Kenny Smith Holding Livestream Today For Black NBA Players About Unity and SocEc Empowerment

[NYC Rebel]

I said scared in my FIRST post. You keep saying I'm still bringing it up which i'm not.

My point about being discreet had zero to do with being scared.

YOU are the one doing it.

.

doing WHAT?

But since you wanna keep on talking about it, there's nothing to be scared of strategy wise or anything else.

You keeps saying I'm not bringing it up...but here you are again bringing it up.

Oh, cut it. I didn't say we are INCAPABLE of anything. I said OUR situation is DIFFERENT from jews, mexicans, asians etc because of our history in this country. If you can't see that simple logic, then.....

that difference and history makes us incapable of keeping things in house? That was the point you debated saying our history being different makes that an impossibility.....HOW?

Kenny Smith made a great speech on a MACRO level. Players can contact him and then they can get down to a MICRO level in-person with details.

Saying "put money back into the community" is a blanket statement that does no harm if whites hear it. Melo said it too. The actual process itself would be more discreet just by nature.

This is crap chatter to fill your post to make it seem deep. You and I weren't talking about what Kenny said. Stop trying to hide behind that.

Again....why does our history being different makes us incapable of keeping things in house?

 

[NYC Rebel]

again, like I said, saying "We need to redistribute wealth back into the community" is a blanket statement & macro level discussion. How many times have we heard this???? Stop acting like it's new.

That's like saying "we need to eat" Well of course everyone knows that. How, where, when you eat is a different discussion and can be accomplished on a micro level without everyone knowing.

So let Kenny do his thing, let the players contact him via phone or text and then hash the details out in private. But make no mistake, he reaches MORE people this way.

This makes no sense and doesn't address the point of keeping a discussion (micro or macro) in house. You're making zero sense. I'm not the only one that sees it

 

[David_TheMan]

I'm sorry but when most of the atletes are bankrupt a few years after retiring this doesn't cut it.
Help them people learn to stand on their feet and live as strong black men able to provide for themselves and their families.
There are plenty of organizations that exist, but if you can't even stand up and provide for yourself, taking money out to save for charity is stupid.
IMHO

 

[Knicksman20]

again, like I said, saying "We need to redistribute wealth back into the community" is a blanket statement & macro level discussion. How many times have we heard this???? Stop acting like it's new.

That's like saying "we need to eat" Well of course everyone knows that. How, where, when you eat is a different discussion and can be accomplished on a micro level without everyone knowing.

So let Kenny do his thing, let the players contact him via phone or text and then hash the details out in private. But make no mistake, he reaches MORE people this way.

I'm not sure what you're getting at fam. I just gave you my interpretation of what I thought discreet was meant. I never disagreed with you or what anyone already said

 

[KOohbt]

This won't amount to much.

 

[Houston911]

This should be done behind closed doors.

Non black idiots already tweeting their butt hurt calling it divisive.

Yup

Dudes will get negative press behind something positive because this is "racist" in the eyes of clowns

 

[Jigganaut]

I applaud the fact that a nikka would even make the effort. White folks going to villainize a black man strictly trying to help black folks then talk shyt about the community he's trying to help. If some of the athletes become stewards of their community more so than some dope dealer type turkey give away and shyt like that. We need more theres cities with multiple NBA players alone from there that could really be effected by some financial support and the proper know how.

 

[Versa]

This won't amount to much.

Maybe. Maybe not.

The homie in your avi murdering cops and getting himself killed definitely ain't about to amount to much though.

 

[NV-ME]

i disagree about it being behind closed doors. somebody that know somebody woulda found out and it woulda leaked and then instead of dealing with the issue at hand, youre playing defense to the media about some secret militant operation and if theyre planning a secret revolt or walkout, yadda yadda & we're right back to getting sidetracked from the real concern. i also think its a good message to fans, especially young ones that if these guys put their money where their mouths are it may make them look at things differently going forward.

whether you agree or disagree w/ the idea, the method or whatever, youve got to appreciate that somebody has an idea and presented it.

