# @buzzcityhoopsqld on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Dbt4qTBzqdF
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/68733310-buzzcityhoopsqld-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-08-06T23:30:15.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Carl Forbes (@buzzcityhoopsqld) — https://gondola.cc/buzzcityhoopsqld

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Back to Reality 🤔

A conversation this week said a lot about where junior basketball in QLD is right now.

Honest take: the talent level in the younger age groups, particularly U12–U16 is the lowest I’ve personally seen in 10 years. The depth just isn’t there across the board.

But here’s what worries me more: the gap between where a lot of players and parents think they’re at, and where they actually are, is bigger than I’ve ever seen it.

A big part of that comes down to what people are being fed. Social media posts from people who don’t know what they’re talking about. “Trainers” who look the part but don’t actually understand player development. Confidence built on hype instead of evidence.

Perspective is one of the most important things in a young athlete’s development. Not to tear anyone down, and parents aren’t doing anything wrong, and players aren’t either. It’s that the information they’re surrounded by is saturated with mediocrity dressed up as expertise.

Real development requires reality checks. It requires people willing to tell you where you actually stand, not where it’s comfortable to sit. Growth only starts once you know the truth of where you are.

If everyone around your kid is only ever telling them how good they are, ask why. Ask what that person actually knows. Ask what they’re getting out of telling you that.

The players who go the furthest aren’t the ones who were told they were great the whole way. They’re the ones who got told the truth, and did something about it.

#BuzzCityHoops #QLDBasketball #RidesInTheCar #perspective

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buzzcityhoops, ridesinthecar, qldbasketball, perspective

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