How the hell is New York the mecca of basketball????
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the Knicks never win ? , New york doesnt have a dominant college team....and I cant think of a player that was born and raised in new york that is considered the best or top 5 of all-time....yet all I hear from new yorkers is that they hail from the mecca of basketball and about the rucker or madison square garden....and all the hyped up ball players that come outta NY never live up to thier potential....? should stick to dancing and harlem shaking with basketballs under thier shirts and leave competition to the rest..
jordan, oscar and bill russell are from the south
kobe and wilt from philly
bron, wade, bird magic are from the midwest
jordan, oscar and bill russell are from the south
kobe and wilt from philly
bron, wade, bird magic are from the midwest
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Thats were it all started at the rucker. do some research before you start a thread on some ? .
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When I think of NY basketball I don't even think of the NBA and the Knicks. ? be street balling on every NY city block corner. I still don't really think any City is the Mecca of basketball but for street ball NY is known for that.
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Why do people think when they say the mecca there talking about the knicks?
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LOL NY thinks they're the mecca of everything. Hustling, basketball, rap, etc. ? have an overestimated sense of importance.
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venice beach and some parts of chicago are known for street ball but they dont claim to be the mecca....
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It's the mecca of that "And 1/streetball" ? . But dat about it.
And they make MSG out to be some "holy ground" for the NBA, but it's most known for all the epic ? players ON THE OTHER TEAM did there. lol.
I guess that means Atlanta is the mecca of football since ATL got some fierce flag football leagues (trust me, I know, lol) and the Georgia Dome hosts every SEC Title game, several Super Bowls, and we all know what "other" teams have showed out against the Falcons there. lol -
Aside from New Yorkers (which should tell you something)....I havent heard anybody refer to NY as the mecca of BBall.
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Aside from New Yorkers (which should tell you something)....I havent heard anybody refer to NY as the mecca of BBall.
sports broadcasters say it all the time -
lol @ u being the mecca b/c several players from other regions came thru and crushed ur buildings!!!
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Coo Coo Cal's Beanie wrote: »LOL NY thinks they're the mecca of everything. Hustling, basketball, rap, etc. ? have an overestimated sense of importance.
This...greenwood1921 wrote: »And they make MSG out to be some "holy ground" for the NBA, but it's most known for all the epic ? players ON THE OTHER TEAM did there. lol.
And this... -
copperkid27 wrote: »sports broadcasters say it all the time
Like who?? Not trying to be an ? ...but I honestly have not heard people call NY the mecca of basketball outside of NYers. I mean its not like they are some kind of dynasty...they only have 2 chips and the last one was 38 years ago. -
Like who?? Not trying to be an ? ...but I honestly have not heard people call NY the mecca of basketball outside of NYers. I mean its not like they are some kind of dynasty...they only have 2 chips and the last one was 38 years ago.
I hear it all the time too. I heard it about 5 times during that Knicks/Boston series when they played @ MSG and when Melo first went there. (Not to mention the numerous playoff games in the 90s.) -
Like who?? Not trying to be an ? ...but I honestly have not heard people call NY the mecca of basketball outside of NYers. I mean its not like they are some kind of dynasty...they only have 2 chips and the last one was 38 years ago.
There not talking about the knicks in present day.
When they say NY is the mecca of basketball they mean thats were it started. Thats were the best street ballers started. Thats were they hold tornys every year. They play AAU games at the rucker.
Also NY is a big basketball state. The knicks are more loved then the giants and jets. -
To make it easy. Google the mecca of basketball and see what comes up. That should tell you all you need to no.
? not a game. Its life -
u cant be the mecca if 1. basketball didnt start their or 2. the best dont come out to thier
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MICHAEL JORDAN was born in Brooklyn, NY son. Get your facts straight. Your argument is now dead
dumb ? . y dont u read.....I said born and raised...he was born thier and his family moved to NC within a few months of his birth....I knew some ? was gonna say that -
fortyacres&amule wrote: »do your research basketball was invented in canada
i didnt realize naismith was from canada. -
copperkid27 wrote: »dumb ? . y dont u read.....I said born and raised...he was born thier and his family moved to NC within a few months of his birth....I knew some ? was gonna say that
u right^^^ -
fortyacres&amule wrote: »meant by a canadian in Massachusetts ma bad
lol. they balled on peach baskets. with some ? that was like half soccer ball half volleyball. i can imagine the final score being like 20-18. -
? ? ...u quoted my ? and it was clearly in the first and second line go back and re-read..?nowhere in any of your posts do you say anything about born and raised. Stop trying to change ? up after the fact. -
There not talking about the knicks in present day.
When they say NY is the mecca of basketball they mean thats were it started. Thats were the best street ballers started. Thats were they hold tornys every year. They play AAU games at the rucker.
Also NY is a big basketball state. The knicks are more loved then the giants and jets.
It did not ? start there...this is a big misconception. A Canadian invented it, the first ever organized game was played at the Y in Springfield Mass, the first ever professional game was played in Toronto. Who gives a ? about streetballers? If NY wants to be the mecca of AND1 fine...so be it. But real professional basketball never started in NY, nor did the Knicks ever win anymore than 2 chips. Boston, LA, Chicago, Philadelphia all have much more of an impact than NY. -
nowhere in any of your posts do you say anything about born and raised. Stop trying to change ? up after the fact.
So what if MJ was born in Brooklyn he didnt learn to ball playing in NY so that ? holds no ground -
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It did not ? start there...this is a big misconception. A Canadian invented it, the first ever organized game was played at the Y in Springfield Mass, the first ever professional game was played in Toronto. Who gives a ? about streetballers? If NY wants to be the mecca of AND1 fine...so be it. But real professional basketball never started in NY, nor did the Knicks ever win anymore than 2 chips. Boston, LA, Chicago, Philadelphia all have much more of an impact than NY.
na. ask any player in the league were they like to play at the most. Its MSG. why you think kobe, lebron, wade, and melo always go off when they play there. -
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