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Why is New York considered the mecca of basketball? Wouldn't it be Massachusetts? Basketball was created there in Springfield, and they have the most titles in the NBA.

Most of the talented kids in basketball are from NYC.

ljp24 wrote:Most of the talented kids in basketball are from NYC.

Examples?

Notorious23 wrote:

ljp24 wrote:Most of the talented kids in basketball are from NYC.

Examples?

Lebron James

Notorious23 wrote:

ljp24 wrote:Most of the talented kids in basketball are from NYC.

Examples?

Starbury, duh.

Notorious23 wrote:

ljp24 wrote:Most of the talented kids in basketball are from NYC.

Examples?

Starbury.

Notorious23 wrote:Why is New York considered the mecca of basketball? Wouldn't it be Massachusetts? Basketball was created there in Springfield, and they have the most titles in the NBA.

LOL.

Notorious23 wrote:

ljp24 wrote:Most of the talented kids in basketball are from NYC.

Examples?

Michael Jordan (left as a tot), Dr. J, Kareem, Lenny Wilkins, George Thompson, Jamal Mashburn, Marbury, Bernard King, Tiny Archibald, Carmelo Anthony, Artest...

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Lloyd Daniels-see the pic!

JAMAL TINSLEY
MIKE JAMES
STEPHON MARBURY

NUFF SAID

ron artest
lamar odom
smush parker

When he said there is a lot of talented players, he didn't exactly mean New York creates NBA players. Its just that basketball is a such a big sport for the average person. Everybody plays it there and everybody plays it hard. Most of the talent in the NBA comes from all over the place. However, if you took every ball player in NY, and when I say ball player I mean people who play hard, you would have a lot more players from NY compared to anyone else. Every kids dream in NY is to play in the NBA. Thats why is the basketball mecca. The spirit of basketball lives there.

There are a lot of people in New York. Thus a lot of players will come from there. Also, the inflated sense of importance.

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It isn't just basketball, it is boxing, singing, entertainment. You aren't anybody until you have sold out MSG.

aura wrote:When he said there is a lot of talented players, he didn't exactly mean New York creates NBA players. Its just that basketball is a such a big sport for the average person. Everybody plays it there and everybody plays it hard. Most of the talent in the NBA comes from all over the place. However, if you took every ball player in NY, and when I say ball player I mean people who play hard, you would have a lot more players from NY compared to anyone else. Every kids dream in NY is to play in the NBA. Thats why is the basketball mecca. The spirit of basketball lives there.

This explains it best for me. Thanks for a well thought out post.

NY is just a big city. So it has to be some big city, might as well be NY

I'm still pretty sure most people out of America would consider NY the unofficial capital of USA

It's a NY thing, you don't get it.

Chicago is the mecca.

Jordan Bulls.

Rose!

Kendall Gill...

Finley..
Q Rich... uh...

Antoine...


Curry...

.....

Uh. Just kidding.

In terms of popularity, I think you'll find more basketball-happy people in NY than anywhere else on the planet. But LA, Houston, Chicago (southside) are comparable.

anyone watch entourage?

on knicks gamedays i envision mgs to be full of turtles. am i wrong?