Two playoff games and the 500 on Memorial Day weekend. Iām not sure what could be more Indiana than this
MasbyTV
Basketball was actually invented in Springfield Mass btw
DosZappos
Decided to have ChatGPT whip up a basketball version of footballās coming home:
(Verse 1) In the heart of the Midwest, where the courts are calling Where legends were born, and dreams keep falling From Hickory to Hoosiers, the spirit’s alive In Indiana, where basketball will always thrive
(Chorus) Basketball’s coming home, to the state of Indiana Where the sound of the dribble echoes through the arena From the Pacers to the high school gyms, it’s where it all begins In Indiana, where basketball is more than just a game we win
(Verse 2) From Larry Legend to Big O, the history runs deep In every jump shot and layup, in every victory we keep The hardwood floors tell stories of glory and pride In Indiana, where basketball will forever reside
(Chorus) Basketball’s coming home, to the state of Indiana Where the sound of the dribble echoes through the arena From the Pacers to the high school gyms, it’s where it all begins In Indiana, where basketball is more than just a game we win
(Bridge) In cornfields and cities, the love for the game never dies In Indiana, where basketball is more than just the bright lights in the skies It’s a way of life, a passion that unites us all In Indiana, where basketball will always stand tall
(Chorus) Basketball’s coming home, to the state of Indiana Where the sound of the dribble echoes through the arena From the Pacers to the high school gyms, it’s where it all begins In Indiana, where basketball is more than just a game we win
(Outro) So let the buzzer sound, let the crowd roar In Indiana, basketball is what we live for From the cities to the small towns, we’ll always be true In Indiana, where basketball is home, through and through
Sorry for the formatting
WarBuddha1
That gym says Zanesville. Thatās in Ohio!
Letās look at some data.
California, New York, Illinois have produced the most NBA players. Not entirely representative of success because those states rank 1, 4, and 6, respectively, in total population.
UCLA (7), Kansas (7), North Carolina, Ohio State, USC (5) are the college programs with the most NCAA hall of famers. IU does tie for next most with 4.
Top āmythicalā high school programs, according to MaxPreps, are in Virginia, Florida, California, and Georgia. Fishers comes in at 15 and Ben Davis ended last year at 10. Carmel was #3 in ā18-ā19.
An NFS.org survey has Indiana at #19 for number of boys who participate in HS basketball. Girls were #20. Indiana is 17th in total population.
Purdue is credited for using the first glass backboard, so thereās that.
End of facts. Opinion: class basketball was a shit idea along the lines of a participation trophy.
Also opinion: if you want to claim Indiana as the home of basketball, have at it. Facts donāt support it, but nobody cares about facts (but me?) anyway!
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Two playoff games and the 500 on Memorial Day weekend. Iām not sure what could be more Indiana than this
Basketball was actually invented in Springfield Mass btw
Decided to have ChatGPT whip up a basketball version of footballās coming home:
(Verse 1)
In the heart of the Midwest, where the courts are calling
Where legends were born, and dreams keep falling
From Hickory to Hoosiers, the spirit’s alive
In Indiana, where basketball will always thrive
(Chorus)
Basketball’s coming home, to the state of Indiana
Where the sound of the dribble echoes through the arena
From the Pacers to the high school gyms, it’s where it all begins
In Indiana, where basketball is more than just a game we win
(Verse 2)
From Larry Legend to Big O, the history runs deep
In every jump shot and layup, in every victory we keep
The hardwood floors tell stories of glory and pride
In Indiana, where basketball will forever reside
(Chorus)
Basketball’s coming home, to the state of Indiana
Where the sound of the dribble echoes through the arena
From the Pacers to the high school gyms, it’s where it all begins
In Indiana, where basketball is more than just a game we win
(Bridge)
In cornfields and cities, the love for the game never dies
In Indiana, where basketball is more than just the bright lights in the skies
It’s a way of life, a passion that unites us all
In Indiana, where basketball will always stand tall
(Chorus)
Basketball’s coming home, to the state of Indiana
Where the sound of the dribble echoes through the arena
From the Pacers to the high school gyms, it’s where it all begins
In Indiana, where basketball is more than just a game we win
(Outro)
So let the buzzer sound, let the crowd roar
In Indiana, basketball is what we live for
From the cities to the small towns, we’ll always be true
In Indiana, where basketball is home, through and through
Sorry for the formatting
That gym says Zanesville. Thatās in Ohio!
Letās look at some data.
California, New York, Illinois have produced the most NBA players. Not entirely representative of success because those states rank 1, 4, and 6, respectively, in total population.
UCLA (7), Kansas (7), North Carolina, Ohio State, USC (5) are the college programs with the most NCAA hall of famers. IU does tie for next most with 4.
Top āmythicalā high school programs, according to MaxPreps, are in Virginia, Florida, California, and Georgia. Fishers comes in at 15 and Ben Davis ended last year at 10. Carmel was #3 in ā18-ā19.
An NFS.org survey has Indiana at #19 for number of boys who participate in HS basketball. Girls were #20. Indiana is 17th in total population.
Purdue is credited for using the first glass backboard, so thereās that.
End of facts. Opinion: class basketball was a shit idea along the lines of a participation trophy.
Also opinion: if you want to claim Indiana as the home of basketball, have at it. Facts donāt support it, but nobody cares about facts (but me?) anyway!