TL;DR
Made all-time hometown rosters with original 30 NBA teams + 25 new teams to split populated areas and big teams (spreadsheet + map)
Player Pool and Team Pool
I used the top 969 players who have at least 10000 minutes played in their career.
Why 10000 minutes played? Because that's the lower standard set by Basketball-Reference to get on their ABA career leaderboard (15000 MP for NBA). I added George Mikan, because even though he hasn't played enough minutes, he's featured in All-Time ESPN NBARank and Bill Simmons Hall of Fame Pyramid.
I started off with the current 30 teams. To split up the Lakers and Clippers, I gave the Clippers their proposed Inglewood site.
As I looked at the map of player hometowns, I realized that there were:
- some areas that had a lot of players, but few close NBA teams
- some areas that had bloated rosters with too many players
Based off city population and arena size, I added 25 new teams.
- I obviously had to give Seattle their team back
- Birmingham, North Little Rock and Shreveport helped to split up the South
- Pittsburgh and St. Louis were big cities without teams
- Berkeley added to siphon off San Francisco
- if I add Oakland, it takes away too many players
- Anaheim and Westwood added in Southern California (Clippers & Lakers)
- Winston-Salem and Raleigh to pare down Charlotte
- Lansing to prune Detroit
- 2nd Atlanta team in suburb of College Park
- 2nd Washington team and Baltimore
- 2 more teams in Chicago (Rosemont and South Side) + a team in Gary
- 2nd Indiana team + Louisville & Lexington
- 2nd Philadelphia team in suburb of Wynnewood
- 3 more teams in the New York Area (Newark, Queens and Long Island)
The Method
I started off gathering hometowns due to this fantastic database by Reuben Fischer-Baum ([original article source here](https://deadspin.com/infographics-where-do-pro-basketball-players-come-from-5132615
... keep reading on reddit ➡I don't want to step on anybody's toes here, but the amount of non-dad jokes here in this subreddit really annoys me. First of all, dad jokes CAN be NSFW, it clearly says so in the sub rules. Secondly, it doesn't automatically make it a dad joke if it's from a conversation between you and your child. Most importantly, the jokes that your CHILDREN tell YOU are not dad jokes. The point of a dad joke is that it's so cheesy only a dad who's trying to be funny would make such a joke. That's it. They are stupid plays on words, lame puns and so on. There has to be a clever pun or wordplay for it to be considered a dad joke.
Again, to all the fellow dads, I apologise if I'm sounding too harsh. But I just needed to get it off my chest.
Do your worst!
I'm surprised it hasn't decade.
For context I'm a Refuse Driver (Garbage man) & today I was on food waste. After I'd tipped I was checking the wagon for any defects when I spotted a lone pea balanced on the lifts.
I said "hey look, an escaPEA"
No one near me but it didn't half make me laugh for a good hour or so!
Edit: I can't believe how much this has blown up. Thank you everyone I've had a blast reading through the replies 😂
It really does, I swear!
Because she wanted to see the task manager.
#FT: Suriname 1-2 Costa Rica
Suriname scorers: Gleofilo Vlijter (52')
Costa Rica scorers: Joel Campbell (58'), Celso Borges (59')
Venue: Exploria Stadium
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Suriname
Warner Hahn, Ryan Donk, Dion Malone, Ridgeciano Haps, Sean Klaiber (Ryan Koolwijk), Diego Biseswar, Kelvin Leerdam, Damil Dankerlui Wadilie (Mitchell Donald), Gleofilo Vlijter, Sheraldo Becker (Nigel Hasselbaink), Florian Jozefzoon (Ivenzo Comvalius).
Subs: Roland Alberg, Dimitrie Apai, Anduelo Amoeferie, Sergino Eduard, Alvaro Verwey, Albert Nibte, Ishan Kort.
^____________________________
Costa Rica
Esteban Alvarado, Francisco Calvo, Giancarlo González, Jefferson Brenes (David Guzmán), Rónald Matarrita, Keysher Fuller, Johan Venegas (Jose Ortiz), Celso Borges, Luis Díaz (Ariel Lassiter), Joel Campbell (Kendall Waston), Ariel Rodríguez (Adrián Martínez).
Subs: Bryan Ruiz, Leonel Moreira, Óscar Duarte, Jimmy Marín, Patrick Sequeira, Allan Cruz, Yael López.
MATCH EVENTS | via ESPN
30' Ridgeciano Haps (Suriname) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
31' Ryan Donk (Suriname) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
43' Esteban Alvarado Yellow Card
45' Substitution, Costa Rica. Adrián Martínez replaces Ariel Rodríguez.
