The World is Teaching America How to Play Basketball

The World is Teaching America How to Play Basketball - Data Analysis

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Күн бұрын

Team USA suffered two losses in the recent FIBA World Cup…and critics have been quick to point out “roster continuity” and “size”. How accurate is this? What else might be to blame?
Chapters
00:00 World Basketball vs. USA “A New War”
00:59 My Experience Overseas
01:33 Excuse #1 “Roster” Looking Past the Noise…
03:07 Excuse #2 “Wait…what?”
03:50 Rebounding/Size Fallacies
6:45 Spacing, and Potential Paralysis
8:50 A New Ball Movement Metric
11:34 Does This Translate to the NBA?
14:20 American Bias - EuroLeague vs. NBA Reexamined
17:07 "Well...it worked!" Team USA Slipping...
17:55 Why Aren't More Teams Doing This?
What trends do we find internationally that we might be able to learn from? How do these trends translate to the NBA, and other levels of basketball, such as the EuroLeague?
In this video, we examine European vs. American basketball, and why (despite massive talent and valuation disparities) the United States might be in trouble for the upcoming Olympics and moving forward.
Keep in mind…the world was without many of their top players.
Comment any thoughts, or feedback you might have! Hope you enjoy the video…
Footage from the NBA and Fiba is not owned by me. Used for commentary and educational purposes

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@JMill77 6 ай бұрын

channel should have 500k subs at least, good presentation, unique perspectives, just the right amount of humor

@michaelmackelvie 6 ай бұрын

Thanks Josh! Appreciate it…dropping the levity in is my favorite part…glad someone else enjoys it lol.

@terterman8585 6 ай бұрын

@@michaelmackelvieGood content buddy, and I'm intrigued to see what you say in your next video, since I am prone to expressing how the NBA has become an exhibition league where rules aren't enforced correctly just for the sake of more offensive highlights and inflated stats for the star players

@frederickdelius1106 6 ай бұрын

For sure looking forward to more content from this fella.

@sgttomas 6 ай бұрын

Seriously good work!!! Subbed

@amjan 6 ай бұрын

The pacing of this video is very slow, and the comedy bits are annoying as they only waste more time.

@Jonteponte71 6 ай бұрын

It was amazing to me to first watch extremly athletic American players consistently just standing still and ballwatch on defensive rebound after defensive rebound. And then hear respected NBA analysts explain it with "lack of size". Thanks for validating what I saw with my own, unqualified eyes. You have a sub!

@dboii9741 6 ай бұрын

You just pretty much explained Jaylen Brown on D in the ECF😂

@ligmanuts2866 6 ай бұрын

The USA team also has 0 chemistry, the team practiced probably 5 times then went and played in the world league and got 3rd. Not too bad when you think about every other team in the league playing together all year long.

@andrewpierce1588 6 ай бұрын

Now you know how full of shit media is.

@ghlibisk67 6 ай бұрын

The Harden-ification of the NBA. Guys got their big bags, just want to launch threes not play D not bang for rebounds, then throw temper tantrums about not getting max extensions or championship teams not want to trade for them.

@user-yn7no7bn1v 6 ай бұрын

Propaganda to dethrone the USA

@kylelvin1 6 ай бұрын

The lack of iq and actual team basketball in the nba is crazy. Most people don’t see this. Amazing video. Makes me feel way more sane.

@InternetDude_ 5 ай бұрын

It’s a cultural thing. The US has developed that hero/idol culture around athletes to the point where it’s more profitable for players and clubs to have high profile players than a team that’s working in unity. It’s not rare to have teams win by having a few standout players beeing at their peak rather than the whole team performing as one. European teams are working like machines with every player beeing just a cog in them and while they ain’t superstars they sure do work smart because there isn’t really any game to gain as a basketball player in Europe.

@Frosty1979 5 ай бұрын

It's the Murican way. ;)

@justadummy8076 5 ай бұрын

Most NBA players are… my lawyer has advised me not to finish this sentence

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@georgerogers1166 5 ай бұрын

@adytiohardianto5496 also american football key position requires a brain, and hockey has open substitution making the sport much less superstar oriented, baseball has a longer development cycle and has the batting order meaning mike trout or votto can't get their team above .500, let alone win a championship.

@aaronabner4317 4 ай бұрын

To sum up the problem with American basketball players today: “Teamwork is not a preference; it's a requirement.”- John Wooden

@jamesp1289 25 күн бұрын

Doesn’t work with the players culture.

@aaronabner4317 24 күн бұрын

@@jamesp1289 True but eventually the coaches will need to embrace it again in this country or else their "Team" players will lose their edge in this country.

@woop6078 4 күн бұрын

Team USA would still be going undefeated if the best American players actually cared about anything other than NBA rings. They don't care about medals.

@cyan_oxy6734 8 сағат бұрын

@@woop6078Sounds like excuses. You win titles by assembling a team and winning the title by actually competing for it. You don't win by waving some spreadsheets arguing that you should have won. England has the most competitive football league but they've been rubbish at every world cup for the past decades. So for now the champions of world basketball are the Germans. Sucks to be you

@CompoundingTime 2 ай бұрын

I think most US basketball culture is concerned with how they look doing something and individual success rather than actual team success. Look at how NBA players shoot free throws. Players who struggle with the traditional method could often times raise their percentages by going underhand or single hand but "it looks weird" and "isn't cool". That to me is pathetic and shows a mental fragility.

@dennisdezarn5895 3 күн бұрын

I believe the term is pussies. Short for pusilanimous. Meaning timid and weak willed.

@adamhenwood1114 6 ай бұрын

Got into basketball last year watching the Nuggets. I couldn’t believe how different their play style was - focussing on a passing game that goes through Jokic - and how effective it was.

