Who Knows Where Tomball Is?

[Benny B]

http://www.csnchicago.com/bulls/bulls-jimmy-butler-im-not-even-supposed-be-nba?p=ya5nbcs&ocid=yahoo

Of course I know the answer, but not because I happened to see the exit off the Sam Houston Freeway several years ago.

[GGGG]

Suburban Houston.  That's why I found this line to be very odd:  "I'm from Tomball [Texas]. I'm not even supposed to be in the NBA, let alone be a star player."  And while he might be the only NBA player from Tomball, I'm sure there are a bunch of them from the nearby area.  DJ Augustin, DeAndre Jordan, Rashard Lewis, etc. are all from similar areas.

It would be like Steve Novak saying "I'm from Brown Deer..." without noting that he likely played against the likes of Carl Landry and Devin Harris who both lived just a few miles away.

[Pakuni]

Suburban Houston.  That's why I found this line to be very odd:  "I'm from Tomball [Texas]. I'm not even supposed to be in the NBA, let alone be a star player."  And while he might be the only NBA player from Tomball, I'm sure there are a bunch of them from the nearby area.  DJ Augustin, DeAndre Jordan, Rashard Lewis, etc. are all from similar areas.

It would be like Steve Novak saying "I'm from Brown Deer..." without noting that he likely played against the likes of Carl Landry and Devin Harris who both lived just a few miles away.

Perhaps his "I'm not even supposed to be in the NBA" is more in reference to his early life's circumstances than his hometown.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Dated a woman from Tomball once. Wouldn't recommend it.

[WellsstreetWanderer]

Dated a woman from Tomball once. Wouldn't recommend it.

  Dating a woman from there or the town? or both?

[MUCam]

Or just dating a woman, period?

[Bocephys]

Sounds like he's taking a piece out of the Bazz "EVERYONE LOOK AT HOW HUMBLE I AM" playbook.

[MU82]

Oh. When I saw the title, I thought this thread was about Crean's unique style of basketball: Take all credit, except when things go bad.

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

The better question is "what is a tomball?"

[4everwarriors]

Crean never had any. Always thought the schmuck sang like a soprano.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

  Dating a woman from there or the town? or both?

Both

[HouWarrior]

Dated a woman from Tomball once. Wouldn't recommend it.

My cousin Kim has lived in Tomball for decades....Her husband does not recommend you date her again...lol

Tomball (pop.10,000) is in far NW Harris County...closer to College Station than to downtown Houston...it still feels like a small town, ...many German Lutherans settled the area.

Of Course, H-town has a long list of NBAers (Clyde Drexler and Phi Slamma Jamma was my favorite):
http://blog.chron.com/ultimaterockets/2013/02/houstons-all-nba-team/#9945101=4

[Benny B]

Suburban Houston.  That's why I found this line to be very odd:  "I'm from Tomball [Texas]. I'm not even supposed to be in the NBA, let alone be a star player."  And while he might be the only NBA player from Tomball, I'm sure there are a bunch of them from the nearby area.  DJ Augustin, DeAndre Jordan, Rashard Lewis, etc. are all from similar areas.

It would be like Steve Novak saying "I'm from Brown Deer..." without noting that he likely played against the likes of Carl Landry and Devin Harris who both lived just a few miles away.

Maybe TAMU can comment, but I get the impression that calling Tomball a suburb of Houston would be reciprocally analogous to calling Ann Arbor a suburb of Detroit.

[🏀]

Maybe TAMU can comment, but I get the impression that calling Tomball a suburb of Houston would be reciprocally analogous to calling Ann Arbor a suburb of Detroit.

I'm guessing it's similar to the fact that Kenosha is in the Chicago metropolitan area.

[HouWarrior]

Maybe TAMU can comment, but I get the impression that calling Tomball a suburb of Houston would be reciprocally analogous to calling Ann Arbor a suburb of Detroit.

From Tomball...Assuming clear traffic,  its 45 minutes into downtown Houston and 1 hour 10 minutes to College Station...in rush hour, its about the same drive time to either... we consider it a Houston suburb....as many of us are accustomed to one hour drive times 

[nycwarrior]

http://www.ci.tomball.tx.us/

What a website

[Johnny B]

Texas!