The mecca of basketball

Notorious23 · Post #1 » by **Notorious23** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 10:00 am

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.

ljp24 · Post #2 » by **ljp24** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 10:05 am

Most of the talented kids in basketball are from NYC.

Notorious23 · Post #3 » by **Notorious23** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 10:09 am

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

Examples?

cdubbz · Post #4 » by **cdubbz** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 10:50 am

Notorious23 wrote:
ljp24 wrote:Most of the talented kids in basketball are from NYC.

Examples?

Lebron James :lol:

Rasho Brezec · Post #5 » by **Rasho Brezec** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 10:51 am

Notorious23 wrote:
ljp24 wrote:Most of the talented kids in basketball are from NYC.

Examples?

Starbury, duh.

Yangsing · Post #6 » by **Yangsing** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 10:52 am

Notorious23 wrote:
ljp24 wrote:Most of the talented kids in basketball are from NYC.

Examples?

Starbury.

shaqfan1 · Post #7 » by **shaqfan1** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 11:10 am

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.

Mags FTW · Post #8 » by **Mags FTW** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 11:14 am

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...

prekazi · Post #9 » by **prekazi** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 11:38 am

^Earl Manigault :rock:

Lloyd Daniels-see the pic!

supergallinari · Post #10 » by **supergallinari** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 11:43 am

JAMAL TINSLEY
MIKE JAMES
STEPHON MARBURY

NUFF SAID

Dr Aki · Post #11 » by **Dr Aki** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 2:48 pm

ron artest
lamar odom
smush parker

aura · Post #12 » by **aura** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 3:04 pm

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.

Post #13 » by **NO-KG-AI** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 3:21 pm

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

Roger Murdock · Post #14 » by **Roger Murdock** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 5:04 pm

Telfair

Blame Rasho · Post #15 » by **Blame Rasho** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 5:06 pm

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

Notorious23 · Post #16 » by **Notorious23** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 7:04 pm

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.

celticfan42487 · Post #17 » by **celticfan42487** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 7:24 pm

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

NapoleonII · Post #18 » by **NapoleonII** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 8:07 pm

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

MrSparkle · Post #19 » by **MrSparkle** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 10:21 pm

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.

amb1ent · Post #20 » by **amb1ent** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 10:54 pm

anyone watch entourage?

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