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There is something wrong with that list... where is Josh Smith, Shareef Abdul-Rahim, Kenny Thomas, Al Thorton (its a stretch) or Louis Williams for Atlanta or Alston for NY... all active players not on the list. I think it's counting city only and not metro which really put a lot of cities at a disadvantage that are zoned diffrently. I think NY and CHi have historically been the hot zones, but now... For current talent I think the Seattle area has some of the best active players in the city center. Hotlanta is hot too, but its hard to decide where it ranks at this point, but I know its in the top 3.
Kenny Thomas was born in Atlanta but played high school ball in El Paso and Albuquerque, that is probably why he isnt on that list.
NYC, Chicago, Detroit, Ohio in general, Washington DC-Northern VA Area, Baltimore Area, Philly Area, The state of NJ, Houston area is on the come up REALLY fast with HS Bball talent, Dallas area also, LA, The Bay Area(CA), Orlando area is on the come up also with HS Bball talent(So is SoFla), ATL, Raleigh-Durham, Charlotte NC area(to a smaller degree), The state of Indiana, The Seattle Metro, the Portland Metro, Am I missing anywhere else?
seattle? really? Not saying anything bad but it's not doing more than the top two or three cities lol i mean just with in the past 6 or 7 years i can name two allstars Derrick Rose and Dwade lol its real in the chi
I find it hard to believe that Portland, Oregon produces the same numbers as New York City. I find it hard to believe, also, that Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Dallas, Houston, and Seattle produce more than New York City.
I do not know what this list is, but if it is what I think it is then oh my Lord.
Believe it. NYC hasn't been keeping pace as of late when it comes to producing NBA ballers.
I don't think NYC boosters should worry though, just a temporary slow stretch methinks, and it's still better than most every other place in the country anyways.
We're not talking about scenes. We're talking about hotbeds as in which are the most talented areas for basketball talent and DMV/NY and Chicago are basically at the very top with Oakland, Detroit, and Philadelphia right behind these three. I do believe NY has the best basketball culture with Chicago right behind them.
Considering that NYC is the largest Metro in the nation, it would be reasonable to expect that they'd have more than their fair share of talent. Why even ask this question?
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