<span style="font-family:Arial">I heard PFF calling Indiana the best basketball state in the world, I have to disagree.Indiana... meet New York:Michael Jordan, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Tiny Archibald, Bob Cousy, Lenny Wilkins, Julius Erving, Cliff Robinson, Channing Frye, Stephon Marbury, Jamal Mashburn, Charlie Villanueva, Mike James, Ron Artest, Jamall Tinsley, Rafer Alston, Brent Barry, Carmelo Anthony, Sebastian Telfair, Elton Brand, Lamar Odom.The list could go on forever.</span>
MJ was from North Carolina. 2 top 5 players of all time > I top 5 player of all timeAnd in NY basketball is generally a neccesity to get out of the hood, it does not mean it's a passion. In Indiana basketball is a love where kids play it for hours just because of passion
Indiana is the best pure basketball state. I don't think the number of NBA players from a particular state means it's better. It usually just means that state has more black people in it. I don't think any state has more passion than Indiana as a whole, it's all about basketball, I think thats what PFF was getting at before he started listing players which sidetracked and screwed up his argument.
Well, for the best basketball teams, I would say Texas...they have awesome NBA teams and very good college teams.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>MJ was from North Carolina.</div><span style="font-family:Arial">If I'm trying to prove somebody wrong, I usually look it up to make sure I'm correct before I post it. I would hate to make a fool of myself trying to prove a point, when I was wrong all along. You obviously didn't look it up considering Jordan IS from New York. He didn't move to North Carolina until he was 7-8 years old.</span>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BALLAHOLLIC? @ May 21 2007, 11:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><span style="font-family:Arial">If I'm trying to prove somebody wrong, I usually look it up to make sure I'm correct. I would hate to make a fool of myself trying to prove a point, when I was wrong all along. You obviously didn't look it up considering Jordan IS from New York. He didn't move to North Carolina until he was 7-8 years old.</span></div> To add PFF, no one has ever stumped Tony on Michael Jordan.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Pacers fan forever @ May 21 2007, 10:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>MJ was from North Carolina.</div> Your apparently confusing the college he played for with the city he was born in.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BALLAHOLLIC? @ May 21 2007, 11:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><span style="font-family:Arial">If I'm trying to prove somebody wrong, I usually make sure to look it up to make sure I'm correct. I would hate to make a fool of myself trying to prove a point, when I was wrong all along. You obviously didn't look it up considering Jordan IS from New York. He didn't move to North Carolina until he was 7-8 years old.</span></div>Basketball-wise, Jordan is from NC.If you here his story you'll realize that he wasn't that good till he was 15. He didn't get the motivation, the skills, the will, the height till he was a sophomore. I would consider him from NC.
MJ is from Brooklyn yoand PFF Indiana is a state not a city your making Tony look real badand honestly this thread is no question and 100 percent its ny and honestly I think nyc alone would beat any state
PFF, stop now...its like you arguing with me about everything Memphis...your not going to prove BALLA wrong.
How about Massachusetts? the Celtics have been pretty damned important to the game of basketball. oh yeah, than there was some guy named James Naismith who invented the game in Springfeild, Mass.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Pacers fan forever @ May 21 2007, 10:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Basketball-wise, Jordan is from NC.If you here his story you'll realize that he wasn't that good till he was 15. He didn't get the motivation, the skills, the will, the height till he was a sophomore. I would consider him from NC.</div> Then DeSagana Diop should be from Cleveland. Because thats where he learned most of his basketball skills.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Pacers fan forever @ May 21 2007, 11:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Basketball-wise, Jordan is from NC.If you here his story you'll realize that he wasn't that good till he was 15. He didn't get the motivation, the skills, the will, the height till he was a sophomore. I would consider him from NC.</div>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Pacers fan forever @ May 21 2007, 08:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Basketball-wise, Jordan is from NC.If you here his story you'll realize that he wasn't that good till he was 15. He didn't get the motivation, the skills, the will, the height till he was a sophomore. I would consider him from NC.</div>Disregarding where somebody went to high school basically blows apart your entire argument since Indy is a state for high school basketball, and gets beaten by other states further down the line.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Pacers fan forever @ May 21 2007, 10:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>if we're talking basketball-wise then yes</div> Tony didn't mean basketball wise, he was talking about city or birth.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BrewCityBuck @ May 21 2007, 11:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Tony didn't mean basketball wise, he was talking about city or birth.</div>well, I go by basketball-wise, cause that's what we talk about on this site
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Pacers fan forever @ May 21 2007, 10:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>well, I go by basketball-wise, cause that's what we talk about on this site</div> No, you clearly didn't know Michael Jordan was from NY, you got proven wrong so you made up that 'basketball wise' crap.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Then DeSagana Diop should be from Cleveland. Because thats where he learned most of his basketball skills.</div><span style="font-family:Arial">If it's based on skills, Diop didn't live anywhere.</span>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BrewCityBuck @ May 21 2007, 11:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>No, you clearly didn't know Michael Jordan was from NY, you got proven wrong so you made up that 'basketball wise' crap.</div>I didn't make sh*t up. I know the MJ story, he wasn't any good till he was 15, when he was living in NC. And actually, I find it weird that you guys are talking about where they were born instead of where they actually developed their game.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Pacers fan forever @ May 21 2007, 10:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I didn't make sh*t up. I know the MJ story, he wasn't any good till he was 15, when he was living in NC. And actually, I find it weird that you guys are talking about where they were born instead of where they actually developed their game.</div> That was just a point Tony was making....regardless of what state you were born in....if your 6'6" or taller your going to get into basketball.
