The mecca of basketball
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New York isn't the Mecca of basketball, New Yorkers just want you to think that. It's a hood hype thing.
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Alot of you guys are failing to talk about MSG's history with college basketball. As for New York City itself, it has a rich history of underground hoops and streetball, (i.e. Rucker Park).
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Zerostatic wrote:Alot of you guys are failing to talk about MSG's history with college basketball. As for New York City itself, it has a rich history of underground hoops and streetball, (i.e. Rucker Park).
I understand the college thing... but if streetball dudes are so good, why do NBA teams not just camp scouts in NYC. Why are they going to Europe, Africa, China, Iran, and Russia for players? If streetball dudes are so good, shouldn't the NBA be filled with them? There is 1 I know of and that's Telfair. He's a role player at best.
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Everyone here loves basketball. You won't go one day without hearing 'Knicks' here.
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NapoleonII wrote:It's a NY thing, you don't get it.
Basically, I have family in NY and I can conclude, opinion wise, New Yorkers just think NY is more important than it really is. No disrespect though.
Jerryd Bayless wrote:Everyone here loves basketball. You won't go one day without hearing 'Knicks' here.
Lol, so? You can say that about almost any city with a franchise.
It is basically a cliché pushed by NY beat writers that then became reality. C'mon, lets call a spade a spade, New York is a baseball town before it will ever be a basketball town. Their history is nowhere near anything special, outside of the first NBA game being New York @ Toronto of coarse.
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Notorious23 wrote:I understand the college thing... but if streetball dudes are so good, why do NBA teams not just camp scouts in NYC. Why are they going to Europe, Africa, China, Iran, and Russia for players? If streetball dudes are so good, shouldn't the NBA be filled with them? There is 1 I know of and that's Telfair. He's a role player at best.
Streetball is just the left overs of who never made it pro. All the NBA talented players were recruited by a young age and actually learned to play in a system. Many NYC players that never made it are streetballers. They continue to play for the passion of the game.
NYC is considered the mecca of basketball bc its historically been very passionate about the sport. It's not only limited to just Manhattan but in any borough you can go and find a good pick up game. There may not be many current superstars that come from YC but historically its been a hotbed for NBA and college talent. Chicago or LA may come a close second but the enthusiasm for basketball in NYC even when the local teams suck is unmatched by any city. Its in our blood. NYC may have the msot courts per city block of any major city in the world.
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Mags FTW wrote: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...
Carmelo is from Bmore. He was just born in NY. He always says he's from Bmore.
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I am not saying it's a mecca, but Maryland as a state has been doing a good job producing great players as of late, particularly Baltimore area.
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New York is the biggest basketball city in the world. And like Rasho said, MSG is the biggest stage in professional basketball.
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Even though it's not NYC, you cant forget Mount Vernon when talking about Basketball in NY.
List of D1 players from Mount Vernon high school
Kevin Jones - West Virginia
Michael Coburn - Rutgers
Jonathan Mitchell - Transferred from Florida to Rutgers
Chris Lowe - Umass
Then there's Ben Gordon of the Bulls, and the fact next to Oak Hill, over it's history Mount Vernon HS has sent more players to the NBA than any other school in the country.
List of D1 players from Mount Vernon high school
Kevin Jones - West Virginia
Michael Coburn - Rutgers
Jonathan Mitchell - Transferred from Florida to Rutgers
Chris Lowe - Umass
Then there's Ben Gordon of the Bulls, and the fact next to Oak Hill, over it's history Mount Vernon HS has sent more players to the NBA than any other school in the country.
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What is your point? The skill and talent of NYC streetball players has nothing to do with the popularity and relevance of the NYC streetball scene which is what I was referring to.Notorious23 wrote:but if streetball dudes are so good, why do NBA teams not just camp scouts in NYC. Why are they going to Europe, Africa, China, Iran, and Russia for players? If streetball dudes are so good, shouldn't the NBA be filled with them? There is 1 I know of and that's Telfair. He's a role player at best.
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You have no idea what you're talking about. I think I must've seen Madison Square Garden and/or New York City mentioned at least 100 times at the basketball hall of fame.hsb wrote:Their history is nowhere near anything special, outside of the first NBA game being New York @ Toronto of coarse.