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Originally Posted by kiwiref
Vlade Divac...Joins Hakeem Olajuwon and Kareem Abdul-Jabaar as the only players in NBA history to amass 13,000 points, 9,000 rebounds, 3,000 assists and 1,500 blocked shots. And coming from Serbia, he also never played college ball in States.
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I do not think Valde Divac is going to make the Basketball Hall of Fame anytime soon. We was a decent player, but not a Hall of Famer. He was not even a dominate player or a go to guy on any of his teams.
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Originally Posted by kiwiref
Yes, it proves the point, although not the one you are thinking of. 
My argument was that having five great individuals does not mean you have a great team, and as basketball is a team sport you need a great team to win consistently.
Not that I want to poke any more holes in your story, but Yugoslavia won 5 WC titles. Which is kinda more than the old Soviet Union, or USA for that matter. |
Where have you been? Did I not already make the "team" point?
My main point is you are not going to get many foreign players that are considered the best in the world. You should have referenced Drazen Dalipagic who is Yugoslavia born and never played in the USA or the NBA. Also understand the Basketball Hall of Fame is not about the NBA only. College players and coaches, NBA players and coaches, international players and coaches and contributors to the game all can be inducted.
Either way it goes, the USA is where basketball is played at its best. I do not know how FIBA officials see any better talent on a night in and night out basis like an NBA official.