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View Poll Results: What city a has both a greater national and international name recognition:Atlanta or Houston.
Atlanta 39 61.90%
Houston 24 38.10%
Voters: 63. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 07-08-2008, 01:53 PM
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I already named a sports figure that can touch Hank Aaron....Hakeem Olajuwon. Go look at Hakeem's specifics and stats. Though, it will be hard since they played different sports, but both are legendary in their respective sports. Just like Hank Aaron had the homerun record, Hakeem has the all-time NBA blocks record. Hakeem was a beast and just raw all over.

Uh, I don't know how you measure "raw all over", but I'll give you the benefit of the doubt.

Sure, Hakeem is a basketball legend. However, a home run is a bit more notable and newsworthy than blocking a basketball (which occurs, what, 7500times each game?), thus it is more powerful in terms of generating attention/name recognition.
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Old 07-08-2008, 01:56 PM
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Obviously you weren't paying attention in English class.
Is this what you've been reduced to?
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Old 07-08-2008, 01:58 PM
 
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Is this what you've been reduced to?
Like you aren't nitpicking.

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Uh, I don't know how you measure "raw all over", but I'll give you the benefit of the doubt.

Sure, Hakeem is a basketball legend. However, a home run is a bit more notable and newsworthy than blocking a basketball (which occurs, what, 7500times each game?), thus it is more powerful in terms of generating attention/name recognition.
Man wtf? You obviously don't know basketball. You also can't really compare basketball and baseball like that. Blocked shots don't happen all the time in the NBA. Hakeem is the all-time leader with 3,380 blocks. He is also a two-time NBA champion, one-time MVP, and multiple All-Star. He also played in I believe two or three Olympic Games for the US Mens Basketball Team (was there in Atlanta when the US won the Gold).

Hakeem is a sports legend period. Much like Hank Aaron is, too.
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Old 07-08-2008, 02:10 PM
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Like you aren't nitpicking.

Please show me an example of me nitpicking.
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Old 07-08-2008, 02:15 PM
 
Location: Houston
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Please show me an example of me nitpicking.
What you're doing now. All you take out of my post is the nitpicking part.
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Old 07-08-2008, 02:24 PM
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What you're doing now. All you take out of my post is the nitpicking part.
No, I'm asking you to back up what you claim I am doing with some evidence. I think you are wrong, thus I am challenging you to prove it.

To get back to the meat of your basketball argument, I think Hank Aaron breaking Babe Ruth's home run record is more significant internationally than anything Hakeem has done. Sorry. Either way, both of us are just stating opinions, so who cares?
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Old 07-08-2008, 02:27 PM
 
Location: Houston
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No, I'm asking you to back up what you claim I am doing with some evidence. I think you are wrong, thus I am challenging you to prove it.

To get back to the meat of your basketball argument, I think Hank Aaron breaking Babe Ruth's home run record is more significant internationally than anything Hakeem has done. Sorry. Either way, both of us are just stating opinions, so who cares?
Internationally? No.....

Basketball is bigger than baseball internationally first of all. Second, Hakeem is straight from Nigeria. He moved to Houston only for college and hadn't even played basketball until then. You think Hank Aaron breaking Babe Ruth's record is significant. I think it is, too, but Hank Aaron's record was just broken last season...
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Old 07-08-2008, 02:47 PM
 
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Wanna fight?
No my obstinate Texan friend I don't want to fight you. Why, because you wouldn't realize it if you were losing, you know what I mean?
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Old 07-08-2008, 02:49 PM
 
Location: Houston
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No my obstinate Texan friend I don't want to fight you. Why, because you wouldn't realize it if you were losing, you know what I mean?
Haha, yeah I got you .
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Old 07-08-2008, 02:52 PM
 
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No, I'm asking you to back up what you claim I am doing with some evidence. I think you are wrong, thus I am challenging you to prove it.

To get back to the meat of your basketball argument, I think Hank Aaron breaking Babe Ruth's home run record is more significant internationally than anything Hakeem has done. Sorry. Either way, both of us are just stating opinions, so who cares?
Right because all the European, African and Asian countries that play baseball care about this.
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