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Great video. I live in Indiana. 9 of the 10 biggest high school gyms in America are here. My little cousin loves Haliburton but his parents are broke. No cable. This means he gets to see him play, maybe, 4 or 5 times a year on TV. They live close enough to the stadium to see it from their driveway yet he's only been to 2 games in his life. The NBA is marketed to middle/upper class America now for sure.
Welcome to the Serbian world. 😂 Poor children in Serbia cannot practice sports, because they have to pay a monthly membership fee to the club, which is about 5% of the average salary. Imagine that you are a father, you have one salary and you still need to pay for two or three children to train basketball, football, volleyball... Not to mention the kind of nepotism that reigns in our soccer . It's hell.
thank you for saying this you’re the only person i’ve seen say this. last season almost everytime i searched up a player’s bio they’re always related to some pro athlete. always always always it’s so unfair.
I'm pretty sure it was always like that. The expectation of becoming something else than what what your parents were is pretty new in History. Back in days, if your dad was a blacksmith then you were an apprentice and future blacksmith.
@@jonathanhoward1499 you don't know his background I'm assuming. He's not from the hood or anything. He's just a middle class kid who wants to look hard
That's black culture bro. I'm from a majority black area, back when I was in school there were black kids from the gutter, really horrible upbringing, and you had suburban black kids who mom and dad are married, own a house, and have done everything right. When I tell you, these black kids who have everything they need to succeed will throw it all away to hang out with the "gangstas" and be like them. They act like it's "embarassing" to come from a stable home. They want to act hood because, black folk think if your not from he hood, somehow you're not black? It's the culture man. It's the media and it's what's pushed to black kids to think it's 'cool". For instance, black ppl made, like, every genre of music in America. Rock and roll, jazz, disco, funk, R and B, EDM, Blues, etc. Why the only "authentic black" music is the sell drugs, beat women, shoot guns, nonsense in rap today? It's the Freemaons (aka Klansman) and the tiny hats. It's not even black people deciding the status quo. It's the small hats.
It's not just an issue with Americans in the NBA, even among Europeans,Take France, for example, Today, the majority of players come from parents who were professional basketball players or athletes, Victor Wembanyama's father is 6'8" and was a professional athlete in triple jump and long jump, while his mother, standing at 6'3", comes from a family of basketball players. This trend is seen with other French players as well, they all come from professional basketball players or Professional athletes, Rudy Gobert's dad is 7'1" professional basketball player, and players like Tony Parker, Kyllian Hayes, Nicolas Batum, Alex Sarr, Zaccharie Risacher, Tidjane Salaün, and Sidy Sissoko like 95% of ALL FRENCH PLAYER, all of them have backgrounds with professional athlete parents, Boris Diaw’s mother is the top scorer in the history of the French women's basketball team and a Hall of Famer in French basketball, Evan Fournier’s parents are professional judokas, with his father even serving as the coach for the French national team Similarly, in Germany, Dirk Nowitzki's father was a professional handball player who played for the German national team and competed in the Olympics, while his mother was a professional basketball player. In Spain, the Gasol family's background in professional basketball is also well-known In all sports leagues worldwide, whether it's soccer in Europe or cricket in India, children of professional athletes have an advantage over others. They already understand the sport, especially if they play the same one as their parents, and this phenomenon has been growing since the 2000s
Nepotism was here for a long time no one focused on it back, don't focus on it now. If any kid from a poor family right now is as good as LBJ was back in highschool that kid would make it to the NBA.
European players have focused on the fundamentals while AAU is focused on showboating and focused on a 1o1 skills. The top college players are not there long enough, but if they stay for too long, they get punished for it. If a player is too old, they get punished in the draft. The American system is outdated and needs to be redone from the time they're kids.
Another reason Ant a good face of the league. Lost his mother and grandmother young, raised by his siblings. Mostly loved football, didn’t really focus on ball until 10th grade. Overcame a lot. Then he comes to the league and is chosen first overall and people were surprised and scouts were worried he didn’t love the game enough. Just turned 23 and already a rising star and getting lots of attention for his work ethic and personality and will to compete.
Ant is to immature and lacks the intelligence to be the face of the league. On top of that all his baby mama drama and forcing women to get abortions. He will be a face of the league but not the face of the league
I remember in the 2000s it wasn't expensive to play HS sports, or regular kid league sports in the 90s either. But I do remember my neighbor who's parents had money to spend, had him in some fancy league where they traveled everywhere to play their games back in the early 90s. My bro did the same thing the the 80s but it was easier for a middle class family to do so back then. I remember when the Lakers went to UCSB to host a camp they were having. You only got to go to that if your parents had the money.
At my local gym, there’s a former D1 and pro player who trains with his ~9 y/o son, and they are the epitome of everything wrong with basketball these days. Kid works long hours with his father screaming at him if he’s not perfect, all while being 9. Hope he makes it someday but it’s not the way to go
Issue is that honestly, we can’t love the game anymore as young adults because if you really looking to make it to the league, you gotta work while the rest are sleeping. You gotta be pushed past your limits when others stop. It sucks but I guarantee you that if those lessons stick with how he’s drilled, he’s made an important step to becoming better.
Unfortunately that upbringing produces champions albeit at the cost of them developing as a person outside of sports. Could that kid be a doctor? Who knows he will probably never get the chance to be introduced to any other field
@@thewriter8762no the kid will probably be burn out by high school. The soviets wouldn’t put kids on serious training programs until middle school age, because they understood why it was bad for kids development. Also talent is the most valuable ingredient to success.
I wouldn't say it's a nepotism league, but I do agree that you need some money to make it to the league these days. Your parents don't have to be millionaires, but you need a good support system for sure. No more stories like A.I. or LeBron or at least way way less.
Yet those same athletes want to be seen as hood or hard, and then wonder why brands are not wanting that image. Like bro, it’s one thing to discriminate against someone that only knows that environment, and another when you’re a good kid pretending.
That’s why despite its flaws I’ll always be grateful for how football(⚽️) is set up. The most accessible sport in the world with the fewest barriers to entry. Most of the best players all come from the poorest parts of their countries. I always thought of basketball as being the closest to that but I guess things have changed
the thing is, as of right now, even if these kids are benefiting from nepotism, a lot of them still show hunger to be the best, some of these kids are the best indeed. This problem won't get solved until kids start being complacent I think.
The 03 draft had lbj Carmelo Anthony, and Dwade. Dwade was a teen father who needed money. Lebron grew up poor and melo was like 1/9 kids or something like that. They all needed to make the league to provide for their families. Nowadays we don’t hear stories like that anymore
@@matheuscampos7320exactly! I guess young brothers coming from functional healthy two parent households(two income) that support their kids is a detriment to the league. Bc they ain't have to pour water in their captain crunch for breakfast. Better decision making creates the potential for better outcomes. We should support healthier families and upbringings more than an "entertaining and competitive" league. Men have too much emotional attachment to sports smh.
@@matheuscampos7320 it’s not because that gives less accessibility to those who are still coming from these backgrounds. It proves that you need to come from privilege to be able to make it to the nba. Yes of course im glad that these young black men are blessed enough to come from wealthy backgrounds and make the league but that doesn’t mean there still aren’t people coming from poor backgrounds who aren’t able to go to the league because of costs.
My 9yo son just finished his AAU season in mid July. It cost me over $5,000 all in after registration, travel, gate fees, jerseys, etc. And I had to take multiple days off work just to get us to some of the tournaments. It’s out of hand.
So why did you pay? I don’t understand why parents don’t start their own leagues. As a parent myself when my daughter hits 6 years old I’ll organize other parents and start a league at the park. Very simple
Donavan Mitchell's father was the director of player relations for the NY Mets. According to Glassdoor the average salary for said position is 200,000 dollars. Donavan Mitchell ain't from the trenches and him putting out that tweet was hostile to actual poor people.
You think basketball is bad? Wait until you learn about hockey’s pay to win system 😂 almost every guy drafted to the league has been living with host families since highschool.
@@naheemquattlebaum2267 yeah, equpiment, league fees, it gets up there. It’s a shame. Unless a kid gets sponsored from a young age, it’s insane difficult to even make it to the nhl level. There are players, but it’s extremely rare cases.
Yeah hockey is pretty much a rich white sport, even playing pick up hockey will set you back a couple hundred. BB only needs a ball and some shoes, same with soccer
It absolutely isn’t. No sport but ice hockey is expensive. We don’t even have high school hockey. It’s ’clubs’ (private) sport because ice time is so valuable. It’s a barrier to entry. I think I played against one nonwhite kid in my 10 years growing up. You have to have very dedicated parents driving you 20 miles away for practice at midnight on Tuesday.
Yeah, it's crazy to me that soccer in the US is expensive, but American football is pretty accesible, despite requiring much more players, equipment, coaching teams and officials for games.
I’m a sports journalist and I interviewed a bunch of undrafted rookies in the NFL. Their main hang up is that the rookies who have family ties are in the league get preference and favoritism to be drafted- despite the undrafted rookies being better on tape in every way, shape and form. Politics and nepotism in sports affect everyone- and the only people who seem to like nepotism are people who benefit from it. I absolutely hate nepotism on all levels in any career field. This also stretches to sports journalism as well.
That also implies an erosion of the quality of players and therefore sport. That's bad long term as it can trend down to zero and ruin the sport itself.
True I wouldn’t say I’m poor cause I basically got everything I want but I’m not like the “richest” either but my dad played ball so I kinda got hoop genetics but also we gotta account it’s hard to get good at basketball and hard to even make it to the nba
@@carzy1.0 that’s a false equivalency Jeff bezos is in the public eye Donavan Mitchell’s father is not, his mother wondering how she was going to pay the rent should be a clear indication that they weren’t simple middle class Americans. So to say his father worked for the Mets as if that takes away from the financial situation is disingenuous.
@@SUPERSTARSWISH no its not lol simply having two parents is considered a better support system than most ppl have. SO yeah two parents, both worked, and one for a pro sports team? Be fr. Especially compared to the "trench babies" this video is abt
In Europe football clubs (soccer ) have their own academies where kids good enough get a scholarship to play for their youth team. Travel, gear, and training all payed for.
Yeah but i think uefa or fifa in general need to make a law where kids under 18-19 not to play as much as pro Maybe 10-15 match a years Because i swear seeing many young player get injuries because overplayed as youth again pro are insane
Same problems exist there, it's a question of who you know and were you live. The emphasis of bug teams signing only their own youth makes I eve harder for some of the best talent that weren't fortunate enough to live in Barcelona or London to ever see a pro contract. Modern pro sports is like an invite only club😢
@@fadhil2831all that does is stunt development tho. If you’re good enough you play. It’s on the manager, coaches, medical staff, nutritionist, etc to prevent those kinds of injuries.
@@jacksonboyd02 tell thay rooney,neymar,ronaldo nazario who broke their body because overplayed as teenager How about pedri and fati,theu too become injuries prone
@@fadhil2831 ok players that started their career before 18 off the top of my head Messi, ronaldinho, Zidane , bale, Kroos, Sergio Ramos, pele, maradona, Henry, Alexis sanchez. Thats 10 would u like me to name more?
I went to high school with Kawhi Leonard and Tony Snell. Both were rags to riches without a doubt and that point makes me way more prouder of who they’ve become who they are since the majority of NBA players come from money or connections
Didnt they both get moved to a privileged high school? I had the same story. Poor moved to a nice private school for opportunity. The amount of stress and sacrifice it put on my family. Its privilege to even get there.
@@Shortballa11 Kawhi played at Riverside King which is definitely not a privileged school lol, it's not a bad school but it's not like a St. John Bosco or Mater Dei type of school. The Inland Empire in Cali doesn't really have privileged high schools like some of Orange County and LA County has
Mexico is known for it too in soccer . My dad said there’s always a player related cousin nephew son in law . Especially with a lot of heritage in the team
Same thing here in Canada with hockey, so many great athletes that never got afforded the opportunity to lace up the skates. It makes you wonder if we really are watching the best in the world
@@MoeyViews invest in soccer. I don’t know much about hockey but soccer has always been popular and doesn’t seem to be losing steam. Basketball is good but depends really. Your son should play all three (as in normally at school or in soccer grounds or smth any playing field) and see which one he’s best at. Should develop that one going forward. However one should remember that’s it not for everyone.
@@MoeyViewsyou’re child has more of a chance making it in football in America than the other two u mentioned. If he was in Europe it would be difficult but even if you’re average in America you stand out because football isn’t big over there
ya this is happening everywhere with hockey, its nuts how I see some kids during stick and puck who don't got money to play but they just show up on the weekends and go crazy
The book Outliers, which helped to popularize the concept of “10,000 hours”, talks about incremental advantages that can create lifelong opportunities for achievement. What creates these incremental advantages? A lot of things. Financial resources, what month one is born in, education, hard work, luck, etc. The book is very much like this video. I believe the notion of incremental disadvantages is also “ in play” in people’s lives. Great video.
Happened to my son who is 6’6, natural athletic ability and driven. Single mom, dad passed away and a bad car accident took me out of the game. All the school politics and he didn’t get the playing time he deserved. He had triple the talent. And no one cared. I couldn’t do it on my own. He hates me for it.
I don't know shit about sports but I come from the hood and work in the corporate world now. But connections and being born with some money is a boost in any industry. Hell, even grinding it out in school cost money so idk how athletes do it unless you just dominate everybody else by a clear margin.
@@waterbottlecrinkle6973Then that’s why people go to Public schools lol people who can afford it goes to private schools it would be dumb to pay for something you can’t afford.
In high school me and two other players were given “invites” to go to Italy to join a team USA camp for basketball. We were excited as can be thinking we were chosen for this specifically. We later find out it would cost us $4000 to pay for the trip entirely and that the offer was actually offered to pretty much anyone that could afford to go, our coach just told us specifically because we were the best players and the ones most likely able to go. Over in Italy it was even more obvious to what you said at the start, it wasn’t a collective of the best players in the nation it was just the ones that could afford to go. Don’t get me wrong there was exceptional talent, but there was also just a bunch of rich kids who never got told negative feedback growing up.
