wrote:Hodges got blackballed, it's true. It was kind of crazy considering he was probably the best 3 point specialist at that time.

Hodges was one-dimensional but he was one of the nuttiest 3 point shooters ever. He did not have to be squared up or stationary when he got the ball and he was deadly and clutch from 25-30 feet out.

oohah

True. His defense and handles were butt juice, but his J was wet as hell.

Cosmic wrote:What happened to him? He wasn't as good as the others who lit it up. End of story.

I actually think he did better than I expected because outside of a select few...big men usually don't do well in these competitions. They get tired.

I felt Frye and Gallo would bomb. Gallo didn't bomb necessarily but he just didn't have enough to hit the extra couple of shots to advance. Still looked just fine though.

He guaranteed the win and got eliminated in the first round. Does that make him dumb as a brick or overconfident? Im just saying.

sebstar wrote:

Pharzeone wrote:I knew he had some issues with Jordan. I know he called out Jordan on a lot of issues and not taking stances. Never knew he was blackballed though.

When the Bulls met with the President, after their second championship, Hodges showed up in a dashiki and handed Bush a letter criticizing him on his lack of commitment in improving the Black community. He also ripped Jordan for not engaging in social or political issues.

He was cut from the Bulls shortly after this and not only was he not picked up by another team, he never even received a tryout or any kind of offer. This cat was a world champion and one of the best three point shooters in the league at the time. He most def was blackballed. I dont know how he lost that lawsuit he filed.

Papabear Says

This man was stupid!!! He should have been more like Harry Belifonte and Sidney Poitiea who secreatly financed Dr. Martin Luther King They paid Kings bills so he could go out and be a spokes man for civil right.they were undercover because they knew if thier careers were ruined they couldn't help anyone especially King. Hodges should have stayed behind the scenes and not been so visiual. By him doing what he did was the kiss of death. The money that he may have made in the NBA could have helped a lot of poor inner cities. He blew it.

Papabear wrote:

sebstar wrote:

Pharzeone wrote:I knew he had some issues with Jordan. I know he called out Jordan on a lot of issues and not taking stances. Never knew he was blackballed though.

When the Bulls met with the President, after their second championship, Hodges showed up in a dashiki and handed Bush a letter criticizing him on his lack of commitment in improving the Black community. He also ripped Jordan for not engaging in social or political issues.

He was cut from the Bulls shortly after this and not only was he not picked up by another team, he never even received a tryout or any kind of offer. This cat was a world champion and one of the best three point shooters in the league at the time. He most def was blackballed. I dont know how he lost that lawsuit he filed.

Papabear Says

This man was stupid!!! He should have been more like Harry Belifonte and Sidney Poitiea who secreatly financed Dr. Martin Luther King They paid Kings bills so he could go out and be a spokes man for civil right.they were undercover because they knew if thier careers were ruined they couldn't help anyone especially King. Hodges should have stayed behind the scenes and not been so visiual. By him doing what he did was the kiss of death. The money that he may have made in the NBA could have helped a lot of poor inner cities. He blew it.

Huh? Whatchu talkin about?

No offense bruh, but you need to brush up on your history a lil' better. Harry Belafonte was no "secret financier". He was a VERY, VERY vocal and famous civil and human rights activist. Weird you would even say that.

Hodges wasnt some wacked out revolutionary either, he was simply socially conscious and he deeply cared about the plight of the unfortunate. Only thing he ever did wrong was have a soul while encompassed by a heartless, greedy corporate environment. Why are you supporting intolerance and fascism?

Being an advocate of social justice can have its consequences and Hodges has to accept that, but how can you blame the man for being right?

sebstar wrote:

Papabear wrote:

sebstar wrote:

Pharzeone wrote:I knew he had some issues with Jordan. I know he called out Jordan on a lot of issues and not taking stances. Never knew he was blackballed though.

When the Bulls met with the President, after their second championship, Hodges showed up in a dashiki and handed Bush a letter criticizing him on his lack of commitment in improving the Black community. He also ripped Jordan for not engaging in social or political issues.

He was cut from the Bulls shortly after this and not only was he not picked up by another team, he never even received a tryout or any kind of offer. This cat was a world champion and one of the best three point shooters in the league at the time. He most def was blackballed. I dont know how he lost that lawsuit he filed.

