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Basketball...Chicago vs NYC.....
Posted on 10/24/12 at 8:49 am
Posted on 10/24/12 at 8:49 am
After watching Benji I had no idea all those good players came from Chicago. Seems like people make NYC out as the best basketball city. How does Chicago compare to NYC in basketball?? Seems like more great NBA players are from the Chicago area compared to NYC.
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Posted on 10/24/12 at 8:51 am to bayou2003
Rose and Anthony Davis are from Chicago right?
Posted on 10/24/12 at 8:51 am to bayou2003
Nyc getting credit not deserved? Get out of town
Posted on 10/24/12 at 9:03 am to Tigerbait337
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Rose and Anthony Davis are from Chicago right?
Yep. I believe Wade and Garnett were also from Chitown too.
Posted on 10/24/12 at 9:04 am to Tigerbait337
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Rose and Anthony Davis are from Chicago right?
Yeah along with Dwayne Wade, Isiah Thomas, Tim Hardaway, Terry Cummings, Michael Finley, Jeff Hornacek, Antoine Walker, Maurice Cheeks, and others.
ETA: I've found a list of about 25+ "street" ball legends from Chicago but I never heard of em so I'm not going to list them.
The only thing I knew about Chicago basketball was from "Hoop Dreams". I know they love that city ball league and the winner goes down to the University of Illinois to play in the state tournament.
This post was edited on 10/24/12 at 9:07 am
Posted on 10/24/12 at 9:05 am to bayou2003
Nazr Mohammed another from Chicago.
Posted on 10/24/12 at 9:07 am to BluegrassBelle
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Garnett were also from Chitown too.
Garnett is from South Carolina. I think he only played one year of high school basketball in Chicago.
Posted on 10/24/12 at 9:08 am to bayou2003
NbA TV actually had a discussion on this. Shaq, c Webb, Barkley, Reggie miller, Kenny smith, Steve smith, etc.
Most of them ranked the top 4 as: NY, Detroit, Cali, Chicago. California has the most guys in the nba, though.
Most of them ranked the top 4 as: NY, Detroit, Cali, Chicago. California has the most guys in the nba, though.
Posted on 10/24/12 at 9:09 am to BIGDAB
Damn that's a big list from Chicago. shite.
Posted on 10/24/12 at 9:10 am to sunnydaze
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California has the most guys in the nba, though
yep
Posted on 10/24/12 at 9:11 am to bayou2003
Rose, Davis, and Wade (part of his childhood) grew up in the same neighborhood.
Posted on 10/24/12 at 9:12 am to BIGDAB
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Garnett is from South Carolina. I think he only played one year of high school basketball in Chicago
Ah okay. I know Deandre Liggins (with the Thunder now) is from Chicago but played all of his high school ball at Findlay Prep in Nevada.
Posted on 10/24/12 at 9:14 am to sunnydaze
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NbA TV actually had a discussion on this. Shaq, c Webb, Barkley, Reggie miller, Kenny smith, Steve smith, etc.
Most of them ranked the top 4 as: NY, Detroit, Cali, Chicago. California has the most guys in the nba, though.
Why does California get the entire state? Did you mean to say LA?
Posted on 10/24/12 at 9:15 am to BIGDAB
honestly i think that NYC gets the edge because MJ, Dr. J, and Kareem all were born in NYC.
from a yahoo article on top 10 players from NYC.
Jordan
Kareem
Dr. J
Melo
Bernard King
Billy Cunningham
Charlie Scott
Bob Lanier
Elton Brand
Stephon Marbury (should have left him out)
that is a sick top 5....imo no city competes with that.
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from a yahoo article on top 10 players from NYC.
Jordan
Kareem
Dr. J
Melo
Bernard King
Billy Cunningham
Charlie Scott
Bob Lanier
Elton Brand
Stephon Marbury (should have left him out)
that is a sick top 5....imo no city competes with that.
LINK
This post was edited on 10/24/12 at 9:17 am
Posted on 10/24/12 at 9:18 am to DownSouthCrawfish
Had no idea Jordan was born in Brooklyn, wtf. Guess I need to read more bios. 
Posted on 10/24/12 at 9:19 am to DownSouthCrawfish
Jordan shouldn't be listed under NYC IMO.
Posted on 10/24/12 at 9:19 am to DownSouthCrawfish
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Jordan NYC
I guess that means Louisiana gets Bill Russell.
Posted on 10/24/12 at 9:20 am to Waffle House
No, on the segment they specifically said California. I wondered the same thing.
LA produces a lot of talent, however.
LA produces a lot of talent, however.
Posted on 10/24/12 at 9:24 am to sunnydaze
That is pretty stupid. Congrats to California (pop. 37,691,912) for having more players in the NBA than a city I guess.
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