One thing I don’t think Cole detractors understand is that he fits a very specific lane for his listeners that Drake & Kendrick do not serve: the appeal to the everyday person. Yes, all 3 artists have songs that do that but Cole does that on every single album and to a higher level.
His fans do not care if Kendrick has more depth conceptually or if Drake puts out more hits, Cole fits a third lane that combines the commerciality with the concepts and delivers it from the perspective of a man willing to drive across the country to show how grateful he is to his fans - you can’t say that about the other 2.
This is not to say you can’t prefer the other 2 (music is subjective!) but I think it’s completely wrong to view his legacy in terms of how he compares to his peers because he’s established a separate lane for himself and will be looked at as one of the greatest rappers ever regardless of what Kendrick and Drake do
It bums me out so bad when people are like “every album only has a few good songs”
To think there are people who legitimately never had a full project resonate with them actually fills me with such a deep sadness.
@PacersKev@mcuban@Pacers Yes it is a tool for small markets to be competitive against large markets. In a league that favors larger markets (players, media, etc), tanking is another tool for small markets to remain relevant in the long run. Long-term narratives are more engaging than nightly ones...
Why the NBA should embrace tanking -
The NBA has kate been misguided thinking that fans want to see their teams compete every night with a chance to win. It’s never been that way that way.
When I got into the nba, they thought they were in the basketball business. They aren’t. They are in the business of creating experiences for fans.
Few can remember the score from the last game they saw or went to. They can’t remember the dunks or shots. What they remember is who they were with. Their family, friends, a date. That’s what makes the experience special.
Fans know their team can’t win every game. They know only one team can win a ring. What fan that care about their team’s record want is hope. Hope they will get better and have a chance to compete for the playoffs and then maybe a ring.
The one way to get closer to that is via the draft. And trades. And cap room. You have a better chance of improving via all 3 , when you tank.
We didn’t tank often. Only a few times over 23 years, but when we did, our fans appreciated it. And it got us to where we could improve, trade up to get Luka and improve our team.
The nba should worry more about fan experience than tanking. It should worry more about pricing fans out of games than tanking.
You know who cares the least about tanking , a parent who cant afford to bring their 3 kids to a game and buy their kids a jersey of their fave player
Tanking isn’t the issue. Affordability and quality of game presentation are
Clinton was impeached for lying about a BJ. Nixon resigned over one burglary. Now, Trump has 34 felony convictions and 1 million mentions in the Epstein files. But he's still president??? The system is broken.
PUT HIM IN F**KING PRISON.
So they’re going to fine a team who hasn’t played for a title since 97, has never picked 1st overall, got screwed in the lottery last season & haven’t made the playoffs since 22’ all because they sat some players but still won 2 games?
This is what’s actually wrong with the NBA.
It was mentioned twice today, by two separate national NBA guys, on two separate local sports radio stations, I might add, that most of the behind-the-scenes shenanigans and complaining to the league is being driven by OKC.