@Nick_J_ 6 ай бұрын

Check out the Warriors too. Built around off-ball movement much more than other teams

@theotherview1716 6 ай бұрын

Yup Jokic is the most valuable player by far and the team is greater than the sum of their parts.

@surveyor1515 5 ай бұрын

@@Nick_J_ They have a punk named Draymond 🤢who kicks opponents in the nuts

@edwardking9359 5 ай бұрын

@@surveyor1515If people used to support the crazy gang playing for Wimbledon, draymond isnt anything too bad.

@teamhop 5 ай бұрын

@victor-wm7qf 5 ай бұрын

This Channel is a breath of fresh air, not just compared to other basketball oriented channels, but this kind of quality is rare on KZfaq in general.

@alvinabraham97 2 ай бұрын

You should try The NBA storyteller

@jah9586 Ай бұрын

Thank you we try.

@Peterigepan 3 күн бұрын

Have you watched the video? He is comparing basketball to 2e tier european football?

@bpisan 5 ай бұрын

Man. The writing, editing, presentation, balance of jokes/seriousness, and analysis in these vids is top notch.

@leandronc 6 ай бұрын

These passes are even more effective in national team basketball because teams are less organized to make the necessary quick and coordinated adjustments. Awesome analysis.

@ArnoSchmidt22 4 ай бұрын

I average like almost 30 assists on 2k just moving the ball and hitting the open guy without trying to to too much. I know videogame doesn't exactly translate to reality, but if you use proportion it does make sense.

@dannybird4996 3 ай бұрын

@@ArnoSchmidt22 30 video is what like 20 in real life?

@ArnoSchmidt22 3 ай бұрын

Stockton averaged close to 15 in an era where there was much less space, so I'd say 20 is about right.@@dannybird4996

@DemonetisedZone 17 күн бұрын

Yes they don't get time to know each other's roles in detail 👍

@deanhampton1527 6 ай бұрын

I think so much of this stuff, specifically the ball reversals/cutting, explain why Jokic and the Nuggets have been so successful. Their entire offense is based around an unselfish 7 footer that is one of the best passers we've seen

@ArnoSchmidt22 4 ай бұрын

Offenses based around intelligent, talented, willing passers are always the most efficient ones, because most of the shots will be open and wide open shots.

@vamoneygroup 3 ай бұрын

He's definitely not 7 feet. The NBA definitely doesn't have defense. Otherwise, how come fiba usa doesn't score 120 every game.

@Carlos.PerlaRE 3 ай бұрын

Basketball is similar to another sport Soccer. Europeans value tactics. American sports value the individual.

@Themlpg73 5 күн бұрын

Symptom of extreme capitalism.

@andrewgrant7846 4 күн бұрын

So when the individuals improve they already have an advantage with teamwork.

@abilawaandamari8366 Күн бұрын

The reason why they got away with it for so long is because Basketball were largely underdeveloped and unpopular everywhere else, so the US playing the way they are were never a problem considering they didn't have any challengers around. They got comfortable

@pavleristeski7715 Күн бұрын

So we in Europe believe in teamwork fundamentals, if you knowledge which play give you which advantage on court is primarily goal, and then talent comes when you need to use ur advantage against your opponent. Talent is just a +, if you learn how to play and know how the defense will react

@davidmorris2234 5 ай бұрын

I’ve been saying this for years, NBA players, specially those from the USA, don’t box out or rebound unless the ball falls on their head. Most teams don’t play a “movement offense”, and too many players are just ball watchers with terrible basics, which they try to make up for with physical superiority, but it’s not enough anymore.

@legendarywiimaster 2 ай бұрын

once the NBA rules begin to change, I feel it will force NBA player to adapt. The great ones will adapt, the frauds will not

@ibfreely8952 6 ай бұрын

15:07 refreshing to see that the European soccer players did so well in basketball vs the nba guys

@user-op1ef8ch3x 4 ай бұрын

*they are football players

@100c0c 4 ай бұрын

@@user-op1ef8ch3x Soccer in USA

@Profitfromcoaching 4 ай бұрын

@@user-op1ef8ch3xfootball, soccer, same difference.

@bikox4763 4 ай бұрын

Hahaha so geil. Ich hab mir auch gedacht was das für eine schlechte Recherche ist

@moisessterental 3 ай бұрын

⁠@@bikox4763Tbf this video is amazing, the research was very good but that’s a bad slip up 😂 let’s see Frankfurt play vs the Lakes hahaha

@finntheassasin775 6 ай бұрын

I can't properly articulate how much this video satisfies my interests in sports and science - 12/10 Video - Continue this great work! *Just one small hint, the Europa League logo shown at 14:54 is actually for a football (soccer) tournament with the same name, not the basketball europa league

@HMDHEGD 6 ай бұрын

It's a similar name, but not the same. The basketball competition is called EuroLeague

@mmmcounts 6 ай бұрын

You're absolutely right, that was the UEFA logo for the second tier club football competition. The Europa League. The EuroLeague logo has a basketball hanging above a net made of stars.

@thedoctor5167 5 ай бұрын

just commented that, how hard is for americans to google something...

@archie15900 2 ай бұрын

@@thedoctor5167 No need to be an asshole.

@williamkerr9990 5 ай бұрын

This guy needs an award, I swear 😂 his cadence, delivery and everything is just brilliant. On top of that, it’s actually really good data and well put together ❤

@TheLeedsBoyz 5 ай бұрын

I have little to zero interest in basketball but the way you told the story was fantastic. Couldn't believe how few subscribers you have compared with the production value!

