Social media and players

[LogGrad98]

There is a point that people who are making insane amounts of money for playing a schoolyard game, and have been told their whole lives they are the best, who were always the top athlete in their high school, who had recruiters fawning over them, people telling them they were first round NBA material, etc. etc. are disconnected from "normal" people. That is kind of a duh that is no different now than it was in the 90's and really as long as salaries for professional players jumped into the millions. It is just much more open due to social media than it was before.

This is really no different from the phenomenon of child abduction reportings and stats vs perception, in that over the past like 50 years child abduction stats are completely flat, but the hysteria over it is at an all-time high since every single one gets reported and tweeted and retweeted so now you get an atmosphere where you get reported to CPS if you let your kid cross the street without an armed guard and the complaints are actually taken seriously. The level of media and social media coverage of every single event no matter how mundane pushes the perceptions of everything way out of proportion to the reality.

 

[Stoked]

Best part of athletics is when they exit their sphere of sports and try to impact the world positively.

**** anyone who tries to constrain any human of his or her ambition to change the world

Depends on how they want to change it IMO.

Edit: I have no problem with these athletes using their voice and stage.

 

[DutchJazzer]

It's like athletes are actual people and have thoughts and opinions.

they are.


but we look to sports to unite us! forget about the worlds problems for however long the game takes.


sure these players have freedom of speech opinions and what not.

but why alienate half of your fanbase.

if i am sitting down to watch a game, and collin keapernack takes a knee. he is basically saying to me and about ha,lf of the fans! yu guys are wrong i am right! you are supporting evil etc etc.

now thier is a divide, and people tune out.


and now he is paying the price.

i generally avoid social media when it comes to atheltes, moviestar and pornstars.


after all they are their to entertain us, not to educate me on politics or live lessons.

i dont go to a stripper for medical advise! unles she is in med school and about to finish it!

 

[Jazz Spazz]

There is a point that people who are making insane amounts of money for playing a schoolyard game, and have been told their whole lives they are the best, who were always the top athlete in their high school, who had recruiters fawning over them, people telling them they were first round NBA material, etc. etc. are disconnected from "normal" people. That is kind of a duh that is no different now than it was in the 90's and really as long as salaries for professional players jumped into the millions. It is just much more open due to social media than it was before.

This is really no different from the phenomenon of child abduction reportings and stats vs perception, in that over the past like 50 years child abduction stats are completely flat, but the hysteria over it is at an all-time high since every single one gets reported and tweeted and retweeted so now you get an atmosphere where you get reported to CPS if you let your kid cross the street without an armed guard and the complaints are actually taken seriously. The level of media and social media coverage of every single event no matter how mundane pushes the perceptions of everything way out of proportion to the reality.

I do think it is out of proportion to the reality, but on the other end of the spectrum from before. Before we didn't hear enough about things so went on in ignorance of how often crazy thing happened. We should be in the middle, but honestly I would rather be informed with too much info, than uninformed.

 

[Gameface]

If I own a jersey and that player is no longer on the team my method of disposal of said jersey is 100% up to me. I sure as hell will not be wearing the jersey anymore.

That said, I don't get a fan who at one point bought an IT jersey holding it against IT that Boston traded him. Maybe they were expressing their displeasure with the Celtics?

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

LeBron on a former Jazz Player:



Yet another swipe at Utah?

How is that a swipe at Utah?

 

[Gameface]

How is that a swipe at Utah?

The idea that it's a better situation for Hayward and his family to be in Boston vs SLC.

 

[RandyForRubio]

Best part of athletics is when they exit their sphere of sports and try to impact the world positively.

**** anyone who tries to constrain any human of his or her ambition to change the world

One of the dumbest comments you've ever made.

 

[RandyForRubio]

The idea that it's a better situation for Hayward and his family to be in Boston vs SLC.

Maybe it is? It's not a swipe at Utah.

Y'all need to not be so sensitive.

 

[Gameface]

Maybe it is? It's not a swipe at Utah.

Y'all need to not be so sensitive.

I'm not sensitive, I was just clearing up for Cy what was meant by the poster saying it was a swipe at Utah.

Boston probably has MUCH better private schools for his kids once they get that old. Certainly has better historic cultural stuff. More art, museums, access to other big cities with super short flights.

I've also wondered since Hayward left how religious he is. If he's Catholic Boston is certainly a better place to be in that regard than Utah, but even if he's some kind of Protestant, he might not like Mormonism and that might have played into why he didn't want to be here.

 

[JazzMan4Life]

If I own a jersey and that player is no longer on the team my method of disposal of said jersey is 100% up to me. I sure as hell will not be wearing the jersey anymore.

That said, I don't get a fan who at one point bought an IT jersey holding it against IT that Boston traded him. Maybe they were expressing their displeasure with the Celtics?

It's just a way to get attention. I like this new trend: https://streamable.com/11j63

 

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