I would like to chime in. I am not a fan of Prokopos, just based on his attitude from what I have heard in interviews. IMO someone so young doesnt have the experience to pontificate about the meaning of life growing up as a rich kid in the bay area. Add to the fact that as one poster described earlier, I was one of the guys who competed against Canders and had to listen to Denny coach with the "yes, explore there, dominate there, I like your thought process." I didnt have a coach with me so I could hear everything the guy was saying. I was pretty amused listening to this and I knew the position would eventually end with me getting the submission. Reading how he comes off in his social media, Im just not a fan of that persona. Nothing wrong with it, just not for me.
That being said, I think there are some very inaccurate assumptions about 10th Planet. I have trained there for about the last 10 months or so. The culture isnt what is being described. No one thinks everyone is a point fighter. MAny practices are simply passing and going for points. Many practices, athletes who are relevant in the IBJJF system are analyzed, broken down, and trained with intent to improve position. Where I train, outside of Geo Martinez, many of the top black and brown belts were wrestlers to start. I came from Checkmat, and I can genuinely say a lot of the 10th Planet guys I train with are every bit as tough as those guys, at least at the lighter weights.
I think maybe 10th Planet had certain prominent figures in the past where these stereotypes were formed, but speaking from experience, most of the practices are just like a wrestling practice, and most of the top guys are just hard nosed athletes who use the basics and specialize in a few less used positions. I think if most people came in for a practice or two in the SD 10th Planets, you would immediately change your mind on what its like. Its hard for me to come in here and read this when I see what these guys are doing for the BJJ community and the neighborhoods in which they are located.