@lorenlangford7061 6 ай бұрын

This is fire. Gotta love when teams used to ask if we were the “JV Team” and we’d run them out of the gym. Great work, Mike!!

@michaelmackelvie 6 ай бұрын

My man! We were the least intimidating team in our league, but we moved the ball and D’d up…credit coach for that. We were probably a .500 team without the culture and system he created!

@michaelmusgrave1514 6 ай бұрын

“Move the ball and D up” Winning strategy in basically any team invasion sport. If you can shoot from outside and use both hands/feet, you’re fucking deadly. Loved this video, my favorite I’ve seen for ages because it spoke to me on a personal level. I’ll look to connect with you somewhere to see how far you’re going to expand with this idea, because I have at least 3-4 other video ideas that are related to this topic that branch into youth sports, the development systems like AAU, the NCAA, the nature of our sports leagues in the US vs the European structure, ease of integrating academy youth products into a professional first team with a ball movement approach vs an individual quality approach, the whole modern tactical shift in soccer because of Pep Guardiola, the Miracle on Ice, and Wayne Gretzky. I think there’s even a video to be made about the triangle offense. Real tactical nerds would want something on offensive structure to prevent transition in turnovers. I think there’s a lot to this. I live in Spain and part of the reason is their tactical vision of football (soccer) vs the rest of the world. I’m sure you saw it reflected in their basketball. I’ll try to find you on Twitter or LinkedIn. Love the channel man, looking forward to the next video.

@zenoskal1789 6 ай бұрын

@@michaelmusgrave1514It's cool just to see someone write a small chunk that's not about dissing the creator, but actually respecting and taking interest in what said creator did. It's just so rare to see this nowadays. Especially being young, all I see is "grow up kid" on every video and warzones in the chat 😔

@otisjenkinsjr.3556 6 ай бұрын

The world is still all JV teams compared to the USA.....

@st4r444 6 ай бұрын

@michaelmackelvie Americans. "I wanna be kobe and jordan. Let me shoot" Europeans "do whatever it takes to win. Pass the ball"

@CoffeeFlight 6 ай бұрын

Both Kerr and Brown have been under Coach Pop's wing too, and the Spurs were definitely THE international team of their time. I wonder how many ball reversals that 2014 team did per game 😮

@cyber6sapien 6 ай бұрын

It actually started with the 2011 Mavericks. It's shocking to me how often that team gets overlooked, when they are literally the ones who ushered in the modern style of the NBA. Before the Mavericks, it was conventional wisdom that championships were won in the paint instead of on the perimeter.

@michaelmackelvie 6 ай бұрын

More to come on this via next vid...

@tpsam 5 ай бұрын

@@michaelmackelvie14:52 dude cmon that's the soccer Europa League logo that is NOT euro League basketball I was so into this video thinking this was a high level journalist investigation docu film and had a moment in which the suspension of disbelief faded away and I realised oh this is actually just another KZfaqr video

@dissipatedtaint 5 ай бұрын

@tpsam seriously?? This video is great. Who gives a shit if he put the wrong logo into a half second of the video. I swear people just find stuff to be mad at smh.

@envyhysteria 5 ай бұрын

if that bothered you , you may need less youtube. @@tpsam

@anthonyekmann2998 5 ай бұрын

I’ve never seen any of your videos nor heard of your channel, but thank god I found this channel because this is lowkey top3 basketball analysis videos I’ve ever seen

@taureanmulkey8852 5 ай бұрын

So glad you stumbled into my feed, worth the watch! Notes on for you, great analysis and delivery.

@liam2384 6 ай бұрын

This is not exactly related to the video, but your thoughts on team USA makes me think about why the Philippines is perennially poor in international basketball tournaments. Many attribute it to a lack of size, but in reality, it is truly about the style of play. Every Pinoy kid wants to iso and like in the NBA, and the inferior quality of coaching encourages them to do it in the national league, the PBA. While that style of play may work in against against inferior Asian competition, it's clear it doesn't work against higher quality European and North American teams. That graph you showed where PH was second last in ball reversals coupled with their stinker performance in the tournament was all the proof I needed to make the connection. I believe if Gilas adopted a more European style of play they could see much more success in the tournament. Excellent video btw.

@Conquistador76 6 ай бұрын

Well said

@CarbibourNeil 6 ай бұрын

I think lack of size did plague Gilas for a very long time not until recently, but I do agree that they should adopt a more european basketball style since now we have evidence that that's what we need, Tab Baldwin proved that already. anyway, thats all.

@uy6324 6 ай бұрын

yeah mb Philippines takes too much notes from jc xD dude who just plays iso, nothing else

@desgner_droz8716 6 ай бұрын

The Philippines doesn't even have quarter of the talent the US does so that makes it even more miserable, always ending up close to dead last in these competitions. Shit's embarrassing

@noelramirez1551 6 ай бұрын

Lol never understood the Philippines weird obsession with basketball seeing how short they are

@henningwilhelmi 6 ай бұрын

The ball movement was one the reasons why I fell in love with the 2014 Spurs. Such a beautiful execution on and off the ball, waiting for the right moment. It was such a amzing thing to watch (at least as a Euro-Basket fan). No flashy spproaches, almost all fundamentals

@bgriffin8967 4 ай бұрын

This is actually the most interesting channel on youtube by far. Literally awesome, great, incredible, outstanding job man.

@jayromeric9101 5 ай бұрын

Your work is just absolutely perfect ...every chapter ...everything ...and ur comedic time ..tone. I'm drilling at how good it all is ..I could watch a 2 hour video on u explaining stuff ..the past two days of discovering ur channel for myself has been a hoot ...yes I just said hoot

@waxman96 6 ай бұрын

the same thing happened to Brazil in soccer as USA in Bball, the world caught up learnt secrets of the trade, techniques, movements, plays etc studied their game and now uses it to enhance their own.

