Dictionary definition of “talent bucket”

talent bucket

n. especially in sports, a team or pool of skilled labor; a person’s skill set. Subjects: English, Sports & Recreation

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Citations: 1985 Volney Meece Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, Ok.) (Jan. 26) “Lemons: OCU Should Be A ‘Cakewalk’ for Loyola”: Chieftain personnel wasn’t too awe-inspiring to start with but OCU was at least competitive until 12 days ago. That’s when the bottom started dropping out of the talent bucket. 1997 Jennifer Ezzy Daily Telegraph (Sydney, Australia) (Mar. 12) “Crime squads in talent ‘bucket’” p. 4: The minutes reveal that some of the 700 detectives will be placed in a “bucket” of talent and handpicked to work in special “strike forces” according to their rank and skill. “The organised crime task force program will operate as a bucket with all staff in it and “strike forces’ will be formed from that bucket. 1999 Usenet: aus.sport.rugby-league (Aug. 12) “Re: Dr Who’s Who’s Who of the NG”: Ted had just about everything the talent bucket could provide, but he wasted most of it. He’s my pick for the best natural footballing talent I’ve ever seen who didn’t half live up to his potential. 2000 Robyn Bryson Orange County Register (California) (July 17) “Reventon Super Estrella rocks the Pond” p. F5: The stink bomb of the concert was Paulina Rubio. Other than attempting to look sexy with a backdrop of dancers, her talent bucket was empty. 2001 Cathy Fishel Print (Sept. 1) “The Midwest” vol. 55, no. 5,: It’s common knowledge here that the relatively warmer climes of destinations like San Francisco or Seattle have poked holes in the Midwestern talent bucket for years. 2005 Joe Strauss St. Louis Post-Dispatch (June 11) “Cards Insider: Team shifts draft focus, zero in on prep players”: When Cardinals vice president of player procurement Jeff Luhnow cites the organization’s line of prospects, he refers to the club’s “player portfolio.” Asked about the team’s board for last week’s player draft, Luhnow refers to “talent buckets.”

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