Nalod wrote:BigDaddyG wrote:Nalod wrote:EnySpree wrote:Michael Ray Richardson...
born in Texas and went to HS in Denver. Subject was Knick guards from NYC.
This brings up another sad point. Forget the Knicks, I"m having a hard time thinking of any recent great NYC PGs in the NBA other than Kemba. Kyrie, a Jersey guy, if we're getting reallllly desperate and expand to the Tri-State.
Really if you think about the population maybe we should have more players in the NBA?
some like Cole Anthony go to Oak Hill. they leave. New generation of genetic extensions......we see chldren of pro athletes now ascending.
Some Like Kevin Knox dad played football, Popeye jones kid in the NHL, The Curry boys, Klay Thompson, Al Horford (Tito), Austin Rivers, Bibby, etc, Back to NYC......What made great ball players and what has changed in NYC? Is the NYC kid a head case? Lance Stephenson, Mettal World Peach, World B Free, Kenny Anderson, Marbles, Telfair........These all great players!
The Real Goad, Jabbar was a NYC kid!!!!
I think, in the past, there was this idea that if you succeeded here you already proved yourself against the toughest competition. Plus, it probably saved a lot programs money in their scouting budget to be able to just focus on one area. NYC public schools, outside the schedules of the top tier prep, probably still have the toughest competition on the HS level. You could argue Chicago, NJ, LA...but it's up there. That doesn't really matter these days because everyone plays everyone on the AAU circuit. Even if you're Zion and you play a weak high school schedule, you still get to play the best in the country, maybe even the world, during the summer. The city competition stops being an advantage. Remember once upon a time when NYC product Lenny Cooke was the #1 prospect in the country and some brat named Lebron took that title from him on an AAU stage? Also, like you mentioned above, we have seen a number of top prospects flee to places like Oak Hill, Findlay Prep etc.
Always... always remember: Less is less. More is more. More is better and twice as much is good too. Not enough is bad, and too much is never enough except when it's just about right.
- The Tick