@josecoelho9554 5 ай бұрын

Brasil's success is mostly reliant on individual technical talent. I think Spain's tiki taka is a better example

@PersonManManManMan 5 ай бұрын

Football*

@MotRi1986 5 ай бұрын

@@wasphern Brazil havent really been in forefront of tacktics for 60-70 years. You have had a fantastic selection of induvidual talents like Pele, Socrates, Romario, The Real Ronaldo, Ronaldinho. But when it comes the development of the tacktics of the game Ajax with Rinus Michel and Johan Cruyff created total football that is the basis the modarnd football almost all teams play to day. The Italians is also important with their defensive dicipline. We should also bring in Bielsa and his extreeme high intencity style. When we look at it Brazil have been a back water when it comes to tacktical inovations of football but you also created the most wonderful induvidal players. Ye Messi is the goat but Ronaldinho is the most entertaining player ever of any sport and no one is even close.

@doncarloancelotti2256 5 ай бұрын

It's less so other teams caught up, but Brazil has been losing grip of their traditional identity that made them the undisputed kings in the first place. Like Germany, they have been trying too hard to replicate other brands and philosophies that worked for other teams which hurt them more than helped.

@MoonIronTR 5 ай бұрын

Rest of the world nowhere near close to USA in basketball lmao

@JohnDoeDoeJohn69 6 ай бұрын

There’s a reason why the Spurs were so successful for so long. Euro guys & Timmy D that didn’t play for stardom, they played to win the game. Banking a midrange shot in isn’t going to get the fanfare, but it was extremely productive. Pop had a system & the team was a force.

@bryanttisdale2446 4 ай бұрын

Thank you this guy leaves that out just like the money ball movie this guy talked about. Let out A's baseball team had 3 of best pitcher's in the league. Let's see his soccer philosophy this summer paris Olympics. With a 1st time ever team of steph Curry, LeBron, K.D? Joel Embid. I hope he bets on Germany if there is a rematch.

@YashMezzala 4 ай бұрын

@@bryanttisdale2446you don't get the point he's making dude.

@bryanttisdale2446 4 ай бұрын

@vijayadhari8717 I get his point . Duncan made pop's system come alive being self less. But only having a player like Duncan can that happen. American basketball isn't good because of system or philosophy. But TALENT over everything is the truth. Wooden and high post offensive. Phil Jackson Triangle offense. All look great with Great American took teir TALENT without it phil & Pop haven't been the same. Larry Brown in the Olympics with young Wade, Melo & LeBron on the Bench was only pro team to not win Gold medal! Larry Brown motto "play the right way" was crap ! Without the talent on the floor.

@drzed6647 4 ай бұрын

@@bryanttisdale2446 USA Olympic team, doomed to failure in Paris. LeBron, God of American Ball, is busy recruiting his squad, and it will be filled with his Cronies and Other MEGA-Stars. It will be not the Dream-, but the Nightmare-Team, filled with the aging and the over-hyped, who won't deign do the low-down gritty work you need to win. Here's my roster of LeBron's "Dream"-Team: Bron, AD, KD, Mitchell, Dame, Steph, Book, Zion, Ja, Ant, Haliburton, and, of course, that great American, Embiid. They'll all take turns working their show on the court, then sulking on the bench when they're out. I love Ball, but will not likely not watch the Ameros butcher the Beautiful Game. Mr. MacKelvie, I salute you, and I hate to say it, but you are right. USA needs a coach (not Kerr), who will say to Mega-Stars: "Sit your ass down, get your head right, hustle all out on every play (cause you're not getting 40 minutes), stop all that hero-dribbling, and swing the rock to the other side.

@terrencealexander6811 4 ай бұрын

The spurs were so good because they had USA player David Robinson (50 all time great) and the best power forward ever TD! Parker and Manu were replacible!

@gregorliebig5559 4 ай бұрын

Man! How good are your videos?! The effort that goes in, the cinematography, the knowledge. Imediately big fan. Cheers from Germany!

@rjt201 5 ай бұрын

Michael put it clearly, this sport is chaotic in so many ways and he's answered some of my curiosities as to why I've been obsessed since only last season. The points he made about player valuation and ego versus a coach's presence as a coach was such an enlightening point. And this being something specific to American basketball makes so much sense, and I haven't even dug into the regulations and level of play in the rest of the world for this sport.

@6Sanchize6 6 ай бұрын

I've always wondered how the Spanish National team could have fared as an NBA team. When they had the Gasol brothers, Ibaka, Rubio, Fernandez and more.

@markomarkovic5729 6 ай бұрын

If Yugoslavia never fell apart, Team USA would've had bigger problems than the Spanish national team. Players like Jokić, Luka, Bogdan and Bojan Bogdanović, Vučević, Dragić, etc. would play together in the nt. The last Yugoslav team was the most dominant European team ever, with 4 Hall of Famers (Dražen Petrović, Vlade Divac, Toni Kukoč, Dino Radja) and at least 5 more outstanding players, but Yugoslavia collapsed in 1991 - a year before the Barcelona Olympics. Original Dream Team would win, but it would be much more interesting game.

@youcanteverknowagain1788 6 ай бұрын

They wouldn't have made the playoffs

@youcanteverknowagain1788 6 ай бұрын

@@markomarkovic5729none of those players led any team. He was a good player on the Nets, but we all know Kenny Anderson was their best player.

@nikolagrmusa3435 6 ай бұрын

@@youcanteverknowagain1788looks like u didn't watch this video, they weren't the leads on their teams in NBA or even EURO, but they played together in a certain systems and in a different way, from their childhood. Similar age, same generation, serious quality, no star, all playing for one another. It would be a hell of a game !!!