That being said, it doesn't correlate to making the nba tho. Going to a camp or going to a varsity programme is vastly different from making the nba. The talented players will always make the league based on their skills. Like you cant buy being 6 ft 9 , athletic and skilled at basketball so much so that you're in the top 1 percent of college basketball players not just Americans in general. That can't be baught
Bruh trust me I'm from Stamford CT. There are people who struggle in Greenwich CT but he wasn't poor by any means. Poor in Greenwich is like being rich or well off in Alabama. Plus most of the black people there are sellouts
His a dad wasnt an executive he was a director of player relations...still not poor but if his dad was an executive than he would've been wealthy wealthy
Well when the idea that “hard work and discipline” is the only thing that will get you where you want is constantly shoved down your throat, of course it’s new to a lot of people.
@@yougotgamesonyourphone6947 Hard work, genetics and discipline are indeed the biggest factors. Having parents and a support system make sure you have those. Connections and familiarity with the industry just give you the edge.
The NBA has finally been touched by the “who you know” ideals of America . It’s basically how almost everything is ran when it comes to getting in the rich bubble
Its not an American ideal. Arguably its quite the opposite when it comes to America. Problem is, its the overpopulation/oversaturation ideal. Too many people, too little resources. If you thought Automation was bad enough, human life in India/China is cheaper than a ChatGPT subscription. So when you wonder why you cant get jobs for shit with an Engineering/CS degree, or why the factory that laid you off hired a quadrillion illegals, this is why. Our nation is run by globalists who work for a cabal of bourgoisie elites, that would rather have the country sell its wealth overseas for 1% extra profits.
as a german watching this, hearing you call "soccer" a white collar sport is kind of crazy, as in europe, football became more of a working class phenomenon. Though in the beginning, end of the 19th century I think, it started as a white collar past time in the UK, its been the sport of the people for ages now.
I dont think it is anymore though, football is becoming more and more elitist, tickets and merchandising are too expensive for avg people and lot of kids become pros because of connections and influence, at least its been like this here in Brazil
Nah, here in the UK football started off as and still is a sport founded for and popularized by the urban poor, the working man, the working class etc Especially in Northern England originally, that's where modern football really started in the 19th century. It was never a white collar thing in England, quite the opposite.
@@viniciusriegel I mean the only reason the nba did become some sort of a “daddy league”, is because the leagues franchises don’t really have the need to succeed mainly due to monetary reasons. As the nba is a closed league, no matter what happens, the investors of the franchises would make their money. The wouldn’t need to invest in their teams and strive for a kind of sportive success, because they simply don’t need to. The nba is primarily a show for them, not really a competition. In Europe it is very different, because the clubs actually need to have success in the sport to make it even remotely profitable for the investors. If they don’t invest in the clubs and on players, they even risk the delegations to a lower league and hence even making a financial deficit. That’s why football teams are actively trying to bring the best players and prospects to their teams, no matter form what social beaclground they may be coming from.
we have the same issues in Canada. If you're not paying 10K/year (registration, equipment, time commitments etc) to play in the Toronto area, you can forget getting drafted to major jr hockey. And if you do make it, playing ONLY hockey since 5 or 6 years old will absolutely ruin your shoulders, knees etc.
Yeah but hockey has always been an expensive sport to play with the cost of equipment and having to find a rink to play at and pay for ice time and stuff. Seeing basketball become like this feels different.
America has an addiction to sports and it's gross how much more sports are favored in high schools versus quality education compared to the rest of the world. I was an average height, slow and unathletic kid growing up yet my dipshit parents forced me to try out for basketball and soccer teams. I only made the soccer team because my school's team just needed bodies lol. All I wanted to do was draw, learn instruments and languages but instead wasted those crucial years where you absorb everything not doing those things.
I think you could learn a lot more from a highly competitive sport where you learn work ethic and how to communicate with others rather than drawing or playing piano.
Tremont Waters is a walking bucket We Puertoricans love that guy. And because of Tremont and other D1 rookies, the Pro league here that has been around 122 years, has made much more buzz than ever and is now a G league with better salary.
Nothing new. Jalen Rose & his father played, Rick Barry had 3 sons in the league. Bill Walton had Luke, Sabonis has his son there, Larry Nance JR & his father played , Dolph & Danny Shayes being the first I can remember.
You are absolutely correct. It’s always been this way and people are putting insane amounts of pressure on Bronny to be good when he will take a few years to develop into a legit role player.
Its alot more prevalent in the league now. Its cool you can name a bunch of father son duos but that doesnt mean it's not alot more of an issue now than 20 years ago
Its pretty wild how these kids are getting out on this track from third grade on. I remember watching the 1996 Atlanta Olympics as a kid, and they did a segment on the Chinese gymnasts, who were 17 year old girls. The segment outlined how these girls were basically picked from their families at 7 or 8, and sent to the national training camp, where they would focus 100% on their gymnastics training, and attend a boarding school. The segment reviewed how hard it was in the family and the little girls, being a thousand miles away from their family, and under this incredible pressure to be the best in the world. It was so crazy to me, as an eight year old boy, imagining what that would have been like, working long hours on a sport everyday, to be part of the national team. My mom saw that, and she was like, "this is sick. " she turned to me and was like, "in America, we don't do stuff like that. " Her observation stuck with me my whole life, I think about it all the time when I hear these stories about parents who sacrifice everything to get their kid into club sports.
Its true. China uses its athletic victories in an attempt to legitimize their system of government and the Dictator's regime, when compared to the backdrop of the world. It's a sad shell of its former self, thanks to the CCP.
If you think thats bad, look at whats happening in schools. Teachers call it grade inflation. Middle/High schoolers call it survival. Everybody is fighting tooth and nail, sacrificing everything to get a good job. So much so that resumes arent worth shit, and that the only way to get a job is through connections. This is America btw. Not China. Not India. America is dealing with the overpopulation problem of China/India. Every job that your grandparents died in WW2 to protect, is being DONATED to other countries. I remember similar drills but for fucking math. My mom always told me, if I dont do em right, some Asian kid will replace me. Looking at the job market and the lower and lower acceptance rates by Uni's their not far off. We are cooked, and dont let anybody tell you otherwise. We need Trump/Bernie to run this country. We need to shield ourselves from the overpopulation problems of other countries.
Don’t believe propaganda. Not all of that is true about the Chinese gymnasts. It’s like the English boarding schools but free, with free food, clothing and shelter. And if the kids don’t get to the top of the world, they still get a guaranteed job afterwards. The propaganda to defame China is sick and racist
Simply one of the most honest and informative videos on hoops I've seen. As a basketball Official of 30+ years! I have a birdseye view of all of the factors highlighted in this matter. Hoop dreaming is unhealthy and unnecessary! Odds of climbing the economic ladder are higher if you pursue becoming a doctor, lawyer, architect,.. Moreover, early specialization has multiple negative effects on the development of young athletes! As a father of 4 children, 2, which competed at the college level. I insured that sports were an addendum for character building and not who they were per se. The constant glorify of athletic pursuits in lieu of intellectual prowess sets the stage for such a problem within the lower class. The "American Dream" is much bigger! Let's make it more palatable by being more honest with these lost youth that have slim to non chances of playing in college! Pro ball being virtually impossible with their substandard lot to begin with! I can not thank you enough for bringing this issue to light! 🤔🤔
Socio-economic differences impact all youth sports. Finally got myself into corporate world, and I was astonished with how many parents were able to afford top level leagues in sports and pay for private coaching which all of this gets you in front of scouts. I would have killed to have that sort of support in my youth.
Nepotism has always been around in the form of players but the difference is those players actually had the talent and skill to make it to the league and it wasn't by pure name alone in the case of bronny James
Yup because at the end of the day if you can’t ball you ain’t going to be in the nba long. One things about the nba is the turnover rate….its truly only for the best hoopers
It’s not just a money thing, it’s also a genetic thing. A 7 footer is more likely to have a child who is also a 7 footer or at least taller than average. A genetic freak is more likely to have a child with those gifts. Add to that they money and connections but that’s a part that gets skipped. Obviously bronny didn’t get the height but look at bol bol
this is happening in all sports, nfl, nba, mlb, soccer, etc. genes and natural talent are unstopable, hardwork is nver matchig that, please do research on the parents of any prop player of any sport, their kids are literally bread to play their sport, and if you combine that with all the money and contacts these kids have, imposible to compete, everyone is getting taller, faster, stronger, smarter and with more talent.
not as much with football (soccer) cause it matters less on genetics and more on skill and talent. Different types of builds and genetics can do well in football, with only endurance and agility mattering (depends on position asw). It's just not the same when you compare to nfl, basketball etc
As a sport, basketball has one of the highest barriers and cost to entry of all the sports. In soccer you just need a ball, and football can be practiced on any grass, but in basketball, a hoop ball and pavement at the very least are needed to play, not to mention there are less players per team
I went to a private school and I saw first-hand how much money some of these parents were dumping into their kids athletic dreams and it was just crazy to me. My good friend Seth who I played basketball with 10th through 12th grade had a fucking chef, access to play at an indoor gym whenever he wanted to, a pro trainer, a nutritionist, all the gear you could think of, he had it all. His dad even started and funded an AAU team for him because he didn't make the cut for my team. His dad played professionally in France back in the 2000s and left that to come work for some Firm. Although basketball didn't work out for Seth in the end it's a lot of guys in the NBA and in HS right now with similar backgrounds. Either their dad, mom or uncle or someone played close to them professionally or at least D1 and has the knowledge of what it takes to get to the next level and starts them off YOUNG.
@@joselitodapuppet He fell out of love with the game and never played in college even though he had some mid-major D1 offers. Bro probably could've moonwalked into a professional career if he really wanted to. I guess it's just more fun being a rich kid starting businesses funded by your dad lmao. Can't blame him though.
Thats crazy. Good for that kid though, I'd do the same if I was a parent who could do that. But the system is a pay to win too much for my liking for sure.
I think one of the reasons why football/soccer is the most popular sport in the world is because of how diverse the game is. You have people from different cultures and socio economic backgrounds make it to the top. Also it's catered for anyone to play, obviously you need to have height to play basketball at higher levels. Other than that, Would like to see the nba in that same regard one day. There's a lot of Africans, asians, and south Americans that can hoop even without having proper training and nutrition and they are more humble. Would be cool to see some country folk too
Soccer's advantage is that it's stupid cheap to play and fall in love with. Lay 2 brick on either side and make a ball out if paper and plastic...that's how africa came to love football. If the NBA went out to build courts throughout africa I guarantee within a year they could 10× their african viewership.
@@ObakhePahlane-ov1qhI mean we just saw it in the Olympics exhibition with South Sudan. Dudes literally just had a court built for them not too long ago and had gave America a run for their money. Even though they got smacked by the U.S. in the group stages and got eliminated, it still shows there are steps to expand the game to world wide audiences. Normally it has to come from help from former players to take these millions and inspire other members of their nation to play.
@dehaman_4_144 🤣🤣lol. Physicality is not athleticism. It's a fascate of it. That little guy sprint 20 miles and runs around 50 miles every match while competing with and controlling the ball....jumping and height isn't all there is to an athlete
@@ObakhePahlane-ov1qh he is an average athlete, the end of story. soccer doesn't demand athletism. as long as you have talent and conditioning, you can play the game
I live in Turkey, it's crazy how different things are in the U.S. Here, if a kid is even slightly talented at basketball, he is pretty much guaranteed to navigate through the leagues prior to becoming a professional player without having to spend a dime, even make money during their junior years...
@@DanaWhiteMMA plz try to find a corny cliche that is meant to be snide and condescending that is less than 15yrs old. You have, once again, played yourself
Played AAU in The early 2000s. It was definitely expensive and there were parents who couldnt afford some tournaments that required hotel stay etc. I cant imagine how much worse its become 20 years later. 100+ games a year. Practice 3-4 times a week. 6-12 tournaments a year that required overnight stay. Way more thankful to my parents as an adult when i now tealize what they sacrificed.
I like Formula 1 and that is really a rich persons sport, unless you have a LOT of money and started karting at a young age you’re not gonna make it, and bonus if you had a family member race at some point too. NBA isn’t there yet but it’s moved closer to that than where it was before
I feel like the difference is that Formula 1 is basically a rich person hobby from the getgo. Having a good car, hiring a decent fixing crew, getting promotion from big companies like Red Bull, etc. and you are already looking at least 5 to 6 digits worth of investment. NBA was way less nepotistic and affluent sport like 30 years ago
It’s not just in basketball around the world many soccer players are poor and still can afford to play in a academy but in the Us it’s thousands of dollars a season
True but soccer's issues are different. They have a similar over reliance on academy talent that anyone born in africa, Asia, the u.s and the ballkan regions if Europe is damn near locked out if competition at a pro level.
@@ObakhePahlane-ov1qh yeah sadly if you’re a Banging Bangladeshi who’s great at football (soccer), you won’t make it because you’re Bangladeshi. European football is pretty racist. Not just against black people, against Asians.
@@ObakhePahlane-ov1qh Football clubs are all about local culture. People would rather see talent from their city than overseas scouted players. It's not an issue at all, in fact it's part of the culture and what makes seeing a local talent being able to play for their local team they'd dreamed of since being young so beautiful. If you're not born in Europe you're not locked out at all, look at all these pro clubs from countries in the USA, Africa and Asia signing their local talents. You make it seem like Europe is supposed to/obligated to sign the world and if they don't do that, it's unfair, that's not how it works at all. Besides, clubs are known to have talents from all over the world and many European academies host intercontinental talents. And people from the Balkans are a common sight in European football. I don't think you know what you're talking about.
