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Originally posted by Oz Referee
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Let's face it, basketball is a global game, that is part of what makes it great. There are more non-americans than Americans playing the game.
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Originally posted by BktBallRef
I'm sure you can get us the figures to support such a bold statement.
2. Do the math. Say the percentage of Americans that play organised basketball (not counting pickup games) is 10% that is approximately 30 million people. Which is less that 1% of the total population of the world. Just look at countries like China, Brazil, Germany, Nigeria, Australia, Canada, etc where basketball is already very popular, and growing exponentially.
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Ahh come on, this is a ridiculous argument. I claim that
100% of all Americans play basketball and less than .00001%
of the rest of the known universe plays basketball.
In fact, I'm claiming that there are an additional 100
million uncounted Americans playing organized basketball
today. So I'm right & you're wrong. (When you substantiate
your figures I'll substantiate mine.)
On a serious note, I'll be willing to bet that there are
more *kids* playing organized basketball up through the
12th grade in the US than there are *people* who even know
what a basketball looks like outside the US. Well, except
those who have seen a basketball being dribbled or shot by
an NBA guy on TV or in a picture.