Adam Silver stoked the smoldering hot take fire of poor basketball development in the United States, while college coaches such as Rick Pitino and Penny Hardaway added to the litany of coaches complaining players do not care about winning.
This is spot on. Our program is trying to instill team first but constantly fight the parents. I needed this have had to interactions that was individualism to a tee. Thank you I will continue on focus on growing the group.
I feel like today basketball in the United States is in somewhat the same position as soccer was in South America in the 1950s-1960s. As countries in parts of Europe started playing a much more team oriented style, it slowly left the more individualistic “jogo bonito” South American style behind.
It’s not a perfect comparison by any means, but if you look at how the rest of the world’s national basketball teams have been provided stiffer competition since the Dream Team, I think there’s at least an argument to be made.
The USA still wins almost every age-group trophy. The senior national teams, however, really only need 2-3 stars over a 5-10 year period to compete. The fact that the USA's 150th best player is as good as some country's 10th best player does not mean anything in a single 5v5 single elimination tournament.
However, as I wrote during the World Championships, FIBA rules favor team basketball more than individual basketball and USA Basketball tends to pick teams like All-Star teams, as rewards for service, not as teams chosen for specific roles and archetypes. USAB tries to out-talent opponents, and well-coached teams have enough high-level talent now not to be overwhelmed by NBA talent.
The U.S./NBA simply values different things, typically, than European clubs, for good and bad. It increases popularity, stardom, contract values, franchise values, etc., but also creates a less team-oriented game for those who prefer to watch ball movement, strategy, passing, etc.
As money in European basketball increases, and players move around more and more, it will be interesting to see how European basketball evolves. Will it hold on to its traditional styles of play or will it move more toward the NBA style? Will FIBA move back the three-point line, for instance?
It’s interesting that hasn’t happened with European soccer, where there is just tons of money flowing around, and big clubs buy players at the astronomical prices, but without it impacting how the games are played so much. Maybe it’s because the sheer size of the pitch and the number of players makes it impossible for a player to so visibly dominate match. As great as Mbappe is, his impact on a soccer match is not nearly as obviously impactful as say Luka’s on a basketball game.
Yes, I think the nature of the game and the skills involved dictate certain differences. Feet vs hands, 11 players, goalies, size of the field all work to limit how much one player can dominate statistically.
This is spot on. Our program is trying to instill team first but constantly fight the parents. I needed this have had to interactions that was individualism to a tee. Thank you I will continue on focus on growing the group.
I feel like today basketball in the United States is in somewhat the same position as soccer was in South America in the 1950s-1960s. As countries in parts of Europe started playing a much more team oriented style, it slowly left the more individualistic “jogo bonito” South American style behind.
It’s not a perfect comparison by any means, but if you look at how the rest of the world’s national basketball teams have been provided stiffer competition since the Dream Team, I think there’s at least an argument to be made.
The USA still wins almost every age-group trophy. The senior national teams, however, really only need 2-3 stars over a 5-10 year period to compete. The fact that the USA's 150th best player is as good as some country's 10th best player does not mean anything in a single 5v5 single elimination tournament.
However, as I wrote during the World Championships, FIBA rules favor team basketball more than individual basketball and USA Basketball tends to pick teams like All-Star teams, as rewards for service, not as teams chosen for specific roles and archetypes. USAB tries to out-talent opponents, and well-coached teams have enough high-level talent now not to be overwhelmed by NBA talent.
The U.S./NBA simply values different things, typically, than European clubs, for good and bad. It increases popularity, stardom, contract values, franchise values, etc., but also creates a less team-oriented game for those who prefer to watch ball movement, strategy, passing, etc.
As money in European basketball increases, and players move around more and more, it will be interesting to see how European basketball evolves. Will it hold on to its traditional styles of play or will it move more toward the NBA style? Will FIBA move back the three-point line, for instance?
It’s interesting that hasn’t happened with European soccer, where there is just tons of money flowing around, and big clubs buy players at the astronomical prices, but without it impacting how the games are played so much. Maybe it’s because the sheer size of the pitch and the number of players makes it impossible for a player to so visibly dominate match. As great as Mbappe is, his impact on a soccer match is not nearly as obviously impactful as say Luka’s on a basketball game.
Yes, I think the nature of the game and the skills involved dictate certain differences. Feet vs hands, 11 players, goalies, size of the field all work to limit how much one player can dominate statistically.