Poll
Question:
bork
Option 1: North Carolina
votes: 1
Option 2: Indiana
votes: 18
Option 3: Kentucky
votes: 0
Option 4: Kansas
votes: 1
Option 5: Other
votes: 6
Option 6: North Jaron
votes: 4
I'm curious.
Indiana or Kentucky about equally in my mind (assuming we are talking non-NBA basketball). Indiana in a push.
Goddammit, my wife was peering over my shoulder and clicked Indiana. GODDAMMIT WOMAN STOP WITH THE DAMON BAILEY WORSH
CARRIER SIGNAL LOST
I don't really care but I want attention.
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Michael Jordan's home state.
Quebec, the home of James Naismith
Indiana. Larry Legend is from there.
Quote from: Ed Anger on March 21, 2014, 05:44:05 PM
Goddammit, my wife was peering over my shoulder and clicked Indiana. GODDAMMIT WOMAN STOP WITH THE DAMON BAILEY WORSH
CARRIER SIGNAL LOST
Does the kinderfrau follow round ball?
What would your pick have been?
Not a state, but I say New York City.
The Indiana / Kentucky / Kansas spiritual homeland concept is the heart of the Hoosiers movie--small town white America in love with hoops at the grassroots level. The culture of the sport has shifted to be much more urban. I think the current spiritual homeland are the urban playgrounds, and streetball is no more famous than in NYC.
Wyoming obviously. With the 1934 Helms Championship and the 1943 NCAA (and Red Cross against NIT champs St Johns) Titles the real question is what is the other spiritual home?
Quote from: Admiral Yi on March 21, 2014, 06:11:18 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on March 21, 2014, 05:44:05 PM
Goddammit, my wife was peering over my shoulder and clicked Indiana. GODDAMMIT WOMAN STOP WITH THE DAMON BAILEY WORSH
CARRIER SIGNAL LOST
Does the kinderfrau follow round ball?
What would your pick have been?
As per pre-marriage treaty, they are mine for football. For basketball, she gets their loyalty.
The kids are more soccer than anything else. Since you basically run around and punch other kids down and kick the ball into their faces.
Quote from: Razgovory on March 21, 2014, 05:51:55 PM
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Canada!
New Jersey. :)
Quote from: Grey Fox on March 21, 2014, 07:30:13 PM
Canada!
Quote from: wikiCanada has only won an Olympic medal in basketball once, a silver in 1936.
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on March 21, 2014, 07:35:44 PM
Quote from: Grey Fox on March 21, 2014, 07:30:13 PM
Canada!
Quote from: wikiCanada has only won an Olympic medal in basketball once, a silver in 1936.
James Naismith.
A school teacher in Massachusetts where he invented the sport :contract:
Yes, that is why Canada is the spiritual home of Basketball.
Oh my God who the hell cares?
Indiana. What a horrible place.
Naismith coached Kansas so I guess that is the best choice out of the ones listed.
Quote from: alfred russel on March 21, 2014, 06:36:27 PM
Not a state, but I say New York City.
The Indiana / Kentucky / Kansas spiritual homeland concept is the heart of the Hoosiers movie--small town white America in love with hoops at the grassroots level. The culture of the sport has shifted to be much more urban. I think the current spiritual homeland are the urban playgrounds, and streetball is no more famous than in NYC.
No black people live in small towns? The Mississippi Valley will be bummed. But anyway since when have any top prospects from New York or any teams from New York done crap?
Quote from: Valmy on March 22, 2014, 10:09:34 PM
Quote from: alfred russel on March 21, 2014, 06:36:27 PM
Not a state, but I say New York City.
The Indiana / Kentucky / Kansas spiritual homeland concept is the heart of the Hoosiers movie--small town white America in love with hoops at the grassroots level. The culture of the sport has shifted to be much more urban. I think the current spiritual homeland are the urban playgrounds, and streetball is no more famous than in NYC.
No black people live in small towns? The Mississippi Valley will be bummed. But anyway since when have any top prospects from New York or any teams from New York done crap?
Huh? No one has been talking about the Mississippi Valley--I was talking about Indiana, Kentucky, and Kansas, which are not known for diversity.
The success of New York teams and prospects is a non sequitur--this is about the spiritual home of basketball.
The United States, of course.
Quote from: alfred russel on March 23, 2014, 12:44:14 AM
Huh? No one has been talking about the Mississippi Valley--I was talking about Indiana, Kentucky, and Kansas, which are not known for diversity.
The success of New York teams and prospects is a non sequitur--this is about the spiritual home of basketball.
New York City basketball looks to me like an afterthought, even in New York. The state's "Mr. Basketball" is as likely to come from outside the city as in it, and few of the state's Mr Basketball designees have been highly recruited or highly drafted. If the spiritual home of basketball has moved to a city, that city would be LA. And I'd say Chicago also tops NYC on the list of basketball cities.
Quote from: grumbler on March 23, 2014, 06:06:42 AM
New York City basketball looks to me like an afterthought, even in New York. The state's "Mr. Basketball" is as likely to come from outside the city as in it, and few of the state's Mr Basketball designees have been highly recruited or highly drafted. If the spiritual home of basketball has moved to a city, that city would be LA. And I'd say Chicago also tops NYC on the list of basketball cities.
I don't know why the production of talent is important...but if you want to consider, when you take population into account, NYC is kind of a wasteland in terms of athlete production. The city does better with basketball than baseball and football.
My major point was that I think the spiritual homeland is now an urban basketball court rather than a rural gym. I'm talking about the streetball scene. If you want to argue LA over NYC, you won't get an argument from me. I'm not talking about the best basketball city--that is a different discussion.