Which Metro Areas are best basketball hotbeds in America (state, better, compare)

[kidphilly]

Originally Posted by ckhthankgod

Only because he is actually from Reading, I'd take out Donyell Marshall and maybe replace him with South Philly/LaSalle product Lionel Simmons or Hank Gathers(R.I.P.) even though he passed away before his college career ended.

he may have already been the 5th man on the team


Reading is part of the metro


for Hank is a shame, he would have been fun to watch on the next level

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by kidphilly

he may have already been the 5th man on the team


Reading is part of the metro


for Hank is a shame, he would have been fun to watch on the next level

Is this true? If so, this kid may be added to the list:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZL57f_A25I (shout out to Big Star/Raw Sports)

[ILiveInAmerica]

The polling done on this website is so disingenuous because people ask a question and then they box you into only certain cities, purposely omitting out others.

Case in point, this thread.

Philadelphia is a top 3 basketball player producer and yet it's not an option.

[BajanYankee]

Originally Posted by kidphilly

Reading is part of the metro

I think Reading is too far from Philly to be considered part of the metro. Yeah, it's technically included in the CSA, but that doesn't mean much based on the places that are included in CSA definitions for lots of cities.

[DC's Finest]

Originally Posted by the resident09

Probably from within the 61 sq mi city proper that would be made true. However when it comes to metro area, or quite frankly if I just added PG County, MD alone, it would immediately jump to first tier right along the likes of NYC, Chicago, LA.

Lol Seattle and DC are not even in the same conversation in terms of a basketball hotbed.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cate...ashington,_D.C.

Thank you!

[ckhthankgod]

This list has a lot of Chicago area players that people would be familiar with: Top 50 Illinois high school basketball players ever - Chicago Tribune

[sexxxcblac]

I would have to choose the city where the player who scored 70 points this season.
Phoenix, AZ

[kidphilly]

Originally Posted by ckhthankgod

Is this true? If so, this kid may be added to the list:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZL57f_A25I (shout out to Big Star/Raw Sports)

the highlight video is at Temple in North Philly


Reading is about an hour from North Philly give or take

[Spade]

Originally Posted by sexxxcblac

I would have to choose the city where the player who scored 70 points this season.
Phoenix, AZ

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by kidphilly

the highlight video is at Temple in North Philly


Reading is about an hour from North Philly give or take

Yeah, I know. I just didn't think that it was in the Philly metro area.