Have you heard of NBA players "sucking off" someone you know, perhaps while watching a game at a sports bar? Anyway, someone somewhere said or heard about it, and I know I'm guilty. So here's the deal; that's usually a depressing statement, but some people think these professionals suck. Personally, I've heard a lot of players claim that they could "cook" an NBA player if given the chance, and while that's bold, it's also unlikely. Do you know how many people in the United States play basketball? Do you know how many people play Division 1 basketball? Do you know how many men in the United States play in the streets?
In the United States, basketball is the third most popular sport after baseball and soccer. It is the most recreational sport in America. Almost every big city has a decent number of basketball courts; You'll find parks with basketball courts in small towns, and in the South you seem to find courts in churches. For inner-city kids, or you know, Indiana kids, playing basketball is a beautiful thing. A pick-up is when a group of men/women gather at the local courthouse or park and fight to the death. Games range from 2v2 to 5v5, and can be played from 7 to 21 points. Other than soccer, no other sport can compare to the recreational game of basketball in the United States. Rugby union is the second most popular sport in the United States; Approximately 1,085,272 students in the United States played rugby union during 2015-16, compared to 414,048 in those years.
Going back to basketball now, during 2015-16 approximately 26 million people played basketball in the US Of those 26 million, 4.1 million played organized basketball or men's league, 5, 8 million played in their school and college games and reached the final; 15.5 million played basketball in the United States. That seems a little higher than football.
The NBA has the best players in the world, not in the country, but in the world. I'm sure some of the guys at your local rec center could be pretty good, but let's face it, they're not NBA players. The current job opening in the NBA is limited, just 450. Of these 450 openings, only 390 players are active. What is active? Active players are players who participate in the game. When a player doesn't have a good game or a good season, it's natural to say he's not good, so let's look at it from that perspective. I told you 26 million Americans play basketball and 15.5 of them play basketball, so that guy who throws a pass in the park and makes the occasional dunk probably isn't even good enough to play with all 5.8 million of them. students playing college basketball. In this sense, the average basketball player has a 5 in 400,000 chance of playing D1 and a 3 in 10,000 chance of being drafted by the NBA, which is equivalent to a 1 in 4 chance in poker. , where is a probability of 0.03%. I'm not saying you'll never make it to the NBA, but the average player's odds are high, and that's why the NBA is the NBA.
If you still have doubts, or if you are one of those people who hate numbers, I will explain it to you in another way. Rafer Alston, also known as Skip 2 My Lou, is a brilliant basketball player with an almost godlike demeanor with his unnatural ball handling skills and ego. Skip was a streetball legend in high school and his name is still known around the world as one of the biggest names in streetball. Still, when he got to the NBA, he was just old Ralph Alston from Queens. Like I said before, getting to the NBA is tough, but playing in Division I is tough, even for some great guys. Skip was a star player at Cardoza High School in Queens, and during his time in the early 1990s, he was named one of the best point guards in New York City along with Stephon Marbury. From Rock Park to the parks of Jersey City, there's a new Skip for everyone in every borough. Skip will jump off the court before embarrassing you in front of a crowd, dazzle and hurt competitors, and as such, AND 1 legends are not awarded scholarships. Rafer attended two community colleges before getting the chance to play at Fresno State. He struggled to adjust from street play to organized play during his time at community college, but overall he made sure to impress, and he did. After his senior year at Fresno State, he chose to enter the NBA draft. Despite all his success, hard work, and nationwide fame, Alston was still drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks with the 39th pick in the second round. Skip 2 My Lou doesn't end there. Skip found himself benched as the 12th man on the roster and has been since his rookie season. In his second NBA season, he played just 37 of 82 games, averaging just 7.2 minutes per game. Rafer will continue to struggle to adapt from street racing to the pro game, and even with all his skill and ingenuity, he finds himself making mistakes. He didn't have time to play until they traded him to the Toronto Raptors, and he later became a starter for the ailing Miami Heat. My point is that Laver Alston is a household name, one of the top talents in one of the biggest basketball cities in the world, and he's trying to get to the D1 level.
There's a reason in the NBA. The players are all NBA players. There's a reason D1 players play D1. These players are great! If you're in the NBA, whether you're the last man on the bench or not, chances are you're the best player in town or possibly the best player in the state out of high school or college. I think recreational basketball players need to understand that no NBA player is "bad", it's because they are in the NBA. You should think of it this way, maybe the bad player you are talking about is not lacking in talent, maybe the player you are comparing him to is on another level.
