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True. 
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Then what are you talking about?
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Agreed That's what we're asking. Is it an issue? How do we know?
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I do not know, I am not there. I can assume, but it is not based on direct knowledge.
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Show me where I said that?
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I was not referring directly to you. Someone else made that point and you commented on the issue. I did not say the issue was directly from your words.
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I think it's obvious that top level players are dominated by African Americans. Basketball officials, though, do not come solely from the top level of former players. Top level basketball officials often were no more than average high school players. The racial breakdown of average high school players is far less skewed towards African Americans than the rest of the population.
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Of course. My only point is if there are opportunities at the top level, I would think that some of those individuals would rise in another arena. Similar to coaches, administrators or others that rose through the athletic arena.
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I confess that before this, I didn't know who Larry Rose was. I'm not saying it's not an issue. I'm only saying that if we're going to discuss this (which is what people here are asking for), one of the questions is, "How do we know it's an issue?"
"Larry Rose says it is" isn't going to be enough for a lot of us.
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A big part of this discussion is who is who is initiating this correspondence to Adams. I am only recognizing that the person that seems to have a concern is in a much more advantageous situation to know things none of us here would ever know, because we are not in his position.
This is why we cannot have these discussions because if you even mention any issue of race, people come running to defend things they know nothing about. I am not asking for you to accept what Rose is saying (and we did not hear him talk about this topic at all BTW), but I find it interesting that people defend the current system without knowing the parties involved. You can accept anything; I find it interesting that you are quick to defend too.
Peace