Field Marshall Bradley
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The bolded aren't international players
They are not American citizens perse , but they played their college ball in the states..
Deng played High School ball in Jersey
Popovich says Euro Players work harder
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The bolded aren't international players
They are not American citizens perse , but they played their college ball in the states..
Deng played High School ball in Jersey
yseJ
Empire strikes back
because soccer athletes arent getting any sense of entitlement in the USthis is funny cause its the opposite in soccer
everyone talks about how hard the americans play/work, its a stereotype
whereas its the opposite in europe. young soccer phenoms are gods, and no one gives a lot of shyt about bball athletes.
GreatestLaker
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They are considered international players by the NBA.
Marc Gasol and Steve Nash played college ball in the US too. They are considered international.
yseJ
Empire strikes back
look here
europe : middle school, high school you have to pay to attend a special academy for bball players, while attending school IN PARALLEL where no one gives a shyt youre an athlete.
US: free public schools, everyone knows youre an athlete
europe: if youre good enough you get recruited by a club academy. which means you dont attend college. no opportunity ahead of you if you dont make it. you train every day with 30 dudes like yurself
US: you are god and attend a college for free where you are face of their program. you roll in money and bytches. still can get a degree in a decent college if bball doesnt work out.
so tell me, which player, on average, would work more ? the one in europe or the one in US ?
europe : middle school, high school you have to pay to attend a special academy for bball players, while attending school IN PARALLEL where no one gives a shyt youre an athlete.
US: free public schools, everyone knows youre an athlete
europe: if youre good enough you get recruited by a club academy. which means you dont attend college. no opportunity ahead of you if you dont make it. you train every day with 30 dudes like yurself
US: you are god and attend a college for free where you are face of their program. you roll in money and bytches. still can get a degree in a decent college if bball doesnt work out.
so tell me, which player, on average, would work more ? the one in europe or the one in US ?
Majestic Pape
The-Coli = W SOHH = L
Bullshyt.
Field Marshall Bradley
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The guys you listed prior, I do not count. Maybe Ibaka.
Tim plays Olympic ball for the U.S.A. and Deng been in the states since he was 15, even though he plays for Britain when its warranted...
They have never been an international pro is what I'm saying.....
Field Marshall Bradley
Veteran
I think Pop might know about situation then most people on the coli. Tony Parker is an international player so I don't think it's a race issue.
Tony Parker is biracial and is on his
when it comes to dating sisters......
yseJ
Empire strikes back
please expand on why you think it is bullshyt.
the road to the NBA is far more complicated for an average european player than an average american player, given their skills/careers in the NBA are similar.
yseJ
Empire strikes back
Tony Parker is biracial and is on his
people are giving you examples of black non-americans pop coached, who played organized pro ball before the NBA , and you keep trying to dismiss them because they dont fit your theory
mbewane
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europe : middle school, high school you have to pay to attend a special academy for bball players, while attending school IN PARALLEL where no one gives a shyt youre an athlete.
US: free public schools, everyone knows youre an athlete
europe: if youre good enough you get recruited by a club academy. which means you dont attend college. no opportunity ahead of you if you dont make it. you train every day with 30 dudes like yurself
US: you are god and attend a college for free where you are face of their program. you roll in money and bytches. still can get a degree in a decent college if bball doesnt work out.
so tell me, which player, on average, would work more ? the one in europe or the one in US ?
Breh you're making too much sense lol looks like OP wants to make it a racial issue, when we all see Parker, Diaw (both black or mixed players Pop has coached), Noah, Batum, Mahimi, Ibaka, Mbenga (where is he now tho
), Deng...and yes there are just "strctural" reasons to why international players will be more humble as someone said no one cares about bbal in Europe (except for Turkey, Greece, Spain and Italy to an extent)...As someone said, it's the opposite in soccer, and again it makes perfect sense: while soccer players are stars at a very young age in Europe, that isn't the case for American soccer players in the US, so they work harder to prove themselves. There isn't much more to it.
OGmittee
Smugest Poster Alive
there are so many less euros in the NBA and even less that Pop has coached before. Unless im completely ignorant and Pop has coached overseas with success (could be true, im not well versed in Pops career) So if theres a much less chance of you coaching a foreign player, there is a much less chance of you running into a foreign player with an attitude. Especially when theyre trying to be well liked/received and make it to the US to play ball.
The idea that europe isnt filled with a$$holes like america is pretty ridiculous. I mean look at all the soccer players over there that are racist and complete a$$holes...but maybe thats why Pop gets along with them
yseJ
Empire strikes back
Breh you're making too much sense lol looks like OP wants to make it a racial issue, when we all see Parker, Diaw (both black or mixed players Pop has coached), Noah, Batum, Mahimi, Ibaka, Mbenga (where is he now tho
As someone said, it's the opposite in soccer, and again it makes perfect sense: while soccer players are stars at a very young age in Europe, that isn't the case for American soccer players in the US, so they work harder to prove themselves. There isn't much more to it.
and the thing is you gotta put shyt in perspective
the european system is far different from american system.
there are no high school games or college games comparable to the US. those games are where names are born here. in europe, no one cares about those games because athletes dont go to regular colleges. no one cares about athletes until they actually play at pro clubs. there aint no draft.
there, names are born in academies under natural selection and under intense supervision of big clubs.
americans in general have a shytty attitude. 
these are grown men who are fawned over and treated like babies, that's why they act like babies.
these are grown men who are fawned over and treated like babies, that's why they act like babies.
Field Marshall Bradley
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people are giving you examples of black non-americans pop coached, who played organized pro ball before the NBA , and you keep trying to dismiss them because they dont fit your theory
Its not a theory...If you asked POP, Eva Mendes, etc, about Tony, they would surely say that he is not like those "other" ones...
And besides, what examples has anyone given besides T.P.
And Pop did not specify what he meant by "work harder"
What do you think he meant?