@Ennui. 5 ай бұрын

@@youcanteverknowagain1788a team of idiots won't win just because they have Michael Jordan leading the team. I'd take a team that consists of a couple of really solid players, rather than a team of average players + one legendary player.

@roberthouse5535 6 ай бұрын

Awesome video that explains a lot of things even to me (I barely look over stats past scoring) Just one small correction: on 14:48 you accidentally used a Europa League logo (it's a soccer competition), not Euroleague one

@puddingkeks4904 6 ай бұрын

It's called football

@exploratore6042 6 ай бұрын

I loved the video until this moment

@TomSmith-jp1es 5 ай бұрын

@@puddingkeks4904it's called both

@truthhearer6323 5 ай бұрын

@@puddingkeks4904it's called sucker and it's for corny people

@Profitfromcoaching 4 ай бұрын

@@puddingkeks4904and it's also called soccer. Same difference.

@TheGrumpyKeen 5 ай бұрын

Super happy to have stumbled upon this video. Can't wait to watch more. Keep up the stellar work!

@danielbecker5735 5 ай бұрын

I enjoyed this thoroughly, you threw in just enough chuckles and transitioned through the points at a great pace, paired so well with great visuals, editing, and a lot of personal flair. You should be a producer for a sports channel making at least 6 figures.

@GuyLNelson 6 ай бұрын

This is the first video I've seen from this channel and I'll definitely be back for more. Great insight, delivery and editing. Truly fantastic stuff

@Conquistador76 6 ай бұрын

You have well earned my subscription. The production you put into your videos is astounding. I am impressed with your level of research. Reversing the ball is a simple tactic that opens many opportunities. I never played High School level, I’m just a fan of the game. This video was very educational.

@kabirbubna6807 5 ай бұрын

By far the best KZfaq video I have seen in years. As a sports coaching lecturer out in the UK and an avid basketball fan, I am going to send all my students here to understand how to evaluate performances!

@samuelmartinez3762 3 ай бұрын

and forgot to mention that this video is amazingly well prepared. Great storytelling and has great deep understanding, amazing quality. Subbed!

@Sanestpenji 6 ай бұрын

Subscribed. Your humor is applied it in the proper doses throughout the video and you don't overdo it. Finding that perfect balance is really difficult, well done.

@gabrieliusbudreika9240 6 ай бұрын

Hi, i'm from Lithuania. Good video but i don't agree when you say that only Valančiūnas is nba level player because we have Donatas Motiejūnas, until his serious back problems he was a starting center in harden's houston rockets. Also we have Rokas Jokūbaitis who in one of the best team in Europe - Barcelona. He is two time Euroleague young player and New York Nicks have drafted him and he may come to New York when his contract with Barca is over. There is Mindaugas Kuzminskas who played in knicks and Ignas Brazdeikis who played in Orlando magic and now he is playing in Euroleague's vicechampions Olympiacos. Alright we didn't have 4 or 5 key players includins all nba player Domantas Sabonis but this team was strong and i think few guys could be a roll players in nba. Good video, keep going!!!!

@lukekiefer5964 5 ай бұрын

Watched one video and about 3 seconds of this one and immediately subscribed. It’s very fulfilling to watch someone passionately describe the nuances of an art using both logic/common sense and statistics, while challenging widely-held enthymemes. So many adjectives could be used, refreshing comes to mind, but it’s a fantastic break from the talking heads who are steeped in bias and ideological handicap. Thank you for your work.

@JimandEd11 4 ай бұрын

Just watched your other video and this one is also a great video!! Great perspective and I loved the chart about players market value. Subscribed!

@swimraces 6 ай бұрын

Really nice video. FWIW, many of us growing up outside the USA learning to play basketball were told early on: “you’re not 6’6” with a 40 inch vertical so you’re gonna have to learn how to play”. Getting repeated good looks through ball and body movement and adherence to a well-drilled system was the way. 2 hour practices repeating one play over and over to learn all the options was normal. But even in Australia we saw kids who were excellent athletes that could win often enough that way that they didn’t have to learn the game to the same degree. And some kids that should have gone on to be pro didn’t because they failed to develop sufficiently to compete at the next level. I feel what you are describing is a version of this same problem for guys that actually went pro. It’s learning the game and what it takes to win.

@sh0ju 6 ай бұрын

this is absolute cinema ! thank you making this video it must be hard for you doing all these editing and shots, i pray for your success.

@oakencloughbuildings615 5 ай бұрын

Great analysis of the game , I totally agree with everything, moving the ball is the key to breaking down defences, and creates better shot opportunities. However i think you also miss one key element and one that is not so easy to define. Moving the ball involves the whole team , once the whole team becomes involved and invested in the game, it lifts their tempo and mood of each player, this then translates to how they defend , how they set ,how they rebound, how they compete, how quick they run, how aggressive they are and how they want to win. The whole team is invested in the performance no matter who scores the points.

@erikstigter7897 2 ай бұрын

this is a great channel, honest and right amount of funny without losing its seriousness. awesome dude.

@brickevious 6 ай бұрын

this video is incredible. i watched your NFL draft video and was entertained; but this video earned a subscription. what an amazing analysis of the US’ performance this past summer. i know your channel’s main focus isn’t necessarily sports, but please continue with sports related content!

@owensmith2137 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the great analysis! The editing is Vox level quality! I think the potential lack of media, ego, and the promotion of players in Europe compared to the NBA might be what helps these teams win on the world stage and also being committed to fundamentals, like what you said in the rebounding section with Ant. Keep it up! I would love to see more NBA videos!