@otherwize12 you must think I'm america😭I know exactly what I'm talking about. The myth of pro football being about the local culture Is as bullshit as it comes, the the pinnacle of football, I'm the prem specifically the game is treated like a corporate ordeal than it is about passion and pride, over 80 percent of the prem are foreign players, 30 I'm Bundesliga and about 25 I'm la Liga, European football is to football players what f1 is to race car drivers, the prospects of playing in Europe is one of the greatest dream for a football fan, they have the most active fans and culture, highest salaries by a large margin and are widely recognized as the pinnacle of football Excellence. A career concluded never having played in Europe is the football equivalent of being an actress who never won a Oscar, a fighter who never fought in the ufc, Europe is where the sport is richest and thriving, it's everyone's dream to play there, but most are locked out because major European clubs use strictly their academy and only do transfers to fill whatever gaps are left. You just wanted to blurt your ball knowledge mate, you refuted nothing I said, only yapped
@otherwize12 you must think I'm america😭I know exactly what I'm talking about. The myth of pro football being about the local culture Is as bullshit as it comes, the the pinnacle of football, I'm the prem specifically the game is treated like a corporate ordeal than it is about passion and pride, over 80 percent of the prem are foreign players, 30 I'm Bundesliga and about 25 I'm la Liga, European football is to football players what f1 is to race car drivers, the prospects of playing in Europe is one of the greatest dream for a football fan, they have the most active fans and culture, highest salaries by a large margin and are widely recognized as the pinnacle of football Excellence. A career concluded never having played in Europe is the football equivalent of being an actress who never won a Oscar, a fighter who never fought in the ufc, Europe is where the sport is richest and thriving, it's everyone's dream to play there, but most are locked out because major European clubs use strictly their academy and only do transfers to fill whatever gaps are left. You just wanted to blurt your ball knowledge mate, you refuted nothing I said, only yapped
@knowitall3892 yah, true... That's too much effort for kids that are used to getting a trophy for just participating. I come from a generation of winners, not complainers. 😉
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“ From the trenches” is a joke. I lived in many states, south for a decade. The hood/projects is a specific government funded housing area. So many dudes say they come from the “hood” but actually from a middle/ lower middle suburb. Not the same thing.
😂yah ok these neighborhoods are created to experiment on Humans. The set up, Cheap food close liquor stores, low job availability, GOV dropping off guns and drugs(I’ve been in 1st hand) Mix me w not the trenches
Most people in the "hood" live at they momma or grandma's house having a place to sleep and a meal every fucking day but sit there and claim they have nothing and go gang bang a drug deal lol shit is hilarious
I remember in the 2000s when I saw high school coaches at 6th grader games. 2 years later it’s my senior year and the kid who had a good older brother is now always at varsity practice after school. He’s still only in 8th grade and too small, but he’s around the coaches and getting prepped. They put him on varsity his freshman year. Thing is he didn’t grow up to be anything close to a pro baller but he got so much attention and development.
Really love how deeply you get into the subject matter of your videos, with NBA topics used to branch out to cover things beyond the league. Your skill for research, journalism, and presentation is impeccable. Glad to see the channel has grown so much in recent months, and I hope it continues to grow.
Same but I wouldn’t say I’m tag I could pay for aau and get new shoes so I wouldn’t put myself in that mud baby category but basically if u a pg under 6’1 you gotta be atlethic asl and smart
tbf that's always been true. Remember, the kid in Hoop Dreams never actually made the league, barely had a college career. The AI-inspired idea of the hood kid becoming a star is about a rare as hitting the lottery
Right. That’s just been a narrative to sell a story. A lot of these guys come from comfortable backgrounds. That hood stuff isn’t going to fly in the NBA today.
Yea arthur Agee mentored pat Beverly at Marshall. To be fair, William made got a d1 scholardhip to Marquette but those injuries did a number to his confidence even when he was in high school that it was hard to overcome. His brother was even 🔥 too but flamed out as well.
@@TheKos2Kos just to use Allen Iverson as an example of a guy who grew up in an underpriveleged area, played hometown basketball, and became a huge basketball star. not to mean he's the first or the only or the last. there are far more ridiculous things on the internet, my guy
Nigga I cried three times to put this in perspective. I only cry once when my granddad died I was really close to him too, it was mostly because you basically told me when I hit high school I had no chance I know I didn’t because my coach came up with bullshit reasons not to put me on the high school team and the last person who made it over me, parents was funding the high school team ( he was the worst person I’ve ever seen but a teachers pet )really hit home I never asked for AU because I knew I couldn’t do it. I knew my mom couldn’t afford it but this shit you said it really hit me.
@@dehaman_4_144 sad u just saw a guy narrate how he was denied his dreams due to financial circumstances out of his control and your response to that is soft
I never got to play AAU and had to make it to college basketball as a Special Olympics player turned juco team manager and then going to a 4-year school to play. It’s not over, man. You can still try to make it!
another way to success is to find a field with a high rate of employment and decent to high earnings/ salary. your gona need money you can still work on your dreams and also have steady cash coming.
This is a very sad phenomenon, especially in Africa. Think of the talents you’ve seen from Africa, now imagine 100X that. That the number of people not reaching their potential. I personally witnessed insane soccer talents from my high school in Kenya fade away into 9-5s
@@Abner-gu3ve And shout out to Luol Deng for putting South Sudan on the map in the olympics. Hopefully him building up basktball in South Sudan can help with the enviroment problem.
I’d say he came from a strong family with a good support system from both parents, but to equate it financially to today’s “middle class” isn’t accurate
@@joeswanson733yeah and that didn’t cost much in rural North Carolina in the 1960’s. That house probably cost $10,000 when they bought it. Maybe even less if they built it themselves.
What was middle class in the 1960's south is basically what we would consider the struggle today. I personally think anyone middle class and under that makes it all the way to the top 1% of earners is a rags to riches. Unless your family had significant capital I feel like its basically pretty hard to make it all the way to the top. Upper middle class is like both of your parents were doctors or something like that.
Steph and Klay were the only examples of rich kids with NBA daddys who actually became elite, they just happened to be on the same team lol. Everyone else has been mid
How is it any different to any other competitive environment? Blue collar, white collar, sports, the arts, etc. Money will always provide an advantage. Nothing’s ever been equal on this planet and I doubt it’ll ever change. Those first generation NBA players from disadvantaged backgrounds struggled so their children wouldn’t have to go through the same harsh experiences. Should we not expect even better performance from those with an advantage (financially and genetically) instead of wanting equal footing for everyone?
We don't have that in France. Basketball is considered like soccer/football a "sport for the people". We pay a licence that doesn't get higher than 200 bucks. In France the pressure on young kids is to be able to go against grown men at age 15-16. If you are very good at basketball before your sixteen you have better chance to make it to a Pro Training Center and eventually becoming a Pro Basketball player. Training Center here in France are totally free. Pro teams, thoses playing at the top 3 divisions of the country have the obligation to create a Training Center for youth. The French Federation will then pay them a certain amount in return for this service. Parents don't have to pay a peny. The only thing is you gotta be better than everybody else.
That's the theory but I'm not sure it's completely true. Sport-études (lighter study charge with daily sport training) exists well before 15 - it's true it's not a low pressure study like US college though. Coaches have their preferences, and knowing the system as a former player always is an advantage. Wemby, Risacher, TP, Gobert, Batum, Cissoko, Salaün, de Colo, Diaw, Lauvergne, Rupert, Toupane -and out of the NBA Cazalon, Dessert, Cornélie, Hoard, Howard, Piétrus, have parents that played pro. Beside parents, big sisters or big brothers are also a possible gateway (if they are big enough): Ajinça, Ayayi, Lessort, Sarr, Maledon, Dadiet... INSEP is not reserved to basketball and for example Noah and Fournier had parents that were linked to INSEP. Francisco had problems integrating groups and the INSEP and it wouldn't have been the case if he had family there. In France, sport is (or was?) intricated with politics, a bit like in eastern Europa, mainly with right and center right or communist parties, and it's common for sport players to have a second career in municipalities. For the main sport, soccer, it's different, because there are so many people thinking they can make a career out of it there are private centers that are not linked to pro teams that make you pay to get a sport/study curriculum (usually the study curriculum is not as good as state provided ones, and it's directed toward low level educator mention). I have kids that play ball and I can say there is a huge difference for the young ones between those who rely on the team training, and those whose parent coach them (for example I didn't intend to, but I had to teach them the basics about how to dribble and shoot because it wasn't taught).
This is actually a point where i like how football does it with clubs having youth systems. Having professional level coaches teach them would help a lot than what it is right now
Not just sports, but every area in life is becoming more about "who you know and are related too" versus actually having pure experience and being strangers. It almost feels kind of incest lmao
It’s simple… Before AAU, players had to train to compete at their current level, to advance to the next level (HS, College, Pro). The whole time they go through their basketball career, they compete to be THE BEST. Currently with how AAU is structured, you are making kids compete 8-10 months a year, giving most kids either no time to train, or no time to enjoy anything outside of basketball. Now these kids with “hoop dreams” look at being pro as being an end goal. These kids don’t want to make the league to become the best in a sport they have lifelong passion for, they view the league as a monetary reward for their effort and time. It’s why these players are so focused on material things and vacations, instead of being on the practice courts. They don’t see a need to become better anymore, especially after they get that max contract.
This was so good, genuinely well made, researched, presented, edited. Compelling enough that i never wanted to pause it, and impacting enough that i want things to change. Awesome.
thats a very well put together video. I'm glad you mentioned Tremont, I played in one of the same basketball rec leagues as Tremont, Farnam basketball, its a very impoverished part of New Haven, CT that has a lot of very good basketball players, but kids dont have the resources available from parents to get their name out of there... I remember one year I was playing there and a decent portion of the kids couldn't even cover the rec league signup and were forced to drop out and sign up for that was like $50
the league is gonna be 40-50% overseas players by the 2050s - that puts us in the same boat as european football leagues where the international players make up 60+ percent of the league
but thats coz of south american players- they were always the best in the world or around there just they played in their homeleagues coz they were of equal status/ got declared a nationa treasure so couldnt leave the country a la Pele
@@ExampleName-j2n i think thats cool - with the expanded pool of players we can truly see the game peek in skill and talent(especially if the nba fixes its defense)
Basically kids who can’t afford new hoop shoes every year don’t have the nicest school clothes not the nicest to afford snacks on trips during game day is basically a trench baby kids who basically grew up in the hood and still are in the hood is a trench baby While kids who basically have food grandmas family members who can help them out with aau and stuff and they get good nutrition that’s basically not a trench baby in my opinion not the richest but definitely ain’t broke…
@@Supreme36074 would say working during half the summer like first month then look u getting paid 9 an hour for let’s say a 6 hour shift or 7 cause obviously ur a 15-17 year old kid round that up 9 and hour on an 7 hour shift an month that’s around 1k? A month or 800 right? From checks as teen u shouldn’t be worried about spending money on clothes only thing is games and aau realistically and training…
@@kyrieirving4583 or after school in the offseason. We used to work the concession stand in football season and lace up when basketball start. Tbh i say we but did the camera. They got to fool around and eat snacks for free but i made more money
@@ExoSkillsthe average person in south sudan for example has the height and build of an nba player but they don’t have basketball courts, basketball shoes, coaches etc. no where near the resources the average highschool american has.
@@MubarakNasiru-k8f that's the case for a lot of poor countries. Even at the Olympics, most of the athletes competing for poor countries did not grow up and don't live in that country they just there because their parents came from there
came here to say this, MOST NBA players are not from the hood. its always been that way, back in the day, we had "HOOD PLAYERS" but we knew exactly who they were, and there werent a lot of them.
Same with Rugby. You don't have to pay anything for the sports. But, the scouts almost exclusively recruit from expensive private high schools. These private high schools have their own national TV channels in some countries (That exclusively air these learner's sports games)
True even here in South Africa. The rugby academies mostly take players from model c and private schools. Players from public schools are often overlooked.
It's not just an issue with Americans in the NBA, even among Europeans,Take France, for example, Today, the majority of players come from parents who were professional basketball players or athletes, Victor Wembanyama's father is 6'8" and was a professional athlete in triple jump and long jump, while his mother, standing at 6'3", comes from a family of basketball players. This trend is seen with other French players as well, they all come from professional basketball players or Professional athletes, Rudy Gobert's dad is 7'1" professional basketball player, and players like Tony Parker, Kyllian Hayes, Nicolas Batum, Alex Sarr, Zaccharie Risacher, Tidjane Salaün, and Sidy Sissoko like 95% of ALL FRENCH PLAYER, all of them have backgrounds with professional athlete parents, Boris Diaw’s mother is the top scorer in the history of the French women's basketball team and a Hall of Famer in French basketball, Evan Fournier’s parents are professional judokas, with his father even serving as the coach for the French national team Similarly, in Germany, Dirk Nowitzki's father was a professional handball player who played for the German national team and competed in the Olympics, while his mother was a professional basketball player. In Spain, the Gasol family's background in professional basketball is also well-known In all sports leagues worldwide, whether it's soccer in Europe or cricket in India, children of professional athletes have an advantage over others. They already understand the sport, especially if they play the same one as their parents, and this phenomenon has been growing since the 2000s
True but not many german or french or italian or spanish families bet their lives on having kids that will be professional basketball players. The french case might have more to do with elite cooptation that mimicks with INSEP the napoleonic system of "merit" that quickly devolved into social reproduction.
Holy Fuck another banger. I’ve been super critical of football (soccer) academy’s in the US for this same shit cause they don’t have to pay over in Europe. The US just has a fundamentally wrong way of looking at sports and I don’t think it’ll ever change sadly.
america is the most successful country in sports... what are you talking about? the rest of the world wants to be like america, not the other way around.
@@dehaman_4_144Yep, and other countries want and are trying to do it without requiring prospects to pay fortunes, while America is keeping poorer prospects away with its current system. That's the point, dumbass. It worked until now, because the sports America plays aren't as famous outside. The moment you get a sport that's widely loved, like men's soccer, the US can't catch up. Or like it's happening right now in basketball, you start to slowly have all the big names in the league be foreigners.
@@dehaman_4_144 if you start looking at medals per capita the story changes really quick. The US is one of the greates countries when it comes to sport, but also one of the most ignorant with all this "all wanna be like the US, the greatest nation in the world".
Foreign players changed the game. You can't just be athletically gifted anymore. Go back on watch the 2001 playoff series between the Raptors and 76ers. It was mostly Iverson and Vince trading buckets with 4 guys standing around on each side waiting for the rebound. And then kick it right back to them.That kind of basketball doesn't cut it anymore. Euros are coming over with a much more developed skill set. And it has neutralized the athletic advantage Americans have had for so long. And that's what the hood was mostly known for in more recent years. It's a different game now.
@@tonyp1376actually, no it's not a good point. The NBA changed its rules to allow less physically gifted players to compete with less physicality. This was needed to diversify the rosters. At one point the NBA was over %80 African American. This new system is boring to watch but it gives a broader fan base something to watch.
