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Originally Posted by BWillie
I don't understand the whole black vs white thing as marketability. Maybe its different on the womens side and I guess I can recognize that without understanding it but its the opposite on the mens side. Tons of great white Duke bball players who havent been easy to market. Last one anyone gravitated towards was Christian Laetnner and he was even super polarizing. Maybe Jimmer Fredette is the only one I can think of but the general public simply hates white college basketball players.
The biggest marketable stars on the mens side have been black. Difficult to hype up Zach Edey, Kyle Flilipowski, JJ Reddick, Aaron Craft, Tyler Hansbrough etc.
Think Carmelo Anthony, Kevin Durant, Steph Curry, Zion Williamson, Blake Griffin, Trae Young, Greg Oden. Easy to hype up and market.
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I hate to agree with BWillie on anything, but you're 100% right.
If there were any truth to this, it would be reflected in men's basketball as well, but it's not.