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Larry Johnson Says American Players Lack Fundamentals
Posted on 10/22/24 at 8:54 pm
Posted on 10/22/24 at 8:54 pm
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But what's the reason for this level of dominance by the international players? According to Larry Johnson, it's all about knowing the basics of the game.
"Youngsters, you getting your job taken now by foreigners, right?" LJ said on the All The Smoke podcast. "Cuz you're not getting the fundamentals. You just want to run, jump, and dunk on people. No man, they got these seven footers coming over, shooting threes, and runners, and we don't have that."
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Posted on 10/22/24 at 8:58 pm to pioneerbasketball
He is right
Posted on 10/22/24 at 9:00 pm to pioneerbasketball
Geez, Grandmama became Grandpapa.
Unfortunately that means I'm old too
Unfortunately that means I'm old too
Posted on 10/22/24 at 9:09 pm to pioneerbasketball
Those UNLV teams were fun to watch
Posted on 10/22/24 at 9:17 pm to pioneerbasketball
granted we’re only seeing the top 0.1% of internationals, but the technical ability they come into the league with is so far and away better than than the average American it’s worth digging into
Posted on 10/22/24 at 9:20 pm to pioneerbasketball
But yet we keep winning the gold medal at the Olympics
Posted on 10/22/24 at 9:25 pm to chalmetteowl
Well we have a built in advantage in the Olympics bc the US is large compared to most countries
Posted on 10/22/24 at 9:25 pm to chalmetteowl
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But yet we keep winning the gold medal at the Olympics
went right over your head
Posted on 10/22/24 at 9:47 pm to CP3LSU25
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went right over your head
it didn’t go over his head. he’s legitimately retarded
Posted on 10/22/24 at 10:40 pm to RandySavage
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eez, Grandmama became Grandpapa.
Unfortunately that means I'm old too
Dude picked me up to dunk the ball at my elementary school and I am 42 now
Posted on 10/22/24 at 10:40 pm to pioneerbasketball
Maybe not the best year to make this comment. the League just took 2 Euro 7 footers with no skill.
just be tall.
just be tall.
Posted on 10/23/24 at 1:37 am to SammyTiger
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Maybe not the best year to make this comment. the League just took 2 Euro 7 footers with no skill. just be tall.
tell us more about your personal analysis
Posted on 10/23/24 at 4:25 am to chalmetteowl
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But yet we keep winning the gold medal at the Olympics
The top 0.0001 percent of US basketball players is still better than the rest of the world combined but the gap is definitely closer than it has been in the past.
Skills and fundamentals are drastically decreasing in the US basketball game from top to bottom only made worse by kids watching Lebron, Curry, Giannis, etc.
This post was edited on 10/23/24 at 4:26 am
Posted on 10/23/24 at 5:53 am to The Pirate King
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Skills and fundamentals are drastically decreasing in the US basketball game
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made worse by kids watching Lebron, Curry,
2 of the most skilled players ever? How is that making things worse?
Posted on 10/23/24 at 6:16 am to pioneerbasketball
No lies detected
Posted on 10/23/24 at 6:18 am to pioneerbasketball
he is really looking like grand mama
Posted on 10/23/24 at 6:40 am to SlowFlowPro
LeBron is skilled?
Posted on 10/23/24 at 6:46 am to pioneerbasketball
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LeBron is skilled?
Even if we assume things like vision and basketball IQ aren't skills (which is fair since they're more innate and not something everyone can develop), then going to his handle and passing leads to the decision that he's incredibly skilled. At his peak, his shooting was elite, too.
If the 3 primary skills are dribbling, passing, and shooting he was world class at dribbling and historic at passing for his entire career. I think that counts as "skilled".
Posted on 10/23/24 at 6:50 am to SlowFlowPro
I think we have different definitions of skill.
Posted on 10/23/24 at 6:51 am to pioneerbasketball
LJ is absolutely right on this. The international kids spend more time in the gym working on fundamentals and playing less games, while the American kids spend most of their time playing games and not working on fundamentals. All of these AAU circuits in America dilute the fundamentals of the game. And the majority of the circuit is simply a money grab.
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