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How come England never embraced basketball?
Posted on 11/30/18 at 11:57 pm
Posted on 11/30/18 at 11:57 pm
Add to take it further they never have any entries in any winter sport of notes in Torval and Dean the ice dancers. Or eddie the Eagle.
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Posted on 11/30/18 at 11:58 pm to Morty
because basketball was invented in america?
Posted on 11/30/18 at 11:58 pm to Morty
British are short and unathletic
Posted on 12/1/18 at 12:02 am to WestCoastAg
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because basketball was invented in america?
by a Canadian
Posted on 12/1/18 at 12:04 am to Green Chili Tiger
quote:Whose parents were Scottish.
by a Canadian
Posted on 12/1/18 at 12:05 am to PrimeTime Money
and who invented the sport in america for americans
Posted on 12/1/18 at 12:07 am to Morty
England is one of the shortest nations in the world.
Posted on 12/1/18 at 12:12 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
I am 5’8” so I just assume everyone is taller. But seriously I’d like an answer because there are 60 million of those SOBs and they never even qualify for basketball - They imported and the entire team when they host of the Olympics in 2012.
And RIP Neil Fingleton. Legit sadness.
And RIP Neil Fingleton. Legit sadness.
Posted on 12/1/18 at 12:13 am to Morty
Too much hooligan in them
This post was edited on 12/1/18 at 12:16 am
Posted on 12/1/18 at 12:14 am to Morty
quote:i mean its pretty obvious. its the same situation that we have with soccer. they just simply do not care about the sport in any way shape or form so they dont even begin to try
But seriously I’d like an answer because there are 60 million of those SOBs and they never even qualify for basketball
Posted on 12/1/18 at 12:16 am to WestCoastAg
quote:
its the same situation that we have with soccer.
Not at all
Posted on 12/1/18 at 12:17 am to cheesesteak501
how so?
Posted on 12/1/18 at 12:18 am to Morty
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How come England never embraced basketball?
They play it.
I have a Brother-in-law who is a Brit.
There are playgrounds all over their schoolyards with basketball hoops. But as a spectator sport, it was never embraced.
It's our version of soccer...we all played it in Youth.
But left it there for the most part.
Posted on 12/1/18 at 12:18 am to Morty
Posted on 12/1/18 at 12:34 am to WestCoastAg
The US is far more successful in soccer then England is in basketball. But you bring up a point basketball viewing is not even successful in England, but is hugely successful in Europe and most of Asia.
There are probably 500,000 Americans living in greater London area, Which is enough to generate thought of NFL games played there at Wembley but nothing for hoops.
There are probably 500,000 Americans living in greater London area, Which is enough to generate thought of NFL games played there at Wembley but nothing for hoops.
This post was edited on 12/1/18 at 12:45 am
Posted on 12/1/18 at 12:35 am to Morty
so basketball isnt even soccer there. wow
Posted on 12/1/18 at 12:46 am to Morty
It’s growing in terms of being a sport of interest to young people, but nowhere near say Croatia.
Posted on 12/1/18 at 12:47 am to cheesesteak501
Yeah funny to make fun of European Cultures. No harm in that!
Posted on 12/1/18 at 12:47 am to Morty
They invented most of the sports we play. They’ve no need for anyone else’s games.
Posted on 12/1/18 at 12:58 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
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England is one of the shortest nations in the world.
Not even remotely close to true. Probably in the taller half of nations
English are a pretty equal mix of Anglo-Saxons(germanic tribes who were huge) and the norman invaders(french/latins who were small by american standards but not compared to asians or even legit mediterranians.)
Scandinavians are big. Asians/middle easterners/mediterranians are small. Those are the extremes of the spectrum. England is closer to the germanic tribes.
I would guess the english are, on average, 1-2 inches tallwr than italians and 3-4 inches taller than asians.
This post was edited on 12/1/18 at 1:01 am
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