WNBA star Korie Hlede, born in Croatia, schooled in American basketball at the collegiate and professional levels, analyzing the differences between South American, European and American basketball. And of course, FCP subscribers also receive our ongoing coverage of the high school, professional and international scene. So subscribe now and don't miss a thing. Korie Hlede Correspondent Style is everything. Everyone thinks they have it, nobody cares to define it, and yet all are quick to proclaim one better than the other.
Basketball players can be like that too.
There are as many individual styles as there are players, and in addition, the game is played very differently on different continents, as well as in different countries. A lot of times the only unifying theme is the rules of the game, but even in that case refs often interpret those rules differently. It all makes sense, though, in its natural context. The way people think about and practice basketball inevitably results in the particular style of that area, and though Americans naturally favor their own brand of the game, there's much to be said for other approaches as well. Brasil is a great representative of the South American way of playing.