Everything Bruno Caboclo

[3inthekeon]

I knew he was a project.... we don't develop basketball players the way we do hockey players.

Raptors have never been good developing hockey players.

[Cody73]

Raptors have never been good developing hockey players.

I meant sports in general. Not the Raptors themselves.

[consmap]

I meant sports in general. Not the Raptors themselves.

Joke font alert! Joke font alert!

[Cody73]

Joke font alert! Joke font alert!

I hate joke font.

[3inthekeon]

Joke font alert! Joke font alert!

Yeah, I use the font and I'm still taken as the guy who thinks MLSE just throws all the youngsters into one big development pile.

[Letter N]

I knew he was a project.... we don't develop basketball players the way we do hockey players.

Thank god because MLSE has no idea how to develop hockey players. Unless by develop you mean send them out to the wolves (Sun Media) and let their confidence get ripped to shreds.

[Cody73]

Thank god because MLSE has no idea how to develop hockey players. Unless by develop you mean send them out to the wolves (Sun Media) and let their confidence get ripped to shreds.

I really don't get why we don't have actual junior and minor leagues for football and basketball like hockey. Having junior leagues is something that will make players better and allow them to develop.

[enlightenment]

I really don't get why we don't have actual junior and minor leagues for football and basketball like hockey. Having junior leagues is something that will make players better and allow them to develop.

monnneeeeyyyyyyy

[Letter N]

I really don't get why we don't have actual junior and minor leagues for football and basketball like hockey. Having junior leagues is something that will make players better and allow them to develop.

Less need for depth in basketball.

[Cody73]

Less need for depth in basketball.

Yeah, but look at Europe guys. The know how to shoot well. Most of our guys don't.....

[Axel]

Yeah, but look at Europe guys. The know how to shoot well. Most of our guys don't.....

That's more of a grassroots problem than the NBAs.

[Bonus Jonas]

Yeah, but look at Europe guys. The know how to shoot well. Most of our guys don't.....

Because Europe preaches learning skills (shooting, passing) at a young age while North America preaches fundamentals (dribbling, rebounding) at a young age.

At least that's how I see it

[mcHAPPY]

Because Europe preaches learning skills (shooting, passing) at a young age while North America preaches fundamentals (dribbling, rebounding) at a young age.

At least that's how I see it

I think you have it backwards, in my opinion.

I think Europe teaches fundamentals and how to play with teammates.

I think North America teaches skills and individual play.

[RandomGuy]

I think you have it backwards, in my opinion.

I think Europe teaches fundamentals and how to play with teammates.

I think North America teaches skills and individual play.

I co-sign this, this is the only reason why European NT's are able to remain competetive.

[white men can't jump]

I think you have it backwards, in my opinion.

I think Europe teaches fundamentals and how to play with teammates.

I think North America teaches skills and individual play.

It's hard to compare using words like fundamentals and skills.

I see it pretty similarly...

Pretty much agree with you on Europe. At the grassroots level, all-around fundamentals (dribbling, passing, shooting, stances, etc...) are taught to everyone, and they're taught how to apply them in a team-first concept.

In USA, kids are taught individual play and how to dominate on their own. So first and foremost, it's searching for guys with physical tools to dominate, improving on them, and too often catering skills development to basically as limited a scope as the player needs to continue dominating. So some guys never learn things they should when they're in early stages of learning the game, and it becomes a lot harder to teach it to them later. That's why the skill level is especially inconsistent among big men.