Mark Cuban Blasts NCAA Basketball

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Originally Posted by JRutledge

I was not asking a question for the answer. I really do not care what the percentage of players come from international places. I already know that the main players that go to the NBA are coming from the United States. That is obvious. And since the top players are not coming from international places (like the top All-Stars or MVP candidates) then it really does not matter to me what rules international players play under and seems to not make that big of an overall difference. And I still feel the NBA needs to concentrate on developing their players, not worry about rules that help their game.

The NFL has way more rules differences from college and college has way more rules than NF or HS. No one complains about how they cannot develop players at the NFL level. Actually NFL coaches seem to think they can teach their systems even when a player comes from different systems.

Peace

So this is a more valid argument the years the Nash or Nowitski were winning MVPS's? Or when US national mens team got smoked?

As far as I can tell you feel like if the NBA wants more skilled players they should develop them, if the NCAA wants more skilled players they should develop them, and I can only assume that your reasoning then applies downward as such . . . If you have an issue in your dept you fix it. At no point to company policices, rules or the system itself need to be questioned simply for the sake of growth . . . if you are meeting your goals - status quo, when you are not change. No systemic issues to address just departmental. Dont' try to stay ahead of the curve or adopt innovations unless we have to . . .

You are right in that development can happen regardless of rule set. Development can also happen for players in the face of bad coaching or circumstances. They find ways to overcome. That doesn't mean the system shouldn't be changed to minimize faults/weaknesses or grow areas of stregtt. Winning doesn't mean you are doing it the best way possible, just better then everyone else is currently. USA has great basketball and the worlds best basketball players, does that mean you shouldn't try to make a better system or method for creating more of them.

No one ever feels like guys stats or draft stock are inflated by NCAA football systems. I guess you've never heard of a QB being referred to not being able to fit in a pro system. . . but . . . nevermind selecting a non 360 degree sport where players only play either offense or defense and specialize skill sets and position is probably a great example for discussion of a sport where the entire game is going to more universal players vs 1 dimensional.

If you want to talk about other sports lets talk about soccer the skills and movements and universality of most players is a closer link to basketball. USA soccer has adopted a long term athlete development model that now guides and supports team selections, coaching methodolgy and helps to determine rule sets from top to bottom national team to youth leagues.

Almost every top basketball playing nation in the world has a long term athlete development plan and model except the USA they continue to trust in conflitcing AAU and School systems to generate enough athletes for the NCAA and NBA/ d-leagues to develop players. Your probably right trying to align rule sets or create a development first model for basketball as a national community couldn't possibly help.


Well off topic now . . . sorry.