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I'm mildly surprised they still aren't moving any faster on this.

It was an extremely strange throw-in to the press conference and I think he very much wanted it to be laughed off as a joke, but few people found it funny (although Stephen Jones did). And, I agree, this reflects very poorly upon McCarthy.

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Absolutely and thank you @Captain_Eco. I was in the same position, they had just rolled out whatever this is and I was thinking, surely, there must be something they're offering content creators and 0. I really appreciate the comment and thanks for checking out the channel. There will be more activity in 2025.

@inbetweengame hey man, no need to thank me honestly. Thank you for your service to the community. I'll be looking forward to seeing more from you

A streaming service consisting of solely sports is a great idea. One sticking point is whether you could get rights holders (and sports leagues) to come to an agreement that ensures the viability of the service. Another problem is many of the rights have already been bought and sold. Amazon, Apple, and Netflix are so powerful and all want sports rights.

This would instantly solve the tanking problem, but it does make it more difficult for bad teams to improve. Also, it does increase the likelihood that an already successful team receives a high selection, resulting in an embarrassment of riches. I think the NBA flattening the lottery percentages even more would help. I'd still want the worst teams to be more likely to receive help; I think if you take a hybrid approach where the 7 worst teams have the same percentage odds of landing a top pick (say 9%) and then you give the 8-10 worst teams a 6% chance and drop down to teams 11-12 getting a 3% chance and 13-14 having a 2% chance, it will really disincentive teams from losing on purpose. Something along these lines still retains the spirit of trying to assist the bad teams, but it significantly decreases the sizeable advantage to being a bottom 3-4 team.

@@inbetweengame I dont think there should be ANY incentive to be worse. Your scenerio makes it clear that the goal should be to finish in the bottom 7. The way teams should get better is by drafting well and developing their young talent. In the long run, a team that consistently drafts well and develops their young players is better off than a team that gets a bunch of top 5 picks. For example- there was a 20 yr stretch for the spurs where they were finding talent like tony parker, manu ginoboli, george hill and kawai leonard outside of the lottery. Then during that same stretch you can look at a team like the bulls- they had picks in the top 8 for 10 straight years..... and they drafted some good players.... Elton Brand, Joaqim Noah, Kirk Hienrich, Ben Gordon, D rose etc. and they were constantly struggling. Or you can look at the warriors Antawn jamison,. Jason Richardson, Troy Murphy, Mike Dunleavy jr, Patrick Obryant, Ike diague were all lotto picks- warriors missed the playoffs for 13 yrs straight.

I also wouldn't think ESPN would cut him if his ROI was there, but it's very possible Zach Lowe would be worth more if they positioned / promoted him differently. ESPN has had a history of internal and management problems and more of them starting to surface now that the network isn't as profitable as it once was. I think ESPN has been a prime example of successful in spite of themselves for a long time now.

@@inbetweengame True, ESPN still has to get their shit together.

IDK what numbers they are looking at, but IDK one person that thinks Stephen A talks better basketball than Zach Lowe.

@@yessounds1973 He doesn't, but he definitely racks up the views.

⁠@@yessounds1973If you're a MEDIA company, you prioritize views because that's what you do. Ball knowledge is for the NBA, views is for ESPN.

The only question at this point is will this ever be a scandal or will it remain under wraps? David Stern was always good at information suppression, but he commissioned in a different era.

Thanks, it's a systemic problem that wasn't present/prevalent during the '90s, but as front offices and coaches started to evolve in how they approached the game, we saw more and more of it. Gregg Popovich is the first coach that comes to mind from the standpoint of winning games. Pop realized he didn't need to always win games to ultimately be successful, so he started throwing away some games because, in the grand scheme of things, they didn't matter.

And yet almost all of the coverage I came across gave the impression that it was so obviously a win for Walmart. I found nothing tangible that linked Marc Lore / Jet.com to Walmart's ecommerce growth. If anything, I think Walmart would be much further ahead if they'd never met Marc Lore.

Me too. If you're resorting to such a tactic before I even click on the video, it foreshadows the quality of the content.

100% - action is needed now. This is repeatedly harming millions of people.

So many different people are trying to fit Victor into what they see him as, but, like you said, Victor is a 1 of 1. He thinks completely different; winning is everything to him - you can tell just by watching how difficult it is for him to lose. This is one reason I hate that Gregg Popovich never gave him a chance to make the playoffs this season. The Spurs didn't have to force a roster move, make a trade, etc. All that was required was not to purposely lose. The Spurs have enough assets to where they could have had a good, 30-45 win season this year, and then built on that next year, etc. I don't think there was an obvious significant move to be made this past off season (maybe Austin Reaves, if they liked him) or during the year so I think it would have been a bad decision to try to make something happen ASAP. But at the same time, there were easy minor roster moves they could have made to where they weren't so depleted after their core group. And 100%, you can tell he loves the Spurs. The mainstream media is out of luck this time 😂

How was it obvious that KG was being hyperbolic? If you believe Lebron isn't on PEDs, then I can't convince you otherwise. However, I'm not discounting the fact that other players may have been on performance enhancing drugs. And you make as good of points as can be made in defense of Lebron.

OK, please explain why his trainer was investigated by the DEA for being involved with PED’s. Please tell us why his business partner Mims was also investigated by the DEA for being involved in transporting PED‘s. Lastly, please explain why ESPN has an employee a former UFC fighter who has everything to lose by making a false statement would get on a national podcast and say that LeBron James and himself have the same drug dealer. Now you can bury your head in the sand if you want to, but this is what we call a preponderance of evidence. LeBron James is no different physically from any other man, you or no one can convince people that somehow LeBron has found the fountain of youth through a hyperbolic chamber. A lot of people take care of their body but what he is doing is abnormal. He is so hungry to be recognized as the goat he has literally played 21 years and maybe another year after this one just to try and get a ring so that he can be in the conversation as the greatest ever. That is the epitome of glory seeking. And when it comes out that he has indeed taken PED’s, what will you say? If something walks like a duck quacks like a duck guess what it’s a duck. I don’t care who you are you cannot defy aging and the toll it takes on one’s body. Respectfully, I think a lot of people are being willfully ignorant because they cannot bear the thought of their beloved LeBron James taking PED‘s, because that would totally destroy his legacy and forever end any comparisons between him and Michael Jordan.

I take the opposite position, but it's one those discussions where reasonable minds may disagree. PEDs create imbalances in competition and I'd rather see athletes perform naturally.

Thanks, Moby. I appreciate it.

It's absolutely is a dumpster fire and hopefully Popovich is finally held accountable. It may not be from ownership but it might be by Victor. The ironic thing about the Spurs still making some of the same basic, basic mistakes is this was supposed to be the season of "development."

Thanks so much, Cloud Surfer. Your note on channels using AI is a great one and very close to another topic in my content queue. One reason I didn't name names here is each additional name adds hours to the creation process because I have to thoroughly research each and objectively show that it is a scam. Plus, another upside is letting the viewer fill in the blanks with the objective information applied subjectively to their previous encounters. Thank you again for the support. I really, really appreciate it.

Thanks for this insight, Nick. I really appreciate you adding this.

I'm another Johnny-come-lately 😂

Thanks very much. There is more coming in the near future. The Rudy Gobert trade is in my sights.

More sports / sports value content is definitely in the works. Thanks for this suggestion.

I might need to re-examine my analysis 😂

Thanks, I really appreciate it.

Thanks very much.

Joking aside it was indeed solid.