Guest wrote: ↑Mon Sep 30, 2024 11:30 am
The kids who are elite and on top teams deserve it. They work their ass off.
But I think the point is The top 3 F and top 1 D from any team “ranked 4-10 are prob better than the bottom 4F and bottom 2D on teams ranked 1-4.
just most of those top kids from bottom teams now didn’t have hype at younger ages.. Nor should they have, At 9. Or 10 The other kids were better. But not now.
Now the elite of the elite in the top 4. Still are excellent. But The rest are just kids like the top kids from teams 4-10
Top kids on teams 4-10 don’t have other elite kids work with. Their Great players who have to work harder to generate.
Now it’s true, many of those nobodies at 9 and 10 yrs old may still not be elite yet. But they’re easily better than many of the kids on top 4 teams
The hard workers could easily could play up on top teams. But they would have to take a back seat to those who yes for now Are elite or the weaker kids whose parents have relationships with the coach or whom finance. So they continue to work in silence.
There aren’t that many hidden gems and the hard workers you mention lack the skills to compete at top levels. You seem to think that kids who can’t make top teams now are guaranteed to be late bloomers while the good kids will all fade. That’s not how life works.
The fact is that all of the talent accumulates on a few teams, and that’s it. The kids who can’t make those teams don’t have the athleticism to do so, no matter how much you train them or how much money spend.
There are many teams in the league like DMF who don’t have a single player who could make the roster of any top 3 team.
That’s just the way it is.