@@vamoneygroup So you think that the NBA outlawing hand checking and instituting other minor rule changes had nothing to do with promoting floor spacing and creating more offense but was actually a giant conspiracy to make the league less black? Lol 😅 I was totally against the dress code David Stern implemented in the mid 00s. I felt players should have the right to express themselves how they see fit. But the on court rule changes were simply tailored to promoting more scoring and a more aesthetically pleasing brand of basketball for the casual viewer. EVERY one of the 4 major North American pro sports leagues have implemented rule changes in recent decades to aid scoring and a more free flowing style of play. And let's just go with your theory and say it was a conspiracy to decrease the amount of black players in the league. Clearly it didn't work if that were the case. Every single player on the US national team in Paris is black.
@@tonyp1376 we're talking about the composition of the NBA as a whole not the USA basketball roster. And it's not called conspiracy. It's called business. If run a Popeyes commercial and your target audience is white, who will you have in the commercial? I'm not trying to convince you anything, so respond with more of your logic.
S/O to Tremont. I used to coach him and I played HS ball with his brothers!!! Tremont used to be running around the city dribbling a ball at 6-630 am everyday on my way to work. He put that pain in!!!
I think this is actually a great thing. One of the things that destroys the black community is people hanging on to the dream of being an NBA player and focusing on sports instead of schoolwork. Even if all NBA players come from the trenches that’s still only a small percent of people who live in the hood. If it becomes totally impossible to pursue and everybody knows it, that’s just one more false stream eliminated. School is everything and they need to know it
black men in the 80/90s gave up their trade jobs and school for a basketball dream. completely destroyed the communities and added to black male unemployment
school is definitely important but let's be real the academic world has the same issues with nepotism and privilege like sports. a lot of people in fields like law, finance, or medicine had better schools, private tutoring, and family connections that open doors others can't access. legacy admissions, family hookups for internships, and exclusive networks give some people a head start just like how money gives an advantage in sports. so yeah focus on school is good advice but the education system has its own barriers based on social class too
Heres the thing. If your dad is/was in the NBA then he has all the knowledge on what it takes. How to get there, the connections to get people to look at you, scouts, teams, g-league personal if needed. He has access to get sponsors, endorsements to take a look at you. You are going to have an advantage. We see this in every sport. Even without all the connections and money he could still guide you into exactly what you need to work on. Imagine being a 12-16 year old kid and spending summers playing with/against your dad... an NBA player. Your gonna pick up on his tricks, moves, build those skills to figure out how to score on him and visa versa. That translates to the court in high school, college, and likely even the pro's one day. So yes. Coming from money and a proven bloodline is a major advantage. The average kid on the street will be at a disadvantage because they lack all those skills, connections, money, and even court time with the best players in the world. There isn't going to be a fix for this. Money will always talk. Nascar has had this problem now for years as well. It's all kids who have rich parents.
every generational wealth was started by a poor man who became that first rich father in the lineage... if someone is not lucky to have a rich dad... the person has no choice but to become the first rich dad in his lineage
I mean... I think the question will be, is it something that needs fixing? It's possible Basketball is just a rich man's sport now, there are plenty of other sports like that: Tennis, Golf, Soccer, Swimming, Gymnastics, Figure Skating, etc. I'm not sure there's a way to make all things equal.
The problem isnt really that they are the sons of famous bballers but that the system is so sorrupt that someone like Bronnnie James ,who is far away from NBA material, gets forced into the NBA by his fathers money
I’ve seen a lot of kids (6’6 monsters in 9th - 11th grade). Get done really dirty by the aau structure. Injuries and mental breakdowns were big. Many of them that I still know actually hate basketball to this very day. I talked to my one old friend about why he and his brother went to university but didn’t play ball. He explained that by the time he got to college they both were so broken up body and mind that when they finally could make the discussion for themselves, they just gave up on the dream. They are pushed too hard with little or no return on they’re investment for years. They missed out on a childhood and friends trying to be something that they weren’t.. it was sad to hear.
Being good in highschool really doesn't mean shit. Kids get a big head just cuz at 16 maybe they're better than other players, but I think it's not significant till college ball
@@vulcanraven9701 they were actually good. That’s why I referred to them as monsters….the point is by the time they got to college level they were injured and disheartened by aau basketball. You have completely missed the point in an attempt to simply combat my anecdote with a least common denominator rebuttal….I bet if told you the sky was blue you would be like”actually sometimes”lol.
I'd like to play devil's advocate for a moment after watching the video. I recall a conversation I had with a coach a few years ago when I was watching a summer league game. He mentioned one of the challenges coaching youth today is the lack of discipline compared to when he was playing in the 80s-90s. There's more distractions and options to the point basketball isn't the desired escape it used to be for underprivileged kids. Unless if they have a serious love for the sport and the discipline to not crashout during highschool or college, you're not going to see as many LeBrons and Iversons like you used to. Hell, even Iverson got lucky with his conviction overturned.
Very similar situation for hockey and the NHL and perhaps at a larger scale. Since sport is getting so expensive, kids from less fortunate can’t even get into the sport due to the cost of equipment
I agree with everything except for it’s “becoming”daddy’s money league. It’s always been like this the only reason it’s catching traction now is because bronny is in the league now, but it’s always been this. The whole rags to riches thing was always a myth and just used to make peoples stories more interesting and bring more attention to the league or certain player, if a player was poor but extremely good they were made sure to be taken care of. People don’t realize how many nba players have someone connected to league or even just having enough money to be at the right places and time. It’s always been like that it’s just capitalism
@@anotherelvis yea but he got made sure to be taken care of by the coach. He wasn’t just a poor kid at that point anymore he had the full support of a high level coach that’s better than most peoples situation
@@westhamilton2021 the answer isn’t to change it to a system that isn’t better than our own. The best idea I heard in his video was having regulations on our system. Many of the great euros like Giannis / Embiid left poverty and found opportunity in Europe. It’s sad potential great players living in poverty here are being squeezed out due to greed
AAU definitely a problem but in the scouts defense 2nd generation players usually know how to play. Steph,Klay,Booker, Brunson, Sabonis, Garland, K Love, JJJ, Wiggins, Hardaway Jr, Jerami Grant
its not just sports its everything. you have to be a super disciplined kid to be able to organize everything for yourself if you have parents that dont care or have the time for you. most people arent able to do that and spend the rest of their life regretting what could have been if they had been born into a caring family like soe of these people
Luke Walton , Kobe carl , John berry , Brent Berry , Kobe Bryant, sabonis, Tim hardaway Jr , Steph curry, Seth curry ,Gary Payton 2, Austin rivers , klay Thompson Jermey grant ,Cole Anthony ,Mike bibby ,Devin booker, Kenyon Martin jr… this ain’t nothing new bro !
This is why the NBA is boring af compared to the 90s and 2000s. Back then they used to play with that hood steeze. Was like watching gladiators, now there is no aggression and competition in the game
The players are still black but these modern black nba players all act like they white, it makes the game boring to watch, everyone wants to be friends and hold hands and sing kumbaya
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I live in Indiana. 9 of the 10 biggest high school gyms in America are here. My little cousin loves Haliburton but his parents are broke. No cable. This means he gets to see him play, maybe, 4 or 5 times a year on TV. They live close enough to the stadium to see it from their driveway yet he's only been to 2 games in his life.
The NBA is marketed to middle/upper class America now for sure.
this is a crazy well researched piece of hoops journalism - keep it up, you gonna go far.
Buy this and stay poor lol
Welcome to the Serbian world. 😂 Poor children in Serbia cannot practice sports, because they have to pay a monthly membership fee to the club, which is about 5% of the average salary. Imagine that you are a father, you have one salary and you still need to pay for two or three children to train basketball, football, volleyball... Not to mention the kind of nepotism that reigns in our soccer . It's hell.
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Do yall not realize the mass majority of pro sports players had a cousin, uncle, father or grandfather who played in a pro sport. Shits a fraternity.
thank you for saying this you’re the only person i’ve seen say this. last season almost everytime i searched up a player’s bio they’re always related to some pro athlete. always always always it’s so unfair.
It absolutely is not the “mass majority”. Lol
@@DJJE928but it literally is though
@@hoodieap2858 do you know what the word majority means? Lol
@@DJJE928 yea and majority of the league is in there because of a specific person who could help them get to that level
Everything is becoming a “Daddy’s Money League”. Even jobs. More so now
The catch phrases "legacy. Generational wealth." Eventually, they are going to come to fruition.
I'm pretty sure it was always like that. The expectation of becoming something else than what what your parents were is pretty new in History.
Back in days, if your dad was a blacksmith then you were an apprentice and future blacksmith.
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In volleyball too
It was always like that.
"Top 100 First graders in America" is actually crazy 💀
Disgusting 😂
Hoops rankings for kids born after the Cavs' ring is demonic
Feels kinda groomer-y
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It's really pathetic how many of them want to pretend to be from the hood and wind up in trouble just trying to prove they're something they aren't
Ja?
First thing Ja Morant did was go buy a $600 Glock and flex with it on IG lmao. Sad shit tbh.
It's not pretend. It's the only widely understood conduit for the fight they fought.
@@jonathanhoward1499 you don't know his background I'm assuming. He's not from the hood or anything. He's just a middle class kid who wants to look hard
That's black culture bro. I'm from a majority black area, back when I was in school there were black kids from the gutter, really horrible upbringing, and you had suburban black kids who mom and dad are married, own a house, and have done everything right. When I tell you, these black kids who have everything they need to succeed will throw it all away to hang out with the "gangstas" and be like them. They act like it's "embarassing" to come from a stable home. They want to act hood because, black folk think if your not from he hood, somehow you're not black? It's the culture man. It's the media and it's what's pushed to black kids to think it's 'cool". For instance, black ppl made, like, every genre of music in America. Rock and roll, jazz, disco, funk, R and B, EDM, Blues, etc. Why the only "authentic black" music is the sell drugs, beat women, shoot guns, nonsense in rap today? It's the Freemaons (aka Klansman) and the tiny hats. It's not even black people deciding the status quo. It's the small hats.
Basketball used to be accessible because all you needed was a ball and a hoop. Like you said, now it's a lot about who you know and where you are smh
It's not just an issue with Americans in the NBA, even among Europeans,Take France, for example, Today, the majority of players come from parents who were professional basketball players or athletes, Victor Wembanyama's father is 6'8" and was a professional athlete in triple jump and long jump, while his mother, standing at 6'3", comes from a family of basketball players. This trend is seen with other French players as well, they all come from professional basketball players or Professional athletes, Rudy Gobert's dad is 7'1" professional basketball player, and players like Tony Parker, Kyllian Hayes, Nicolas Batum, Alex Sarr, Zaccharie Risacher, Tidjane Salaün, and Sidy Sissoko like 95% of ALL FRENCH PLAYER, all of them have backgrounds with professional athlete parents, Boris Diaw’s mother is the top scorer in the history of the French women's basketball team and a Hall of Famer in French basketball, Evan Fournier’s parents are professional judokas, with his father even serving as the coach for the French national team
Similarly, in Germany, Dirk Nowitzki's father was a professional handball player who played for the German national team and competed in the Olympics, while his mother was a professional basketball player. In Spain, the Gasol family's background in professional basketball is also well-known
In all sports leagues worldwide, whether it's soccer in Europe or cricket in India, children of professional athletes have an advantage over others. They already understand the sport, especially if they play the same one as their parents, and this phenomenon has been growing since the 2000s
@@abboss4013 Luka Doncic's dad also plated pro basketball, and I'm sure with a couple google searches we'd find hundreds more
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The concept of social reproduction dates back before 2000s
Nepotism was here for a long time no one focused on it back, don't focus on it now. If any kid from a poor family right now is as good as LBJ was back in highschool that kid would make it to the NBA.
@@rastarapha i mean he get even worst since 2000
European players have focused on the fundamentals while AAU is focused on showboating and focused on a 1o1 skills. The top college players are not there long enough, but if they stay for too long, they get punished for it. If a player is too old, they get punished in the draft. The American system is outdated and needs to be redone from the time they're kids.
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That’s the thing those foreigners are definitely going to overtake the AAU’s ego ball
@@goat369It's already beginning to happen at the rookie level in the NBA.
@@naheemquattlebaum2267top 5 players in the NBA are all foreigners.
They can go pro at 14, US players have to wait until 19. They focus on baseball instead of 6 subjects
Another reason Ant a good face of the league. Lost his mother and grandmother young, raised by his siblings. Mostly loved football, didn’t really focus on ball until 10th grade. Overcame a lot. Then he comes to the league and is chosen first overall and people were surprised and scouts were worried he didn’t love the game enough. Just turned 23 and already a rising star and getting lots of attention for his work ethic and personality and will to compete.
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Why do people love sharing their trauma to appear tougher? It’s cringe. “I lost my entire family and now I stand before you *beats chest*”
@@Us3r739He didn’t though
Ant is to immature and lacks the intelligence to be the face of the league. On top of that all his baby mama drama and forcing women to get abortions. He will be a face of the league but not the face of the league
@@Us3r739🤓🤓🤓
I remember in the 2000s it wasn't expensive to play HS sports, or regular kid league sports in the 90s either. But I do remember my neighbor who's parents had money to spend, had him in some fancy league where they traveled everywhere to play their games back in the early 90s. My bro did the same thing the the 80s but it was easier for a middle class family to do so back then. I remember when the Lakers went to UCSB to host a camp they were having. You only got to go to that if your parents had the money.
At my local gym, there’s a former D1 and pro player who trains with his ~9 y/o son, and they are the epitome of everything wrong with basketball these days. Kid works long hours with his father screaming at him if he’s not perfect, all while being 9. Hope he makes it someday but it’s not the way to go
Who is Todd Marinovich?
Issue is that honestly, we can’t love the game anymore as young adults because if you really looking to make it to the league, you gotta work while the rest are sleeping. You gotta be pushed past your limits when others stop. It sucks but I guarantee you that if those lessons stick with how he’s drilled, he’s made an important step to becoming better.
I'm not saying it's good, but you are wrong about that. It is precisely the way to go - the only way, in fact - if you want to reach the top levels.
