How much NBA talent has California produced?

by Evil E on Feb 26, 2008 8:24 AM PST

My next NBA State Tournament matchup features California vs. Washington, Oregon, and Alaska.

The Cali squad is loaded with elite PG's (Kidd, Baron, Arenas), but with 42 active players, I thought their team would be a little more talented.

Could the Pacific Northwest squad led by Brandon Roy and Boozer actually pull off the biggest upset of Round 1?

I've wanted to setup a tournament like this for quite some time now. Serious bragging rights are at stake!

Where are the best NBA players coming from?

Do certain states excel at producing certain positions? Which states have the most talent per capita?

Most importantly, who's going to go all the way? Help me decide by voting for each matchup, and we'll crown an NBA State Champion right around the time of the NCAA Championship game.

Click here to Read and Vote!

This FanPost is a submission from a member of the mighty Golden State of Mind community. While we're all here to throw up that W, these words do not necessarily reflect the views of the GSoM Crew. Still, chances are the preceding post is Unstoppable Baby!

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I can imagine...

New York just might win this one

...never a fairweather fan...

by BayBoyNLA on Feb 26, 2008 10:15 AM PST reply actions

specifics?

do the players have to be born and raised in cali, attend high school/ college? Active only i'm assuming?

players born and/or raised in cali:
Baron Davis
Jason Kidd
Paul Pierce
Drew Gooden
Tyson Chandler

Tayshaun Prince
Matt Barnes
Jordan Farmar
Leon Powe
Nick Young

by ninjawarrior on Feb 26, 2008 11:13 AM PST reply actions

asdf

They need to have gradutated high school in the state. Plus they need to be active in the NBA.

by Psion on Feb 26, 2008 11:43 AM PST up reply actions

correct me if i'm wrong

gary payton and reggie miller.

My name is Henry. I'm currently a sophomore of Lincoln High School in San Francisco. 100% American Born Chinese, half man - half asleep.

by CatchAndShoot on Feb 26, 2008 10:08 PM PST reply actions

I'm only discussing active players...

You know, I did link to my article above which lists and discusses all the active players from the states mentioned. It's just one matchup out of many for my "NBA State Tournament" project, which is just one aspect of my site that has a lotta other (hopefully interesting) stuff going on.