The Dude normally hates this, but this is interesting. I was reading and looking at some older threads. Some people don't like players from certain schools, so would it beg the question as to why?
After having given this the 1.5 minutes of Google research that it demands, I've come to the conclusion that Rasta knows whereof he speaks. "Begging the question" is a term from logic. The "question" being "begged" is, "Where's the logical support for your premise?" An example: Someone says, "Eating chocolate is good for you because it grows on trees and is organic." That statement "begs the question", "Where's your logical support for the premise that everything that grows on trees and is organic is healthful?" Obviously, there is no logical support for the statement. Many things that are organic and/or grow on trees will make you sick or even kill you. To put it in basketball terms, to say, "LeBron James wore ugly-assed MVP shoes last night so the Heat lost." begs the question, "Where's the logical support for the premise that ugly-assed MVP shoes make a team lose?"
