11-03-2015, 09:31 AM
I know Lods, i was joking. 
He may well turn it around, but i dont think it'll be this year.
My issue was everyone was pumping him up (media) to be the greatest thing since sliced bread. Reality was, he is just another 1 of 1000's who is trying out for a limited number of spots. The reason he was singled out over the other 1000's was because he was from Australia and did a couple of things that were.....unorthodox.
He IS a talented player, but i don't care how talented you are, you can't simply walk into a sport you have never played and expect to compete with 350million americans who eat, sleep and breathe the sport. He will try continue to practice and learn and may bounce around a few teams for a while before he makes it....if ever.
For the record, i never said he wouldn't make it. I said it was unlikely. VERY unlikely he lives up to even 1/100th of the hype that has surrounded him, both here and in the US.
He may well turn it around, but i dont think it'll be this year.
My issue was everyone was pumping him up (media) to be the greatest thing since sliced bread. Reality was, he is just another 1 of 1000's who is trying out for a limited number of spots. The reason he was singled out over the other 1000's was because he was from Australia and did a couple of things that were.....unorthodox.
He IS a talented player, but i don't care how talented you are, you can't simply walk into a sport you have never played and expect to compete with 350million americans who eat, sleep and breathe the sport. He will try continue to practice and learn and may bounce around a few teams for a while before he makes it....if ever.
For the record, i never said he wouldn't make it. I said it was unlikely. VERY unlikely he lives up to even 1/100th of the hype that has surrounded him, both here and in the US.