re: Austin Rivers on NFL being easier than the NBA

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I don’t know how much overlay there would be between NBA guys and soccer guys

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I said non-pro level, not NBA. Tons of guys with heights starting with 5 playing ball in high school and college (there is a lot more college basketball than even D1).

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The best player in the world (Haaland)

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The frick?



He's not even the best player on his team

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and he’s only 6’4

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Well, we also produce an insane amount of taller guys who have the ability to develop skills of younger guys. That's kind of the dream, but that requires our top athletes, and that is unlikely to ever happen.

That's why I'm focusing on the elite athletes who have no shot and chase the dream. If we could even get a small chunk of these people to dedicate themselves to soccer, we could have insane output. We are developing pretty regular solid-great talent now with our D-level athletes. Imagine if we could bump that up to C-level (with our huge population).