All the flash and big personality flying around in today's National Basketball Association kind of robs us of the realization of it, but basketball is more of a true ruffian game than any other sport in the American mainstream. All you need is a ball that gets a good bounce. You don't even need a hoop; just a small spot on a wall would suffice. This is probably a large part of the reason basketball is becoming such a popular global sport. Just like soccer, you need bare minimal equipment to play … more