Best NBA big men are from the Spouthern US

[Sportspolymath]

A very interesting article, probably true because they play a lot of American football there, but check it out.

http://sportspolymath.typepad.com/sportspolymath/2009/04/the-best-players-down-low-are-from-the-south.html

[pachador]

a lot of guys i know who play football plays basketball better. same with guys who play soccer.

soccer guys have good footwork specially in the paint when playing basketball

football guys are good with making tight shots in the paint and with intercepting overhead passes, etc

in other words, playing multiple sports helps your game.

A very interesting article, probably true because they play a lot of American football there, but check it out.

http://sportspolymath.typepad.com/sp...the-south.html

[Luíz for 3]

a lot of guys i know who play football plays basketball better. same with guys who play soccer.

soccer guys have good footwork specially in the paint when playing basketball

football guys are good with making tight shots in the paint and with intercepting overhead passes, etc

in other words, playing multiple sports helps your game.

Absolutely. I have already played football (soccer in US) and easily adapted to basketball and his fundamentals. Every sports require common skills and a guy who is fast, jumps well, has endurance and footwork has great chances to develop his level quickly.

[Khalid80]

a lot of guys i know who play football plays basketball better. same with guys who play soccer.

soccer guys have good footwork specially in the paint when playing basketball

football guys are good with making tight shots in the paint and with intercepting overhead passes, etc

in other words, playing multiple sports helps your game.

I know that Steve Nash is a great soccer player so that explains alot .

Hakeem Olajuwon was a soccer goalkeeper before playing bball as well (back when he was a young teenager living in Nigeria)

[Lewis]

Absolutely. I have already played football (soccer in US) and easily adapted to basketball and his fundamentals. Every sports require common skills and a guy who is fast, jumps well, has endurance and footwork has great chances to develop his level quickly.

I think Sportspolymath is talking 'bout Men's Football, not football soccer. Cuz we don't play soccer here in the South


Lebron is a great example of that

GO DOLPHINS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Hobeze]

Re: big men is it fair to say Kobe needs a fairly dominant big man to win a ring, and thats why you can't him in the top 10 greatest?