re: Why Can't the United States Assemble a Championship Soccer Team?

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no, but i'd put good money that if those 2 guys had played soccer form a young age they'd be playing at the top level today

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CP3 would be raw. His vision is incredible. Paul could be a nasty CM.

I am not sold on Lebron being a great soccer player unless he played a position that did not require as much constant movement. Huge guys like that are not great endurance wise. I do not how he would fare with all the running. He would have to be a keeper, CB, or maybe a target striker.

One difference between soccer and most basketball players is their endurance to run. Soccer players can translate incredibly well to have distance running, but most basketball players cannot (Rip Hamilton is a fairly notable exception - he can somehow run like a 5 minute mile). There are just different types of athletes.

FWIW, I have only read like 5% of this thread, so I am sorry if my shite is rehashed or stupid.