Uhh.... I don't have to be an asterisk.
Euro players DO NOT develop more quickly than American players. Euros may be all the rage at the moment, but theres ALWAYS a better American player the same age. You make it sound like good American players (at ANY age) are a needle in a hay stack, even though it's our sport. That's kinda stupid.
Especially considering how many superstars came outta high school. Amare and LeBron aren't the only ones, in case you started watching the NBA a year ago....
There's no such thing as anomalies.