Scotty G
Years ago
Interesting question: Is the NBA D League overated and that most of the good guys not playing in the NBA are playing in Europe? Speaking to an NBL coach last week his impression was that the physical European style game is more suited to the NBL than the D League and thats why alot of guys are struggling out of the D League.
Your thoughts????
d-league is overrated. does have talented individual players but its a stats league, aint about winning.
LC
Years ago
The D-League is a "me" league.
And whilst it does have some very talented individuals, each of these players is trying to earn an NBA contract and hence plays for themselves IMO rather than the team. they also want to win, but making ones self look good in front of NBA scouts is the primary objective of most D-League players from what I have seen.
The European leagues are all about team structure and of course winning. The offensive and defensive structures as opposed to the one-on-one style of play in the D-League is more comparable to the NBL.
NBL is just another european league. It's shit basketball. and wayyyy tooo boring.
LA Boy
Years ago
first hand experience, winning or losing in D-League mean jack all. is it over-rated?! yes and no. the talents are there.
I think not many people remember the point of D-League, for (personal) development!!! i guess kind of like the approach with AIS here where winning or losing isn't the emphasis.
paul
Years ago
Correct, the D League isnt overrated in that it provides a pool of players NBA clubs can call on and a place for their fringe players to stay match fit. Are their teams as good as the NBL or the good European leagues? Unlikely, but that's not the point.
Having said that, there are so many talented players around the world, put them in a system that suits anywhere and they will do well provided they put in the work.
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