Why england hasn't got a good basketball team?

allygator · 09-09-2007, 10:51 PM

In terms of popularity or attendance I'd say Cricket would be England's 2nd game then rugby or golf then maybe Basketball.

retired_may0gan · 09-09-2007, 10:51 PM

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Originally posted by J7-MAN:
Thats not what I'm saying. The chances of us getting 10 quality 6'6"+ people to make a team capable of competing against countries with a much bigger population to get those 10 players is smaller

more people, more players from which to choose. true of every sport ever invented. what an inane comment.

retired_crystallinewish · 09-09-2007, 10:51 PM

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Originally posted by super_imps:
No other team sport enjoys the global popularity and reach of football. Second biggest sport on earth would probably be golf, or tennis or boxing. They're played and watched in pretty much every country and few sportspeople have the global recognition of Mohammed Ali, say. It's not so popular with viewers, but pretty much everyone competes in athletics too.

The idea that basketball could be the second biggest sport on earth is laughable, just as laughable as the ludicrous press releases put out by the IRB about the billions of viewers for the Rugby World Cup and the broadcast deals in 170 countries, or the annual Superbowl boasting about "200 countries around the world" watching. People wearing basketball jerseys and knowing who Michael Jordan was doesn't mean people actually watch or care about the sport.

Well i believe if you ask someone in england about Michael Jordan the 90% will recognized him. If you ask them the best player ever or American Rugby i hardly think that the majority of the people that u'll ask will recognize him

allygator · 09-09-2007, 10:52 PM

Oh and the worlds biggest participant sport is Fishing apparently

retired_navy0614 · 09-09-2007, 10:52 PM

Basketball is quite fun to play, always enjoyed it at school. Always enjoyed dodgeball more though, dodgeball is fffb (although a bit rubbish after you get hit, especially if it's near the start)

retired_jhr2211 · 09-09-2007, 10:52 PM

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Well i believe if you ask someone in england about Michael Jordan the 90% will recognized him. If you ask them the best player ever or American Rugby i hardly think that the majority of the people that u'll ask will recognize him

that might be because his name is in the news a lot.

Doesnt make it a 2nd most reputable sport.

allygator · 09-09-2007, 10:55 PM

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Originally posted by univ86:

Well i believe if you ask someone in england about Michael Jordan the 90% will recognized him. If you ask them the best player ever or American Rugby i hardly think that the majority of the people that u'll ask will recognize him

And about 50% of that 90 who recognise him recognise him only via his brand and not for being a basketball player. Like tons of people know the New York Yankees brand but aren't sure what they are exactly

retired_edpt · 09-09-2007, 10:55 PM

im sure there are plenty of smaller european countries that have good basketball teams (eastern european more than likely) despite the fact they have smaller populations.

retired_mrszip · 09-09-2007, 10:55 PM

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Originally posted by gamesrater:
<BLOCKQUOTE>Originally posted by J7-MAN:
Thats not what I'm saying. The chances of us getting 10 quality 6'6"+ people to make a team capable of competing against countries with a much bigger population to get those 10 players is smaller

more people, more players from which to choose. true of every sport ever invented. what an inane comment. </BLOCKQUOTE>

:/ Not sure what your point is there.

Skoooby · 09-09-2007, 10:58 PM

I think in terms of geographic breadth basketball is firmly no.2 in team sports, but well behind soccer. And it is growing quickly, unlike cricket and rugby which are still only popular in former British colonies and nonexistent elsewhere.

Why england hasn't got a good basketball team?

Grab a beer, sit back and relax.

Why england hasn't got a good basketball team?