Journeyman
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Ever think about this, or watch old time films of the greats of that tiem and wonder?
I have no doubt I could have.
I have no doubt I could have.
If you could go back to 1920, could you have played MLB or pro football, basketball?
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mofome
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Re: If you could go back to 1920, could you have played MLB or pro football, basketball?
:LMAO :LMAO :LMAO :LMAO
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dirty
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Re: If you could go back to 1920, could you have played MLB or pro football, basketball?
It would be impossible to play Pro Basketball in 1920...since the First Pro Hoops League, the NBA, was founded in 1946.... Sure there were smaller Pro Leagues in towns all over America, but that didn't mean much as the organization of them was Non existent... Back then all you had to do to be a Pro is get 10 Schmoes and pay them no matter if they could play or not.....Except for a couple of Barnstorming teams like the Globetrotters
National Basketball Association - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
NBA.com: Season by Season index
Teams abounded throughout the 1920s. There were hundreds of men's professional basketball teams in towns and cities all over the United States and little organization of the professional game. Players jumped from team to team and teams played in armories and smoky dance halls. Leagues came and went. And barnstorming squads such as the Original Celtics and two all African American teams, the New York Renaissance Five ("Rens") and (still in existence as of 2006) the Harlem Globetrotters played up to two hundred games a year on their national tours.
Basketball - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It would be impossible to play Pro Basketball in 1920...since the First Pro Hoops League, the NBA, was founded in 1946.... Sure there were smaller Pro Leagues in towns all over America, but that didn't mean much as the organization of them was Non existent... Back then all you had to do to be a Pro is get 10 Schmoes and pay them no matter if they could play or not.....Except for a couple of Barnstorming teams like the Globetrotters
National Basketball Association - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
NBA.com: Season by Season index
Teams abounded throughout the 1920s. There were hundreds of men's professional basketball teams in towns and cities all over the United States and little organization of the professional game. Players jumped from team to team and teams played in armories and smoky dance halls. Leagues came and went. And barnstorming squads such as the Original Celtics and two all African American teams, the New York Renaissance Five ("Rens") and (still in existence as of 2006) the Harlem Globetrotters played up to two hundred games a year on their national tours.
Basketball - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Journeyman
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Re: If you could go back to 1920, could you have played MLB or pro football, basketball?
As for basketball say the 40-s or 50-s. They were not that good.
Basketball would have been the easiest to go back in time machine and be an instant HOF player.
As for basketball say the 40-s or 50-s. They were not that good.
Basketball would have been the easiest to go back in time machine and be an instant HOF player.
ArchieBunker
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Re: If you could go back to 1920, could you have played MLB or pro football, basketball?
Jman,
You might have a look at the equipment the used playing fb during the 20's. No facemasks, first of all. How do you feel about playing with a broken nose all season?
Jman,
You might have a look at the equipment the used playing fb during the 20's. No facemasks, first of all. How do you feel about playing with a broken nose all season?
Journeyman
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lol good point, this was more of a fun topic than serious, just funny looking back, especially at those basketball players with their 'unique' skills and style (or lack of)
lol good point, this was more of a fun topic than serious, just funny looking back, especially at those basketball players with their 'unique' skills and style (or lack of)
shooterman
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Re: If you could go back to 1920, could you have played MLB or pro football, basketball?
Forget the time machine. Can you imagine how frustrated top level black dudes living at the time, must have felt, watching some lame ass cripple white boy trying to return a kick off or dunk a ball? On a more serious note, before you nominate yourself for professional baseball status via time machine, try joining an 1860 rules or 1880 rules baseball league, and get out there on the field with no glove. The old ball was not as hard as present day baseballs, but let me tell you something...do not volunteer to play 1st base. It is going to get painful quick! Catchers in the old days were just a completely different breed of toughness and I believe the old timers would adopt to the new game much quicker than the present day players would to the old game. The present day gloves are very forgiving. Tender hands are not.
Forget the time machine. Can you imagine how frustrated top level black dudes living at the time, must have felt, watching some lame ass cripple white boy trying to return a kick off or dunk a ball? On a more serious note, before you nominate yourself for professional baseball status via time machine, try joining an 1860 rules or 1880 rules baseball league, and get out there on the field with no glove. The old ball was not as hard as present day baseballs, but let me tell you something...do not volunteer to play 1st base. It is going to get painful quick! Catchers in the old days were just a completely different breed of toughness and I believe the old timers would adopt to the new game much quicker than the present day players would to the old game. The present day gloves are very forgiving. Tender hands are not.
5 star bomb
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Re: If you could go back to 1920, could you have played MLB or pro football, basketball?
NBA no way I was pretty good but 6 ft small forward wouldnt cut it. As for MLB and NFL I think I definitely could have. I played both baseball and football at a pretty high level and had offers to play both in college. Had some D1 schools looking at me for baseball and a lot of D2 for both baseball and football. That would have been a lot of fun. I am sure I will get a lot of bashing but im not trying to like brag at all or anything just telling it how I see it, I think if I would have gave 100% and put my life into baseball I could have at the very least AAA player or journeyman type player up in the big leagues. But I didnt do that so its all if this and if that.
NBA no way I was pretty good but 6 ft small forward wouldnt cut it. As for MLB and NFL I think I definitely could have. I played both baseball and football at a pretty high level and had offers to play both in college. Had some D1 schools looking at me for baseball and a lot of D2 for both baseball and football. That would have been a lot of fun. I am sure I will get a lot of bashing but im not trying to like brag at all or anything just telling it how I see it, I think if I would have gave 100% and put my life into baseball I could have at the very least AAA player or journeyman type player up in the big leagues. But I didnt do that so its all if this and if that.
idiotspayforpick
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Re: If you could go back to 1920, could you have played MLB or pro football, basketball?
was good enough to play in 90, so I assume would have been then.
was good enough to play in 90, so I assume would have been then.
idiotspayforpick
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Re: If you could go back to 1920, could you have played MLB or pro football, basketball?
but then again maybe not with moonshine in the system
but then again maybe not with moonshine in the system
Re: If you could go back to 1920, could you have played MLB or pro football, basketball?
Basketball for me. My favorite sport.
Basketball for me. My favorite sport.
Re: If you could go back to 1920, could you have played MLB or pro football, basketball?
Baseball, easy.
Baseball, easy.