Interesting perspective

Another ratings thread?
Him tying NBA ratings into it is kind of a reach imo...
But he is right that Basketball on a youth level has become IMMENSELY INDUSTRIALIZED.
I tell my son all the time that he is entrenched in a world that didn't exist when I was a young hooper.
Non-stop club ball all year, Travel squads, constant camps, Many kids have personal trainers.
And this is not even counting High School ball and many people think that is going extinct at a major level because of the Club's and Prep schools taking players away constantly.
To make it in basketball kids are training all year around like a young Golfer, tennis player, Gymnast, ect .....
The Days of hooping with your boys around the way and playing at your local public school and still making it are basically over.
This is bigger than ratings. It’s not about the basketball being trash and more about people not relating to the culture
we got like 4 threads on that tooThis is bigger than ratings. It’s not about the basketball being trash and more about people not relating to the culture