We definitely need to overhaul our academy system to develop the young talent. Right now, it simply takes too much money and time for most parents to do what is necessary to develop their kids.
Trying to do it through schools won’t work, like it does with basketball and football. There simply aren’t enough good coaches to go around.
We need to develop a good domestic league. The MLS is getting better. And more of out top-notch talent needs to play in the big-time European leagues. It is a conundrum of sorts because you would prefer our best talent to play at home, but the reality is that the European leagues are better. If you want to become a world-class basketball player, you play in the NBA. The Spurs certainly were the beneficiaries of foreign talent.