Why is New York City considered the Basketball "Mecca" when the Knicks only have 2 championships...

[tuckgod]

... over a 3 year span in the 70s, and most of the "legends" from the city never live up to their hype when they go up against ball players from the rest of the country in college and the NBA?

I'll give them Kareem, Connie Hawkins, and Bob Cousy ()...

 

[Illified infinitely]

I’d say it’s more cuz the city loves playing the sport. More so than other cities. Nothing to do with how the knicks do. Rucker park is a big reason. NYC And nj flat out has a lot of ballers

 

[AnonymityX1000]

Where was MJ born?

 

[Copy Ninja]

No one considers NY the mecca of basketball besides New York media and NY stans

 

[El Bombi]

... over a 3 year span in the 70s, and most of the "legends" from the city never live up to their hype when they go up against ball players from the rest of the country in college and the NBA?

I'll give them Kareem, Connie Hawkins, and Bob Cousy ()...

Real shyt

 

[Canada Goose]

Rucker, Dykeman, there's Bball courts everywhere in NYC, it's the most popular sport to play in the city.


That basketball court near the West 4th subway station always have a crowd of people watching them play ball even though nobody famous or in the NBA plays there.

 

[Remote]

The “Mecca” refers to MSG.
Not necessarily New York City.

 

[Bunchy Carter]

Rucker, Dykeman, there's Bball courts everywhere in NYC, it's the most popular to play in the city.


That basketball court near the West 4th subway station always have a crowd of people watching them play ball even though nobody famous or in the NBA plays there.

This guy said, new york has a lot of basketball courts, that's why new york is the mecca lol

 

[The War Report]

Don't know the definition of mecca, brehs.

 

[75 Others]

The mecca is Madison Square Garden, the Knicks just happen to occupy space there

 

[75 Others]

double

 

[Malta]

... over a 3 year span in the 70s, and most of the "legends" from the city never live up to their hype when they go up against ball players from the rest of the country in college and the NBA?

I'll give them Kareem, Connie Hawkins, and Bob Cousy ()...

Chris Mullin and Bernard King too


MSG is called the Mecca, it's why dudes always seem to have big performances there.


As for NYC and producing talent, it still pumps out the most D1 talent in the country, the problem is guys don't hit that next level like dudes from Chicago. For whatever reason development of players in NYC is terrible now when it comes to producing NBA star level players while Chicago has a production line of MVP caliber players coming out of there.

 

[JackRoss]

Where was MJ born?

 

[JackRoss]

It's not....

 

[Darth Nubian]

Where was MJ born?

Where did he grow up?