Did Jordan ruin that for the NBA? Always seemed like there were tons of bandwagon Bulls fans that really only rooted for the team b/c MJ was playing for them.
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Did Jordan ruin that for the NBA? Always seemed like there were tons of bandwagon Bulls fans that really only rooted for the team b/c MJ was playing for them.
Rice yes, but guys like Fitz, Marvin Harrison, Calvin Johnson, etc. were pretty damn good and kept their nose clean.
I agree that TO, Moss, OBJ, etc. aren't great ambassadors.
Well, they weren't, at least. Things change after retirement. The NFL loves seeing post-player Moss in front of a TV. Not sure about TO.
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Harrison was an undercover asshole. Megatron was shy. Agree on Fitz. I think they’ve showcased him pretty well.
I think that's the easy answer, but I'm not sure it's wholly accurate. Bird-Magic was way bigger than just Celtics-Lakers. Going back further, you have Wilt. Hell, you can go back to the roots of pro basketball, even, when travelling teams were a much bigger deal than just the Globetrotters. Star power has always been a big part of basketball, I think.
Fitz is the feel good story to end all feel good stories. Guy has been a model citizen since he was a kid (with one possible noted exception), and was a ball boy as a teen for the Vikings. He's exactly the kind of individual the NFL would want to highlight, precisely because he isn't representative of his peers.
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Marvin Harrison's Dark Past Clouds His Historic NFL Career
The Colts receiver with a sordid history caught more than 1,100 passes in his NFL career. Here's a look at Marvin Harrison's life.
www.sportscasting.com
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Without reading the article to refresh my memory, isn't Harrison like...maybe a murderer or something? Or am I thinking of someone else?Marvin Harrison's Dark Past Clouds His Historic NFL Career
The Colts receiver with a sordid history caught more than 1,100 passes in his NFL career. Here's a look at Marvin Harrison's life.
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I think equipment, number of players in the game at a time, and proximity to the court contribute to this. Basketball doesn't have the helmet/hat like other sports so faces are always visible and that makes it easier for fans to build visual recognition. Same with only having 5 members of the team on the court with fans right up against the court.
Is there any way Karl Malone plays that long in Utah in today’s NBA? Probably wins a ring in his prime today too b/c he’d be playing with 1-2 legit superstars. Then again Drexler left Portland for Houston. So maybe the whole thing about players being different in the 90’s is true for some but not all of them.Agree with you and part of the issue is the NBA is purely an individual league at this point. The players have no regard or care for the jersey they don so long as they have a super team with superstars alongside them.
NFL struggled this year too, not sure how much fans had to do with it.
In 2020 The Audience Of NFL Regular Season Games Dropped
Although ratings for NFL games dropped in 2020. Heading into the postseason they still remain a ratings powerhouse in an increasingly fragmented video landscape.www.forbes.com
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They’re no different then as they were today. Barkley changes teams, Pippen changes teams, Shaq, etc.
Stockton and Malone were anomalies as are guys like Curry today and Dirk yesterday.
I’d argue Pippen. That was pretty late in his career. But very true on Shaq and Barkley
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Yeah the Bulls SCREWED him. And MJ didn’t do shit
Exactly. You beat me to it. It's hard to develop a connection with a player when you don't know what he looks like.
