Matt Winer

Future VP of Mediterranean Scouting; 2 decades covering the NBA, 3+ on TV; @NBATV, @espn: @ksdknews @WOODTV @WJTV @KTVQ ....@Mizzou @mujschool alum.

[Matt Winer @MattWinerTV]

What Michael says applies to soccer, hoops & just about anything else- elite talents are covered, dreamers bled dry. A bigger issue may be when the 1% are identified, which is so early that late-bloomers or late-joiners are excluded and some talent burned out by the grind.

[Michael Redd @MichaelRedd_]

Everybody's arguing about youth sports right now, whether it's too expensive, whether pay-to-play is killing our development. I can't speak on soccer, don't know that world. But I know hoops. Lived it as a player, lived it as a dad, and I run a program too.

And here's what I know. The "it's too expensive to develop talent" argument doesn't hold up the way people think, at least not in hoop.

Yeah, most parents are getting bled dry on team fees and tournament costs and hotels. No doubt. But the kids who actually make it? The real 1%? They're not paying a dime. A lot of them, in fact, are getting paid, under the table or over it.

Many of the great ones get ID'd early and everything flips. The sneaker brands come. The grassroots circuit takes care of them. Wealthy folks who just love hoops want them at their prep school, their AAU team, their college. The bill disappears.

So yeah. The 99% are getting killed out here. But the 1%, the ones who actually land as DI starters and NBA players, never see that bill.

Maybe that's good, maybe it's bad. I'm just telling you what I've seen.

[Matt Winer @MattWinerTV]

It would be difficult to argue against "may never." "Never," on the other hand, means not ever. And...Ever? That's a very long time.

[The New York Times @nytimes]

From @TheAthletic: It’s time to admit the uncomfortable truth: The U.S. may never win a men’s World Cup. "This sport belongs to the world. We borrow it every few years," our columnist writes. "America is not built for the beautiful game." https://t.co/inGTxGSMrC

[Matt Winer @MattWinerTV]

Woof.

[Matt Winer @MattWinerTV]

So far at least…
American defense of Balogun > American defense v Belgium

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Tillman again!

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@richarddeitsch He’s 6’7”, so pretty much always massive- ha

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I’ve done broadcasts off world feeds & it’s very frustrating for the announcers, producer, director etc who can’t control the pictures. I can only imagine how working a game this big - with ill-timed or inane cutaways- is driving the Fox crew crazy.

[Matt Winer @MattWinerTV]

Absolutely bonkers game

[Taylor Twellman @TaylorTwellman]

How good was that half?!
🇲🇽 vs 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 has been epic.

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@JonKrawczynski World feed controlled by FIFA

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This Mexico-England game is absolutely loco.

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@DanWoikeSports Bravo. I’m on the ground, er, floor

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Argentina is 690 times larger than Cape Verde by mass, 78 times more populous and generates about 230 times more in annual GDP. That was an extraordinary performance from the Islanders…

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The Cape Crusaders! Unbelievable…

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@chewie_33 Ha- fair enough.

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I’m certainly no soccer rules expert but red card? I’m bewildered…

[Matt Winer @MattWinerTV]

@chewie_33 Are you saying he was correct twice or wrong twice?

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Cape Verde!!!!!
Even in a tie that’s a 16 over 1 upset. I can’t even imagine what that must mean back home…

[Matt Winer @MattWinerTV]

How many people have looked up where Cape Verde is in the last hour?

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We are all Curaçao

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It's early in the match and Cup for Brazil but I'm already questioning their head coach's judgment: a cardigan under the suit jacket when it's 85 degrees outside?