Comments on: Jalen Rose responds, says Duke comments taken out of context

By: rogerskulnik

rogerskulnik — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 21:12:30 +0000

The Fab Five also took credit for extra-long shorts…which make players’ legs look like sticks emerging from drooping balloons. An example of style for style’s sake, of which there are always plenty, I thought… but isn’t it time for something that looks better?

And yes, players fortunate enough to endow foundations for kids and hospitals should feel rightly proud… but this is no excuse for sky-high cable fees, ticket fees, salary scales…and yes, all the right-wing propaganda which justifies the refusal of rich people and corporations to pay their fair share of taxes in what is still the richest country on earth, one that could easily afford good school systems and basic public services?

This subject is not entirely separate from the highly-publicized charity of NBA stars… or the silence by stars like Kobe and LeBron about the abuse of labor by shoe companies in Asia, from which they ( & their foundations?) enjoy huge profits.

By: tstreet

tstreet — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 08:47:59 +0000

Jalen do not have to apologize about those comments. He was clearly talking about how he felt when he was a teenager. When I saw the 30 for 30 special it was clear. I felt the same was about Duke back then. What happened next? I got wiser, more educated, and older over the next 20 years.

I still hate Duke. But, it has nothing to do with the students that enroll in the school or the school itself.

By: dolphinphan

dolphinphan — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 14:35:38 +0000

way* to toot

By: dolphinphan

dolphinphan — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 14:35:13 +0000

rose wasnt 17 when he made those comments. Was he saying he was too stupid and immature about 2 months ago? oh yea, and wait to toot your own horn about the learning center.

By: louistaylored

louistaylored — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 21:45:52 +0000

Whoaa, lot of animosity there not sure what Jalen Rose did to you but you seem mighty upset about an issue that has little to nothing to do with you. And the Fab Five didnt win anything, you’re right but they were a huge thing in African American culture and even American culture. Also jut so you know, Jalen Rose was an honor student and had the grades to get into plenty colleges across the nation.

By: thetooloftools

thetooloftools — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 20:34:06 +0000

Shut the hell up Jalen.
You still feel this way now.
You could not handle Duke.
Because they are STRAIGHT UP.
You did everything but admit The Fab 5 eff up and did anything wrong.
Punk.
The thing is that Michigan didn’t get the “death penalty” like in football.
How does that work?
You all were in on it.
DUKE IS DUKE.
You couldn’t have handled basic math there.
I don’t even like Duke.
But you are a craphole.
But they are dynamic and WOW.
You are who?
Rose thinks he’s all that.
Think again.
Ex – Player PLEASE !

By: dexterismyhero

dexterismyhero — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 19:30:48 +0000

bada bing….good one…laughed also…BTW: Those guys never won a thing…..Not even a Big 10 Championship….Then took illegal cash and had all the games taken away….They should all just go away……..

By: eazye76

eazye76 — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 18:30:31 +0000

I’m not sure how he was taken out of context in a documentary about his time at Michigan, that included a segment about him playing Duke when Grant Hill played for them.
If he were to say, “Yeah, I thought Hill was a bitch, but I was young. I respect Grant and the Duke program”, that would put an end to it. The fact that he didn’t say anything like that means he probably still feels that way.
Honestly, I’m not the least bit surprised at this, anyone involved with that ESPN, First and 10 crap always wants to make everything into a racial issue.

By: massivedick

massivedick — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 18:25:20 +0000

i just don’t know what all the hype is about. i took rose and jackson’s statements on the documentary as how they all felt back then and not now. media and hypersensitive superstars blowing this way out of proportion.

By: thatdude2309

thatdude2309 — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 18:22:53 +0000

All that Hill has to say to Rose is ( kiss my championship rings Bit** ) The fab 5 never won anything

By: thatdude2309

thatdude2309 — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 18:20:07 +0000

From Hill to Rose ( kiss my championship rings Bit** )

By: ezwriter69

ezwriter69 — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 18:13:54 +0000

And he STILL refuses to say that he doesn’t feel that way today, because that would be a lie… he DOESN’T deny that he still thinks that, no matter how many times he has the chance.
Fraud, still a blatant fraud.

By: stinkfingers

stinkfingers — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 18:01:21 +0000

Keep on back tracking, idiot. You can’t unring that bell.

By: tom-a-hawk

tom-a-hawk — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 17:26:29 +0000

There is a lot of “back and forth” between both parties. Can someone just take a time-out? oh, wait, Michigan probably doesn’t have one.

relax folks…it’s just a joke. probably a bad one, but i laughed a little inside.

By: dysraw1

dysraw1 — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 16:14:24 +0000

i knew it all along