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@Mr1888888888

2 ай бұрын

There is a big difference between listening to you, educated Europeans and great basketball experts, and listening to the garbage that xenophobic Americans put out. Ginobili is supposedly from Europe, and so is SGA. We will not hear anything smart from Stephen A. Smith, Perkins, and other black sports analysts because they are not educated enough.

@Mr1888888888

2 ай бұрын

There is a big difference between listening to you, educated Europeans and great basketball experts, and listening to the trash that xenophobic Americans put out. Ginobili is supposedly from Europe, and so is SGA. We will not hear anything smart from Stephen A. Smith, Perkins, and other black sports analysts because they are not educated enough.

@onlyfacts3178

2 ай бұрын

players arent smarter now...players are a lot dumber than what they used to be...

@forteamaviate9684

2 ай бұрын

The NBA Logo is a European!

@zairex7396

2 ай бұрын

He was praising Europeans and positive change they brought. This happens when you don't watch the whole podcast.

Nba fans-based mvp ladder : 1. Nikola 2. Luka 3. Giannis Rookie of the year 1. Wemby Europeans have saved the nba period

@LaymensLament

2 ай бұрын

gotta trust a guy who looks like zack lowe

@LaymensLament

2 ай бұрын

honestly though, i would say: its luka/jokic, shai, giannis/tatum

@FrankHor101

2 ай бұрын

Do u realize you are comparing a continent to a single country? You guys are taking pride and hiding behind a continent, that would be like saying as I am american I am world football champion cause Argentina is in the Americas (continent)

@waynebrady1819

2 ай бұрын

​@@FrankHor101 The Europeans are often or especially in the North American sports leagues simply summarized as Europeans by US-Americans because you are too stupid to know the countries. In this case, this categorization comes from the American side. The first time I saw classifications like European or non-American in the NBA was in the early 2000s when you even labeled Tim Duncan, who is from the US Virgin Islands and even played for the US, as non-American along with Europeans, Canadians, South Americans, Asians, etc. Europe has its problems (wars etc.), especially in the East, but at the end of the day we are all proud to be European and I will always support a European or just a non-US-American in sports more than a US-American no matter what country he is from and especially in a league like the NBA.

@sskatin7878

2 ай бұрын

@@FrankHor101USA is literally the size of europe.

I want USA to bring the best players they have for olympics and lose . They are so arrongant.

@bouzoukistudent8180

2 ай бұрын

If fiba manage to find average quality refs again , they almost propably gonna win .

@dominiquebrown2890

2 ай бұрын

Once usa decided to bring in embiid, i disqualified the usa. How is that even fair to get players from other countries?

@gabepizza

2 ай бұрын

@@dominiquebrown2890 Embiid has been living and playing basketball (high school, college, NBA) in the USA since 16. Spain won Eurobasket with Lorenzo Brown (who was selected all tournament team) who had NO connection to Spain. He probably never set a foot in Spain

@milangrujicic4679

2 ай бұрын

@@dominiquebrown2890 That's not a point whatsoever when even basketball countries like Greece has a naturalised player(s). My main issue with the team USA is the refs bias and that they don't succumb to the same doping tests like the rest of the countries.

@gabepizza

2 ай бұрын

Olympics is a different beast the the FIBA World Championships. The US brings their best to the Olympics and have won gold in 7 out of the 8 tournaments they bought NBA players to

Nba is like, bad defences, dunks, dunks, dunks, 3P, 3P. and a crowd clapping like they are at an opera. Euroleague is a modern colosseum that you have to fight for your life...

SOFT = More intelligent and physical superiority becomes pointless Haha cry baby cry, Jokic is spinning you all around like kids...

@Gaindalf93

2 ай бұрын

Funny part is Europeans are physically superior, jokic and doncic are way too strong for these guys

@dominiquebrown2890

2 ай бұрын

More intelligent would actually be having no physical advantage but still playing well. Kinda like kyrie irving, jalen brunson, etc. Jokic is physically stronger than 95% of the league

@xyzxyz-ec7wk

2 ай бұрын

Bro, i am talking generally about fact that American players are dominant over European.. I just mentioned Jokic cause i am Serbian, Jokic maybe is stronger if we talk about his size, but he isnt faster, doesnt have good acceleration, doesnt jump very high, doesnt have endurance as African Americans etc. Pure strength isnt only category in terms of physical superiority, think about that...@@dominiquebrown2890

@milkymace9502

2 ай бұрын

@@dominiquebrown2890what athletic ability does he have? he is just average height for a center with lots of strength, he destroys defenders by controlling the offensive flow of the game

@johnprager662

2 ай бұрын

@@milkymace9502 Does "athletic ability" just mean how high someone jumps? It seems ridiculous to me that an professional basketball player (and multiple MVP, no less) is somehow unathletic.

NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award from Europa 2012-13 Marc Gasol 2013-14 Joakim Noah 2017-18 Rudy Gobert 2018-19 Rudy Gobert 2019-20 Giannis Antetokounmpo 2020-21 Rudy Gobert

@RPGabe

2 ай бұрын

Betting it will continue, too! 2024-25 Wemby 2025-26 Wemby 2026-27 Wemby

@sarunaskalvaitis8698

2 ай бұрын

True.

@McGavin13

2 ай бұрын

Noah is from NY

@joshuakohn4408

2 ай бұрын

All big men? Did you guys even listen to what gilbert said or did you immediately chose to get upset. I watched the full podcast and another interview where he cleared this up. He was going at people sayinshg nobody in today's nba plays defense and he says with the european shooting big man there is 2 much space that makes good defense basically impossible. If you actually use your brain for half a second you will realize HE WAS ACTUALLY COMPLIMENTING EURO PLAYERS NOT SENDING SHOTS

@TheWilfried06

2 ай бұрын

​@@McGavin13nope 🇨🇵

He is bitter because the europeans are taking the good payed jobs in the NBA and many americans do not get enough contracts.

@samarthbhatnagar347

2 ай бұрын

400 NBA players are there,he is pissed they are not winning awards like MVPs, a typical reaction

@krisharkleroad8

2 ай бұрын

What are you talking about? They are taking the job because they were offered the job. Americans need to stop whining and get there sh*t together.

@krisharkleroad8

2 ай бұрын

The stats never came in about how much the 3-second rule change helped. Hand checking was about 4 points a game.

@Trapligo

2 ай бұрын

Lol only serbians

@eyeplay3146

2 ай бұрын

Them americans are lazy anyway, whinning about 65 minimum games while you dont hear Europeans complaining about it.

Arenas is a clown, just looking for clicks. This is the same guy that said Jordan wouldn't be anything in today's game. As an American, I tell you...disregard this guy. He's more interested in other things than the truth or being honest.

@canadam1983

2 ай бұрын

The way his career ended speaks volumes about his mental capacity.

@isthatdave55

2 ай бұрын

Preach we are grilling him in the states. Now he has these kids (im 27) thinking that the 90's era was trash smh.

@markwilson5967

Ай бұрын

He ain't the only one saying it. Today's players are soft.

The irony is, Gilbert wasn't exactly known for his defense either, he was a medium-efficiency scorer who took a lot of shots. Also, NBA changed the rules because they were losing fans w/ 77-71 type college scores as a result of overly physical defending. Only 1 or 2 teams could even manage 100 ppg

@buttnuts2599

2 ай бұрын

It wasnt the defence, it was the fact that an isolation post up with no switch was seen as a normal good shot innthose days. They genuinely just played terrible basketball to push stars into the spotlight more.

@coolsebtwdnml3751

2 ай бұрын

The irony is you can't claim an NBA team being world champion without players from all over the world. Pretend that rules and management would have been changed for less than 15% of players seems to be ridiculous when you know that since the last 80's, we always saw european players in it. Factual. And they always due adapt themselves to the game and the other players they were fronting of. Who decide about NBA policy ? I don't say that as a hater, I really love this game. I just always found it sad to see that evolution can give rise to frightened conservative people who see evil where others see a constant rise, a building block to the edifice. And something else bothers me. Are we only talking about Europeans or also about Africans, Russians, Asians who also play? how to interpret the subject?

‘Jilbert’ 🤣

Typical American not watching anything else other than the NBA. Also as this not the guy that brought a gun to the Wizards' dressing room? Real tough guy....

@terterman8585

2 ай бұрын

I think his poor judgement and intellect showed through his off court actions, but what baffles me is why we even pay attention to what someone like him says

@oleyullah

2 ай бұрын

Hasn't Arenas been called by one of his NBA peers a "village idiot" or something?

@lequack7399

2 ай бұрын

He is a has been dum dum who i didn't even know existed until he started opening his dumb mouth on podcasts after he retired.

@chuckintersectcasey

2 ай бұрын

He's been known to say a lot of xenophobic things. To say that's typical American behavior though is to stoop down to his level and use the same generalizations.

