name three things that white nba players are known for. it's okay, i know this is a hard one, you can time your time. all set? more than likely, you wrote down any three of the following traits - decent at jump shooting, can catch a ball without dropping it, adequate dribbling, being a good teammate (read: sits on the bench and cheers REAL HARD) and general joke fodder. i would have also accepted "played at duke."
so what happens if you're a white man without any of the traits listed above? what happens if you played your college ball at norte dame and, according to wikipedia, you put up THE WORLD-BEATING PERFORMANCE of "averaging double-digits in scoring in all four seasons"? what happens if you look more like a guy who would violate you with a lacrosse stick than someone who could go toe-to-toe with the nba greats? what happens if you're simply not that talented? why, you get traded for MORE white people, of course. problem is, pat garrity was traded for BOTH dirk nowitzki (arguably the best european player of all time) AND steve nash (un-arguably the best canadian player of all time) IN THE SAME OFFSEASON.
yikes. sorry pat. take a cue from mike skinner, another white man in a predominately black medium, and just try to stay positive.
