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Why doesn't Louisiana produce great basketball players or coaches?
Posted on 4/9/25 at 8:14 pm
Posted on 4/9/25 at 8:14 pm
The top states producing basketball players are as follows:
1. Texas
2. California
3. Indiana
4. Illinois
5. Georgia
6. Florida
7. New York
8. North Carolina
9. Maryland
10. Tennessee
You can, of course, come up with different lists but you will never see Louisiana in any of them. Why is this?
Relatively small population, poor state that doesn't invest money in high school infrastructure, not enough good coaches at any level and most important total emphasis on football. It is almost impossible to be a great two sport star at the college level, especially if those sports are football and basketball. Tre Dez Green being the latest example. If a great athlete such as Tre Dez comes along, the emphasis is always on football. He actually enjoyed basketball more but probably got good advice that he could be a pro football player easier than a basketball one.
So our next basketball coach should not be a local product who emphasizes recruiting in state. We need someone who can get players from anywhere, including overseas.
1. Texas
2. California
3. Indiana
4. Illinois
5. Georgia
6. Florida
7. New York
8. North Carolina
9. Maryland
10. Tennessee
You can, of course, come up with different lists but you will never see Louisiana in any of them. Why is this?
Relatively small population, poor state that doesn't invest money in high school infrastructure, not enough good coaches at any level and most important total emphasis on football. It is almost impossible to be a great two sport star at the college level, especially if those sports are football and basketball. Tre Dez Green being the latest example. If a great athlete such as Tre Dez comes along, the emphasis is always on football. He actually enjoyed basketball more but probably got good advice that he could be a pro football player easier than a basketball one.
So our next basketball coach should not be a local product who emphasizes recruiting in state. We need someone who can get players from anywhere, including overseas.
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Posted on 4/9/25 at 8:16 pm to Tom Bronco
We do. Per capita we’re up there but going strictly by volume against states with over 30 million more people than ours isn’t realistic.
This post was edited on 4/9/25 at 8:18 pm
Posted on 4/9/25 at 8:16 pm to Tom Bronco
Football.
Posted on 4/9/25 at 8:22 pm to Tom Bronco
Our best basketball players often become skill position players in football.
Football is king in Louisiana
We are at the top of the heap nationally in producing skill position players in football.
Football is king in Louisiana
We are at the top of the heap nationally in producing skill position players in football.
This post was edited on 4/9/25 at 8:28 pm
Posted on 4/9/25 at 8:23 pm to Tom Bronco
Players born in Louisiana
Bill Russell
Karl Malone
Elvin Hayes
Clyde Drexler
Willis Reed
Bob Petit
Joe Dumars
Orlando Woolridge
De’Aron Fox
Antwan Jamison
Danny Granger
Rashard Lewis
Robert Parish
Paul Millsap
Greg Monroe
Reggie Lewis
List is too long.. here
LINK
Bill Russell
Karl Malone
Elvin Hayes
Clyde Drexler
Willis Reed
Bob Petit
Joe Dumars
Orlando Woolridge
De’Aron Fox
Antwan Jamison
Danny Granger
Rashard Lewis
Robert Parish
Paul Millsap
Greg Monroe
Reggie Lewis
List is too long.. here
LINK
Posted on 4/9/25 at 8:31 pm to Madking
There are so many stupid people that were born in the 2000’s. Your list as you mentioned is not nearly all of them and these are just not average- they are all time greats.
Posted on 4/9/25 at 8:34 pm to Tiger1988
I just don’t get it, there’s so much information at their fingertips.
This post was edited on 4/9/25 at 8:38 pm
Posted on 4/9/25 at 8:40 pm to Tom Bronco
there are only 10 players on a team so the sample size is way smaller....
Basketball is highly specialized, and only 5 at a time can play.
There are only 400 players in the NBA....
Basketball is highly specialized, and only 5 at a time can play.
There are only 400 players in the NBA....
Posted on 4/9/25 at 8:41 pm to Madking
LSU has had poor scouting of the state going back several regimes.
Names like tweety Carter and lacrdarius Dunn and Robert Williams.
Joseph Tugler on Houston this season lived in Monroe through 8th grade.
That’s just off the the top of my head.
Big contributors for teams that were very good.
ETA you can even talk about guys like Jordan Wright.
Names like tweety Carter and lacrdarius Dunn and Robert Williams.
Joseph Tugler on Houston this season lived in Monroe through 8th grade.
That’s just off the the top of my head.
Big contributors for teams that were very good.
ETA you can even talk about guys like Jordan Wright.
This post was edited on 4/9/25 at 8:48 pm
Posted on 4/9/25 at 8:42 pm to Tom Bronco
You obviously haven’t done any research and don’t know LA basketball history.
Madking beat me to it
List of LA born BB greats
Madking beat me to it
List of LA born BB greats
This post was edited on 4/9/25 at 8:46 pm
Posted on 4/9/25 at 8:52 pm to Tom Bronco
fricking dumbass.
Posted on 4/9/25 at 8:55 pm to Madking
So all they had to do is be born in Louisiana, and somehow that immediately gave them basketball talent. How many of those players actually developed their talent in the state of Louisiana
Posted on 4/9/25 at 8:55 pm to Tom Bronco
You might have noticed UH had at least two key players from LA.
Posted on 4/9/25 at 8:56 pm to Tom Bronco
Louisiana still produces basketball talent. I do feel like there are less players the last couple of decades coming out of more rural areas. Bernice/Summerfield area alone produced Willis Reed, Karl Malone, and Orlando Woolridge. Probably AAU ball has played a role in that decline.
Posted on 4/9/25 at 8:57 pm to Tom Bronco
Bc of the lack of diversity…. Duhhhh
Posted on 4/9/25 at 9:00 pm to Tom Bronco
Terrible take. Louisiana is #3 per capita. They just do not want to play for a program that has never been anything more than a dependable second round exit (at best).
Posted on 4/9/25 at 9:09 pm to Tom Bronco
Pee capita Louisiana is #2
*per
though Louisiana is the pee capitol
*per
though Louisiana is the pee capitol
This post was edited on 4/10/25 at 6:24 pm
Posted on 4/9/25 at 9:09 pm to Tom Bronco
WTF are you talking about? Are you just deflecting because you don’t like the truth? Why do so many of you people do that here?
Posted on 4/9/25 at 9:11 pm to Adam Banks
100%, we’re not nearly involved enough in the state or regional HS scene at LSU. Anybody who watches the big tourneys around here will tell you there’s serious talent around.
This post was edited on 4/9/25 at 9:15 pm
Posted on 4/9/25 at 9:15 pm to Htowntiger90
quote:Both Hayes and Drexler played all of their high school ball in Texas.
You might have noticed UH had at least two key players from LA.
That's my point, not that we don't have raw talent but for whatever reason they don't get the training they need. Madking's list is all players from before the year 2000. How many Louisiana high school players made either high school or college All American since 2000?
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