Last season defensive player of the year Jaren Jackson Jr from Grizzlies , was ripped apart by European national teams in the world championship by playing against his small soft defense with true 5 big centers.

it is quite an achievement to make McCants look like the smart one of the group

Jokic with his fundamentals still destroys all their best defensive players

@TommyTarhun

2 ай бұрын

He's got physicality and strength too. Far from soft.

I want them out too. Out of the NBA circus and return to the Euroleague.

@gabepizza

2 ай бұрын

until the Euroleague can start to pay like the NBA it will always be a 2nd rate league.

@milangrujicic4679

2 ай бұрын

@@gabepizza Pinpointed that perfectly. And Euroleague is at least partially run by politics which doesn't help as well.

@RedDefender77

2 ай бұрын

@@gabepizza Sasha Vezenkov didn't go to the NBA for the money but for the experience. I support Olympiacos BC and I know. Yeah they give more money to the stars, irrelevant. Saudi Arabia pays a lot of money to football stars, doesn't mean their league is better.

@alekstash

2 ай бұрын

I wish also, but money is literally 10x less...

@alekstash

2 ай бұрын

​@@RedDefender77Do u actually believe he didnt go there for potentially 10x more money? Its a bit sad if u do...

Racism everywhere...

@user-mp2fb9ku5o

2 ай бұрын

It seems to me that racism is very common in the USA. (from both sides)

@bartekino

2 ай бұрын

@@user-mp2fb9ku5o mostly from the black side. And these guys in this show support that. I remember a video where they post a video about racism against someone including referee. This report was one sided, like always from those Simps type of guys.

@Mavenger1845

2 ай бұрын

@@bartekinohow is it racism? Europeans (now) aren’t just white. We hate non white Europeans too

@oddoni

2 ай бұрын

@@bartekino I call Gil's Arena "the casual racism show".

@bartekino

2 ай бұрын

@@oddoni I'm white, but I like Gilbert and his show. I have no problem they drop those topics. I'm not so weak crying over the different opinion of anyone. Most people just make things too big there days. I would tell Em they is a problem with black culture, not only in the NBA. But it is not allowed to say that as a white dude. Not even as a light skin, like they call mixed blacks. I have no problem with all of this. I just didn't like this hypercritical behavior everywhere. It's all more about moral than the facts of every situation. Meyers Leonard is banned from the league for a joke. Morant is still a star. He punched a young dude,a Kid and more stuff. Everything not fair and ''NBA family'' is a joke. It's all about money and power.

Best rebuff I heard "Did European players bring guns into the locker room"

Watching from the U.S. I just subscribed! I love your platform so far.

this is literally the South Park "they took rrrrr jBssss" in real life

I don't get this hype with athleticism and focus on isolation plays. To me, basketball is a team sport. Also, a dunk doesn't give you more points than a lay-up, but in the long run it leads to more injuries. If you don't like the team sport aspect of basketball (passing, plays in offense that rely on several players to act well coordinated, communication, help defense and boxing out), why not watch one-on-one or three-on-three games?

@danelukic2911

2 ай бұрын

Exactly

@josellorensmarti8712

2 ай бұрын

You're absolutely right

@jean-pierrebarbisan1502

2 ай бұрын

Smart answer!👍

@pavelmakarov3565

2 ай бұрын

Americans don't need sports, they need a show. Just like with, for example, football (soccer for us ppl) they can't tell good game from bad and think MLS is a quality league just because it has attendance and there is a lot of goals and long shots, when in reality MLS has absolutely abysmal defending and goalkeeping. It's about what they are being sold, and they are being sold big black dudes making dunks with crossovers and superstar mentality. So when Denver got a ring based on a team attempt and Nets imploded, their general audience just can't understand it. And as usual instead of trying to change they demand to ban it

@mechkota

2 ай бұрын

@@pavelmakarov3565Yes and no. NFL is also American league but the NFL gives you an exciting game, but they don’t dumb it down. American football has a lot of moving parts and it takes time to understand the intricacies of it. It’s not a game for the casual fan to really understand. Yet it’s the one thing that in 2023 tens of millions of fans will sit in front of a television for over three hours to watch. The NBA chases casual fans even knowing that it turns off die-hard fans. What happens when you catch the attention of the casual fans? They might watch for a while, but as they get closer to becoming real fans, they start to see the gimmicks. So the obvious problem is that the more someone watches NBA, the more frustrated they get and they stop watching.

Gilbert Arenas couldn't make any roster in today's Euroleague. What a clown indeed.