@jerremymiller 5 ай бұрын

I’ve watched 2 straight videos now, one football now this one. Absolutely amazing and intriguing, love it! I had some input at around the 10 minute mark in relation to Steve Kerr and the Warriors. So as much as it goes to say Kerr had a better winning formula, I feel like Mark Jacksons impact goes beyond stats which are available here, which is ultimately why the Warriors are the outliers and champions. Mark Jackson found Andre Igoudala and inevitably other players being the “Ultimate player coach”. But I only comment this to show to the mere connection of what goes beyond statistics but also how it connects to the big picture of success, consistency and a thorough plan. Keep these videos going though and i will keep discovering 🙏🏻

@rappcu 4 ай бұрын

Just discovered this channel and I think you’re great in front of the camera. You display an ability to be flexible with tone and vocal variety which keeps the audience engaged. The graphics are good and you give a different, more nuanced perspective than the pundits I see on tv. I like sports and data and mindset and you’ve made them the basis of the two videos I’ve seen. You’ve got yourself a new subscriber

@michaelmackelvie 4 ай бұрын

Thank you! Much appreciated!

@phillipsquire6684 6 ай бұрын

Fantastic video with structured points, unique insights, and presented in a clear and concise way. I also appreciate the integration of some cognitive biases in this analysis. Very refreshing compared to most sports media with the same heuristics and biases. If you keep making content like this it's only a matter of time before you have millions of subscribers. I hope you keep it up

@michaelmackelvie 6 ай бұрын

Absolutely keeping it up, and seeing comments like this makes it a lot easier. Thank you!

@sgttomas 6 ай бұрын

You really do stand out from the crowd. 🎉🎉

@huquui8789 6 ай бұрын

@@michaelmackelvie very good video indeed. Just one thing : 14:43 not the good logo, "UEFA Europa League" is a football (soccer) league

@GeorgeousGeorgeousGeorge 6 ай бұрын

Dude you are going to be HUGE. Yt just recommended you, definitely subscribing and turning on notifications. Your pattern recognition and communication skills are top notch.

@michaelmackelvie 6 ай бұрын

Thank you, George!

@Chewy_GarageBandDad 2 ай бұрын

NO> Hes gonna be a NUKE< Watch!

@dvs9019 3 ай бұрын

I love the amount of cutaway shots in a different location for the sake of a single well-timed joke. Quality stuff 👌

@siggemodigh6276 5 ай бұрын

Top class content and delivery! Keep up the good work!

@gavinmceneff5612 6 ай бұрын

The response to Prozingas by the Knicks showed the ignorance US fans had to international players. It was assumed that if you did not go through the American college system, you were automatically inferior.

@_Xds_ 6 ай бұрын

Hes good but definitely a disappointing player

@sawbasumner2171 6 ай бұрын

@@_Xds_nah, he’s a beast if he could stay healthy. He’s legit, but hurt a lot.

@_Xds_ 6 ай бұрын

@sawbasumner2171 he was hyped up as an all star and franchise player at the beginning. It's clear he is not that now

@flamengo5471 6 ай бұрын

And luka being the 3 pick besides being MVP in europe..... AT 18!

@UniqueHandles 6 ай бұрын

Karma for acting like he was too good for certain teams during workouts. It’s taken that dude half a decade to play to 40% of what he was projected to be. What a failure of a career

@HandballNinja 6 ай бұрын

Fellow Oregonian, went to Lakeridge back in the 00s, and even refereed some Wilsonville games (frosh/JV) post graduation in the 2010s. Roche was a nice guy and would give me my kudos if I worked a good game even if Wilsonville lost or a number of calls went against them. Great video overall!

@michaelmackelvie 6 ай бұрын

Potentially a future topic - the coaching market is massively inefficient...there are some incredible coaches at the HS level, and ludicrously bad coaches at the college and pro level (despite enormous pay gaps)...I was lucky to have the coach I had in high school.

@HandballNinja 6 ай бұрын

@@michaelmackelvie did you graduate from Wilsonville in 2010? Now that I do a double take, you look extremely familiar and I may have played against you in AAU if memory serves 😅

@michaelmackelvie 6 ай бұрын

I did! If I remember you went to Lakeridge? We played you in the preseason one year...@@HandballNinja

@HandballNinja 6 ай бұрын

@@michaelmackelvie yeah, Lakeridge 2010. I want to say in the 5th-8th grade timeframe we may have played each other as well. Jesse McVay was a homie I kicked it with back in the day. Small world! Legitimately didn’t expect a blast from the past to pop up on my recommended on KZfaq haha, I’ll keep up with your commentary and analysis man. Great stuff!

@paintswithlead7517 4 ай бұрын

Gave me a lot of missing contexts for verbiage. Really good video describing concepts that put a lot of metrics and techniques into perspective. When mentioning spacing and pressuring, which was probably my favorite part (10:30). Reminds me of zones of control and describes "influences" on the us team to make an opening to make a shot into the hoop, just *chefs kiss*. Also, great pacing, kept my attention and was fun to watch.

@noyan_er 3 ай бұрын

Amazing analysis man, cheers 🎉 The @14:53 you used is the Europa League ( 2nd tier European soccer tournament) logo, not the Euroleague logo. Amazing work though, keep it up😊

@lekinick 6 ай бұрын

Best video of the breakdown of the state of the world when it comes to basketball I’ve seen in a while, great content

@truthnotfeelings 6 ай бұрын

Great video topic, scripting and editing. If I may share one of the best coaches I’ve seen Kirby Schepp mentioned this in one of his talks. That he observed with his teams that when you reverse the ball you score better. Needs to be more well known, there’s too many talented players being limited by poor strategy

@hosschin9290 5 ай бұрын

The effort you’ve put in to making the video entertaining is commendable, have my sub sir

@user-jl4gr1nz1v 5 күн бұрын

I have never intentionally subscribed. Been on youtube since its birth. You are fantastic. The kind of person who adds unique thoughtful value to my life. I wish long form quality content like yours was better accepted today. Its as deserving as anything. Cgp grey, last week tonight... Those baseball nerds that do well produced long form stuff like what if Barry bonds neever swung a bat... Its all the best and under appreciated. Thanks man. Ill be a fan for life.

