abh...i thought the whole topic of conversatoin was based on averages and groups. we are talking about races being more dominant at certain sports than other races. we are talking about the group, not the individual. you can never rule out the fact that there could be an individual who has the traits to dominate a sport even if his ethnicity is not predicated towards that sport, but if your telling me that as a group, pygmies are just as likely to succeed at basketball as well as just about any other ethnic group you are wrong. its just a fact that, most other ethnic groups and races would be superior in almost every way to a pygmy trying to play basketball. even if they were to develope all the dribbling and shooting skills necesary they would still be a at a large physical disadvantage. does that diminish their value? no.