I’ve heard people say “well we don’t have an open system in basketball and we’re still best in the world.”
Guys, in a little over 30 years foreign players went from almost no nba players and getting ran off court with our best to:
-8 straight foreign MVPs
-since 2021 first team all nba has been 21/30 foreign spots
-college bball recruiting has shifted to be a race for the best 20 year old euro players
If you don’t think their approach to development on all fronts including club structure and professional league structure impacts this you’re crazy.
All Enzo Fernandez is asking is for us to build him a competent team and not employ PE teachers like Rosenior, Potter and Maresca
He’s one of the best and sought after midfielders in the world(idc if you disagree) and we’re light years away from competing
Put yourself in his shoes, 4years of fuckery we’ve served up since he joined, I honestly don’t blame him for wanting to leave and I’ll gladly welcome him with open arms if he doesn’t get his move 🤷🏾���️🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️
Socialism isn't "free stuff" it is literally just using your tax dollars doing something to benefit you and other workers instead of using it to buy a stadium for a billionaire. That's it. That's all it is.
Imagine being forced to give someone 6.2% of your paycheck, every single check, every month, for 30 to 50 years of your life.
And that person said, "Don't worry, I'm holding this for you and will pay it back to you on a monthly basis, when you retire at 65."
And then they said, "Nah, just kidding. I meant when you retire at 67. And at that time, I'll only give you 70% of what you paid me."
And then they said, "Oops, I spent all your money. You're out of luck."
That's the U.S. government.
formal apology to my parents for my behavior during the 2008 recession. if someone asked me to buy them a nintendo ds and an annual roblox membership rn i'd actually blow up