Papabear Says

This man was stupid!!! He should have been more like Harry Belifonte and Sidney Poitiea who secreatly financed Dr. Martin Luther King They paid Kings bills so he could go out and be a spokes man for civil right.they were undercover because they knew if thier careers were ruined they couldn't help anyone especially King. Hodges should have stayed behind the scenes and not been so visiual. By him doing what he did was the kiss of death. The money that he may have made in the NBA could have helped a lot of poor inner cities. He blew it.

Huh? Whatchu talkin about?

No offense bruh, but you need to brush up on your history a lil' better. Harry Belafonte was no "secret financier". He was a VERY, VERY vocal and famous civil and human rights activist. Weird you would even say that.

Hodges wasnt some wacked out revolutionary either, he was simply socially conscious and he deeply cared about the plight of the unfortunate. Only thing he ever did wrong was have a soul while encompassed by a heartless, greedy corporate environment. Why are you supporting intolerance and fascism?

Being an advocate of social justice can have its consequences and Hodges has to accept that, but how can you blame the man for being right?

I never knew anything about the Hodges story, but if he did what you said he did, he deserves some praise for his stand and his guts.

I'm not African American, but I have been amazed at how many of the black athletes in pro-sports have forgotten the past, the debt they owe to certain people from the past, and their obligation to speak out, when necessary, because they have a platform. I know that Jim Brown has been critical of the lack of political awareness of contemporary Afr/Am athletes.

The political apathy of most Afr/Am athletes only goes to show that the color green is the dominant color to be concerned about today.

sebstar wrote:

Papabear wrote:

sebstar wrote:

Pharzeone wrote:I knew he had some issues with Jordan. I know he called out Jordan on a lot of issues and not taking stances. Never knew he was blackballed though.

When the Bulls met with the President, after their second championship, Hodges showed up in a dashiki and handed Bush a letter criticizing him on his lack of commitment in improving the Black community. He also ripped Jordan for not engaging in social or political issues.

He was cut from the Bulls shortly after this and not only was he not picked up by another team, he never even received a tryout or any kind of offer. This cat was a world champion and one of the best three point shooters in the league at the time. He most def was blackballed. I dont know how he lost that lawsuit he filed.

Papabear Says

This man was stupid!!! He should have been more like Harry Belifonte and Sidney Poitiea who secreatly financed Dr. Martin Luther King They paid Kings bills so he could go out and be a spokes man for civil right.they were undercover because they knew if thier careers were ruined they couldn't help anyone especially King. Hodges should have stayed behind the scenes and not been so visiual. By him doing what he did was the kiss of death. The money that he may have made in the NBA could have helped a lot of poor inner cities. He blew it.

Huh? Whatchu talkin about?

No offense bruh, but you need to brush up on your history a lil' better. Harry Belafonte was no "secret financier". He was a VERY, VERY vocal and famous civil and human rights activist. Weird you would even say that.

Hodges wasnt some wacked out revolutionary either, he was simply socially conscious and he deeply cared about the plight of the unfortunate. Only thing he ever did wrong was have a soul while encompassed by a heartless, greedy corporate environment. Why are you supporting intolerance and fascism?

Being an advocate of social justice can have its consequences and Hodges has to accept that, but how can you blame the man for being right?

Papabear Says

Yes Harry Belafonte was very vocal in the famous civil and human rights movement but you need to read his bio on the work he did for Dr. king on the secret tip!! Now Hodges I have no problem about him being brave but his moves was stupid. He could have gotten much more done speaken out at a forum. Taken his money and starting a group to push what he beleived in. You should know the NBA. If you step out of line the wrong way you get banned for life. If you bring in a gun you get suspended for a while.
But I'm sorry that I commented on this. I was talking about Gallo who I think is very talented and all I wanted to know was that could he be the one to take over a game for us in the fourth quarter. My reason for asking that is because I don't beleive any of these superstars are coming to New York. and we will have to depend on our home grown. We will really need Gallo to step up next season and take over games and if he can't , then we have a problem.

We needed Gallo to take over the game tonight against Chicago and he didn't. He had a bad game. I hope that he learns from this. We really need Gallo to step up.