45' On: David Guzmán|Off: Jefferson Brenes
58' Joel Campbell Goal - Header
61' Substitution, Suriname. Nigel Hasselbaink replaces Sheraldo Becker.
61' Substitution, Suriname. Ivenzo Comvalius replaces Florian Jozefzoon.
62' Substitution, Suriname. Ryan Koolwijk replaces Sean Klaiber.
66' Francisco Calvo Yellow Card
68' Substitution, Costa Rica. Ariel Lassiter replaces Luis Díaz.
83' Substitution, Suriname. Mitchell Donald replaces Damil Dankerlui.
**87'
... keep reading on reddit ➡They’re on standbi
Pilot on me!!
#FT: SC Paderborn 07 1-1 Hansa Rostock
SC Paderborn 07 scorers: Sven Michel (85' PEN)
Hansa Rostock scorers: Simon Rhein (27')
Venue: Benteler-Arena
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SC Paderborn 07
Jannik Huth, Jasper Van Der Werff (Kelvin Ofori), Uwe Hünemeier, Jamilu Collins (Jonas Carls), Jannis Heuer (Kai Pröger), Sven Michel, Ron Schallenberg, Julian Justvan, Marco Schuster, Robin Yalcin (Marcel Mehlem), Dennis Srbeny (Marvin Cuni).
Subs: Leopold Zingerle, Johannes Dörfler, Prince Osei Owusu, Marcel Correia.
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Hansa Rostock
Markus Kolke, Damian Rossbach, Ryan Malone, Nico Neidhart, Calogero Rizzuto, Simon Rhein, Bentley Baxter Bahn (Hanno Behrens), Lukas Fröde (Björn Rother), Kevin Schumacher (Svante Ingelsson), Haris Duljevic (Ridge Munsy), John Verhoek (Streli Mamba).
Subs: Thomas Meißner, Julian Riedel, Jonathan Meier, Ben Voll.
MATCH EVENTS | via ESPN
9' Calogero Rizzuto (FC Hansa Rostock) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
27' Goal! SC Paderborn 07 0, FC Hansa Rostock 1. Simon Rhein (FC Hansa Rostock) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
45' Substitution, FC Hansa Rostock. Björn Rother replaces Lukas Fröde because of an injury.
45' Substitution, SC Paderborn 07. Jonas Carls replaces Jamilu Collins.
45' Substitution, SC Paderborn 07. Kai Pröger replaces Jannis Heuer.
45' Substitution, SC Paderborn 07. Marcel Mehlem replaces Robin Yalcin.
67' Substitution, FC Hansa Rostock. Streli Mamba replaces John Verhoek.
67' Substitution, FC Hansa Rostock. Svante Ingelsson replaces Kevin Schumacher.
71' Sven Michel (SC Paderborn 07) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
74' Substitution, SC Paderborn 07. Marvin Cuni replaces Dennis Srbeny.
78' Substitution, FC Hansa Rostock. Hanno Behrens replaces Bentley Baxter Bahn.
78' Substitution, FC Hansa Rostock. Ridge Munsy replaces Haris Du
... keep reading on reddit ➡#FULL TIME: Canada 4-0 Suriname
Kick Off: 8:05 PM CDT
Venue: SeatGeek Stadium, Bridgeview, Illinois
Canada ~ Twitter ~ /r/CanadianPL
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keep reading on reddit ➡Nothing, he was gladiator.
Dad jokes are supposed to be jokes you can tell a kid and they will understand it and find it funny.
This sub is mostly just NSFW puns now.
If it needs a NSFW tag it's not a dad joke. There should just be a NSFW puns subreddit for that.
Edit* I'm not replying any longer and turning off notifications but to all those that say "no one cares", there sure are a lot of you arguing about it. Maybe I'm wrong but you people don't need to be rude about it. If you really don't care, don't comment.
When I got home, they were still there.
What did 0 say to 8 ?
" Nice Belt "
So What did 3 say to 8 ?
" Hey, you two stop making out "
I won't be doing that today!
Where ever you left it 🤷♀️🤭
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This morning, my 4 year old daughter.
Daughter: I'm hungry
Me: nerves building, smile widening
Me: Hi hungry, I'm dad.
She had no idea what was going on but I finally did it.
Thank you all for listening.
There hasn't been a post all year!
You take away their little brooms
It was about a weak back.
It’s pronounced “Noel.”
After all his first name is No-vac
What, then, is Chinese rap?
