Ali Farokhmanesh Is One Frisky Persian Cat
Just few hours after the Egyptian Kid pulled off the first upset in the 2nd round of March Madness, we get a Persian Kid leading the Northern Iowa Panthers into the tournament’s biggest upset, period. The Panthers ousted the number 1 overall seed, Kansas Jayhawks.
Ali “Long Name” Farokhmanesh led his team in scoring, including a picture-perfect three-pointer that sealed the deal, when common wisdom calls for running the clock and not take chances that could result in mistakes and turnovers. But his gutsy play earned the glory, and placed Kansas in a deeper hole than they could dig out of in 30 seconds.
Yet again, an upset that destroys my bracket… I’m not even looking, I may have picked Kansas to play in the final. But I don’t mind much, I’ll take another one for another hommie representing. Shout out to brown people who are not that brown.
Here is what I don’t understand though, what does his mom really mean by this quote?
There are 35 seconds left, 30 on the shot clock, and Farokhmanesh’s Northern Iowa team is up one. It’s a split-second decision that will rock the NCAA Tournament.
“I always want him to shoot it,” [his mom] says. “Always. His dad yells the same thing, but he’s Iranian, so you can’t always understand it.”
What is the implication being Iranian here? Is it that he’s hard-headed and never listens? Is he a ball-hogger? Does he resort to the ‘nuclear option’? You let me know if you do…
His face makes me want to follow this thing you call NCAA
Sana, how about a 500 word essay on how you don't know about NCAA Tournament and you don't care about it…? That perspective is rarely heard…
Fayyad, I think Ali's mom is referring to her husband's accent. I'm an Iranian too, and some of us have a thick accent that is hard to understand, specially when we yell. GO ALI GO
Thanks Habib, that makes sense that she's talking about the father, not Ali…
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Yea which might also mean that she's understandable because she's not Iranian however his Dad is, like "he's iranian so he's hard to understand". Which begs the question, DONT FULL BLOODED MIDDLE EASTERN PEOPLE SUCCEED IN PLAYING COLLEGE SPORTS!!!!???? The Egyptian kid, Omar, too!