Gilbert desperate to stay relevant 😂😂

that guy is brain dead

Man.. Jokic in serbia, giannis olympiacos, doncic back to Real Madrid and the euro League would piss on the NBA. Unfortunately, money rules the world

Im pretty sure the last dpoys are europeans. Gobert, giannis and probably wembanyama will be either this year or next one

Nobody should listen to that fool 😂 He brought four guns into the locker room

Talking about handles... Brown (Celtics superstar earning 60M) can't dribble the ball 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

@codingstyle9480

2 ай бұрын

:))

@tnsle000

2 ай бұрын

thats how st00pid their league are

Maybe Vlade Divac was soft too?

@user-zo4wp4lg8i

2 ай бұрын

And Arvydas Sabonis, too? ;)

Guys you have a great broadcast. Greetings from Greece. We - still- love basketball and I enjoy conversations of people that love and know will the sport.

Blatant xenophobia

As an American, I have to ask. If the American players are as great at defense as Gil claims, why are European players dominating American players? MVPs, DPTY, FMVP, etc. Gil, just like Kendrick are bigoted and racist.

As a basketball fan from the U.S., we don't take Gilbert Arenas seriously. I wouldn't worry about what he says.

The typical American arrogance where they call the winner of a national competition the World Champion.

@Moralapostolos

2 ай бұрын

adding another fun fact, all Americans, if you ask them where they are from will say: Argentinian, Brazilian, Canadian, Mexican etc. ONLY the ones who are actually not real Americans call themselves Americans. :)

The tv rating are down the US but the tv deal are still high. However, there was a tv exc that did say they could do without the nba on their channel and be fine that how little it effects their bottomline.

This is s white-black debate costumed as european-american one to avoid nasty consequences.

@pavelmakarov3565

2 ай бұрын

Giannism Schroder and Wemby are black tho

@aubamepierre7511

2 ай бұрын

Still they prefer chet over wemby tf you talking about

@JT_1998

2 ай бұрын

This is xenophobia it isn’t racism. They don’t like any Europeans dominating

@onlinescenes4918

2 ай бұрын

To me it's clear, I don't know how people don't get it

I'd love to see Gilbert call Jokic soft to his face. Gilbert doesn't want that smoke!

+ all those gimmicks after scoring a bucket = soft.

And to think I got fired when I said my african american co-workers were lazy and i wanted them banned from the workplace. Smh

leagues been changing the rules since the 90s for JORDAN! we are fully seeing the effects now that the coaching realized 3 is worth more than 2. but it was for jordans and guards in general.

Great job guys

Context. He was joking and saying European players have improved scoring.

They should create two or three teams consisting only out of European players and see how it goes :)

Even thinking about what GA says is a waste of time. The whole thing he does is about creating controversial takes to get click's. There next to no research in what narratives he's spilling out, often enough they are based on "facts" they just make up. Best example is the last thing they discussed the achievements of Caitlin Clarke in College Basketball.

Lol its like listening to those 2 foreign guys in family guy the way they speak "hey friend"

In terms of defense, take a look at the NCAA teams and how they play defense. Some teams play tenacious defense. The NBA is totally different, much more wide open game.

There is no chance for Luka and Giannis to score 60points in Euroleague, but in NBA they did.

Not a lot of people responded because of the saying: Never argue with stupid people, they'll drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.

So this isn't racist?

Is Giannis also European, or he is American(talking about playing style)

@milangrujicic4679

2 ай бұрын

I ja sam video tu promenu u njegovoj igri. Imao je 3 dimenzije u napadu kada se razvijao kao mlad igrač, sada samo cik-cak dvokorak i kucanje. Ništa pas igra i set akcije, poludistanca i trojka su mu nestali iz arsenala. U postu je potpuno nesnađen. Šteta, mogao je zaista biti prava pravcata veličina, ovako samo snaga iako ima više da ponudi.

@steveosfp197

2 ай бұрын

​@@milangrujicic4679what are u talking about, giannis dominating on both sides of the floor...he has something like 65% fg , so it doesn't really matter how he puts the ball in the basket...on top of that you have all the teams playing special defense just to guard him, so of course an attention like that going to change your playstyle but he is still super efficient...