 

[NYC Rebel]

i disagree about it being behind closed doors. somebody that know somebody woulda found out and it woulda leaked and then instead of dealing with the issue at hand, youre playing defense to the media about some secret militant operation and if theyre planning a secret revolt or walkout, yadda yadda & we're right back to getting sidetracked from the real concern. i also think its a good message to fans, especially young ones that if these guys put their money where their mouths are it may make them look at things differently going forward.

whether you agree or disagree w/ the idea, the method or whatever, youve got to appreciate that somebody has an idea and presented it.

As opposed to it being opened where it's mucked up by others and their irrelevant issues?

There's something that comes out of closed spaces that you never have when open to everyone. Myself being in several public groups, we have private sessions before going public or having a public address.

I have no fear or caring about what someone would say or how they would interpret a private meeting after its taken place. Our only concern should be the plans and agenda that came out of the meeting

 

[KBadd]

i disagree about it being behind closed doors. somebody that know somebody woulda found out and it woulda leaked and then instead of dealing with the issue at hand, youre playing defense to the media about some secret militant operation and if theyre planning a secret revolt or walkout, yadda yadda & we're right back to getting sidetracked from the real concern. i also think its a good message to fans, especially young ones that if these guys put their money where their mouths are it may make them look at things differently going forward.

whether you agree or disagree w/ the idea, the method or whatever, youve got to appreciate that somebody has an idea and presented it.

Agreed.

 

[jadillac]

i disagree about it being behind closed doors. somebody that know somebody woulda found out and it woulda leaked and then instead of dealing with the issue at hand, youre playing defense to the media about some secret militant operation and if theyre planning a secret revolt or walkout, yadda yadda & we're right back to getting sidetracked from the real concern. i also think its a good message to fans, especially young ones that if these guys put their money where their mouths are it may make them look at things differently going forward.

whether you agree or disagree w/ the idea, the method or whatever, youve got to appreciate that somebody has an idea and presented it.

Agreed. Like I said, (and I'm not arguing with @NYC Rebel anymore bc he doesn't stay on topic from post to post), but let's say 150 NBA players watched this, 200 NFL players watched, a few dozen super successful black businessmen. That's WAY more possible than thinking Kenny Smith could organize a meeting with 100's of athletes schedules and get all of them in a room together.

Like I said, address it at a macro level, keep it basic....tell the athletes to contact you, then work out the details in private.

 

[NYC Rebel]

Agreed. Like I said, and I'm not arguing with @NYC Rebel anymore bc he doesn't stay on topic from post to post, but let's say 150 NBA players watched this, 200 NFL players watched, a few dozen super successful black businessmen. That's WAY more possible than thinking Kenny Smith could organize a meeting with 100's of athletes schedules and get all of them in a room together.

Like I said, address it at a macro level, keep it basic....tell the athletes to contact you, then work out the details in private.

The guy you agreed with is scared about RB reaction....what you didn't agree with.

then instead of dealing with the issue at hand, youre playing defense to the media about some secret militant operation and if theyre planning a secret revolt or walkout, yadda yadda

I'm not scared about ANY of that. Why are you latching on to something that you claimed you were against?

I work on the board of a YMCA and with another legacy group. I wonder if you've worked along those lines to understand how private sessions work when instituting a plan.

 

[NO-BadAzz]

Good,

What he should have been in there saying is, let's create our 'own' league

I can see Kenny being the commissioner of this league.

KD, Lebron, Curry, hell those ex-players who want to coach but will never get a run..How you have Brad Stevens come in and get a coaching job over Ewing..hell Luke Walton is coaching the fukin Lakers!!!!!!!

But Ewing can't get a run..man this here alone should make these black players and ex-players want to start their own league..

It don't have to be how the NBA is now, but the NBA wasn't always the NBA of today,

That's what he should have been stated, take 10% and start your own league and take another 5% and do your community service..when you start your own league, the other missing 5% can be used as you hiring ppl from the communities to work in the league or for these organizations

 

[NO-BadAzz]

The players in the NFL should do the same thing as I stated, start their 'own' league.

Black coaches can't get a HC, the stupid ass draft is always up'n sad ass QB that you never heard of and the ones you have heard of are mediocre as fuk.

Black players have to really really understand that they make the sport world turn...Why not invest into yourselves smh

I really would like them to create their 'own' league..