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Nov 6, 2024
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vagabonder
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Soccer isn't getting a ton of guys over 6'3"
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Why are white Euros so much better than white Americans?
Mr. Belding
Truly Addicted User
9:37am
They get to play
Blueto
9:39am
Probably it has to do with their training schools
Cheese
9:40am
Shane Gillis had a pretty funny bit on this topic
Peter Venkman
9:43am
Pool of available athletes get diluted by football, baseball, etc
ManicBlue
9:49am
My dude, have you heard of soccer?
NGB
9:52am
Soccer isn't getting a ton of guys over 6'3"
vagabonder
9:54am
Soccer would take a much smaller amount of athletes than either football or baseball. Btw, I guess you missed the fact
ManicBlue
10:01am
Name one NFL or MLB player that would be a starter in the NBA.
maYbe
10:05am
Seriously? You don't think there are any players athletic enough to play in the NBA? bwahahahahaha
ManicBlue
10:14am
Plenty of guys are athletic enough. Not enough of them are skilled enough at
LakeshowCougs
10:19am
hahahaha you're funny. You don't think they'd be skilled enough had they picked bball instead of football or another
ManicBlue
10:40am
No. If they had played basketball from the start then yeah some of those guys
LakeshowCougs
12:35pm
Exactly my point. The U.S. has far more options for young athletes than those in Europe. Btw, Europe has twice the
ManicBlue
12:43pm
If they were they would already be doing it. The money is a lot better.
maYbe
10:19am
Better than baseball? Also, money doesn't drive every decision in case you haven't figured that out yet.
ManicBlue
10:42am
Puka says he’d be a starter in the NBA.
Stopper6700
10:18am
Not a chance
LakeshowCougs
10:19am
I like Puka but he wouldn't even get playing time on the current BYU roster.
maYbe
10:27am
That’s definitely true. Half the roster may struggle to get much playing time.
Stopper6700
10:30am
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NGB
12:08pm
The Euro structure is superior
NGB
10:01am
I love hearing Kobe talk about development.. one of the very few who got it
cougfanz
10:06am
Because all we do here is travel and play games in youth sports and not develop
cougfanz
10:04am
Our setup with constant tournaments and games is one problem
Medute
10:12am
I think there's an obsession in the US with medals and trophies that is part of
Mitty
12:24pm
I think it’s driven by the business/high costs
Medute
1:25pm
They get better coaching & development at a younger age. Our AAU system is
LakeshowCougs
10:13am
3 times as many white europeans as white Americans.
Parker Schnabel
11:20am
Just look at soccer, same problem. We use an outdated pay-to-play system
Mitty
12:22pm
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