@milangrujicic4679

2 ай бұрын

@@steveosfp197 From within 5 feet. And if defence was allowed to be played in the NBA, he'd be nowhere near as efficient. Again it's easy to play "bully ball" when defenders are moving out of the way, it's another to post up another big man. Furthermore if he could be hacked like Shaq, it'd be embarrassing. I love Giannis, I just don't like what the NBA style of play did to his game. That's why Jokić is such an anomaly to the Americans who deem dunks and iso play more valuable than the set plays and post up play. Speaking of efficiency, since the stat is tracked the most efficient shot is a Jokić post up.

@IvanIvanov-tn2iw

2 ай бұрын

​@@steveosfp197Dunking is also a Field Goal. Dwight Howard some year ago have had a 70%+ field goals but he barely can make a shot from 15+ feet.

His college helps defense point is mute cause kids only go school for less than a year, lots of the defense is Zones too.

Who were the last DPOY?

all star game should be EU plaers vs US, lets see about defence

Gilbert "Agent 0IQ. Agent 0 relevancy. Agent 0 braincells" Arenas

3 words to define Gilbert Arenas: Insecurity, Racism and misserable. He comes up with these hot takes trying to gain followers, just that. Cheers from the Dominican Republic.

The DPOY is a competition between two French men. No Defence in Europe?

Hibachi saying hibachi things

jillbert sounds about right lol

And you didn't even mention Giannis

Last time i checked Mark Gasol and Rudy Gobert are dpoy and also Giannis is great defender

And THE HELP. One does SPH. They HELP😂😂😂

The biggest issue is that everyone can carry and travel, it makes defence impossible. AI was responsible for that, because his "crossover" was literally a street ball carry. Refs not calling travels is why everyone appears so "skilled", if they got sent back to the 80s they'd foul out in the first quarter.

Would be fun if NBA would go for it and have instead competitive matches vs european teams with real basketball ruleset and reffing.

Arenas comes from the generation that thought basketball was THE sport where Black Americans were dominant. To see Europeans come in and rise to the top of the league is an ego blow for him because he knows nothing but basketball.

I guess he was so hard that needed Shal to "help" him.

Thats why im subscribed to your guys channel voices of truth and clarity unlike Gggilbert aresnas

The NBA game through the most 80's and 90's developed into a game where pure, natural athleticism was the defining factor of winning and losing, far more so the fundamentals. Overseas players started flipping that script in the 2000's with the likes of Duncan, Ginobli, Parker, and Nowitski, where fundamentals and a more cerebral and strategic type of player started making their mark. That has continued to evolve to where the game is not just about athleticism any more. Arenas is caught up in the mindset where athleticism should always be the deciding factor. He needs to pull is head out of his "arse" and quit being so xenophobic. He hates seeing players succeed doing things that he was never good at, much like a petulant child.

Don't feed the troll 😅

Just like with many other categories, the top shot blockers for example are mostly Europeans (Wemby, Giannis, Gobert etc).

How the NBA could improve the "defense"? - Stop calling ticky tack fouls. - Stop handing out flagrant 1s like candies. - Fine $500k for EACH POTENTIAL flopping action. - Stop coddling star players. - Get rid of defensive 3 seconds; consequently, allow zone defenses. - Get rid of the so-called restricted area. - Stop allowing travelling, including borderline travel calls (if real basketball fans are unsure if it's a travel or not, it probably is). Oh my, is there an easier basketball question that this? 😂 The thing is, any ONE of these suggestions will most likely significantly improve defense and defensive numbers in an instant. Implementing all of it will, in my opinion, bring back the NBA's glory days.

Most NBA shows are hot-take, bar-level-convo shows. You won't hear any kind of "analysis" there, just hot takes. The hotter the better. "Giannis don't know how to win", coming from a dude who's famous about bringing a gun to the locker room. "Europeans cannot defend", but Gobert and Giannis are "Europeans". Even Embiid is European. Barring that Europeans are easier targets that KD and LBJ who have their "following" and in the case of LBJ lots of "soft power" in the US media, these shows effectively live by making hot takes.

Fundamentals and team based > Roids and fame based

GA brought a gun into locker room over card game money with teammate. Orlando GM bailed him out of DC.

I would like to see a game between TEAM EUROPE and TEAM USA and there you would see who plays basketball with real defence!!! And of course TEAM EUROPE i mean with Luka, Jokic, Giannis, Wemby and many more.....!!!!!

@hurleygonzalez

2 ай бұрын

USA would win easily. LeBron, AD, Tatum, Kawhi, Klay Thompson, KD, Steph, Lillard, Paul George, Karl Towns, Brook Lopez, Chet Holmgren.