Edit:
Notable mentions from the comments:
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Spanish/Swedish/Swiss/Serbian hits
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French/Finnish art
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Country/Canadian rap
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Chinese/Country/Canadian rock
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Turkish/Tunisian/Taiwanese rap
There hasn't been a single post this year!
(Happy 2022 from New Zealand)
Nothing, it just waved
Him: I can explain everything!
(It's his best joke yet I think)
Jamaica 2 - 0 Suriname
Jamaica scorers: Shamar Nicholson (6'), Bobby Decordova-Reid (26')
Venue: Exploria Stadium, Orlando, United States
Referee: Bakary Papa Gassama (Gambia)
| Starting XI | Notes | Subs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Blake | Dennis Taylor | ||
| Damion Lowe | Dillon Barnes | ||
| Liam Moore | Kemar Lawrence | ||
| Michael Hector | 71' | Adrian Mariappa | |
| Amari'i Bell | Oniel Fisher | 71' | |
| Alvas Powell | 71' | Tyreek Magee | |
| Leon Bailey | 83' | Devon Williams | 71' |
| Daniel Johnson | Lamar Walker | 88' | |
| Blair Turgott | 71' | Cory Burke | 71' |
| Bobby Decordova-Reid | 26' 88' | Junior Flemmings | 83' |
| Shamar Nicholson | 6' | Andre Gray |
Manager: Theodore Whitmore (Jamaica)
| Starting XI | Notes | Subs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warner Hahn | Ishan Kort | ||
| Sean Klaiber | 25' 64' | Albert Nibte | |
| Ryan Donk | 37' | Anduelo Amoeferie | |
| Kelvin Leerdam | 88' | Mitchell Donald | |
| Ridgeciano Haps | Ryan Koolwijk | 64' | |
| Damil Dankerlui | Sersinho Eduard | ||
| Sheraldo Becker | Roland Alberg | ||
| Diego Biseswar | Ivenzo Comvalius | 81' | |
| Dion Malone | Nigel Hasselbaink | 64' | |
| Florian Jozefzoon | 81' | Alvaro Verwey | |
| Gleofilo Vlijter | 64' | Dimitrie Apai |
Manager: Dean Gorré (Suriname)
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... keep reading on reddit ➡#FT: SC Paderborn 07 1-1 Hansa Rostock
SC Paderborn 07 scorers: Sven Michel (85' PEN)
Hansa Rostock scorers: Simon Rhein (27')
Venue: Benteler-Arena
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SC Paderborn 07
Jannik Huth, Jasper Van Der Werff (Kelvin Ofori), Uwe Hünemeier, Jamilu Collins (Jonas Carls), Jannis Heuer (Kai Pröger), Sven Michel, Ron Schallenberg, Julian Justvan, Marco Schuster, Robin Yalcin (Marcel Mehlem), Dennis Srbeny (Marvin Cuni).
Subs: Leopold Zingerle, Johannes Dörfler, Prince Osei Owusu, Marcel Correia.
^____________________________
Hansa Rostock
Markus Kolke, Damian Rossbach, Ryan Malone, Nico Neidhart, Calogero Rizzuto, Simon Rhein, Bentley Baxter Bahn (Hanno Behrens), Lukas Fröde (Björn Rother), Kevin Schumacher (Svante Ingelsson), Haris Duljevic (Ridge Munsy), John Verhoek (Streli Mamba).
Subs: Thomas Meißner, Julian Riedel, Jonathan Meier, Ben Voll.
MATCH EVENTS | via ESPN
9' Calogero Rizzuto (FC Hansa Rostock) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
27' Goal! SC Paderborn 07 0, FC Hansa Rostock 1. Simon Rhein (FC Hansa Rostock) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
45' Substitution, FC Hansa Rostock. Björn Rother replaces Lukas Fröde because of an injury.
45' Substitution, SC Paderborn 07. Jonas Carls replaces Jamilu Collins.
45' Substitution, SC Paderborn 07. Kai Pröger replaces Jannis Heuer.
45' Substitution, SC Paderborn 07. Marcel Mehlem replaces Robin Yalcin.
67' Substitution, FC Hansa Rostock. Streli Mamba replaces John Verhoek.
67' Substitution, FC Hansa Rostock. Svante Ingelsson replaces Kevin Schumacher.
71' Sven Michel (SC Paderborn 07) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
74' Substitution, SC Paderborn 07. Marvin Cuni replaces Dennis Srbeny.
78' Substitution, FC Hansa Rostock. Hanno Behrens replaces Bentley Baxter Bahn.
78' Substitution, FC Hansa Rostock. Ridge Munsy replaces Haris Du
... keep reading on reddit ➡