Negrodamus wrote:DCasey91 wrote:Why is the development systems so bad in the NBA vs the other big 3?
I get it now it all handed on a platter, sheer lack of competition, poor pathways etc, more money than brains.
Majors, NFL, NHL are grown men sport, NBA…. Not so. At least they take years and def get their licks.
Cream rises to the top. It happens in the NBA too (guys like Jimmy Butler, Kawhi Leonard, Draymond, etc), but the development process in HS/AAU allows trash players to continue to walk through the door despite being trash. Emoni Bates comes to mind. Spent his entire career with the greenest of green lights. Still makes the NBA despite being a complete headcase with tons of baggage despite his inefficient chucking with no other quantifiable skills.
NHL and MLB doesn't have the microscope. NFL has it happen to an extent, but you need to play 3 years in college; so getting exposed will happen before the big pay day.
Wholeheartedly agree. The sad thing is it’s not even trash players that don’t deserve a glimpse of NBA stuff despite their high school/college rep.
Someone like Ingram who was def not ready for real ball gets a free 2 year apprenticeship at zero cost.
MLB is actually the hardest out of the 4. It takes yonks to make it hence why their star young prospects play double A and not triple because of the huge exp factor. And the two main disciplines have different times of maturation. Very similar to cricket, having a gun pitcher/bowler comes on a lot faster in progressing, whereas batting/hitting and can take a decade just to make it. Rookie ages are between 22-23 in the MLB so it is higher and they are if only very rarely thrown into the deep stuff unlike NBA.