re: Austin Rivers on NFL being easier than the NBA

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Three hall of fame football players (or ones who will go in once they are eligible) were role player college basketball players, and in one case, a star who never even played football.

There is also a multiple time pro bowler who played football as an afterthought when he knew he wasn’t NBA material.

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I was coming to make a similar argument. This only goes one way.

There are lots of guys in the NBA (or who played high level college and couldn't make it in the NBA) who could have been elite football players, due to physical profile, athleticism, sport intelligence, etc. I make this argument all the time about how our soccer output would be so much more insane if 5% of these non-pro level guys dedicated their life to soccer early.

There are almost no guys in the NFL who could be elite NBA players. The best example is what, Charlie Ward? So your elite college FB guys may (1 in 10,000) be able to become an average starter in the NBA.