Unfortunately that upbringing produces champions albeit at the cost of them developing as a person outside of sports. Could that kid be a doctor? Who knows he will probably never get the chance to be introduced to any other field
@@thewriter8762no the kid will probably be burn out by high school. The soviets wouldn’t put kids on serious training programs until middle school age, because they understood why it was bad for kids development. Also talent is the most valuable ingredient to success.
I wouldn't say it's a nepotism league, but I do agree that you need some money to make it to the league these days. Your parents don't have to be millionaires, but you need a good support system for sure. No more stories like A.I. or LeBron or at least way way less.
Yet those same athletes want to be seen as hood or hard, and then wonder why brands are not wanting that image. Like bro, it’s one thing to discriminate against someone that only knows that environment, and another when you’re a good kid pretending.
Facts
That’s why despite its flaws I’ll always be grateful for how football(⚽️) is set up. The most accessible sport in the world with the fewest barriers to entry. Most of the best players all come from the poorest parts of their countries. I always thought of basketball as being the closest to that but I guess things have changed
Nah it's a nepotism league... Or very nearly
@@BigPurp9It's also the easiest and cheapest sport to train for. All you need is a ball and you can make anything into a goal.
They better fix this cause this is exactly how Mexico’s national soccer team and league became shit
I bet, a bunch of Superbly Trained Lesser athletes
Lmfao what’s black peoples obsession with poverty in America?? Indoctrinated and brainwashed.
The vast majority Latin America’s super stars came from nothing. Good point!
@@majorlazor5058 used to* look at their soccer team now, like 5 kids come from poor families in places like sinaloa or something
the thing is, as of right now, even if these kids are benefiting from nepotism, a lot of them still show hunger to be the best, some of these kids are the best indeed. This problem won't get solved until kids start being complacent I think.
The 03 draft had lbj Carmelo Anthony, and Dwade. Dwade was a teen father who needed money. Lebron grew up poor and melo was like 1/9 kids or something like that. They all needed to make the league to provide for their families. Nowadays we don’t hear stories like that anymore
Isn't it a good thing?
@@matheuscampos7320exactly!
I guess young brothers coming from functional healthy two parent households(two income) that support their kids is a detriment to the league.
Bc they ain't have to pour water in their captain crunch for breakfast.
Better decision making creates the potential for better outcomes.
We should support healthier families and upbringings more than an "entertaining and competitive" league.
Men have too much emotional attachment to sports smh.
@@matheuscampos7320 it’s not because that gives less accessibility to those who are still coming from these backgrounds. It proves that you need to come from privilege to be able to make it to the nba. Yes of course im glad that these young black men are blessed enough to come from wealthy backgrounds and make the league but that doesn’t mean there still aren’t people coming from poor backgrounds who aren’t able to go to the league because of costs.
@@matheuscampos7320did you not watch the video or understand the point? Truly you didn't...
You skipped Kobe Bryant the son of an NBA player ... oh wait are we just cherry picking. Nothing has changed... except people complaining.
My 9yo son just finished his AAU season in mid July. It cost me over $5,000 all in after registration, travel, gate fees, jerseys, etc. And I had to take multiple days off work just to get us to some of the tournaments. It’s out of hand.
You’re a good dad
So why did you pay? I don’t understand why parents don’t start their own leagues. As a parent myself when my daughter hits 6 years old I’ll organize other parents and start a league at the park. Very simple
@@jacqueslaflame2127 appreciate you!
Ur part of the issue then quit getting scammed and stand up for yourself bro
@@garrettwhitee just sharing my experience my friend. Not sure why you’re attacking me.
Donavan Mitchell's father was the director of player relations for the NY Mets. According to Glassdoor the average salary for said position is 200,000 dollars. Donavan Mitchell ain't from the trenches and him putting out that tweet was hostile to actual poor people.
@Mikeybandz what did the tweet say. Edit: nvm
He's from Greenwich, Connecticut 😂
@@bigdog6704lmfaoooo
His father wasn’t in his life though.
@@OkieantNo way 😂 that’s cliche af
You think basketball is bad? Wait until you learn about hockey’s pay to win system 😂 almost every guy drafted to the league has been living with host families since highschool.
Ngl hockey it makes sense. It's not cheap to get into for either the players or schools.
@@naheemquattlebaum2267 yeah, equpiment, league fees, it gets up there. It’s a shame. Unless a kid gets sponsored from a young age, it’s insane difficult to even make it to the nhl level. There are players, but it’s extremely rare cases.
Yeah hockey is pretty much a rich white sport, even playing pick up hockey will set you back a couple hundred. BB only needs a ball and some shoes, same with soccer
wait till u hear about F1
@@ginacampise7393 F1 is even worse. I didn’t use it as an example since it isn’t a “traditional sport”. But yeah, F1 cost is insane.
As a European i just dont get it how is soccer to most expensive sport in the US ,since its internationally known as the most accessible sport .
It's definitely not. Hockey is 100x more expensive than soccer.
It absolutely isn’t. No sport but ice hockey is expensive. We don’t even have high school hockey. It’s ’clubs’ (private) sport because ice time is so valuable. It’s a barrier to entry. I think I played against one nonwhite kid in my 10 years growing up. You have to have very dedicated parents driving you 20 miles away for practice at midnight on Tuesday.
Yeah, it's crazy to me that soccer in the US is expensive, but American football is pretty accesible, despite requiring much more players, equipment, coaching teams and officials for games.
It's how our culture is. In the USA most of the best athletes don't play soccer.
I’m a sports journalist and I interviewed a bunch of undrafted rookies in the NFL. Their main hang up is that the rookies who have family ties are in the league get preference and favoritism to be drafted- despite the undrafted rookies being better on tape in every way, shape and form. Politics and nepotism in sports affect everyone- and the only people who seem to like nepotism are people who benefit from it. I absolutely hate nepotism on all levels in any career field. This also stretches to sports journalism as well.
That also implies an erosion of the quality of players and therefore sport. That's bad long term as it can trend down to zero and ruin the sport itself.
Jiu are kidding me? Nepotism in the media 🕍
Oh I would have a bunch of questions for you about all of this.
Your grammar is horrible for being a sports journalist
@@wtf1231122 I’m not at work
Donovan Mitchell's dad works for the NY Mets. They weren't rich, but they aren't poor either.
True I wouldn’t say I’m poor cause I basically got everything I want but I’m not like the “richest” either but my dad played ball so I kinda got hoop genetics but also we gotta account it’s hard to get good at basketball and hard to even make it to the nba
Respectfully who are you to speak on this man’s family monetary situation when you don’t know them
@@SUPERSTARSWISH you know Jeff bezos is rich? You may not personally know him but it's public information no?
@@carzy1.0 that’s a false equivalency Jeff bezos is in the public eye Donavan Mitchell’s father is not, his mother wondering how she was going to pay the rent should be a clear indication that they weren’t simple middle class Americans. So to say his father worked for the Mets as if that takes away from the financial situation is disingenuous.
@@SUPERSTARSWISH no its not lol simply having two parents is considered a better support system than most ppl have. SO yeah two parents, both worked, and one for a pro sports team? Be fr. Especially compared to the "trench babies" this video is abt
In Europe football clubs (soccer ) have their own academies where kids good enough get a scholarship to play for their youth team. Travel, gear, and training all payed for.
Yeah but i think uefa or fifa in general need to make a law where kids under 18-19 not to play as much as pro
Maybe 10-15 match a years
Because i swear seeing many young player get injuries because overplayed as youth again pro are insane
Same problems exist there, it's a question of who you know and were you live. The emphasis of bug teams signing only their own youth makes I eve harder for some of the best talent that weren't fortunate enough to live in Barcelona or London to ever see a pro contract. Modern pro sports is like an invite only club😢
@@fadhil2831all that does is stunt development tho. If you’re good enough you play. It’s on the manager, coaches, medical staff, nutritionist, etc to prevent those kinds of injuries.
@@jacksonboyd02 tell thay rooney,neymar,ronaldo nazario who broke their body because overplayed as teenager
How about pedri and fati,theu too become injuries prone
@@fadhil2831 ok players that started their career before 18 off the top of my head Messi, ronaldinho, Zidane , bale, Kroos, Sergio Ramos, pele, maradona, Henry, Alexis sanchez. Thats 10 would u like me to name more?
Kobe was Daddy’s money
Joe bryant hahhaa
yet he still didn't turn the other way and said what is right..
well worth it
I went to high school with Kawhi Leonard and Tony Snell. Both were rags to riches without a doubt and that point makes me way more prouder of who they’ve become who they are since the majority of NBA players come from money or connections
Ur proud of ppl u don’t even know irl? That’s good we actually do need more positivity tbh 👍👍
Didnt they both get moved to a privileged high school? I had the same story. Poor moved to a nice private school for opportunity. The amount of stress and sacrifice it put on my family. Its privilege to even get there.
@@Czz-m6pHe said he went to high school with them, so I’m assuming he knew them.
@@Czz-m6pyeah you definitely failed school
@@Shortballa11 Kawhi played at Riverside King which is definitely not a privileged school lol, it's not a bad school but it's not like a St. John Bosco or Mater Dei type of school. The Inland Empire in Cali doesn't really have privileged high schools like some of Orange County and LA County has
Mexico is known for it too in soccer . My dad said there’s always a player related cousin nephew son in law . Especially with a lot of heritage in the team
My dad always tells me he would’ve been pro in Mexico but they always chose people with money or connects instead of someone poor like himself
Theres no money in México!!! 😅🤣😂😅😂
How can they play soccer when they have to take care of their carrito sanwichero???
@@christianmendozatapia295yes there is moneh
@@Bell_plejdo568p do they make money by selling chiclitos and agüita fresca to tourists??? 🤣😅😂😅🤣😂
@@christianmendozatapia295 A self-hater 😂
Same thing here in Canada with hockey, so many great athletes that never got afforded the opportunity to lace up the skates. It makes you wonder if we really are watching the best in the world
💯💯 I’m in that position right now as a parent. Hockey or soccer or basketball definitely ROI for me. Hopefully he makes it!
@@MoeyViews invest in soccer. I don’t know much about hockey but soccer has always been popular and doesn’t seem to be losing steam. Basketball is good but depends really. Your son should play all three (as in normally at school or in soccer grounds or smth any playing field) and see which one he’s best at. Should develop that one going forward. However one should remember that’s it not for everyone.
@@hannankhan5589 definitely will look into it thanks 🙏🏾
@@MoeyViewsyou’re child has more of a chance making it in football in America than the other two u mentioned. If he was in Europe it would be difficult but even if you’re average in America you stand out because football isn’t big over there
ya this is happening everywhere with hockey, its nuts how I see some kids during stick and puck who don't got money to play but they just show up on the weekends and go crazy
The book Outliers, which helped to popularize the concept of “10,000 hours”, talks about incremental advantages that can create lifelong opportunities for achievement. What creates these incremental advantages? A lot of things. Financial resources, what month one is born in, education, hard work, luck, etc. The book is very much like this video.
I believe the notion of incremental disadvantages is also “ in play” in people’s lives.
Great video.
Happened to my son who is 6’6, natural athletic ability and driven. Single mom, dad passed away and a bad car accident took me out of the game. All the school politics and he didn’t get the playing time he deserved. He had triple the talent. And no one cared. I couldn’t do it on my own. He hates me for it.
I only wanted to get him a college scholarship but we didn’t even get that far.
I’m so sorry momma. Kids don’t always understand the situation. He’ll come around.
You're the best parent he could ask for. You love him and want to give him the world. I am so thankful for that, at least. All love your way.
Bum
Sounds like he wasn't good tbh. No high school coach is sitting a 6'6 kid even if he's half decent
I don't know shit about sports but I come from the hood and work in the corporate world now. But connections and being born with some money is a boost in any industry. Hell, even grinding it out in school cost money so idk how athletes do it unless you just dominate everybody else by a clear margin.
If going to private school is "the struggle" and "lower class"...wtf was I?
They’re not like us and never will be to them we are mud people
Going to private school doesn't make you rich either
@@brandonburns5365doesn't make u broke.....
@@itsdez3070yea it does if you can’t really afford it
@@waterbottlecrinkle6973Then that’s why people go to Public schools lol people who can afford it goes to private schools it would be dumb to pay for something you can’t afford.
In high school me and two other players were given “invites” to go to Italy to join a team USA camp for basketball. We were excited as can be thinking we were chosen for this specifically. We later find out it would cost us $4000 to pay for the trip entirely and that the offer was actually offered to pretty much anyone that could afford to go, our coach just told us specifically because we were the best players and the ones most likely able to go. Over in Italy it was even more obvious to what you said at the start, it wasn’t a collective of the best players in the nation it was just the ones that could afford to go. Don’t get me wrong there was exceptional talent, but there was also just a bunch of rich kids who never got told negative feedback growing up.
That being said, it doesn't correlate to making the nba tho. Going to a camp or going to a varsity programme is vastly different from making the nba. The talented players will always make the league based on their skills. Like you cant buy being 6 ft 9 , athletic and skilled at basketball so much so that you're in the top 1 percent of college basketball players not just Americans in general. That can't be baught
Donovan Mitchell's dad was an executive for the NY Mets during his childhood. He was NOT poor. He even said he grew up in MLB clubhouses.
Bruh trust me I'm from Stamford CT. There are people who struggle in Greenwich CT but he wasn't poor by any means. Poor in Greenwich is like being rich or well off in Alabama. Plus most of the black people there are sellouts
@@Fearseblack they are the buffer class blacks
@@Fearseblack sellouts for taking care of your family? 😂
@@Fearseblackyou were making a great point until you tossed that “sell out” grenade 😮
His a dad wasnt an executive he was a director of player relations...still not poor but if his dad was an executive than he would've been wealthy wealthy
People just figuring out having both parents, a support system, and someone familiar with the industry helps. I’ve been saying this.
Well when the idea that “hard work and discipline” is the only thing that will get you where you want is constantly shoved down your throat, of course it’s new to a lot of people.
@@yougotgamesonyourphone6947 Hard work, genetics and discipline are indeed the biggest factors. Having parents and a support system make sure you have those. Connections and familiarity with the industry just give you the edge.
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Thank you. Either it's merit or rigged, you gotta pick one lol.
