I imagine that being a white player in a predominately black sport at times can be annoying because you have to deal with a lot of stereotypes.
White players are seen as unathletic, jump shooters who don’t play much defense. I watched Stauskas at Michigan he is far from being unathletic and his game is much more diverse than just launching up threes.
But, he seems to be acutely aware that he is going to have to deal with some things from fans and players this upcoming season. Here is what he had to say to the Sacramento Bee.
“I understand that I’m a rookie and I’m white, so people are going to attack me at all times,” he said. “Just coming out there in the game, I felt it right away.”
No need to sugarcoat it I supposed. Best way to get anyone’s respect white, black or yellow is on the court, so we will see if Stauskas has the goods.