Basketball & football can also shape the careers of many young people in India. Why cant Indians be in Premier European football leagues ??? cricket is spoiling everything. Time to promote basketball, football, tennis, gymastics..make sports a part of economy as well as family entertainment. Let parents go to watch football or basketball games at evening with their sons & daughters.
I am more than just happy to hear the news.I have played basketball since age 12 and it feels great to hear something is going to happen to better the sorry state of the game in a country where I have witnessed tremendous potential and talent for the game. Here's hoping that this is a concrete initiative and wishing the people involved "All the very best" for their endeavours.
Basketball may not succeed in India because players are required of height above 6ft6ins. Indians average height is 5ft5in. Anyway the scheme is good and a few palyers may make it to the international arena.
RE:Basketball
by Vishal Acharya on Aug 30, 2007 03:17 PM
yah u r right height is important but as u u shud also aware that some of NBA heroes r of normal height 5ft5in but they can jump very well and make serious fight for above height so check into NBA game u see......of normal height.... only hard work is needed and planning so i think it is better time to forge relalationship with NBA..... gud luck
RE:Basketball
by ajay singh on Aug 30, 2007 03:48 PM
there are players like Steve Nash and Tony Parker who are not that tall but still successful. But the power forwards need to be tall .. atleast 6'6" or more than that.. you can have a point guard who is 6 feet or less but not your guards or forwards
RE:RE:Basketball
by Raktim on Aug 30, 2007 05:50 PM
right, they are not 'that' tall, but still most of them are taller than most of us. but, still it is a good idea to promote the game anyway!
Think for a second about what NBA doesn't have. Mass viewership. Think for a second about what India has in plenty - Population.
How to make fellow indians watch some game, which they are not used to - Make some indians play in the league.
I agree that NBA is great and the players are simply astonishing. But the deal is definitely not for India's benefit.
Now lets think why only cricket in India. During my childhood, when I went to a sporting shop to buy something, the only item that was cheap is a small rubber ball. I cant even buy a chess board, with my pocket money.
Now, later on you can get only a cricket bat for 40 rupees and not even a shuttle-cork bat. Then, when I switch on a sports channel or news channel, I see only cricket. There are ad-campaigns for cricket.
So dear government, if you want to encourage some sport, guess from where you have to start? Yes reduce the cost of sporting items for non-crickets sports. Atleast give some tax sops. Encourage, coaches to train people in non-cricketing sports, again through tax sops. Fund major basketball events, form more and more state level teams.
Then get back to us. We will be here to appreciate those moves. No appreciation, without all these.
RE:My two cents
by Ajith Nair on Aug 30, 2007 03:35 PM
useful thoughts, just that watched sports and played sports are not the same....some sports will continue to be hugely watched sports but rarely played....Formula 1 for example
RE:My two cents
by aman bhargava on Oct 29, 2007 05:03 PM
hey as we all can see that in this site too there is another topic for cricket (look above left side of b ball )so why dont make topics for other games including basket ball it wud work definitely