@@LembeckIsStayingin the case of the nba it's 100 percent merit. You don't rig being a 7 foot tall freak athlete with with a well versed skillset
The journalism is on point bro, you should be very proud. Not even multimillion news channels had me as captivated as your video just did.
This isn’t just basketball industry, this is all industries.
The NBA has finally been touched by the “who you know” ideals of America . It’s basically how almost everything is ran when it comes to getting in the rich bubble
Its not an American ideal. Arguably its quite the opposite when it comes to America.
Problem is, its the overpopulation/oversaturation ideal.
Too many people, too little resources.
If you thought Automation was bad enough, human life in India/China is cheaper than a ChatGPT subscription.
So when you wonder why you cant get jobs for shit with an Engineering/CS degree, or why the factory that laid you off hired a quadrillion illegals, this is why.
Our nation is run by globalists who work for a cabal of bourgoisie elites, that would rather have the country sell its wealth overseas for 1% extra profits.
bingo!
Not just that, they don't want kids from th hood anymore because of professionalism. They no longer want guys like Russ, A.I., J.R. Smith and Melo.
Run it back 30 years ago, and you could scrape your way to the league from the gutter
Should be "who you know" ideology of humans in general. Actually this ideology is much worse in other countries
as a german watching this, hearing you call "soccer" a white collar sport is kind of crazy, as in europe, football became more of a working class phenomenon. Though in the beginning, end of the 19th century I think, it started as a white collar past time in the UK, its been the sport of the people for ages now.
I dont think it is anymore though, football is becoming more and more elitist, tickets and merchandising are too expensive for avg people and lot of kids become pros because of connections and influence, at least its been like this here in Brazil
Nah, here in the UK football started off as and still is a sport founded for and popularized by the urban poor, the working man, the working class etc Especially in Northern England originally, that's where modern football really started in the 19th century. It was never a white collar thing in England, quite the opposite.
@@viniciusriegel In Brazil maybe, most of the footballer in France were in the banlieue s who are some of the poorest places in France
Most that play soccer (football) in the U.S. are White children that might be why they say it's "white collar". "Soccer Mom" is a term here
@@viniciusriegel I mean the only reason the nba did become some sort of a “daddy league”, is because the leagues franchises don’t really have the need to succeed mainly due to monetary reasons. As the nba is a closed league, no matter what happens, the investors of the franchises would make their money. The wouldn’t need to invest in their teams and strive for a kind of sportive success, because they simply don’t need to. The nba is primarily a show for them, not really a competition. In Europe it is very different, because the clubs actually need to have success in the sport to make it even remotely profitable for the investors. If they don’t invest in the clubs and on players, they even risk the delegations to a lower league and hence even making a financial deficit. That’s why football teams are actively trying to bring the best players and prospects to their teams, no matter form what social beaclground they may be coming from.
we have the same issues in Canada. If you're not paying 10K/year (registration, equipment, time commitments etc) to play in the Toronto area, you can forget getting drafted to major jr hockey. And if you do make it, playing ONLY hockey since 5 or 6 years old will absolutely ruin your shoulders, knees etc.
Yeah but hockey has always been an expensive sport to play with the cost of equipment and having to find a rink to play at and pay for ice time and stuff. Seeing basketball become like this feels different.
Great doc
America has an addiction to sports and it's gross how much more sports are favored in high schools versus quality education compared to the rest of the world. I was an average height, slow and unathletic kid growing up yet my dipshit parents forced me to try out for basketball and soccer teams. I only made the soccer team because my school's team just needed bodies lol. All I wanted to do was draw, learn instruments and languages but instead wasted those crucial years where you absorb everything not doing those things.
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Sports is a business
Cha ching
Opposite for me
I think you could learn a lot more from a highly competitive sport where you learn work ethic and how to communicate with others rather than drawing or playing piano.
Tremont Waters is a walking bucket
We Puertoricans love that guy. And because of Tremont and other D1 rookies, the Pro league here that has been around 122 years, has made much more buzz than ever and is now a G league with better salary.
LSU legend
Who gives af PR love him. Y'all don't love anything black so why front
Went to high school with him, never met him but friends of mine had nothing but good things to say about him
any father figure..?
@@FearseblackThat's a bold assumption on some random Puerto Rican dude
Nothing new. Jalen Rose & his father played, Rick Barry had 3 sons in the league. Bill Walton had Luke, Sabonis has his son there, Larry Nance JR & his father played , Dolph & Danny Shayes being the first I can remember.
You should have 500 likes man.
You are absolutely correct. It’s always been this way and people are putting insane amounts of pressure on Bronny to be good when he will take a few years to develop into a legit role player.
Kobe's dad and uncle (on his mom's side) were both NBA players.
Did u watch the video
Its alot more prevalent in the league now. Its cool you can name a bunch of father son duos but that doesnt mean it's not alot more of an issue now than 20 years ago
Its pretty wild how these kids are getting out on this track from third grade on.
I remember watching the 1996 Atlanta Olympics as a kid, and they did a segment on the Chinese gymnasts, who were 17 year old girls. The segment outlined how these girls were basically picked from their families at 7 or 8, and sent to the national training camp, where they would focus 100% on their gymnastics training, and attend a boarding school.
The segment reviewed how hard it was in the family and the little girls, being a thousand miles away from their family, and under this incredible pressure to be the best in the world. It was so crazy to me, as an eight year old boy, imagining what that would have been like, working long hours on a sport everyday, to be part of the national team.
My mom saw that, and she was like, "this is sick. " she turned to me and was like, "in America, we don't do stuff like that. " Her observation stuck with me my whole life, I think about it all the time when I hear these stories about parents who sacrifice everything to get their kid into club sports.
Its true. China uses its athletic victories in an attempt to legitimize their system of government and the Dictator's regime, when compared to the backdrop of the world. It's a sad shell of its former self, thanks to the CCP.
If you think thats bad, look at whats happening in schools.
Teachers call it grade inflation. Middle/High schoolers call it survival.
Everybody is fighting tooth and nail, sacrificing everything to get a good job.
So much so that resumes arent worth shit, and that the only way to get a job is through connections.
This is America btw. Not China. Not India.
America is dealing with the overpopulation problem of China/India.
Every job that your grandparents died in WW2 to protect, is being DONATED to other countries.
I remember similar drills but for fucking math.
My mom always told me, if I dont do em right, some Asian kid will replace me.
Looking at the job market and the lower and lower acceptance rates by Uni's their not far off.
We are cooked, and dont let anybody tell you otherwise.
We need Trump/Bernie to run this country. We need to shield ourselves from the overpopulation problems of other countries.
Don’t believe propaganda. Not all of that is true about the Chinese gymnasts. It’s like the English boarding schools but free, with free food, clothing and shelter.
And if the kids don’t get to the top of the world, they still get a guaranteed job afterwards.
The propaganda to defame China is sick and racist
Simply one of the most honest and informative videos on hoops I've seen. As a basketball Official of 30+ years! I have a birdseye view of all of the factors highlighted in this matter. Hoop dreaming is unhealthy and unnecessary! Odds of climbing the economic ladder are higher if you pursue becoming a doctor, lawyer, architect,.. Moreover, early specialization has multiple negative effects on the development of young athletes! As a father of 4 children, 2, which competed at the college level. I insured that sports were an addendum for character building and not who they were per se. The constant glorify of athletic pursuits in lieu of intellectual prowess sets the stage for such a problem within the lower class. The "American Dream" is much bigger! Let's make it more palatable by being more honest with these lost youth that have slim to non chances of playing in college! Pro ball being virtually impossible with their substandard lot to begin with! I can not thank you enough for bringing this issue to light! 🤔🤔
Socio-economic differences impact all youth sports. Finally got myself into corporate world, and I was astonished with how many parents were able to afford top level leagues in sports and pay for private coaching which all of this gets you in front of scouts. I would have killed to have that sort of support in my youth.
Nepotism has always been around in the form of players but the difference is those players actually had the talent and skill to make it to the league and it wasn't by pure name alone in the case of bronny James
Yup because at the end of the day if you can’t ball you ain’t going to be in the nba long. One things about the nba is the turnover rate….its truly only for the best hoopers
It’s not just a money thing, it’s also a genetic thing. A 7 footer is more likely to have a child who is also a 7 footer or at least taller than average. A genetic freak is more likely to have a child with those gifts. Add to that they money and connections but that’s a part that gets skipped. Obviously bronny didn’t get the height but look at bol bol
People forget the bronny James still has like a 6ft8 wingspan. At 6ft2 that’s almost an advantage itself being a guard.
this is happening in all sports, nfl, nba, mlb, soccer, etc. genes and natural talent are unstopable, hardwork is nver matchig that, please do research on the parents of any prop player of any sport, their kids are literally bread to play their sport, and if you combine that with all the money and contacts these kids have, imposible to compete, everyone is getting taller, faster, stronger, smarter and with more talent.
not as much with football (soccer) cause it matters less on genetics and more on skill and talent. Different types of builds and genetics can do well in football, with only endurance and agility mattering (depends on position asw). It's just not the same when you compare to nfl, basketball etc
@@jmr5792he's built like Eric bledsoe but it isn't helping
The avg height is 6’6 in the nba plus college player cap their height for scouts by exemple Jared McCain claim to be 6’5 but he’s 6’2
As a sport, basketball has one of the highest barriers and cost to entry of all the sports. In soccer you just need a ball, and football can be practiced on any grass, but in basketball, a hoop ball and pavement at the very least are needed to play, not to mention there are less players per team
Basketball is only the cheapest. You need a ball and a floor and a bag to catch the ball.
lol basketball hoops are everywhere paid for by taxpayers. Stop coping. You’re not in the nba because 5’9 instead of 6’9.
@@JohnJourdan88But he could be in the MLS at both 5'9 and 6'9.
I went to a private school and I saw first-hand how much money some of these parents were dumping into their kids athletic dreams and it was just crazy to me. My good friend Seth who I played basketball with 10th through 12th grade had a fucking chef, access to play at an indoor gym whenever he wanted to, a pro trainer, a nutritionist, all the gear you could think of, he had it all. His dad even started and funded an AAU team for him because he didn't make the cut for my team.
His dad played professionally in France back in the 2000s and left that to come work for some Firm. Although basketball didn't work out for Seth in the end it's a lot of guys in the NBA and in HS right now with similar backgrounds. Either their dad, mom or uncle or someone played close to them professionally or at least D1 and has the knowledge of what it takes to get to the next level and starts them off YOUNG.
What happened that he didn’t make the league 🧐
@@joselitodapuppet He fell out of love with the game and never played in college even though he had some mid-major D1 offers. Bro probably could've moonwalked into a professional career if he really wanted to. I guess it's just more fun being a rich kid starting businesses funded by your dad lmao. Can't blame him though.
Thats crazy. Good for that kid though, I'd do the same if I was a parent who could do that. But the system is a pay to win too much for my liking for sure.
@@rose4mvp2012Cruising through life like that kid lol. Would be damn nice not to work close to minimum wage 😂
Dang, he had a chef while in high school.
I think one of the reasons why football/soccer is the most popular sport in the world is because of how diverse the game is. You have people from different cultures and socio economic backgrounds make it to the top. Also it's catered for anyone to play, obviously you need to have height to play basketball at higher levels. Other than that, Would like to see the nba in that same regard one day. There's a lot of Africans, asians, and south Americans that can hoop even without having proper training and nutrition and they are more humble. Would be cool to see some country folk too
Soccer's advantage is that it's stupid cheap to play and fall in love with. Lay 2 brick on either side and make a ball out if paper and plastic...that's how africa came to love football. If the NBA went out to build courts throughout africa I guarantee within a year they could 10× their african viewership.
@@ObakhePahlane-ov1qhI mean we just saw it in the Olympics exhibition with South Sudan. Dudes literally just had a court built for them not too long ago and had gave America a run for their money. Even though they got smacked by the U.S. in the group stages and got eliminated, it still shows there are steps to expand the game to world wide audiences. Normally it has to come from help from former players to take these millions and inspire other members of their nation to play.
soccer does not require extreme atlhetism like basketball. the goat of soccer is a small dude with average athletic abilities
@dehaman_4_144 🤣🤣lol. Physicality is not athleticism. It's a fascate of it. That little guy sprint 20 miles and runs around 50 miles every match while competing with and controlling the ball....jumping and height isn't all there is to an athlete
@@ObakhePahlane-ov1qh he is an average athlete, the end of story. soccer doesn't demand athletism. as long as you have talent and conditioning, you can play the game
I live in Turkey, it's crazy how different things are in the U.S.
Here, if a kid is even slightly talented at basketball, he is pretty much guaranteed to navigate through the leagues prior to becoming a professional player without having to spend a dime, even make money during their junior years...
The rotten cancer of the west is all about money my friend
So what. Go watch Turkish ball. Why does every country have to compare to America? Concentrate on your own country
@ertfgghhhhwho hurt u
@@DanaWhiteMMA plz try to find a corny cliche that is meant to be snide and condescending that is less than 15yrs old. You have, once again, played yourself
@ertfgghhhh hahaha you sound like a corny dork yourself. who hurt you
Played AAU in The early 2000s. It was definitely expensive and there were parents who couldnt afford some tournaments that required hotel stay etc. I cant imagine how much worse its become 20 years later. 100+ games a year. Practice 3-4 times a week. 6-12 tournaments a year that required overnight stay.
Way more thankful to my parents as an adult when i now tealize what they sacrificed.
I like Formula 1 and that is really a rich persons sport, unless you have a LOT of money and started karting at a young age you’re not gonna make it, and bonus if you had a family member race at some point too. NBA isn’t there yet but it’s moved closer to that than where it was before
F1 is probably the worst in the world for money, there is absolutely zero chance you can become a driver if your parents are not filthy rich
I feel like the difference is that Formula 1 is basically a rich person hobby from the getgo. Having a good car, hiring a decent fixing crew, getting promotion from big companies like Red Bull, etc. and you are already looking at least 5 to 6 digits worth of investment. NBA was way less nepotistic and affluent sport like 30 years ago
Dont know how this documentary landed in my recommended, so glad i gave it a watch, kudos from the UK
It’s not just in basketball around the world many soccer players are poor and still can afford to play in a academy but in the Us it’s thousands of dollars a season
True but soccer's issues are different. They have a similar over reliance on academy talent that anyone born in africa, Asia, the u.s and the ballkan regions if Europe is damn near locked out if competition at a pro level.
