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One theory of why the caste system in the NBAis so strong is that officials are much more likely to call a foul on a white player. I even read about this in Black Planet, the writer of which was a strong liberal white, if I recall correctly. Now, I'm wondering if one reason why Argentina and Spain and Yugoslavia can beat, easily in some cases, an all black USA team is because the officiating is fairer. Hmm, maybe we should get FIBA to import some international refs, and send the NBA's to some ethnic sensitivity training where they can learn about how Argentine players are victims of IMF shenanigans, Lithuanians were victimized by Soviet dominiation for decades, and Germans by ethnic cleansing and the loss of about one quarter of their landmass. Think Stern would go for it?