@zoiver9012

2 ай бұрын

i dont think so!!!! I can name and others apart from those 4 ,Campazzo,Hezonja,Moustapha Fall, MIlutinof, Bogdanovic,Sergio Liull, Petrusev, Mirotic i can go on you know...!!!! Plus Doncic , Jokic, Giannis, Wemby!!!!! I really dont think USA can win!!!@@hurleygonzalez

😂 All we did was mess up ASG, sry

Here's the thing, the way he said it was not as gentle as your title is making it out to be. He flat out and roughly said just get him out of the league. He went full-on I don't know how else to say it but d discriminatory. If American players were any good then the European players wouldn't be shining and getting paid these massive contracts

The NBA was scared of life without Mike.

Gasols,nowitzki,parker etc..

“I just think European players are just way more skillful. They are just taught the game the right way at an early age. … They’re more skillful. It’s something we really have to fix. We really have to address that. We have to teach our kids to play the right way.” Kobe mutthafuckin Bryant I don't know, I think I'll take Bryants 2 cents over some dude who's famous for scamming the wizard 100 million dollars

He has no say, he opened the door to the NBA mentality players has this days of flashing guns and taking their millionaire job for granted

Don’t pay him any attention. Gilbert has always known to be a troll and do crazy antics. Gilbert is Dennis the menace.

well there will more people from EU, in EU its a sport in US its entertainment, he got a catchy quote and some engagement.....

Those young guys must learn a lot of history about Yugoslavia basketball school.😂

The college part is actually the most stupid part, besides what you mentioned about a lot of defensive players of the year coming straight out of high school, most NBA players are one and done today. So I doubt they learn that much in 1 year, compared to the 90ies and 80ies where most players were 3 or 4 years in college.

This year I started to look closely at March Madenss, and it shows that he defends himself very well, with low scores like in the 90s in the NBA. What happens to those defenses when they become pros? money, fame, mvp only individual awards. Only the international ones put more passion into it than the Americans. This is also noticeable when Europeans represent their countries and Americans have the "luxury" of not wanting to go (there is no money) and they will never understand that. The last World Cup the lack of teamwork was noticeable, they don't pass, they don't rebound, just horrible. As a joke for Gilbert: how many Europeans were on the USA team in the last World Cup? he he

If a European Euroleague team brings in a couple of Americans, it is to score points or get rebounds. We have more attack dogs in Europe than in the NBA. Almost nobody scores 100 points in Europe. Who would be stupid in the NBA TO SIGN EUROPEAN DEFENSIVE PLAYERS? There are hundreds of them at a high level.

There are a lot American players who don't play defense specifically among the all stars so no need to blame the European for that 🤦‍♂️

What part of Europe is Lebron from?

@Moralapostolos

2 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣💯!!!

since when in the NBA are playing defence???? Defence in the NBA only existed in the JORDAN era!!!!!! But yes i would like european players to stay in the EUROLEAGUE that way the league would be even better!!!!

I think Gilbert is not saying European in general is bad on defence, but the whites. (including the white American) He just didn't want to sound racist saying it. just my oppinion

Pekovic played in Gilb's era.I suppose he was soft too.

He was saying it because he knew the NBA can't do it. He was actually appreciating the Europeans for changing the game. If you follow the Gil's arena podcast you should understand.😂

Even though his take on Europeans is wrong. He is right that the NBA tried to help the Spurs win championships to make the NBA more international.

Gobert? Marc Gasol? Giannis?

Hey guys totally agree 💯 , Gilberts takes are coming out of bitterness and even some xenophobia and could just be a marketing trick to get people talking which in this case worked with loads of Europeans. 1 question: why would put Perkins with Gilbert?? i wouldn't put Gilbert in same category as Kendrick Perkins, Perkins has become better recently with less filter than others and likes to keep it real while also keeping it politically correct as he's under ESPN whereas Gilbert is free to say any BS he wants for exposure

It would ve more fair if the hyper athletic players was separated, then the others could play sound, fundamental, team basketball, and not have to worry about being assaulted on, and off the courts...

If what he said was true, then how come European basketball is more physical with tougher defence than the NBA?

No one can guard Jokic because he is the strongest by far. He backs down anyone

Cant blame Gilbert after what Sabonis and Jokic did to the Lakers.

The defense will "improve" because you're getting rid of most of the best offensive players. 😂

Arenas based this partially on the ‘fact’ that Americans learn defense in collage and euros don’t go to collage.. well, I think we learn defense from day 1 in basketball, both on and off the ball.. Americans play AAU which is And1 type basketball taking turns in 1-1… pfff