This morning on ESPN I watched his interview at the YMCA, he said his main problem with the NBA is, that they put more effort into getting little kids in Shanghi, China to get into the NBA, than people in Louisville, Kentucky....He said that getting more people involved in the US is better and they make the NBA more money....It's a great point. I can't find the interview.
Very true. One thing I like about Cuban his he will speak his mind and doesn't care. However I wouldn't suprised if Stern fines him for that, lol. Thanks for letting us know of this BCB.
I agree somewhat, but the publicity in foreign countires brings more talent to the league and basketball in Europe and Asia has become very popular. It is wise to go out to different countries to promote the game. It helps bring in more money, a much larger audience, and inspires other countires to raise more talent.But yes, I do agree that the majority of the effort should be right here in the USA.
I agree that for the NBA it is somewhat bad to be scouting asian/european prospects instead of kids from home..about 4 in a 5 Europeans/Asians are badYou'll get the occasional Yao or Dirk but then you get about 20 Ha Sueng Jins for every Yao or Dirk you getIt's good for the game of basketball to expand to more of a global market and try to challenge soccer but bad for the NBA...like I said 4 out of every 5 European prospects has been a bust
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (playaofthegame @ Mar 12 2007, 08:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I agree that for the NBA it is somewhat bad to be scouting asian/european prospects instead of kids from home..about 4 in a 5 Europeans/Asians are badYou'll get the occasional Yao or Dirk but then you get about 20 Ha Sueng Jins for every Yao or Dirk you getIt's good for the game of basketball to expand to more of a global market and try to challenge soccer but bad for the NBA...like I said 4 out of every 5 European prospects has been a bust</div> Kids at home get scouted, international scouting has not hurt scouting in the United States. The bust ratio for international players is similar to US players. The NBA will never come close to challenging soccer internationally.
Obviously but they can at least try to get to that kind of level where theres at least a billion people watching the world basketball championships in the summer
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (playaofthegame @ Mar 12 2007, 09:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I agree that for the NBA it is somewhat bad to be scouting asian/european prospects instead of kids from home..about 4 in a 5 Europeans/Asians are badYou'll get the occasional Yao or Dirk but then you get about 20 Ha Sueng Jins for every Yao or Dirk you getIt's good for the game of basketball to expand to more of a global market and try to challenge soccer but bad for the NBA...like I said 4 out of every 5 European prospects has been a bust</div>Where does it say that 4 in 5 International players are bad? The NBA is growing and having all nations on board is a positive.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (MosDefinitely @ Mar 13 2007, 03:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Where does it say that 4 in 5 International players are bad? The NBA is growing and having all nations on board is a positive.</div>It's just a fact... look around the NBA. There are tons of international players on every team's bench. There are a bunch of players that got drafted that are still sitting in Europe, because they haven't developed at all. However, I do agree with BCB. Scouting is not the issue here. Business is the issue. The thing about Cuban is that he loves the game, but he is still a pure business man as well. He has sold 2 businesses... one for millions and another for billions. He just doesn't want to have the NBA end up like the NHL. I don't necessarily hate hockey, but I hate the way they run their business. They lost all interest here in the US. It is far more popular in Canada even though most of the teams are here. That is why the NHL is failing and it's never on TV anymore. The key is not saying, "WE DON'T WANT CHINA/EUROPE/SOUTH AMERICA/AFRICA INVOLVED!" That is not the point. The point is making the league interesting to American people. Americans love Dirk, Nash, Ginobili, etc. That's because they've been properly publicized. Yao is a great player and I love him, but using him in China to gain tons of interest there doesn't do a whole lot for the league business-wise.
Making the game a nation wide thing is a good thing IMO. Obviously there isnt as much talent in some of these other countries as the US, but there have been alot more foreigners as of the last few years, and that has come from promoting the game more in other countries. The money aspect is huge as well...That is what the NBA is looking to do right now, and I cant disagree with them. In the end, it is a business, and if you have players from all around the world, it is going to promote more money...