@tm75_88 6 ай бұрын

Man, who are you? 😮 One of the best videos I've ever seen in absolute, not only about basketball. Incredible insightful eye on the game, great statistical research, great accuracy of the editing up to some artistic level, and, least but not last, wise sentences for all the life and not just for basketball. All that seasoned with the right humour 😄 Bravo!! 👏👏👏 Fantastic your sentences starting from 19:00 I'm practicing my English, and this has been very useful also for this purpose. About the matter, I totally agree. I would also add that there's also a lackage in individual fundamentals training. Thank you from Italy 🇮🇹 Subscribing is the least I can do 👍

@Chewy_GarageBandDad 2 ай бұрын

He's a star but, "He aint a nuke!"

@GoWithDannyMo 6 ай бұрын

Wow, amazing video. Only mistake is that at 14:53 you used the logo for a European football (soccer) competition instead of the Basketball Euro League. Love the content though and you’ve gained a new subscriber

@zbynx 5 ай бұрын

such a great video! highly informative and entertaining. love the transition from that kobe pic to the lebron clip. but your accent man, as a non-native speaker of english, i was shocked when you said that "the bowel moves faster than you can dribble", cause i expected somebody drooling vs. a person with IBS. wondering if it's my listening comprehension or your cunning wordplay :D

@jaketaitelman2061 Ай бұрын

You deserve to have 1mil. Keep grinding, you and JXMY the best two ball channels on this platform and It ain’t even close!

@tha7ch 6 ай бұрын

Another wonderful video 🙌 you seem to never miss!

@michaelmackelvie 6 ай бұрын

Thank you! A lot of effort on this…hope you enjoy.

@chrisroche2227 6 ай бұрын

Amazing work, Robbie v The World! Impressive breakdown! Love the analytical approach you take in your videos combined with really fun, slick production value (graphics, videos, skits)... Highlights both your intelligence and your creativity. Yet, it's the insights that carry the day. Bravo!

@dant7677 5 ай бұрын

I love this video! I was going to offer some clever observation, but my mind is still "stuck" at "watching the tape".

@siberianskip 2 ай бұрын

Just found you. This is one of the best new channels I've seen in a long while!

@michaelmackelvie 2 ай бұрын

Thank you my friend!

@MatthewDoye 5 ай бұрын

Happens in many sports. A team is or believes it is the best in the world, discovers it's no longer true, then responds by doubling down on how they used to play the game instead of moving on.

@epicow_1973 4 ай бұрын

The NBA teams are legitimately better still.

@YashMezzala 4 ай бұрын

@@epicow_1973yes, for now

@epicow_1973 4 ай бұрын

@@YashMezzala Probably forever tbh. NBA is growing in the US a lot faster than the rest of the world.

@Chewy_GarageBandDad 2 ай бұрын

Happens in maybe 2 or 3 sports at best. I will apologize for my lack of ability to recognize and/or reason with hyperbole if that was your intent. To be hyperbolic? Now maybe you meant to say it happens to many teams in every sport you currently observe, which is not that many. Either that or my autistic tendencies are tender tonight.

@MatthewDoye 2 ай бұрын

@@Chewy_GarageBandDad Off the top of my head other than basketball it happens in soccer, volleyball, and cricket. Arguably add track and field if you consider national teams as a whole and state sponsored drug use as a way of playing the game.

@trevbai 6 ай бұрын

Channel is punching way above its weight for the sub count. Great content!

@robbpowell194 11 күн бұрын

This took time, effort, and expertise. Well done. If you provide content like this.. I'm here for it 🍁

@gike2755 5 ай бұрын

4 mins in and I had to drop a like (that's not something I usually do!) Subscribing! Edit to be a little more helpful: Premise explained, laid out your experience up front and oh the humour-nity! (I stand by my pun!). Thanks!

@Apasstrife 6 ай бұрын

nice content. like the video and suscribe. do you have any data about the 2013-2014 spurs? i think that team was the perfect example of succes in the nba with the things you are describing

@Hermitree 6 ай бұрын

Thoroughly shocked to see you have 12k subs. This is high quality content and I look forward to seeing your channel grow exponentially as people find you

@michaelmackelvie 6 ай бұрын

Thank you! Really appreciate that…

@midnightbelle4037 4 ай бұрын

@@michaelmackelvieHe has 32k subs now

@fireteam_ 5 ай бұрын

I like this video more than the NFL draft one. I think the touch of humor lightens it up a bit and makes it feel less documentary-y. Great video!

@martynasvolungevicius6611 4 ай бұрын

As a lithuanian, I found this both informative and entertaining!:)

@aaronschweidler2769 3 ай бұрын

Great analysis, thanks for your hard work and the deep dive. In addition to things that you pointed out, international teams have more continuous and long-term preparation for tournaments like FIBA/Olympics. Many of these teams consist of players who have been playing together for years, very often since their youth/junior national team days. This long-term cohesion provides a significant advantage in terms of team chemistry and understanding on the court. That might sound like an excuse - and I guess it is - but it's hard to imagine a scrappy and cohesive actual NBA *team* that's primarily composed of American NBA players (think Miami Heat for the last few years) wouldn't fare much better than this team. I think they've tried to add more role-player types and that's a good move, but there's just not any kind of cohesion there. And props for calling Ant out.. for all the accolades he received for his offensive prowess (and he's amazing), that is unacceptable effort when you are representing your country on an international stage IMO.

