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Kobe rips AAU basketball
Posted on 1/3/15 at 12:17 pm
Posted on 1/3/15 at 12:17 pm
I would post this on the MSB, but it would devolve into crap very quickly, and I'd rather have a conversation on here about it.
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thoughts?
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“I just think European players are just way more skillful,” Bryant said Friday night. “They are just taught the game the right way at an early age. … They’re more skillful. It’s something we really have to fix. We really have to address that. We have to teach our kids to play the right way.”
The main culprit, Bryant believes, is AAU basketball:
“AAU basketball,” Bryant said. “Horrible, terrible AAU basketball. It’s stupid. It doesn’t teach our kids how to play the game at all so you wind up having players that are big and they bring it up and they do all this fancy crap and they don’t know how to post. They don’t know the fundamentals of the game. It’s stupid.”
But Bryant went even further. He knows that the American youth basketball model isn’t going to change overnight, so he lamented on how the players are often treated as “cash cows” and how everyone is trying to profit off of them. He has some ideas on how to change the model:
“Teach players the game at an early age and stop treating them like cash cows for everyone to profit off of,” Bryant said. “That’s how you do that. You have to teach them the game. Give them instruction.”
“That’s a deep well because then you start cutting into people’s pockets,” Bryant continued. “People get really upset when you start cutting into their pockets because all they do is try to profit off these poor kids. There’s no quick answer.”
thoughts?
Posted on 1/3/15 at 12:21 pm to quail man
He didn't offer a real solution, but I agree with him in that AAU is a problem.
Posted on 1/3/15 at 12:28 pm to quail man
In my experience, Kobe is very rarely wrong with his social and basketball opinions and obsessed with the game as much as anyone.
It's really nothing ground breaking as an opinion, but I certainly am happy Kobe used his name and platform to get the problem out there.
I really respect the guy and will be sad when Kobe has to hang up the sneaks. He's a positive ambassador for the game and about as genuine as you'll see because he doesn't give 2 shits who he pisses off.
Who knows though, the guy breaths being in basketball shape. This dumbass might make it another 4-6 years somehow.
It's really nothing ground breaking as an opinion, but I certainly am happy Kobe used his name and platform to get the problem out there.
I really respect the guy and will be sad when Kobe has to hang up the sneaks. He's a positive ambassador for the game and about as genuine as you'll see because he doesn't give 2 shits who he pisses off.
Who knows though, the guy breaths being in basketball shape. This dumbass might make it another 4-6 years somehow.
Posted on 1/3/15 at 12:58 pm to quail man
He just had to talk shite on AAU to even further demonstrate he's joined basketball's ole men's club.
Posted on 1/3/15 at 1:13 pm to quail man
I'm going to be sad when Kobe retires and the new NBA totally takes over
Kobe is the last of an era, the era before the AAU and Lebrons of the world made everything gross in basketball. Before all the players are best friends and hug and kiss before games and everyone forms super teams nobody hates anyone anymore.
I'll miss you Kobe
Kobe is the last of an era, the era before the AAU and Lebrons of the world made everything gross in basketball. Before all the players are best friends and hug and kiss before games and everyone forms super teams nobody hates anyone anymore.
I'll miss you Kobe
Posted on 1/3/15 at 2:00 pm to quail man
He's right about AAU ball.
The irony though, is Kobe's style of play would never cut it in Europe. The selfishness has always been off the charts, which would never fly over there.
The irony though, is Kobe's style of play would never cut it in Europe. The selfishness has always been off the charts, which would never fly over there.
Posted on 1/3/15 at 2:10 pm to quail man
that's funny because Kobe is about the most AAU player in the league...an unrepentant chucker chasing a stupid record to the detriment of his team
I guess he's trying reverse psychology
I guess he's trying reverse psychology
Posted on 1/3/15 at 8:30 pm to quail man
I hate that rapists ball hog but what he said just then was pure good.
Posted on 1/4/15 at 8:22 am to quail man
There are problems with AAU. But USAB dominates on every level. The NBA is as good as it's ever been. I would like to see USAB exert more control, but I'm not sure there is a real issue here, unlike in US Soccer. Lets not forget Kobe plays with a bunch of shitty teammates for a shitty coach.
To me, a problem is just how much the NBA has changed in the last decade. AAU, HS, NCAA haven't kept up at all with this massive evolution. For me, watching CBB is like watching a Precambrian version of the sport.
The existential question that needs to be figured out is what is the purpose of these development leagues? To produce NBA players? To make money for handlers, schools, coaches, shoe companies, the NCAA? To promote a healthy lifestyle through basketball and give all comers a chance to play? Decide what the question is and then you can talk about some answers
To me, a problem is just how much the NBA has changed in the last decade. AAU, HS, NCAA haven't kept up at all with this massive evolution. For me, watching CBB is like watching a Precambrian version of the sport.
The existential question that needs to be figured out is what is the purpose of these development leagues? To produce NBA players? To make money for handlers, schools, coaches, shoe companies, the NCAA? To promote a healthy lifestyle through basketball and give all comers a chance to play? Decide what the question is and then you can talk about some answers
Posted on 1/4/15 at 10:08 am to quail man
the sport needs better teachers (coaches) at the grassroots level. fundamentals such as using both hands, passing/catching w/ both hands, blocking out, rebounding and its importance,defensive principles, footwork, basic p&r screening, etc. should be taught in the 7-10 year old range.
make sure the kids know the basics by the time they get to high school. the best coach i played for was in HS and every monday was 'back to basics' practice where we would hammer those fundamentals and our basic half court sets.
it comes down to teaching, AAU is an outlet for some kids, for some its a summer thing and for others its the big show and love it or hate it the colleges will be watching. a lot depends on location as well.
make sure the kids know the basics by the time they get to high school. the best coach i played for was in HS and every monday was 'back to basics' practice where we would hammer those fundamentals and our basic half court sets.
it comes down to teaching, AAU is an outlet for some kids, for some its a summer thing and for others its the big show and love it or hate it the colleges will be watching. a lot depends on location as well.
Posted on 1/4/15 at 3:19 pm to quail man
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thoughts?
For all the anti-age limit guys, the preeminent preps-to-pros guy slams the main feeder of US prep development. Of course he was in it, but he is right on the money
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