OT- Indian NBA player

lupe__fiasco · Post #1 » by **lupe__fiasco** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 9:16 pm

Hey guys has there ever been an indian professional basketball player in the NBA?? considering that they have a population in billions i am surprised that i have not heard of any professional indian basketball player

LAKESHOW · Post #2 » by **LAKESHOW** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 9:19 pm

hey anything can happen, remember slumdog millionaire?

sorry if thats the wrong indian.

DubaLakers · Post #3 » by **DubaLakers** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 9:23 pm

height matters.

bobobolas1 · Post #4 » by **bobobolas1** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 9:30 pm

DubaLakers wrote:height matters.

+1

Mos Def · Post #5 » by **Mos Def** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 9:40 pm

I've heard there is a really good Punjabi player somewhere in Cali, don't know where exactly... but apparently he has NBA potential... wish I knew his name...

large1974 · Post #6 » by **large1974** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 9:49 pm

No NBA Players Just NBDL Players,

http://www.mlntherawfeed.com/basketball ... r-ral.html

Macon, GA. The ABA Macon-based Georgia Gwizzlies today signed 23 year old Ralph Hishaw, a 6'7, 220 forward, as the team works to build a team with unusual diversity, having previously signed an Iranian and Nigerian. "We think Ralph, a Native American player of extraordinary talent," can do some amazing things - he's almost like a "point-forward playing the white square on the backboard," said Embry Malone, team owner. "We compare him to Jamerio Moon, now with the Toronto Raptors, and think the fans will be very excited to see him in action."

kevin_405 · Post #7 » by **kevin_405** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 10:23 pm

Like the movie White men cant jump.. Indians are too short for the sport.. Plus cricket is a stiff competition..

Knowing india well I seriously doubt if any indian will ever make it to the NBA..

kevin_405 · Post #8 » by **kevin_405** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 10:25 pm

LOL u have the wrong indians.. i think he is talking about indians from country called india

large1974 wrote:No NBA Players Just NBDL Players,

http://www.mlntherawfeed.com/basketball ... r-ral.html

Macon, GA. The ABA Macon-based Georgia Gwizzlies today signed 23 year old Ralph Hishaw, a 6'7, 220 forward, as the team works to build a team with unusual diversity, having previously signed an Iranian and Nigerian. "We think Ralph, a Native American player of extraordinary talent," can do some amazing things - he's almost like a "point-forward playing the white square on the backboard," said Embry Malone, team owner. "We compare him to Jamerio Moon, now with the Toronto Raptors, and think the fans will be very excited to see him in action."

lakersk8b · Post #9 » by **lakersk8b** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 11:05 pm

Im indian, from india (lol), and i dont think there will be an indian basketball player anytime soon. Whenever my family goes to India we see hoops and stuff, but they are usually empty or have people playing cricket or soccer on the courts instead. however, India does have some athletic people and I think with the NBA expanding there (baron davis was there) the sport could become big soon. Indians also love to copy things from other countries, they get excited easily. So once basketball gets big in India, there will be no stoping it.

Post #10 » by **Slava** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 11:20 pm

Athleticism is genetic and Indians are at a disadvantage in many ways to make it to the NBA level. The best I've ever heard an Indian make is playing in Iran for a pro team.

TonyMontana · Post #11 » by **TonyMontana** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 11:23 pm

DubaLakers wrote:height matters.

So what are you trying to say, midgets cant play ball. :lol:

This video says your wrong.

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/20593/mid ... l_players/

DubaLakers · Post #12 » by **DubaLakers** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 11:47 pm

fn' tony has been hoarding that video just waiting for a size matters posting.

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laduane1 · Post #13 » by **laduane1** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 11:58 pm

Small dude got hops. I bet he will be the first one to dunk from the 3 point line. Just got to get the one on the ground to be his springs.

laduane1 · Post #14 » by **laduane1** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 12:07 am

Bet we can find one out of a billion to play some hoops. I bet we look here in the USA and there will be one.

Shiggity · Post #15 » by **Shiggity** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 12:10 am

basketball just isn't the IT sport there. if it was, then of course you would have Indian NBA players. There's a better chance of an Indian/Middle-Eastern American making it to the NBA, which still probably won't happen. Even Filipinos haven't made it to the NBA if I'm wrong correct me

TonyMontana · Post #16 » by **TonyMontana** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 12:29 am

Shiggity wrote:basketball just isn't the IT sport there. if it was, then of course you would have Indian NBA players. There's a better chance of an Indian/Middle-Eastern American making it to the NBA, which still probably won't happen. Even Filipinos haven't made it to the NBA if I'm wrong correct me

Ya but I use to know and I still know some flipps that got mad game, if you dont believe me head out to Casron Park in Carson and CPE in Cerritos as well as Liberty Park.

Post #17 » by **Schad** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 12:41 am

For a good idea as to why, here were the heights of India's national team players during the recent FIBA Asia Champions Cup:

Guards: 5'9", 5'8.5".
Forwards: 6'1", 6'1", 6'1", 6'2.5", 6'3", 6'3",
Centers: 6'2,5", 6'5", 6'6", 6'7".

There just isn't a tonne of room for 6'1" forwards in the league.

Avalanche · Post #18 » by **Avalanche** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 12:55 am

there will be one eventually, numbers wise its just bound to happen

96 Til Infiniti · Post #19 » by **96 Til Infiniti** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 12:56 am

one of the main reasons is because of the lack of interest and progress in developing the sport amongst the youth in india. soccer and cricket remain the top sports by a wide margin. hopefully with time, there will be an improvement in accessibility to the game (not only watching, but more importantly playing) ie. building courts...

dawn_wan · Post #20 » by **dawn_wan** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 12:58 am

cows on the court.. and you can't touch em.. what you gonna do?

play cricket.