@hr2079 3 ай бұрын

Fantastic analysis. Thank you for sharing! Your analyses should become best practices for youth basketball coaches so they can be implemented and show our young how to play ball properly

@skpince 4 ай бұрын

This is by far the best video of its kind I watched on youtube.

@CranKun 6 ай бұрын

I just watched science, comedy, writing, storytelling, all mixed together as an art. Beautiful video. Liked. Subbed. Thank you.

@michaelmackelvie 6 ай бұрын

Thank you! Kind words, and much appreciated, multiple nights staying up until 3am to bring this to the world…hearing comments like this make it even more worth it. Thank you…

@bavofreestyles 6 ай бұрын

Instant subscribe. Having followed the whole debate for a while, this is the most well-thought out breakdown I've seen. I appreciate your candid introspective review of the situation, it's one that traditional American sports media seem to have a hard time with

@ianmayor123 10 күн бұрын

this is entertaining and insightful at the same time! New sub here!

@iforthomas563 5 ай бұрын

Great video man you did a great job analysing the games. Just a heads the logo you used for the Euro league is actually a football(soccer) competition. ❤from the UK

@grizzlie18 6 ай бұрын

So cute and American of you, you mixed up logos and put one of soccer's Europa League 😂 anyway, amazing content! You got yourself a subscriber!

@williamsmith35 6 ай бұрын

Another gem, Mike! The typical NBA analysis on ESPN is sub-par at best -- this video blows them out of the water! I'm curious about Phil Jackson's legacy and how good he, and Tex Winter's Triangle offense, really was. Granted, it was a different NBA then but It'd be interesting to see if the Bulls (when Michael left to play baseball) were more efficient (possibly running more reversals?) as I think The Last Dance mentioned something to this effect. It'd also be interesting to see the efficiency numbers when Kukoc was on the floor. I wonder if we'd also see differences between the Shaq/Kobe Lakers v. Pau/Kobe as well. Anyways, this is fantastic analysis, Mike! And I hope the Bulls reached out to you to work in their analytics department. Looks like they're going to be stuck in mediocrity... again. Oh, and it's downright criminal why you don't have more subs -- watching your content is like hearing a great band in their early stages right before they blow up!

@michaelmackelvie 6 ай бұрын

Will Smith! The man himself...an honor to get a comment from you. Will listen to anything you say, and unquestionably keep your wife's name out of my mouth.

@dominiccanestraro3157 2 ай бұрын

Great video! Really love these deep dive data based videos on the inefficiencies in the NBA! Just a side note, you accidentally used the Europa League (soccer) logo when talking about the euro league record vs the NBA.

@aCidNow 5 ай бұрын

Wow! Awesome video editing! 10/10!

@RyanAustinDean 5 ай бұрын

Fantastic video! Team USA is the world’s most visible AAU team, and you broke down exactly what that means. Subbed.

@michaelmackelvie 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Ryan! Appreciate it…

@Phunckadelik 4 ай бұрын

Lol now they're suddenly amateurs, we need more excuses, this is golden

@dannybird4996 3 ай бұрын

@@PhunckadelikI always hated ball today than when I played 80s and early 90s

@Chewy_GarageBandDad 2 ай бұрын

@@PhunckadelikNO

@KingsleyZissou3 6 ай бұрын

Damn man, I'm really impressed by the quality of this video. This should be a premiere basketball channel! Diving deeper into what actually is making the ball go in or not go in the hoop instead of sensational opinions or claims about player mentality or clutch factor. I'm gonna go watch more of your vids and I hope more are on the way

@pietrotull 4 ай бұрын

Great video and greate analysis. Just a minor correction. You talk about basketball euroleague at around 14:45 mark, but had the logo for uefa europe league which is soccer/football.

@eddiemenke9573 6 ай бұрын

WHOA, damn bro, this is awesome! Your sports data content like the NFL draft one is so good!! Keep doing these sports content stuff!

@michaelmackelvie 6 ай бұрын

Thanks Eddie! Big sports fan too…more to come.

@idelevitch 6 ай бұрын

Great Analysis. I think the lack of the mid range shot is also a reason. The NBA got realy digital, it's paint/deep.

@dresscode6961 3 ай бұрын

Amazing visuell storytelling! Great comedic timing! Sub

@oneout5143 29 күн бұрын

Amazing editing on this man, wow!

@johnspreewell2223 6 ай бұрын

Consistent with the great content. Looking forward to the next one

@michaelmackelvie 6 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@daltonkalna3191 6 ай бұрын

Its actually insane you only have 16k subs, this content is extremely high quality. I was expecting around 150-250K. You're a gem and you're about to blow up for sure

@michaelmackelvie 6 ай бұрын

Thanks, Dalton!

@djguilleyxd9298 5 ай бұрын

(im from spain) I remember i started playing basketball at 15-16 years old, been playing professional football (soccer) since 8 years old, when i did the transition to basketball i applied the team work i was usually doing on football, my skills were so good at that moment to be a casual basketball player, when i was 18 i played with some people that came from USA and they were so impressed by how i was doing the team work and moves and asked me where i learned and how long i have been playing basketball, then i got an injury and I stopped playing for a long time, now I just play casually..

@reformeddoomer6777 3 ай бұрын

Amazing production on the video and highly entertaining!

@penofficial_ 6 ай бұрын

This is an amazing video. The take is great, the evidence is backed up, and the presentation is great. You should have more subs and this video needs more views.