Because all we do here is travel and play games in youth sports and not develop

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Nov 6, 2024
10:04:21am

cougfanz All-American

Because all we do here is travel and play games in youth sports and not develop

skill… basketball and soccer some of the main culprits. Baseball up there too.

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Originally posted on Nov 6, 2024 at 10:04:21am

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cougfanz

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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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