@@ObakhePahlane-ov1qh yeah sadly if you’re a Banging Bangladeshi who’s great at football (soccer), you won’t make it because you’re Bangladeshi. European football is pretty racist. Not just against black people, against Asians.
@@ObakhePahlane-ov1qh Football clubs are all about local culture. People would rather see talent from their city than overseas scouted players. It's not an issue at all, in fact it's part of the culture and what makes seeing a local talent being able to play for their local team they'd dreamed of since being young so beautiful. If you're not born in Europe you're not locked out at all, look at all these pro clubs from countries in the USA, Africa and Asia signing their local talents. You make it seem like Europe is supposed to/obligated to sign the world and if they don't do that, it's unfair, that's not how it works at all. Besides, clubs are known to have talents from all over the world and many European academies host intercontinental talents. And people from the Balkans are a common sight in European football. I don't think you know what you're talking about.
@otherwize12 you must think I'm america😭I know exactly what I'm talking about. The myth of pro football being about the local culture
Is as bullshit as it comes, the the pinnacle of football, I'm the prem specifically the game is treated like a corporate ordeal than it is about passion and pride, over 80 percent of the prem are foreign players, 30 I'm Bundesliga and about 25 I'm la Liga, European football is to football players what f1 is to race car drivers, the prospects of playing in Europe is one of the greatest dream for a football fan, they have the most active fans and culture, highest salaries by a large margin and are widely recognized as the pinnacle of football Excellence. A career concluded never having played in Europe is the football equivalent of being an actress who never won a Oscar, a fighter who never fought in the ufc, Europe is where the sport is richest and thriving, it's everyone's dream to play there, but most are locked out because major European clubs use strictly their academy and only do transfers to fill whatever gaps are left. You just wanted to blurt your ball knowledge mate, you refuted nothing I said, only yapped
@otherwize12 you must think I'm america😭I know exactly what I'm talking about. The myth of pro football being about the local culture
Is as bullshit as it comes, the the pinnacle of football, I'm the prem specifically the game is treated like a corporate ordeal than it is about passion and pride, over 80 percent of the prem are foreign players, 30 I'm Bundesliga and about 25 I'm la Liga, European football is to football players what f1 is to race car drivers, the prospects of playing in Europe is one of the greatest dream for a football fan, they have the most active fans and culture, highest salaries by a large margin and are widely recognized as the pinnacle of football Excellence. A career concluded never having played in Europe is the football equivalent of being an actress who never won a Oscar, a fighter who never fought in the ufc, Europe is where the sport is richest and thriving, it's everyone's dream to play there, but most are locked out because major European clubs use strictly their academy and only do transfers to fill whatever gaps are left. You just wanted to blurt your ball knowledge mate, you refuted nothing I said, only yapped
Play HS Ball, go to a Community College and ball out, transfer with a scholarship and ball out again, fully develop with a diploma, enter the draft...
😂😂😂😂😂
@knowitall3892 yah, true... That's too much effort for kids that are used to getting a trophy for just participating. I come from a generation of winners, not complainers. 😉
@@tankeater
I love guys like you, here's some more:
- Size doesn't matter
- They love you for you, not just your money etc
- Politicians never lie
- Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone
- Your job totally cares about you
- Wealthy people got there just by being smarter, harder workers than everyone else
Anybody got anything?
@@tankeater
Oh yeah, I forgot, women totally love guys who are barely 5'9".
It don’t work like that no more lmao
“ From the trenches” is a joke. I lived in many states, south for a decade. The hood/projects is a specific government funded housing area. So many dudes say they come from the “hood” but actually from a middle/ lower middle suburb. Not the same thing.
You right
😂yah ok these neighborhoods are created to experiment on Humans.
The set up,
Cheap food close liquor stores, low job availability, GOV dropping off guns and drugs(I’ve been in 1st hand)
Mix me w not the trenches
Most people in the "hood" live at they momma or grandma's house having a place to sleep and a meal every fucking day but sit there and claim they have nothing and go gang bang a drug deal lol shit is hilarious
The projects is not a good place to live bro, its not front lawns families, its a first world country but not every one has a family
You think “the hood” is the only shitty place to grow up in America? News flash the struggle ain’t limited to the hood
I remember in the 2000s when I saw high school coaches at 6th grader games. 2 years later it’s my senior year and the kid who had a good older brother is now always at varsity practice after school. He’s still only in 8th grade and too small, but he’s around the coaches and getting prepped. They put him on varsity his freshman year. Thing is he didn’t grow up to be anything close to a pro baller but he got so much attention and development.
You trying to tell me that a frozen food plastic container that is shipped to my house isn’t processed? Lmao
It’s isn’t processed at all. It’s actually really good food but a lot has cheese and it makes me feel bad so I can’t get them.
@@feofino1 you have a lot to learn
I don't think you know what processed means @@LiLKK713PB
Probably makes you feel bad cuz it's processed. @@feofino1
@feofino1 cheese is processed buddy.
Really love how deeply you get into the subject matter of your videos, with NBA topics used to branch out to cover things beyond the league. Your skill for research, journalism, and presentation is impeccable. Glad to see the channel has grown so much in recent months, and I hope it continues to grow.
All the odds are stacked against me but I'm not gonna give up
Same but I wouldn’t say I’m tag I could pay for aau and get new shoes so I wouldn’t put myself in that mud baby category but basically if u a pg under 6’1 you gotta be atlethic asl and smart
@@kyrieirving4583 I hate aau but ik I have to play at some point if I wanna make it but money isn't that much of a problem it's mainly the traveling
capitalism might kill you bro, take care
Can you go left?
You can do it without AAU my parents didn't want me to travel so i went to camps instead and college showcases instead of AAU
tbf that's always been true. Remember, the kid in Hoop Dreams never actually made the league, barely had a college career. The AI-inspired idea of the hood kid becoming a star is about a rare as hitting the lottery
One of them was close to making the NBA as a bench player
And hey, he did mentor Pat Bev for what thats worth
Right. That’s just been a narrative to sell a story. A lot of these guys come from comfortable backgrounds. That hood stuff isn’t going to fly in the NBA today.
Yea arthur Agee mentored pat Beverly at Marshall. To be fair, William made got a d1 scholardhip to Marquette but those injuries did a number to his confidence even when he was in high school that it was hard to overcome. His brother was even 🔥 too but flamed out as well.
Why do you think it's AI inspired? So ridiculous. You sound under 30 but I am pretty sure you are not since you said AI inspired. Wow
@@TheKos2Kos just to use Allen Iverson as an example of a guy who grew up in an underpriveleged area, played hometown basketball, and became a huge basketball star. not to mean he's the first or the only or the last. there are far more ridiculous things on the internet, my guy
Nigga I cried three times to put this in perspective. I only cry once when my granddad died I was really close to him too, it was mostly because you basically told me when I hit high school I had no chance I know I didn’t because my coach came up with bullshit reasons not to put me on the high school team and the last person who made it over me, parents was funding the high school team ( he was the worst person I’ve ever seen but a teachers pet )really hit home I never asked for AU because I knew I couldn’t do it. I knew my mom couldn’t afford it but this shit you said it really hit me.
soft
@@dehaman_4_144 sad u just saw a guy narrate how he was denied his dreams due to financial circumstances out of his control and your response to that is soft
@@dehaman_4_144I knew some lame ass was going to reply with this
I never got to play AAU and had to make it to college basketball as a Special Olympics player turned juco team manager and then going to a 4-year school to play. It’s not over, man. You can still try to make it!
another way to success is to find a field with a high rate of employment and decent to high earnings/ salary. your gona need money you can still work on your dreams and also have steady cash coming.
NBA is like real life now the more money you have the more opportunities you have
This is a very sad phenomenon, especially in Africa. Think of the talents you’ve seen from Africa, now imagine 100X that. That the number of people not reaching their potential. I personally witnessed insane soccer talents from my high school in Kenya fade away into 9-5s
Real shit. South Sudan for example got so much talent and potential in basketball, they just need the right environment to properly flourish
@@Abner-gu3ve And shout out to Luol Deng for putting South Sudan on the map in the olympics. Hopefully him building up basktball in South Sudan can help with the enviroment problem.
@@DaGameGuy yessir
Dont worry. The nba scam will soon takeover Africa. 😅@@Abner-gu3ve
@@DaGameGuykhauman malauch is next up!
even micahel jordan came from a pretty solid middle class family background. so he didn't come from the hood.
I’d say he came from a strong family with a good support system from both parents, but to equate it financially to today’s “middle class” isn’t accurate
@@michaelglasson2171 have you seen MJ childhood home in North Carolina it's like 4 bedrooms and the acreage is huge. Its like a mini farm
@@joeswanson733yeah and that didn’t cost much in rural North Carolina in the 1960’s. That house probably cost $10,000 when they bought it. Maybe even less if they built it themselves.
What was middle class in the 1960's south is basically what we would consider the struggle today. I personally think anyone middle class and under that makes it all the way to the top 1% of earners is a rags to riches. Unless your family had significant capital I feel like its basically pretty hard to make it all the way to the top. Upper middle class is like both of your parents were doctors or something like that.
@@michaelglasson217110k in 1960, is 104k in today's money😅
Steph and Klay were the only examples of rich kids with NBA daddys who actually became elite, they just happened to be on the same team lol. Everyone else has been mid
Kobe? His father was an NBA player too
Brunson as well
The list is a lot longer than you think.
@@serenadesilhoutat it again
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How is it any different to any other competitive environment? Blue collar, white collar, sports, the arts, etc. Money will always provide an advantage. Nothing’s ever been equal on this planet and I doubt it’ll ever change. Those first generation NBA players from disadvantaged backgrounds struggled so their children wouldn’t have to go through the same harsh experiences. Should we not expect even better performance from those with an advantage (financially and genetically) instead of wanting equal footing for everyone?
We don't have that in France.
Basketball is considered like soccer/football a "sport for the people".
We pay a licence that doesn't get higher than 200 bucks.
In France the pressure on young kids is to be able to go against grown men at age 15-16.
If you are very good at basketball before your sixteen you have better chance to make it to a Pro Training Center and eventually becoming a Pro Basketball player.
Training Center here in France are totally free.
Pro teams, thoses playing at the top 3 divisions of the country have the obligation to create a Training Center for youth.
The French Federation will then pay them a certain amount in return for this service.
Parents don't have to pay a peny.
The only thing is you gotta be better than everybody else.
Man you’re a liar ! No one goes to pick up Mbappe or Coman at the free facilities
That's the theory but I'm not sure it's completely true. Sport-études (lighter study charge with daily sport training) exists well before 15 - it's true it's not a low pressure study like US college though. Coaches have their preferences, and knowing the system as a former player always is an advantage. Wemby, Risacher, TP, Gobert, Batum, Cissoko, Salaün, de Colo, Diaw, Lauvergne, Rupert, Toupane -and out of the NBA Cazalon, Dessert, Cornélie, Hoard, Howard, Piétrus, have parents that played pro. Beside parents, big sisters or big brothers are also a possible gateway (if they are big enough): Ajinça, Ayayi, Lessort, Sarr, Maledon, Dadiet... INSEP is not reserved to basketball and for example Noah and Fournier had parents that were linked to INSEP. Francisco had problems integrating groups and the INSEP and it wouldn't have been the case if he had family there. In France, sport is (or was?) intricated with politics, a bit like in eastern Europa, mainly with right and center right or communist parties, and it's common for sport players to have a second career in municipalities. For the main sport, soccer, it's different, because there are so many people thinking they can make a career out of it there are private centers that are not linked to pro teams that make you pay to get a sport/study curriculum (usually the study curriculum is not as good as state provided ones, and it's directed toward low level educator mention). I have kids that play ball and I can say there is a huge difference for the young ones between those who rely on the team training, and those whose parent coach them (for example I didn't intend to, but I had to teach them the basics about how to dribble and shoot because it wasn't taught).
This is actually a point where i like how football does it with clubs having youth systems. Having professional level coaches teach them would help a lot than what it is right now
Thank you for bringing this up. The league is no longer competitive. Its just full of guys who are skilled at the game. Barely any heart
Not just sports, but every area in life is becoming more about "who you know and are related too" versus actually having pure experience and being strangers. It almost feels kind of incest lmao
It’s simple…
Before AAU, players had to train to compete at their current level, to advance to the next level (HS, College, Pro). The whole time they go through their basketball career, they compete to be THE BEST.
Currently with how AAU is structured, you are making kids compete 8-10 months a year, giving most kids either no time to train, or no time to enjoy anything outside of basketball. Now these kids with “hoop dreams” look at being pro as being an end goal.
These kids don’t want to make the league to become the best in a sport they have lifelong passion for, they view the league as a monetary reward for their effort and time. It’s why these players are so focused on material things and vacations, instead of being on the practice courts. They don’t see a need to become better anymore, especially after they get that max contract.
This was so good, genuinely well made, researched, presented, edited. Compelling enough that i never wanted to pause it, and impacting enough that i want things to change. Awesome.
Wow, thank you I appreciate it! 🙏🏿
“you can’t fly unless u jump off a cliff “ - quote lowk hard af
It’s a dumb ass quote though. It doesn’t make any sense
thats a very well put together video. I'm glad you mentioned Tremont, I played in one of the same basketball rec leagues as Tremont, Farnam basketball, its a very impoverished part of New Haven, CT that has a lot of very good basketball players, but kids dont have the resources available from parents to get their name out of there... I remember one year I was playing there and a decent portion of the kids couldn't even cover the rec league signup and were forced to drop out and sign up for that was like $50
the league is gonna be 40-50% overseas players by the 2050s - that puts us in the same boat as european football leagues where the international players make up 60+ percent of the league
but thats coz of south american players- they were always the best in the world or around there just they played in their homeleagues coz they were of equal status/ got declared a nationa treasure so couldnt leave the country a la Pele
@@ExampleName-j2n i think thats cool - with the expanded pool of players we can truly see the game peek in skill and talent(especially if the nba fixes its defense)
@@ExampleName-j2ndon't forget about the Africans. A bit less talented as than South Americans but still better or on par with the Europeans
@@pm.meowth4850 yeah defo
And watch how bad the ratings tank
Basically kids who can’t afford new hoop shoes every year don’t have the nicest school clothes not the nicest to afford snacks on trips during game day is basically a trench baby kids who basically grew up in the hood and still are in the hood is a trench baby
While kids who basically have food grandmas family members who can help them out with aau and stuff and they get good nutrition that’s basically not a trench baby in my opinion not the richest but definitely ain’t broke…
Also why aren’t we including kids who work jobs? U should have ur own money to pay for aau in my opinion if u really want it like that
@@kyrieirving4583if you play high school ball & AAU, & work on your game to become above average , when exactly are you going to work.
