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So now that we are into the quarterfinals, what would it take to get this thread back to talking about the World Cup and not US youth... -
Cclonechemist replied to the thread ***Official 2026 World Cup Thread***.Maybe it’s regional. Where we are, lacrosse is huge, football and soccer and basketball and hockey probably all fairly similar one rung...
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Cclonechemist replied to the thread ***Official 2026 World Cup Thread***.There are only 2 euro #1 NBA draft picks since 2007. And one if them is Zachary Rissacher, who sucks. The other is Victor Wembanyama...
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Just going to keep reposting this to combat this narrative. Are American youth sports a mess, yes. Is it the reason we aren’t...
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A lot of truth here. America is just such a unique beast. It's our cultural sporting ethos that we expect to be the best at everything...
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Other countries have 3-4 really good basketball players in the NBA, at most. The U.S. has like 50+.
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It would be like if England tried to bring a team over to the NFL. They have athletes, but woul be very limited in terms of coaching...
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People just see the outliers and genetic freaks that turn into superstars and completely forget that 80% of the rest of the league is...
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CThe reason is that futbol is a part of their culture just as football, basketball, and baseball are a part of our culture. The U.S. has...
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Excluding football, the only sports invented in America are basketball and volleyball. Basketball: men won 17 of the 21 golds in the...
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It’s easier to say an external factor, “the youth development program is the main issue”, than it is to admit an intrinsic factor, our... -
CAnd how much do even average professional basketball players make compared to a typical soccer player in the premiere league? There's...
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It's way way cheaper to just throw a bag at all the great dual-nationals and be competitive that way. If Morocco, Curacao, France(!)...
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CI just finished a 45 day stint in rehab due to alcohol abuse. I started drinking at 18 in 1979. It really was not a problem until 2009...
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Cclonechemist replied to the thread Random ISU FB player you remember.Maybe the most notable achievement of my high school football career was tackling him (FOR A LOSS) in a freshman football game. He was...