Third Rail discussion: The scourge of Holistic Admission

Huh? You can have all these qualities in spades but if you are less than a stellar basketball player, you are not going to be in the NBA. That’s just the reality, because the NBA is extremely competitive with too many folks wanting to play at the professional level and too few slots. Same is true with the NFL. There is very high cut-off in terms of playing ability that is expected. You are deliberately ignoring this obvious fact. The NBA will never accept the notion that a “An Asian or White who can play well enough, should be given a spot on the team, instead of a high performing black player” Talent matters

And btw come on, the NBA definitely has players that are “all about their performances”. Some of them have also led controversial and less than stellar lives. All that is just a distraction though. You have to play at the HIGHEST LEVEL to get into the NBA or the NFL. Just playing “well enough” or “almost as good” is not tolerated.