@@Supreme36074 would say working during half the summer like first month then look u getting paid 9 an hour for let’s say a 6 hour shift or 7 cause obviously ur a 15-17 year old kid round that up 9 and hour on an 7 hour shift an month that’s around 1k? A month or 800 right? From checks as teen u shouldn’t be worried about spending money on clothes only thing is games and aau realistically and training…
@@kyrieirving4583 or after school in the offseason. We used to work the concession stand in football season and lace up when basketball start. Tbh i say we but did the camera. They got to fool around and eat snacks for free but i made more money
@@kyrieirving4583all this does is give rich kids the unfair advantage of having more time to train.
If all Basketball players had the same resource the NBA would be dominated by Africa
Huh explain
True
@@ExoSkillsSouth Sudan in the Olympics
@@ExoSkillsthe average person in south sudan for example has the height and build of an nba player but they don’t have basketball courts, basketball shoes, coaches etc. no where near the resources the average highschool american has.
@@MubarakNasiru-k8f that's the case for a lot of poor countries. Even at the Olympics, most of the athletes competing for poor countries did not grow up and don't live in that country they just there because their parents came from there
Curry not from the hood, Kobe wasn’t from the hood, he’ll Jordan wasn’t even from the hood that don’t matter
came here to say this, MOST NBA players are not from the hood. its always been that way, back in the day, we had "HOOD PLAYERS" but we knew exactly who they were, and there werent a lot of them.
Same with Rugby. You don't have to pay anything for the sports. But, the scouts almost exclusively recruit from expensive private high schools. These private high schools have their own national TV channels in some countries (That exclusively air these learner's sports games)
True even here in South Africa. The rugby academies mostly take players from model c and private schools. Players from public schools are often overlooked.
@@sowhoisgeh5631 Channel 216 is exclusively for such
@@sowhoisgeh5631 Channel 216 -DSTV
It's not just an issue with Americans in the NBA, even among Europeans,Take France, for example, Today, the majority of players come from parents who were professional basketball players or athletes, Victor Wembanyama's father is 6'8" and was a professional athlete in triple jump and long jump, while his mother, standing at 6'3", comes from a family of basketball players. This trend is seen with other French players as well, they all come from professional basketball players or Professional athletes, Rudy Gobert's dad is 7'1" professional basketball player, and players like Tony Parker, Kyllian Hayes, Nicolas Batum, Alex Sarr, Zaccharie Risacher, Tidjane Salaün, and Sidy Sissoko like 95% of ALL FRENCH PLAYER, all of them have backgrounds with professional athlete parents, Boris Diaw’s mother is the top scorer in the history of the French women's basketball team and a Hall of Famer in French basketball, Evan Fournier’s parents are professional judokas, with his father even serving as the coach for the French national team
Similarly, in Germany, Dirk Nowitzki's father was a professional handball player who played for the German national team and competed in the Olympics, while his mother was a professional basketball player. In Spain, the Gasol family's background in professional basketball is also well-known
In all sports leagues worldwide, whether it's soccer in Europe or cricket in India, children of professional athletes have an advantage over others. They already understand the sport, especially if they play the same one as their parents, and this phenomenon has been growing since the 2000s
True but not many german or french or italian or spanish families bet their lives on having kids that will be professional basketball players. The french case might have more to do with elite cooptation that mimicks with INSEP the napoleonic system of "merit" that quickly devolved into social reproduction.
Holy Fuck another banger. I’ve been super critical of football (soccer) academy’s in the US for this same shit cause they don’t have to pay over in Europe. The US just has a fundamentally wrong way of looking at sports and I don’t think it’ll ever change sadly.
america is the most successful country in sports... what are you talking about? the rest of the world wants to be like america, not the other way around.
@@dehaman_4_144Yep, and other countries want and are trying to do it without requiring prospects to pay fortunes, while America is keeping poorer prospects away with its current system. That's the point, dumbass. It worked until now, because the sports America plays aren't as famous outside. The moment you get a sport that's widely loved, like men's soccer, the US can't catch up. Or like it's happening right now in basketball, you start to slowly have all the big names in the league be foreigners.
@@dehaman_4_144this isn’t true to be honest . Basketball and football yea sure but what about other sports?
@@Gratefully- any sport. look at the Olympics lol
@@dehaman_4_144 if you start looking at medals per capita the story changes really quick. The US is one of the greates countries when it comes to sport, but also one of the most ignorant with all this "all wanna be like the US, the greatest nation in the world".
7:44 bro's bookcase is kiiiiiilling me lol
Foreign players changed the game. You can't just be athletically gifted anymore. Go back on watch the 2001 playoff series between the Raptors and 76ers. It was mostly Iverson and Vince trading buckets with 4 guys standing around on each side waiting for the rebound. And then kick it right back to them.That kind of basketball doesn't cut it anymore. Euros are coming over with a much more developed skill set. And it has neutralized the athletic advantage Americans have had for so long. And that's what the hood was mostly known for in more recent years. It's a different game now.
Shits ass now lmao ratings will continue to plummet while yall will say omg euro fundamentals 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Very good point
@@tonyp1376actually, no it's not a good point. The NBA changed its rules to allow less physically gifted players to compete with less physicality. This was needed to diversify the rosters. At one point the NBA was over %80 African American. This new system is boring to watch but it gives a broader fan base something to watch.
@@vamoneygroup So you think that the NBA outlawing hand checking and instituting other minor rule changes had nothing to do with promoting floor spacing and creating more offense but was actually a giant conspiracy to make the league less black? Lol 😅
I was totally against the dress code David Stern implemented in the mid 00s. I felt players should have the right to express themselves how they see fit. But the on court rule changes were simply tailored to promoting more scoring and a more aesthetically pleasing brand of basketball for the casual viewer. EVERY one of the 4 major North American pro sports leagues have implemented rule changes in recent decades to aid scoring and a more free flowing style of play.
And let's just go with your theory and say it was a conspiracy to decrease the amount of black players in the league. Clearly it didn't work if that were the case. Every single player on the US national team in Paris is black.
@@tonyp1376 we're talking about the composition of the NBA as a whole not the USA basketball roster. And it's not called conspiracy. It's called business. If run a Popeyes commercial and your target audience is white, who will you have in the commercial? I'm not trying to convince you anything, so respond with more of your logic.
S/O to Tremont. I used to coach him and I played HS ball with his brothers!!! Tremont used to be running around the city dribbling a ball at 6-630 am everyday on my way to work. He put that pain in!!!
I think this is actually a great thing. One of the things that destroys the black community is people hanging on to the dream of being an NBA player and focusing on sports instead of schoolwork. Even if all NBA players come from the trenches that’s still only a small percent of people who live in the hood. If it becomes totally impossible to pursue and everybody knows it, that’s just one more false stream eliminated. School is everything and they need to know it
black men in the 80/90s gave up their trade jobs and school for a basketball dream. completely destroyed the communities and added to black male unemployment
I disagree
school is definitely important but let's be real the academic world has the same issues with nepotism and privilege like sports. a lot of people in fields like law, finance, or medicine had better schools, private tutoring, and family connections that open doors others can't access. legacy admissions, family hookups for internships, and exclusive networks give some people a head start just like how money gives an advantage in sports. so yeah focus on school is good advice but the education system has its own barriers based on social class too
Heres the thing.
If your dad is/was in the NBA then he has all the knowledge on what it takes. How to get there, the connections to get people to look at you, scouts, teams, g-league personal if needed. He has access to get sponsors, endorsements to take a look at you. You are going to have an advantage. We see this in every sport.
Even without all the connections and money he could still guide you into exactly what you need to work on. Imagine being a 12-16 year old kid and spending summers playing with/against your dad... an NBA player. Your gonna pick up on his tricks, moves, build those skills to figure out how to score on him and visa versa. That translates to the court in high school, college, and likely even the pro's one day.
So yes. Coming from money and a proven bloodline is a major advantage. The average kid on the street will be at a disadvantage because they lack all those skills, connections, money, and even court time with the best players in the world.
There isn't going to be a fix for this. Money will always talk. Nascar has had this problem now for years as well. It's all kids who have rich parents.
This was such a dope video. Weaving together the stats, interviews, and personal narratives really made it enjoyable and cohesive. Thank you!
Can’t blame the players fathers for participating in the system. The system needs to be overhauled
every generational wealth was started by a poor man who became that first rich father in the lineage... if someone is not lucky to have a rich dad... the person has no choice but to become the first rich dad in his lineage
I mean... I think the question will be, is it something that needs fixing? It's possible Basketball is just a rich man's sport now, there are plenty of other sports like that: Tennis, Golf, Soccer, Swimming, Gymnastics, Figure Skating, etc. I'm not sure there's a way to make all things equal.
Kobe was literally the son of a basketball player. He had every advantage in the world but it’s never held against him
Doesn’t mean he can’t be critical of the AAU system.
He is describing a systemic issue and you're picking a legendary player as an example to counter his point?
I think the video went over your head.
@@jonz23m how so
@@jeffinjoseph8916 watch the video again
Why exactly should that be held against him? Was his father NOT supposed to let him play basketball because it might give him a leg up?
The problem isnt really that they are the sons of famous bballers but that the system is so sorrupt that someone like Bronnnie James ,who is far away from NBA material, gets forced into the NBA by his fathers money
I’ve seen a lot of kids (6’6 monsters in 9th - 11th grade). Get done really dirty by the aau structure. Injuries and mental breakdowns were big. Many of them that I still know actually hate basketball to this very day. I talked to my one old friend about why he and his brother went to university but didn’t play ball. He explained that by the time he got to college they both were so broken up body and mind that when they finally could make the discussion for themselves, they just gave up on the dream. They are pushed too hard with little or no return on they’re investment for years. They missed out on a childhood and friends trying to be something that they weren’t.. it was sad to hear.
Being good in highschool really doesn't mean shit. Kids get a big head just cuz at 16 maybe they're better than other players, but I think it's not significant till college ball
I disagree . Being 6'6 is just as much luck as being born to wealth. Both are privileged and don't root for either
@@vulcanraven9701 they were actually good. That’s why I referred to them as monsters….the point is by the time they got to college level they were injured and disheartened by aau basketball. You have completely missed the point in an attempt to simply combat my anecdote with a least common denominator rebuttal….I bet if told you the sky was blue you would be like”actually sometimes”lol.
Yo this video actually needs more views. You landing guests and such is a great touch
I'd like to play devil's advocate for a moment after watching the video. I recall a conversation I had with a coach a few years ago when I was watching a summer league game. He mentioned one of the challenges coaching youth today is the lack of discipline compared to when he was playing in the 80s-90s. There's more distractions and options to the point basketball isn't the desired escape it used to be for underprivileged kids. Unless if they have a serious love for the sport and the discipline to not crashout during highschool or college, you're not going to see as many LeBrons and Iversons like you used to. Hell, even Iverson got lucky with his conviction overturned.
you actually proving the point of the video tho
Very similar situation for hockey and the NHL and perhaps at a larger scale. Since sport is getting so expensive, kids from less fortunate can’t even get into the sport due to the cost of equipment
I agree with everything except for it’s “becoming”daddy’s money league. It’s always been like this the only reason it’s catching traction now is because bronny is in the league now, but it’s always been this. The whole rags to riches thing was always a myth and just used to make peoples stories more interesting and bring more attention to the league or certain player, if a player was poor but extremely good they were made sure to be taken care of. People don’t realize how many nba players have someone connected to league or even just having enough money to be at the right places and time. It’s always been like that it’s just capitalism
I disagree.
Giannis is an example of rags to riches. But he was trained in Europe.
@@anotherelvis yea but he got made sure to be taken care of by the coach. He wasn’t just a poor kid at that point anymore he had the full support of a high level coach that’s better than most peoples situation
america needs to change the development of players, change it into the european system
Or just change it back to it was before the current AAU style took over.
No. Euro’s only have good big men. Our guards are way better
@@westhamilton2021my point is it’s not . At least not yet
@@westhamilton2021 the answer isn’t to change it to a system that isn’t better than our own. The best idea I heard in his video was having regulations on our system. Many of the great euros like Giannis / Embiid left poverty and found opportunity in Europe. It’s sad potential great players living in poverty here are being squeezed out due to greed
It's all private leagues in Europe school sports aren't even a thing over there
AAU definitely a problem but in the scouts defense 2nd generation players usually know how to play. Steph,Klay,Booker, Brunson, Sabonis, Garland, K Love, JJJ, Wiggins, Hardaway Jr, Jerami Grant
its not just sports its everything. you have to be a super disciplined kid to be able to organize everything for yourself if you have parents that dont care or have the time for you. most people arent able to do that and spend the rest of their life regretting what could have been if they had been born into a caring family like soe of these people
Luke Walton , Kobe carl , John berry , Brent Berry , Kobe Bryant, sabonis, Tim hardaway Jr , Steph curry, Seth curry ,Gary Payton 2, Austin rivers , klay Thompson Jermey grant ,Cole Anthony ,Mike bibby ,Devin booker, Kenyon Martin jr… this ain’t nothing new bro !
This is why the NBA is boring af compared to the 90s and 2000s. Back then they used to play with that hood steeze. Was like watching gladiators, now there is no aggression and competition in the game
The players are still black but these modern black nba players all act like they white, it makes the game boring to watch, everyone wants to be friends and hold hands and sing kumbaya
So everyone can play like Draymond or Brooks ? Love the drive but it's painful to watch.
@@sylthfarn3187no we not talking about fouling but players back then played with a chip on their shoulder.
Give me an example of ‘hood steeze’
The nba always been like that stop believing that “hood” narrative bs
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